Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-13
DAY
THE CELEBRATION OF HER sEs-
QUI-CENTENNIAL.
IN IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION.
Crowds of visitors-Distfnguish ed
Strangers Preventative Two Great
Parades-SOme beautiful Floats
The Court of HOnOr-Notes.

| @h|D-\aNDklA, VA, october 12.-fSpe-
cial)-The booming of national salute
or seventeen guns at noon to-day from
the United States naval vessels Dolphin
and Machias initiated the exercises which
COMMUNICATED the both birthday Of Alex
andria. Almost simultaneously with the
| cannons roar a delegation of distinguish
| ed guests stepped off the soulful bound
/ Pennsylvania railroad train. In the party
were Mayor-elect Thomas G. Hayes. OF
Baltimore, a former Aexandrian. and
Mr.. Norval Foard. also Of Baltimore.
The Volunteer Veteran Firemen's Asso-
citation. with about twenty venerable fire.
men in line. formed an escort to the dis
| tinguished party OF guests. They were
met by Messrs. George l.. Simpson. Mayor
of the city; NJ. i. Harlow, City Trea-
surer: Alexander j. Wedderburn. G. c..
i Carln, w. b. Smoot. and others of the
| Reception Committee. The guests were
escorted to sesqui- headquar-
ters. and later to the Young Mems Sodal-
| ity Lyceum. where refreshments were
served. Several well-known people in
| Guiding Commissioner Waight, came down
on an early train from Washington, and
were met by the Reception Committee.
At l o'clock the City Council Chamber
was crowded with city officials and
guests. the occasion being n reception to
Mayor elect Hayes. Commissioner
Waight. and other visitors. Mayor Slmp
son made a brief address Of welcome.
which was responded TO in fitting terms
by Messrs. Hayes and Waight. During
the intervals in the speech making the
Stonewall Band, of Staunton. dispensed
delightful music from a platform erected
/ II. TA11 f.A
exercises were concluded the guests and
city officials entered carriages and were
driven to their specified positions in the
line Of parade.
PROCESSION MOVES.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the procession
moved North Washington street. where
il started, and King street contained a
surging mass of humanity occupying the
sidewalks and every available window or
balcony in the houses along the way.
The order of parade was about as pre-
viously outlined
No finer spectacle Of a similar nature
could have been desired than that pre-
sented by the historical. trade, and indus
trial floats. sixty of which were in the
line. The growth and progress OF the
CITY was fully portrayed. Thirteen hoats
detailing the various events OF interest IN
Alexandria's history were in the line SUI
perbly decorated and filled with people
arrayed in the costume OF the times. Ohe
NJ the floats represented Washington as
q Young man. surveying the city. a con-
spicuous and attractive object in the line
was a vehicle representing the carriage
in which General Washington ana MS
wife started out from Mt. vernon 10 Ne"
York upon the occasion OF MS inaugural
ton as first President Of the united
states II contained occupants dressed
after the styles in vogue in continental
davs Another float represented n model
Of the Memorial bridge. which 1t Is pro-
posed TO erect across the Potomac. There
was perhaps no prettier or more snowy
disnlav made han that of the floats rep
resenting Alexandria county. General
Washington. on large and elevated
stand was impersonated by Mr. Eppa H.
smear: the Marquis de Lafayette, by Mrs
Theodore Witch. and Lafayette's son, by
Master Richard sutton; aides 10 General
Washington by Masters Harry Thomas
Edward Smoot and Thomas Bell, ana
'T-ncle Sam" by Mr.. Harry Collins MISS
lula Veitch represented Columbia; MISS
Edith Gideon Virginia; Miss EsteHe
Veitch. n French goddess. and MISS Ger
trude Veitch. the alegorical figure OF
peace and prosperity. This was followed
nv a cavalcade of about 300 horsemen
from various parts of the county
FOR THREE HOURS.
For three hours the lengthy procession
moved over the city, covering almost
every foot of thoroughfare IN Town.
Throngs hung over the curostohes anu
cheered the passing pageant. On hlns
street there was truly uiumphal march
when the procession moved past 'le
Grand Court Of Honor, on Prince street
80 was reviewed at the grandstand. tre-
rnondous cheering evinced what pleasure
was experienced by the gazing multitude
This point was one of peculiar interest.
r,be handsome Confederate memorial
etordinp in the centre Of n beautiful area
arising from four columns, was lmmeol-
otolv in front Of the grandstand. Oh inc
elevated seats overlooking the paraue
,rere seated many distinguishes guests
from Virginia, Maryland, and the DIS
,rict large number of the speclaly
united visitors. however, were carrieu
,,,itb the procession i'm carriages. Among
Inc of the guests present were Mayor
elect Thomas G. Hayes ana NorNai roai
80 baltimore: Commissioner Waight' OF
yyosbineton: Commander L. {. Logan OF
~ Nachias. Passed Assistant-Surgeoh l.
" richards. of the Machias; Assistant
C,,rgeon n !. Kirkpatrick, of the army;
= ton,o,ant Albert w. Grant and Lieuleh-
mt tmtcheson. of the Machias' COM
mander Switzerland, or the Doiphii'
IJe,,tenants Snowden and Edle, Oh the
noInhin and Paymaster Goldsborougn'
alsn Of the Dolphin; Lieutenant A. . IL
lard and Lieutenant G. w. Dyson Vi ''e
NIachias. were present
Colonel Joseph f.. Willard. Democra'l'
,,or,inae ia, the House of Delegates Cap-
toiu & =. Donohoe. Democratic nonilnee
tor the state Senate. and fran3 fiuiiie'
democratic nominee for the aouse' "e.0
ON hand and actively engaged III 'he p'o
ceedings.
THE NIGHT PARADE.
Tho night parade began at cioeA'
"0 rns,ad a beautiful and imposing
@,octacle The pyrotechnic display was
,,soontecent. and Examinations all along
he line of march were brilliant ana
beautiful. Captain James T.. hing acteu
&C chief marshal with Captain Richald
Latham as chief of stan. The paraue
started from Fairfax street and traVersed
the entire extent of the city.
Not 10 be overlooked was the illuiniha-
tioos on board the United States steam
Sims DOLPHIN and the Machias. anchored
Of Alexandria They made their pres
ence felt by the heavy booming OF cannon
I'm firing national salutes'
The nyrotechnic display on the wnoie
NOS ,naenifcent and the entire celeDra-
-. no long IN be remembered by