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

lege, and the House of Representatives
elected Mr. Adams He left for his home in
| France in September 1928. taking his leave
Of the nation at the White House The
scene there is said to have been one of
the most affecting ever enacted. At the
and feelingly addressed President Adams,
| closing with:
God bless you sir, and all who surround
US; God bless the American people, each
! of their states and the federal government.
| Accept this patriotic farewell of an over
flowing heart. Such will be its last throb
| when it ceases to beat
Then, taking Mr.. Adams in his arms. he
! gave way to tears. Recovering. he relaxed
| his embrace and retired a few steps. but,
again nllinS up, he grasped the President
and with voice full of emotion said: God
/, bless YOU
On leaving, an immense procession of
military and civic bodies at hand. and
! ne was by 1t escorted to the wharf. where
steamboat received him and carried him
down the river to the frigate Brandywine.
aboard which he sailed for his home
during ms receptions here thousands of
| citizens called and were greeted in such
manner as to make each feel at home.
A lady of Georgetown was wont to tell
how two young men We're greeted by Gen.
Lafayette at the White House. To the
| question of the general Are YOU mar
ried?' to one affirmative answer was re-
turned, and Lafayette remarked: Happy
man, happy man" When the other re-
| remark, Lucky dog elected general
laughter and cheers.
fingers in Memory.
Mr.. Henry Walker for years a we'll
known typo, now residing at 1153 sth street
northwest. in his ninety-fifth year, remem-
bers both the Jackson and Lafayette ova-
tons OF the latter he says: For those
Gays the procession was tremendous and
the display grand. every one taking a part
| IN It, OF the troops there were several
companies of artillery, Col. Force COM
handing one, Col. Corcoran of Georgetown
another, and there We're fine infantry and
rif1e companies, several from Georgetown.
These We're commanded by Captain latter
ward coioneD Randolph, Capt. John Stull
Capt. Benz. Beali. Capt. W. W. Corcoran,
the Georgetown Blues and Col. w. w Sea-
ton. The avenue then was so sparseIy built
up that L can scarcely remember whether
II was decorated or not but presume it
was The enthusiasm, however made up
for it,
Mr. W. w. Birth now ninetv-two wears
of age, residing at 605 North Carolina ave-
nue.. says he well remembers the greetings
his stay and at his departure; that the
military display was a fine one, for the
companies We're out with full ranks and
handsomely uniformed, in the old
style. He remembers particularly COM
pany of rifiemen from the western part of
the city whose uniform in part was q
hunting shirt and leggings. Captain Stull,
ne says, had a fine company of infantry
mere was no want of artillery, either. IL
there was any difference, he says the oya-
Iion PAID when he left was greater one
IMAM the first He was escorted to what
was known as Brent's wharf. where he took
the steamer. When allowance is made for
me small population and limited means of
that day, says Mr.. Birth, the ovations to
Lafayette We're fully equal to anything we
have had since.
Mrs Jane Lynch, now eighty-four years
or age, and a resident of East CAPITOL
street between LIST and I'd streets (where
she has lived all her life), says she well
remembers Lafayette's visit.
Il was a schoolgirl then attending n
Catholic school on 18th street." she said,
and believe all the schools were there
We all had baskets, made Of pasteboard
ana trimmed with ribbon. filled with flow
ers. We were arranged in lines. There was
market house in the middle of the street
then, and near the LIST street end was the
arch with the eagle on 1t, and the bird
was an attraction for us children until the
general came.
'Oh. yes" said Mrs. Lynch, 81 saw him.
and when he was near me did not throw
my flowers before him, but gave them to
him, and he bowed as he took them He
was hne-iooking man, rather stout, and,
dressed as he was We thought he looked
like Washington.
Display In Frederick
Mr.. John Wiley, now in his eighty-third
year, and over fifty years of his life spent
in the service of the Bank of Washington,
was a boy in Frederick, Nd, when Lafay-
cite visited that place
WHY said he, 1T was the greatest day
that the dear old town ever had. There was
scarcely any one, however, old or young,
who did not take part in honoring the guest
of the nation-the friend of Washington.
There was an immense procession, in which
the general rode in a coach drawn by four
black horses, most of the time with hat in
hand acknowledging the greetings, and at
least two handsome arches had been erect
ed. The music of the bands was drowned
by the roar Of the cannon and the con-
tinuous cheering. l had a good chance to
see him. for he was the guest of Col. Me-
Pherson, in whose carriage he rode, and
he lived near us. There an illumina-r
ton of the town at night. l do not think
there could be more generous greeting
given than did the good old city Frederick
give Lafayette"
Comparative View.
Though there have been great public
demonstrations since. and welcomes have
been rendered returning heroes. there has
beer none since that of Lafayette In which
there was such general interest taken as
there is in the present. The Mexican war;
brought into prominence Scott. Taylor;
Worth, Shields. and hosts Of others, but
there was no such welcome given as Dewey
earlier days were local In their character,
and the honors paid the bodies Of the dead
officers surpassed those given the living.
The funerals Of Col. Truman Cross. Lieut..
Jrnius Boyle. respectively. and others. were
attended by all the uniformed military
companies of the District