Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-10

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system, these institutions having been en-
dowed, respectively, by George and Martha
Washington. The Friendship Fire Company,
with its apparatus, will have a prominent
place in the parade George Washington
was once member of the famous old or
ganiZation.
Program for the Parades.
The detail of the day parade is as fol-
lows
Platoon OF mounted police: United States
Naval Academy Band; chief marshal, DR..
VIM. NJ. Smith; chief of staff, Louis c.
Barley; aids. Z. C. Graham, DIR. II. P.
Howard. ]. Frank Carlin. George H. Rob-
inson: staff. w. A. Smoot, Park Agnew,
Walter Balienger. VIM. Fl. Smith, William
Malone. George X. Pickett James L. Glenn
ents Matthew Trimble, ir., Augustus pa
Wis. DIR. Delaney, Dr. w. P. Purvis, En-
nest Acton. George DeBell, Dr. Arthur
Snowden Robert Elliott. Ashby Miller,
George Schwartzmann. Q. N. Kirby. Chas.
Keys. Charles j. Strne. DR.. Slaughter. Leo
P. Harlow. Edgar Snowden. r. n. Crook
and Crawford Crook. executive committee
in carriages finance committee in car
riages: mayor and city council in carriages;
ex-mayors in carriages; distinguished
guests in carriages.
First division military)-Marshal Capt.
Jas E King I'd L. 8. Cavalry Band
United States cavalry: United States ma
rines; United States sailors: Haley's Band
District of Columbia National Guard; Ca
def Band Gonzaga Cadets
Second division (civic)-MarShal X. Is.
Smith: Stonewall Brigade Band; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order United American
Mocha mics; Ancient Order of Hibernians
with float.
Third division Oabor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall. E. Birrell Washington branch Pat
tern Makers League with floats: Columbia
Lodge, No. ia, International ASSOCIATION
of Machinists; Alexandria Glass Works.
Fourth division (ire)-Marshal, r. E.
Latham: band. Friendship Fire Company;
Hydaulion Steam Fire Engine Company:
Relief Hook and Ladder Company; band;
Columbia Steam Fire Engine Company.
Fifth division GndustriaD -Marshal, Chas
B. Paff; floats.
The night parade is to form on Fairfax
and King streets and proceed up Fair
fax to Queen, to Royal, to King, to wash
ington, to Oronoco, countermarch to Cam
eron, to Alfred. to King, to Payne, to
Prince, to Washington, to Franklin, coun-
termarch to Wolfe. to St. Asaph, to Duke
to Pitt, to Prince, to Fairfax, to Duke. TO
Royal, and disband
1t will be made up as follows:
Police on foot: marshal, Capt. James F.
King; United States Naval Academy Band
Alexandria Light Infantry: 800 men IN
fancy costumes; Red Men; historical floats
and characters.
Origin of the Movement.
The first movement toward the sesqut-
centennial celebration was made by an ar
ticle In an Alexandria newspaper in May
last in regard to the sesqui-centennial of
York Pa This led to two meetings at the
law offices of Mr.. K. Kemper and the APP
pointment of a committee to arrange pub
lie meeting to consider the matter. A mass
meeting was decided upon, and II was beld
in the opera house the night of June D,
when the proposed celebration was thor
oughly discussed by the c1tlZenS oil Alex
andria. The meeting was arranged by
committee consisting of Messrs. NJ. u. liar
NJ
Charles Il. Paff ]. r. n. Curtin, George r.
Hill and Alex. j. Wedderburn.
Many prominent citizens We're present and
addressed the meeting, among whom We're
Mayor Simpson, Mr.. kemper, George X.
HILL Mr. Carne and Frank E. Anderson.
Resolutions were adopted embracing the
scheme of celebration and the purchase of
a site for washington Park, where a
monument should be built to the memory
of the father of his country. The park
project, however, has been temporarily
abandoned. The meeting next designated
the following as an executive committee:
M. b. Harlow, Clarence Leadbeater, w. A.
Smoot, Park Agnew, Julian I. Burke, {. =.
Carlin, ]. M. Hill, Charles King and *.
