Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-13
NATIONS CELEBRATION.
Washington's Peace Jubilee Will
Be the Grandest of All.
BRILLIANT FIREWORKS DISPLAY


BRILLIANT FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Tho Celebration VIII Continue For
Throo Days aid Nights, and Novel
Features Introduced VIII 30 sure
to Attract Thousands of Visitors.
Washington. May 9.-Atlanta, Chica-
go and Philadelphia have had their
peace jubilees, but it has remained for
Washington. the nations capital, TO
await the signing and delivery OF the
treaty re-esiablishng peace between
the United States and Spain before Gel
ebrating the victories o. our army ana
navy over those OF that monarchy.
This celebration, so appropriate III
every way. will take place May %. "a
and %, at time when Washington,
always the most beautiful city Ill the
world. will he ut its lovelie5t.
The opening day. May %, will be
ushered in With national salute from
the guns ut Fort Meyer, Washington
barracks and the Detroit, Marblehead,
Raleigh, Dolphin and other naval YES
sells which are to be ordered here dur
ing the celebration. AT noon a salute
10 the Union of IS 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 host
eli other distinguished Americans from
O. reviewing stand occupying the center
Of a richly decorated court of honor,
which will occupy the plaza fronting
the Executive Mansion. An interest
ing fenture 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
mensc specimen, has already been Sc
cured.
At night President Mckinley will
hold 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 or
the Spanish American war will be
shown. An American flag 900 feet long
and Go feet wide will be hung at an al
titude of 600 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 /, year ago.
The second d:y. May "a. will be
equally replete with interesting feat
ures. Al . o'clock in the afternoon
there will be parade of flower decor
ated private equipages. People OF
wealth and leisure are preparing to
make this event q most notable one.
and it will probably surpass anything
of the kind ever given in this coun-
try. and rival strongly the annual
flower fete at Nice Following tho
floral parade will be parade OF civic
organizations. followed by flower dec
Grated public conveyances. The spec
tacular 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 Ger
ve-a's feet will be reproduced.
The celebration will eliminate on
Nav % with memorable features. Al
. O'Clock y. m. a historical pageant will
move through the city. There will be
IS divisions. ach of which will be APP
propriate to the epoch and the event
which it is intended to represent. The
character of Uncle Sam in this his
forical pageant will be assumed by
Woman Ellis. of the navy, who is six
feet. seven incnes tall.
This parade will be reviewed. as all
other parat,es mentioned, by President
Mckinley in his court Of honor. After
it has passed there will be mass
meeting on the east front of the Capt.
toll. 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 the
charge up San Juan hill will be re-
produced.
The jubilee will close with jubilee
revelries. 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 grotesquc 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 win appro-
Pirate ceremonies by his court and
followers. The reYelries will be of a
pleasing and somewhat unique charac-
ter, the scenic e!!ects attending them
particularly attractive and gorgeous in
theme and execution. In addition to
the vast space for the immediate par
Elephants III the revelries seats will be
provided for ladies and gentlemen not
in costume