Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-02
PLENTY OF BUNTING
The City Gaily Decorated With Flags
and Streamers.
ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Notices on the New City Post
Office Building.
AVENUE
f AND SEVENTH STREETS

decorated as it is today, the occasion of
Admiral Dewey's return to the national
capital. A feature of the city's decoration
is that the decorations are not by any
means confined to the business portion of
the city or to the line of march, but from
one end of the town to the other flags
and bunting are displayed, so that hardly
square in the city be found that
from one or more houses thereon the
national colors do not proudly float.
Another feature of the decorations is the
newness of the flags and bunting, SO that
a richness of color is everywhere observ-
able. OF course, Pennsylvania avenue, par
ticularIy along the line of march. is most
abundantly decorated, but + and 9TH
streets and other business thoroughfares
are little behind in the matter Hardly n
house on Pennsylvania avenue, no mat
ter how humble, but bears flag or piece
of bunting.
On Pennsylvania Avenue.
On Pennsylvania avenue between list and
Sd streets the buildings most lavshy dec
GRATED are those of the Bryan Hotel, G.
Linke. J. F. Manning & Co, ]. F. Jarvis
and the Hotel Belvedere From Sd to AZ
the hotels Vendome, Mades, Leon, Meyers
and Walsh. the office of the National Tri-
bune the store of A. II. Massino, the
Dexter steam laundry, the Philadelphia
House, ]. j. Murphy and the Hotel Bis
marck are also noticeable.
The square between AZ and 9th streets Is
profusely decorated, the leading houses
being Fritz Reuter-. the Norris Peters Com
pany. Hotel Meyers, c. w. Plugge, Hotel
Enrich. Mann's Hotel, Richard & Co..
keystone House, Washington shoe store
and the National and st. James hotels
the latter two being handsomely adorned.
The station of the Pennsylvania railroad
is mass of flags and bunting and stream
ers. the effect being very beautiful. and
this is true Of the office of the Atlantic
Coast Line. Other handsomely decorated
houses on the square between 9th and 18th
streets are those of George w. Driver, the
Oriental Hotel. Metropolitan Hotel. James
Clark Dstilling Co.. j. c. Ergood, J. b.
barton Hotel. Central National Bank, n.
H. Shea, Jackson q Co. Toledo Cafe.
American House Bank of Washington and
the office of the Firemens Insurance Com
pany.
From 7th to sth streets flags are seen in
abundance, large one floating from every
window OF Saks & Co. and from Kann's
Busy Corner. Over the main entrance of
Kann's stores is large shield. around
which are many electric lights. The fea-
tues of the great admiral within the
ern Times. Manila. May /. 1895" The Of
flee of the Center market is also profusely
decorated.
Flags in Abundance.
In the next square the stores of Parker,
Bridget & Co, w H. Hoeke, Cherry & Mo-
ran Co.. the Goodyear Rubber Co. and the
office of the United States Express Com
pany show very prominently, a large flag
floating from every window Of the first
named firm.
The square from 9th to 10th streets is
one of the most profusely decorated in the
city. nearly every building thus recogniz-
ing the home coming of the hero of Manila
bay. In this respect the Bijou Theater, the
buildings of Jas F. Oyster, the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, the Crawford Shoe
House, ]. d. Merritt NJ Goldsmith & Son.
Lyons restaurant. X. of P Hall. Adams
Hail. H. I. Gregory. Independent Ice Com
pany. Columbia Photograph Company,
Washington Safe Deposit Company. NJ. Dy-
renforth & Co. E. F. Droop & Sons VIM.
H. Mcknew. w. Berens & Sons, James w. |
Radcliffe, Geo. J. Bessler, John F. Ellis &
Co. F. Croker. Six Little Tailors. Saliva
ton Army Hall. Model Lunch ROOM J.
karr's Sons, Bun Bryan jr Traders Ma |
tional Bank and the Washington Times |
the latter building showing up very hand |
somey.
The Regal shoe store and the following
buildings are noticeable in the square be- !
tween 10th and 18th streets: John Mitchell, |
jr.: D. J. Kaufman, E. Morrison Paper |
Company, N. Scle. Brentano's. Bauer's |
Hotel. Bristol House, Star Advertising |
Bureau. John b. Espey. Kernan's Lyceum |
Theater and Geo. w. Harvey. |
The City Post Office.
The next square, although short one. |
is one of the most tastefully decorated |
along the line of march. The front of the |
city post office is very prettily adorned, !
the feature of the decoration being great |
mass of colored electric lights, from out |
of which appear the following words of the |
President to Admiral Dewey: Capture or |
destroy Montojo's fleet. Mckinley" Then |
appears the admiral's famous remark to |
Capt Gridley of the Olympia: when you |
are ready, Gridley, you may fire" The |
steel framework of the new Star building |
is made thing Of beauty by the handsome |
manner in which it is covered with flags |
and bunting. in which the national colors !
pr edominate, of course. At the corner of |
the new building is the head of the admiral !
surrounded by electric lights. The business |
office of The Star is also decorated. as is /
the stores Of Gait G. Bro, Harris & Shafer !
NJ Kets Kemethy and G. W. Cochran. The |
Hotel Raleigh is from top to bottom a !
mass OF flags and bunting. the effect be- |
ing unusually attractive.
A New Yankee Doodle.