Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
PRETTY DECORATIONS
NATIONAL CoLoRS DISPLAYED M
EVERY PART OF CITY.
Pictures Of the Heroes of Civil War in
Evidence - Pension Of
fee Display.

over Washington, proclaiming q patriotic
| welcome to the oncoming hosts of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. The city
promises to be decorated during the coming
week In manner more elaborate than ever
before. The principal streets down town
are now masses Of waving color. On the
avenue practically every house from the
Capitol to the treasury boasts a bountiful
supply Of red. white and blue.
The owners OF buildings have been lavish
| IN their expenditures for bunting and
streamers. while the committee on decora-
| tons OF the G. A. r. has distributed LOCO
large flags to assist In the adornment Of the
avenue and to insure some sort Of display
| on each and every structure along the line
of march
Not only have the merchants and others
occupying buildings on the avenue been
busy with decorating. but the property
noluers and tenants on all the more I'M
portant streets have followed suit. The
visitors of g. A. r. week must necessarily
be impressed with the wonderful display Of
national colors.
| tons pictures of the war heroes of 1861
1858 are prominent.
Sherman. Sheridan, Grant and others will
| be recognized, surrounded by yards and
| yards of bunting, the veterans march up
| the nations boulevard. In other decora-
tions the heroes of the SpanIsh-American
wal are featured. Among these may be
seen President Roosevelt in Rough Rider
costume; Admiral Schley and Admiral
Dewey.
| Still other decorations include the pictures
or the three martyred Presidents. Lincoln.
| Garfield and Mckinley. President Lincolns
rugged countenance alone also marks many
other decorations
Additions to Be Made.
AS great as the decorative display seems
| at present, 1t yet remains to be augmented
| in some particulars by work which the COM
mittee on decorations has set about to ac-
complish Six great lines of flags are to be
| stretched across Pennsylvania avenue at
intervals between the Capitol. and treasury.
From each Of these lines several immense
! flags will be suspended. The committee
hoped to suspend more flags than will be
allowed by the six lines of wire about to
| be stretched, but the lines can be located
only where there are tall buildings stand
ing opposite to each other, the plan could
not be carried out in entirety. 1t would
have given the effect of a canopy over the
avenue. but as it Is the suspended flags
Will add greatly to the appearance of
things.
1t is noticeable in the decorations Of to-
day that the flag is coming into more and
more popularity and is taking the place Of
the cheap bunting which was once so large
ly used.
The occasions for decorating in the capt.
tai city are many. and the merchants have
found that the use of the flag insured not
only dignified and inspiring decoration,
but a permanent one. The flags are sus-
ceptlble OF treatment in many ways and
the most artistic and effective designs are
secured with them. The flying Of flags
from each window In a building is another
style of decoration which is rapidly grow
ing In favor, and today there are more
houses decorated in this manner than ever
nfW oS hi
The law against the draping of govern
ment buildings has wrought change In the
methods of the patriotic clerks employed
In the departments. There is nothing to
prevent an elaborate display Of the national
flag on these buildings, and the result Is
that today the city post Office Is decorated
IN very effective manner by the employ
| ment Of Old Glory. The pension office
which Is bound to be great center Of in
terest during the encampment. Is also well
supplied with flags and will be appropriately
decorated.
The Treasury Department clerks have
been hampered good deal in their plans
for decorating by the extensive repairs now
going on in the portico Of the 18th street
front of the building. The portico is filled
with scaffolding. q, 1t is believed, however,
that the treasury, as in the past, will vet
present a patriotic exterior.
Displays by Individuals.
The individual decorations on the avenue
are many and varied. Each occupant of
building has followed out his own ideas,
generally speaking, and the result Is
potpouri of color such as is rarely seen.
The red white and blue colors cannot but
be harmonious, no matter what the ar
rangement, and so the decorations form
practically unbroken line of beauty.
On It'll street. 9th street, 11th street, 18th
| street and other thoroughfares intersecting
| the avenue the decorations are quite extern
sive The marching hosts may look in any
| direction they choose, therefore, and the
| eye will be greeted with the patriotic en-
biems and designs. On F street the mer-
chants have not. stinted themselves in deco
rating their buildings
The reviewing stands and various booths
ETC., erected along the line of march, and
artisttcally decorated add no little to the
general handsome appearance of the city
Hotels along the avenue have placed in DO
siton banners showing the name or names
of the Grand Army posts they are to enter
tain.