The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-09
WASHTNCTONS JUBILEE
The Capitals Celebration WillSur-
pass All Others.
BRILLIANT FIREWORKS DISPLAY

peace jubilees, but It has remained for
| Washington. the nations capital to
await the signing and delivery of the
treaty re-establishing peace between
the United States and Spain before cell
ebrating the victories of our army and
navy over those of that monarchy.
| This celebration, so appropriate in
every way, will take place May %, "a
and 20, at time when Washington,
always the most beautiful city in the
world, will be at its loveliest.
Enterprising men and women are ri
valing each other in an endeavor to
make the occasion commensurate with
the grand theme. Every organization
in the District of Columbia is official
| ly represented in the same purpose,
thousands of dollars have been contrib
uted to the fund necessary to make the
| expenses, and the president and his
cabinet are supporting the project in
every way possible.
The opening day, May 23. will be
ushered in with 4 national salute from
the guns at Fort Meyer, Washington
barracks and the Detroit Marblehead,
Raleigh, Dolphin and othc~ naval YES
sells which are to be ordered here dur
ing the celebration At noon a salute
to the Union of As guns will be fired,
and at o'clock there will be parade
of military and naval organizations
which will be reviewed by President
Mckinley, the members of his cabinet,
the District commissioners and a host
of other distinguished Americans from
a reviewing stand occupying the center
of richly decorated court of honor,
which will occupy the plaza fronting
the Executive Mansion. An interest
ing feature will be the release of an
| American bald eagle in front of the
| Executive Mansion when President
Mckinley is reviewing the military
and naval parade The bird, an i'm
mense specimen, has already been Sc
cured
At night President Mckinley will
hold a public reception at the White
House, and upon the grounds south of
the latter, surrounding the Washington
monument will be given stupendous
spectacular and aerial display of fire.
works. The features of this display
will be numerous and novel Portraits
of the president and famous heroes Of
the Spanish war will be
shown. An American flag 300 feet long
and 65 feet wide will be hung at an al
titude of 1000 feet by balloons, and
on an artificial lake now being con-
structed for the purpose will be repro
duced the stirring scenes of the vic
tory of Admiral Dewey in Manila bay
on May 1, year ago.
There will be concerts by the United
States marine band and Haley's Wash
ington band at the Capitol and the
treasury building, and they will be
given both of the nights following.
The second day, May "a. will be
equally replete with interesting feat
ures. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
there will be parade of flower decor
ated private equipa res. People of
wealth and leisure are preparing to
I make this event most notable one.
and 1t will probably surpass anything
of the kind ever given in this coun-
| try, an1 rival strongly the annual
flower fete at Nice. Following tho
| floral parade will be a parade of. civic
organizations. followed by flower dec
GRATED public conveyances, floral, patri-
otic, fraternal and tradesmen's tab
leau floats, business exhibits and pub
| lie school children with floats showing
the courses in manual training and do
nestle pursuits. The spectacular and
aerial fireworks at the monument
grounds will be equally as novel as
| those of the night before, and upon the
lake the destruction of Cervera's fleet
will be reproduced.
Bicyclists will have a grand turnout
on the second day of the celebration,
| May "a. There will be a race on Penn
sylvania avenue from the Capitol to
the treasury, in which Bald, thinner
man, Gardiner, Kiser Cooper Stevens,
Fournier and other famous sprinters
will contest At night of the same
day there will be a parade of wheel
men on flower decorated bicycles, in
which 5000 cyclists are expected to
participate.
The celebration will eliminate on
May % with memorable features. At
2 O'Clock p. m. historical pageant will
move through the city. There will be
13 divisions, each of which will be ap-
propriate to the epoch and the event
which 1t is intended to represent. The
character of Uncle Sam in this his
torical pageant will be assumed by
Yeoman Ellis, of the navy, who is six
feet seven incnes tall.
This parade will be reviewed, as all
other parades mentioned, by President
Mckinley in his court of honor. After
a
meeting on the east front of the Capt.
tol, presided over by President Nc
Kinley and addressed by prominent
| Americans on themes suggested by the
patriotic character of the celebration.
The fireworks display at night will
exceed the former exhibitions in point
of brilliant and novel effects, and tho
charge up San Juan hill will be re-
| produced.
The jubilee will close with jubilee
reyelries, an event of a spectacular
character, in the spacious convention
hall, beginning about 8 o'clock the
third and last night No person will
be allowed upon the floor of the hall
unless in fancy or grotesque costume
and unless unmasked. Upon the stage
in the hall will be given, prior to a
dancing program, the Kings Revel-
ries," the king of the jubilee having
been previously received with appro-
pirate ceremonies by his court and
followers. The revelries will be of a
pleasing and somewhat unique charac-
ter, the scenic effects attending them
particularly attractive and gorgeous in
theme and execution. In addition to
the vast space for the immediate par
ticipants In the reyelries seats will be
provided for ladies and gentlemen not
In costume.
Millions Given Away.
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