Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09

T.. j. Levy, u. A. Mills, Chas. MADE R. s.
Murphy; g. A. Manuel, @. c. Meigs, W: O.
Martin, Samuel Maddox. Geo. oyster,
French Queen, r. E. Roessie, Fritz Reuter,
J. T. Rabbit, R. q. Rutherford, E. 8. RAN
dali. o. CT. Staples, W. H Selden, ]. B..
Scott Jas. Springman, Chas Stockett. N.
II. Shea, r. E. l.. Smith, 8. ]. Tally, Cap
tain Tyler r. H. Terrell, Leon Tobriner,
L, P. Wright,Ievi Woodbury.. H. T. Wheel
er. l.. p. Williams, A. S. WorthingtOn and
j. r. Young.
Floral Parade Judges.
The meeting of the floral parade commit
tee he'd last night was presided over by
Mr.. Howard Perry and Messrs. Edward
l.. Morse, Robert Hinckley, f. F. Andrews,
Chaplin Brown and Thomas Nelson Page
were selected as judges to award the prizes
to be given to the most artistic exhibits.
committee also appointed to select
the route for the parade, which will prob
ably be according to Colonel Henry May s
suggestion. which provides for formation
at Washington Circle, thence proceeding
down the avenue and past the Executive
Mansion TO Madison place, thence to the
hitc Lot. passing twice around the ell
EpSe to permit the judges to review it:
hence to PENNSYLVANIA avenue, to 9th
street: to F, to 18th, to the avenue and to
washington Circle, where it will disband.
Growth Of the Guarantee Fund.
The meeting of the finance committee last
Naiior, was well attended and encourag ins
reports were received, while several SUBJ
stantial ideas were adopted by which the
guarantee fund is expected to be largely
increased. Additional contributions secured
since the last meeting, May 1, were report
ed as follows by Treasurer Granville A.
Whitaker:
c. J. McCubbin. $50; John A. Hamilton,
$40; l.. D. Wine $50; B. Baum. IS: Mrs w,
l. Gadshalk, So; Charles M. Dunn SO; John
Lynn, 50; D. William Oyster $40; Hendricks
sen & Co. So; Samuel G. Palmer, SIS:
George Freeman. So; N. Lyddane, 81; P. j.
May, 50; ]. Barton Miller, IS; George w.
King, So; David E. Reynolds $3.50; James
Lahloot, So; John Archer & Son, So; w. F.
b. Weaver, $40; James Gallagher, IS; F. H
Finley, So; D. Strauss, 81; G. A. Bartlett,
$40; F. II Finley, So; LeCruger & Lehman,
SIS; S. A. Manuel, S1O F. C. Stevens, $500;
+. Mann. $40; The Gosman Ginger Ale Com
pany, $40; E. L. Spelman & Co.. $40; Peare-
ard, So; j. G. Taylor & Son, $25; Robert
Wilson, So; George 3. WEIGH So; A. F. Bor-
not, $40; +. S. Hodgson, $40; r. L. Cooper
$40: Samuel Maddox, IS; Richard Sylvester,
$40; c. G. Dulin, $25. Through E. Huck of
the bureau of engraving and printing-Plate
printers, so; plate printers assistants,
S42 10; wetting division, $40; engraving di-
vision, SIC; surface division, $15.25: exam
lining division, $12.75 binding division, $40;
office division, $10.25; numbering division,
$3.50; machine division $115; packing divi-
sion, 81. Previously subscribed, 81, 734 %.
Aggregate, S24 20.
Treasurer Whitaker reported cash re-
ceipts of SIT, 342.
Jubilee Jots.
The revelries stage pageant committee
has awarded the contract for decorating the
stage in Convention Hall to Morgan Sher
wood of the National Theater.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has accepted an In
vitation to be one of the guests of honor at
the jubilee, providing his army duties do
not call him away from Washington pre-
viCusly.
Mrs. Lyman of Manor Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, has in
formed Vics Chairman Barry Buckley of
the jubilee revelries that fifty Daughters
will represent the characters in the Martha
Washington feature of the revelries.
All who desire to participate In the floral
parade of private equipages are requested
by Col. Henry May to notify him as early
as convenient, either al 1925 x street north
west or peace jubilee headquarters, No.
TIA street northwest.
Immunes to Participate.
Capt. Benjamin Young of the Butler
Zouaves has received a letter from Gen.
A. c. Hawley, in charge of the military
part of the jubilee, authorizing him to or
ganize a company or battalion of men who
Spain, but who We're mustered out and
who have their uniforms, and to organize
regiment of miners and sappers to march
in the line.
In concluding his letter General Hawley
wrote as follows:
Il would suggest that officers having
served in such a regiment should be placed
in command as far as practicable, you be-
ing in command of the regiment AS these
troops were enlisted for the war and
brought about the peace we are ce,ebrat-
ing, l think they are justly entitled to be
seen in the line, and I hope you will be
able to organize such regiment"
Captain Young has already enrolled a
number of men who took part in the war,
and has issued notice for another meeting
to be held next Friday evening at Good
Samaritan Temple. LIST street southwest, to
complete arrangements. a meeting Of the
officers who served in the immune regi-
ment will be held at Captain Young's house
this week.