Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-30

| On arrival at New Orleans practically the
| whole population Of the place and thou
| sands of others welcomed him, bells being
| rung. cannon fired and other forms adopted
| for the expression of the peoples exuber-
| ance. With odd Hickory the central
| figure. the ovation was kept up several
| days, balls, receptions, entertainments,
/; dinners and professions being the order till
| the time of his departure.
| Lafayette's Welcome.
| There has been probably no occasion in
| which a grateful people paid more homage
| to a mortal man than in the ovation to La
! fayette in 1924 and 1925. when he was the
guest of the nation Coming here at the in
| Vitation of the government. from August
| 10. 1924, to September, 1925, he traversed
much of the country. and in New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia. Alabama Louisiana
mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky,
limos Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Massa chusetts he received the
piaudlts of state and municipal authorities,
associations and the populace.
AT New York, where he first landed, there
was a procession in his honor, the presen-
tatlon OF an address of welcome by the
city and other demonstrations of a graf eful
people accompanying, and then commenced
ms journey, in the course of which the cap
itthi was Itdcueu octODeT L. In the mean
| time, our forefathers had not been idle, and
When the day arrived the arrangements for
MS entertainment were complete. The city
councils had forwarded an address of well
come, and had recommended a general il
Elimination and decoration of the sparsely
situated buildings, and the occasion being
a non-poitical one, there was naught to
mar the harmony, high and low, man, wo-
man and child, having but one object-the
honor of the nations guest. 1t is related
that the non-uniformed militia to a great
extent. adopted simple uniforms that they
might make martial showing. Lafayette,
with his son, George Washington and Col.
Nasslur was making his way to the cap-
tai of nation he had assisted into being.
Word came of his glorious reception in Bal
timore, and the people of the District were
ali aSog for the great day.
He and his party, travelling by coach had
been escorted from Baltimore by Maryland
cavalry. and he stopped over at Rossburgh,
Waysfde inn and relay point for the stages
running between Baltimore and Washing
ton-about the present site of the Maryland
Agricultural College. This place they left
about O'Clock in the morning, under the
escort of Capt. Spriggs' Cavalry and the
Prlnce Georges Rifles, and approached the
District. A the District line the distin-
guished guest was met by the committee
or arrangements, a number of revolutionary
officers and soldiers and cavalry companies
OF the District and Montgomery county, I'M
der Capts Andrews, Spriggs and Dunlop
The general was placed in an open carriage
Drawn by four gray horses, in which were
Maj. Gen. Brown, Commodore Tingey and
Col g. W. P. Gusts, and escorted to the
capital. Meanwhile the salute fired by
Capt. Burch's Artillery was taken I'D by
the navy yard and arsenal, many of the
cannon used having been captured from
the British.
Approach to the Capitol.
Escorted by the cavalry companies the
intersection Of Maryland and Tennessee
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troops were assembled under Generals
Smith and Jones for escort duty The
Capitol was approached by East Capitol
street, and the military with the right rest
ing near I'd street, formed a double line
and school children in holiday attire, the
girls with baskets of flowers. fianked the
road by which he passed into the Capitol
building. The distinguished guest and
party, with the cimmittee, left the car
rlages at the left of the line. and amid
the cheers of the populace while the mill
tary saluted, he walked to the Capitol
AT 1st street an arch had been
erected the night before, and this was sur
mounted by a live eagle. At this point
were assembled twenty-five young ladies.
each bearing a banner representing the
tWenty-four states and the Distrist. One,
Miss Watterson, presented Lafayette with
an address, and led the way. all singing
after them, literally had bed of roses
made by the girls in scattering the floral
tributes before him. Entering the Senate
wing of the Capitol the guest of the nation
was escorted to the tent of Washington
Qoaned by his stepson, Colonel G. w P.
Custis), erected in the rotunda. Here he
was introduced to Mayors Weightman and
Cox. who welcomed him, and Mr.. J. B.
Cutting read an address and poem, the
general making fitting response.
The line was again formed. and through
PENNSYLVANIA avenue the distinguished
guest was escorted to the Presidents.
House. Williams Alexandria Artillery fir
ing salute near the Capitol. and Colonel
Peter Forces Washington Artillery per-
forming like duty south of the market.
The reception by the President James
Monroe. an old friend. was cordial but
brief, for "the procession awaited him.
and reviewing the line, Lafayette was es-
corted to the Franklin House, on Pennsyl-
vanie avenue near 21st street. Here GEN
eral Lafayette and suite took dinner with
the mayor councils and a number of citi-
zens.
In the evening there was a general illu-
mnation, and fireworks in the form Of
rockets everywhere. A reception to citi-
dinner by the President. Visits were made |
subsequently to the navy yard and marine |
barracks, and Lafayette dined with Gem
eral Brown, and also with the George
tied Mount Vernon, and left for Yorktown !
the 18th to participate in the celebration |
there on the anniversary of CORVALLIS
surrender. the 10TH
The Farewell Scene,
The general, after visiting various parts |
of the country. was here during the excit- |
ing presidential campaign, in which. as be- |
tween Andrew jackson, John Quincy |
Adams, w. H. Crawford and Henry Clay. |
there was no choice by the electoral col