Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-09
sEsQUI- CENTENNIAL
Gala Time in Alexandria During the
Celebration.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS PLANNED
Committees Who Will Look After
Some Details.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King st.
(Bell Telephone No. 1860,


ALEXANDRIA, Va October Q, 1899.
Business houses private residences and
public places along the line of the sesqui-
centennial parade and in fact. all over the
city, are being profusely decorated with the
national colors, while the flag of Virginia.
the Cuban and confederate ensigns and pic
lures of the father of his country effect
pleasing variety in the decorations. Even
now when the work has scarcely begun.
King street presents a festive appearance.
1t is clearly apparent that citizens Will
vie with each other in the endeaVor TO
adorn their premises in the most snowy and
tasteful designs. On King street such
buildings as the Bachelors Club Hall, the
Marshall House, of civil war fame; head
quarters of the sesqui-centennial commit
tees at the corner of Washington street:
McBurney's Hail. the Peabody School build
ing and Schulers Hall will. by reason OF
their elaborate adornments, be conspicuous
landmarks in the course of the parade.
Decorations on the large building corner OF
King and Washington streets, occupied by
The Evening Star bureau, have already at
tracted much attention. A large force OF
workmen are busily engaged in the con-
struction of the enormous court OF honor,
on Washington street. The structure will
covering three squares of the widest and
most beautiful roadway in the city. AS
near as possible the beautiful structure
used in Washington near the White House
during the peace jubilee is to be repro
duced The material used in the original
court has been secured and the old design
is being followed.
No more appropriate site within the city
boundaries could have been selected. Christ
Church, where Washington and Lee
worshiped, will be near the center of the
street. At Prince street. TO which the
structure will extend. is situated the hand
some confederate memorial, the subject OF
much admiration. The stately church build
ings of the Methodist. the Southern Meth
odlsI and the Methodist Protestant denom-
nations are also located between queen
and Prince streets, while the First Bap-
list Church stands close to the confederate
statue. AS a central location and in every
respect the place for the court of honor is
an ideal one
There will be two grand parades- The
first will begin at o'clock pm. and prac-
tically traverse the entire extent OF the
city, following q course already outlined IN
The Star. The second will start al . o clock
and will consist of all the naval, military
and civic organizations. The local fire
companies and the various trades of the
city will be represented. The pyrotcchnlc
display will be magnificent. Both parades
will be reviewed at the court of honor
DR.. William NJ. Smith, the chief marshal.
Will be assisted by the following aids: Louis
c. Barley, chief of staff; f. +. Graham.
DR.. II. Z. Howard, Geo. H. Robinson and
]. F. Carln. The following staff has been
named: W. A. Smoot, Mathew Trimbe,
Park Agnew. Walter Ballenger. VIM. Ma
lone. George X. Pickett j. +. Clements,
DIR. VIM. X. Purvs, Robt. Elliott, Ashby
Miller, DIR. Dulaney, George De Bell, Thos.
Hultish, George SchwartZnan. o. n Kirby
Charles Keys r. H. Lewis. l.. z. Harlow
DIR. r. NJ Slaughter, r. n. Cook, r. H
Atkinson. j. r. Flanagan. Edgar Snow
den, W. II. Smith, c. Harry Yohe. A. Gran
ford Crook and Douglass Stewart.