Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-24
IMPOSING PAGEANT
The Great Feature of the National
Peace Jubilee.
ARTISTIC And INSTRUCTIVE FLOATS
VIII Move through the City, Start
ing at I o'clock
DESCRIPTION AND ORDER

| DESCRIPTION AND ORDER
The ational peace Jubilee will eliminate
| tomorrow, such events properly should
| with its most attractive and interesting
features. and while the enjoyment afforded
by the display yesterday and today has
been extreme, that to be experienced to-
morrow will doubtless be even greater.
The historical pageant, upon which time
| nd judcous effort have been expended by
a host of enthusiastic men and women, will
be the most artistic and instructive process
sion ever seen in the nations capital.
Every detail entering into the conception
has been completed with perfect fidelity,
and description will fall short of describing
| when the result is realized by the multi
| tude that will view it. The pageant will
move , from the den" where the floats
| have been constructed, at l o'clock sharp
| tomorrow afternoon. instead of o'clock,
as formerly intended and pass over the
following route:
From 14th and w to U street, to 10th
| street, to X street, to 18th street, to Penn
| sylvania avenue, to Peace monument; coun-
| termarch to It'll street, to F street, to 14th
| street, to H street, to 18th street. to K
| street, to 18th street, to w street and dis
band
The order OF the pageant will be as fol-
| lows. Mounted platoon of police; band: Y.
| Baldwin Johnson, grand marshal. aids, w.
". Denenhower and M NJ. Lewis: marshals.
Col. W. II. Michael, Capt. A. V. Cushman,
c. H Symes. Judge /. G. Kimball, Maj. F.
s. Hodgson, John Doyle Carmody, w. ".
Cox. John l.. Newbold. Maj. Richard Syl-
| vester, Matthew Trimble. C. F.Wood. Chas.
| G. Duln; honorary marshals, Right Rev.
] Thos ]. Conaty, Geo. d. De Shields. John
Joy Edison. E. T. Gundlach, Louis W. Per-
kins. Andrew w. Kelley, c. c. Lancaster,
Dr. S. E. Lewis, John w. Ross, b. L. Whit
| man, Paul Beckwith, Rev. John F. CALI
gan; director, Franklin Van Horn; assist
| ants, Frank Cox and Otto W1nnig.
| Committee on historical pageant.
| Float No. 1-History-The characters upon
| 1t will be four ladies representing muses.
and two Egyptian astrologers- Six heralds
| blowing trumpets and six musicians will
precede and follow the float.
| The other floats and the characters i'm
personated on each will be as follows:
| Float No. 2-"Columbus at the Court of
| Spain,' Queen Isabella, three ladies of
| honor, Columbus. King Ferdinand, two her
| aids. four courtiers.
| Float No. 3-"Landing of Columbus" Co
| lumbus, a Spanish officer, two Indians. four
soldiers. all from the National Museum or
| smithsonian Institute.
Float No. 4-"Birth of the Flag" Betsy
Ross, Geo Washington, Lafayette, Robert
| Morris, boy and girl.
! Float No. 5''Washington Crossing the
Delaware" Washington, Lafayette, eight
| soldiers.
Float No. e-'"rhe Thirteen Original
| States" Miss Columbia, young women,
| Uncle Sam, Citizen Washington.
| Float No. Perry on Lake Erie" Com
modore Perry. midshipman, seven sailors.
Float 8, "Tab1eau of Mexican War
-Four Americans, four Mexicans.
| Float 9, The North and SOuth"-Gen.
| r. Z. Lee. Gen. L. S. Grant, Admiral
| buchanan, Admiral Porter one confederate
ofhcer. one confederate non-commissioned
| officer, one confederate private one United
| States officer, one United States non-com-
| missioned officer. one United States private,
| one veteran from Stonewall Brigade, c.
| 9. A.
Float 10. "War''-Six Roman soldiers.
Float II. ''victory'-Miss Columbia God
dess Of Liberty. five warriors.
! Float II, "Peace'-Two angels a woman
| Vulcan
Float 10. Uncle Sans Nursery"-Unce
sam Miss Columbia, three children, one
! Indian child.
To Accompany the Floats
| The floats will be accompanied by escorts
attired In harmony with the times and
events depicted, and will be as follows:
| Mounted platoon of police
| Motto foat-Subject, History"
Landing of Columbus
| One banner-1776.
| spirit OF rs to consist of three charac-
eers as per picture extant of the drummer
| and the two ffers.
| Thirteen Morgan's rif1emen costumes. to
consist OF green hunting shirts, brown
| oreeches, leggins, shirts. powder horns and
belts powder boxes and belts, long hair
| Wigs ana muSkets. broad-brimmed hats
Birth OF the Flag
Battle flags Of the revolution - Don't
Tread cad, on Me-" Liberty or Death" Bunk
red). Stars and Stripes" THE ROYAL
Savage, Paul Jones" Commodore Hob
| son."
Gen. Washington and twelve staff officers
| mounted. Full uniforms with swords. wigs
stocks and saddle cloths
| Forty Continental Infantry. Colonial
| coats. with buff facings buff breeches
vests, leggins, bayonet scabbards and belts
powder boxes and belts, cooked hats and
cockades, stocks, muskets, powdered wigs
| and gloves
Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Thirty Continental Sailors. Sleeveless
| jackets. pettcoat trousers, ieggins striped
| shirts. smugglers caps. belts wigs, cut
lasses, neckties and sashes.
Two howitzers, with ropes
| tenant.
One battalion of artillery
| Thirty Continental Artillery. Blue coats
| turned back. with red facings white vests
breaches, leggins, cooked hats swords can
teens and gloves.
The Thirteen States
| Banner of 1872
General Jackson and six staff officers
| Bun regulation coats. buff breeches high
! boots. stocks, chapeau, sword belt swords
| and epaulets.
| Forty Infantry Of 1872 Blue coats. white
| duck trousers, white overgaiters stocks
helmets, white belts powder boxes and
| bayOnet scabbards.
! One captain Of infantry and one lieuten-
ant of infantry
Forty sailors of 1912. Blue naval Jackets,
| white shirts and blue collars caps and
| trousers.
| Perry on Lake Erie
one banner 1915.
General Taylor and six staff officers,
mounted Military frock coats, trousers
shoulder straps. sword, belts and caps
Forty Infantry of ISIS. Regulation sky
blue kerseys, Jackets, sky blue trousers,
! caps waist belts. powder boxes and belts,
| bayonet scabbards. belts and muskets
| Forty sailors of 1916 Blue sailor shirts,
| blue trousers. caps and lanyards.
Captain and one naval lieutenant.
Tableau of Mexican War.
Banner of 1861.
General Grant and six staff officers
mounted. Frock coats and trousers boots