Kemper. The executive committee after
ward organized by electing Mr.. Harlow as
Chairman and Mr.. Carlin as secretary
Since that time Mr.. Harlow has had active
direction of the work of arranging for the
celebration, being ably assisted by the
committeeman selected to take care of the
various departments and details. Mr.. A. j.
Wedderburn has directed a greater part of
the clerical work and has labored earnestly
toward the success of the movement.
List of the Committees.
The complete membership of the various
committees Is as follows:
Finance committee-W. B. Smoot, chair
man; Gardner l.. Boothe. secretary; Isaac
Eichberg C. C. Carlin and George r. Hill.
Printing committee-John H. Strider,
NJ
L. Mckenzie Bell, r. w. French, H. l..
Ramey and George E. Markell.
Committee on parade-Dr William NJ.
Smith, chairman; John Donnelly. G. A. APP
pich, L. C. Barley, ]. R. N. Curtin, S. G.
Brent, Charles Paf, Capt. James E. King,
J. r. Mansfield, jr., d. r. Stansbury, S. II.
Lunt f. Schwab, Magnus Schiller. r. NJ.
Latham, H A. Downham. Capt. E. H. Par
sons, A. J. Symonds Charles Bendheim, h
H. Cox, c. F. Thomas, George II. Schwarz-
mann, E. c. Joyce, r. E. knight, Thomas
w. Robinson, George d. Hopkins, Edward
James H. Lob. Zorro Hill, ]. E. Clements.
Curtis b. Graham. Fred R. Russell, Frank
Hume Justus Schneider James Patterson.
Edgar Wariield, ST, Joseph phi L. crqppe E
Swarts, A J. Wedderburn. Walter Roberts.
George l.. Simpson, Horace Swarts, Henry
Strauss, Capt. ]. v. Davis. E. r: Boyer,
George w. Keys, R.: w. Arnold, J.. c.
Creighton, W. W. H. Sweeney. Walter Nc
Caffrey, John NJ. Reed. George f. Hepburn,
John Schwarzman. H. P. Helwig. Louis
shuman, DR.. D. N. Rust, A. 7. Ramsay,
VIM. H. Smith, Geo. Petty. T. l.. R.sheill,
Harry Fleischmann. George II. Hayden, X.
L. Meyers, b. B. Smith, Louis Brill. F. w.
Richardson. W. H. Marbury r. W. Moore.
w. f Carne F. E, Anderson, F. l.. Smith,
Geo. A. Mushbach, w. c. Wibirt, Frank G.
Grimes, John II. Strder, Lucien Smith,
Louis Kraft, Chas. Powers, Winfield Wat
kins A. C. Wyckoff. w. P. Graves, JOS E.
Willard, S. r. Donohoe, T. s. Corbett
George Rucker and R. d. Cats.
Ladies' committee on parade-MrS. Jas. E.
Alexander, chairman Miss Belle Hunter,
secretary; Miss NJ. E. Hill, Mrs. l.. w.
Reid, Mrs. T. NJ Jones, Miss Kate Stuart,
Miss Bette Pollard Miss Sallie Stuart,
Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien, Mrs. A. D. Brockett
Mrs. William ]. Boothe. Miss Sarah R.
kemper, Miss Sarah Rathbone, Miss Anna
Leadbeater, Miss Mary Agnew, Mrs. l.. f.
Uhler. Mrs. Dabney Herndon, Mrs. J. NJ.
Hill, Mrs. NJ. b. Harlow. Mrs. Mary NJ
Leadbeater Mrs. E. H. Parsons, Miss Hat
tie Eichberg, Miss Hattie Creighton,
Mrs. George l.. Simpson Mrs. s. G. Brent
Mrs. Harold Snowden, Mrs w. B. Smoot
Mrs. Z. II. OBrien and Mrs Louis c. Bar
ley.
Auxiliary committee-Worth Hulfsh
chairman; George L. Simpson, B. Wheat
| John w. Burke. H. F. Robertson. G. Will
| liam Ramsay, Ashby Miller. J. Broders. E.
S. Leadbeater ST., n. Lindsay, F. S. Har-