Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06
know when they can get away, hdEil's
learned by many failures.
Eating Houses Overrun.

know when they can get away having
learned by many failures.
Eating Houses Overrun.
AS a result of the railroad congestion OF
Saturday evening there was congestion III
another field Persons who We're unable 10
get away-many of them living but 1e"
score miles from here, either in Maryland
or Virginia-were obliged to find places 10
dine in town, and as a consequence the
city's almost numberless restaurants were
filled to Overlooking for several hours
Hungry ones would travel around the
streets from one dining room to another
vainly trying to find a table that was not
already in use. Lines of men and women
were in waiting at many of the eating
houses for their turn. The number OF peo-
pie who were forced TO put up with NOT
dog sandwiches and mugs of street-mad de
coffee will never be known, but it certainly
went into the thousands.
Naval Cadets Leave.
Many military and civic organizations
left over the Baltimore and Ohio road Sat
urday evening, Immediately after the pa
rade The Annapolis naval cadets were
about the first to go. They had provided
for leaving at 80 o'clock, but at that time
the train was not ready. However. within
an hour after they were on their way. At
II pm. ST. Johns College cadets of Annap-
oils left on a special train. About the same
hour the Maryland Union League left also
Marylanders Numerous.
Maryland organizations and citizens were
given the preference for the first few hours
So great were the numbers from this ada
cent state that their wishes had to be
needed Sunday the Maryland National
Guard and Naval Militia got away on spe-
cial trains. and by Sunday evening the
Marylanders were practically ali gone, with
the exception of those who remained over
with friends and relatives.
Other organizations that left over the
Baltimore and Ohio road Saturday night
We're the United States regulars from
syivania National Guard. and the New
York National Guard.
Sunday the following left: Delaware
Guard the Republican Indian League Club
of Newark n j.; the Union county dele
the New York National Guard, the Conk-
ling Unconditional Club of Utica, \. Y; the
Essex troops of New Jersey, batch of
regulars from New York city. the New
lican Club and the Old Guard from Ohio,
the Burgess Corps of Albany. N Y, and
the West Park Club of Scranton, Pa.
Southern Beauties in Brown.
TniTty-three southern girls all dressed in
brown attracted much attention Saturday
while seeing the sights. The girls were all
between the ages of fifteen and eighteen
years and are students a a seminary in
Nashville, Tenn.
The girls are all members of prominent
southern families. Their trip was organ
lied for the purpose of witnessing the in
auguration of President Roosevelt.
All of the girls wore dark brown dresses
brown hats with brown ribbons and russell
shoes. and attracted much attention. as
they moved about in company. The party
was in charge of Ira Landrith, the regent
of the school, and Miss Ida Wood the prin-
cioal.
Keep Open House
The Spanish War Veterans of the DEPART
ment of the District of Columbia kept open
house yesterday and today and entertained
a number of visiting comrades from New
York and other places at headquarters,
719 9th street northwest. Some of the visi-
tors made a pilgrimage to historic Airing
ton yesterday afternoon to view the section
of the cemetery where repose the remains
of the soldiers and sailors who gave up
their lives in the cause of humanity in the
war with Spain and the pretty monument
which was erected to their memory by the
patriotic Colonial Danes.
Commander-in-chief William E. English
Colonel Brodie Major Llewellyn and the
other Rough Riders here will be special
guests Of the District veterans at the re-
ception and campfire to be given at the
Roosevelt has been invited to be present
and 1t is the expectation that he will drop
in on his comrades during the evening, in
which event 1t is said he will be it" as
Spanish war officer expressed it, and will
be given a rousing reception by the men
who served with him in the Santiago cam
paign.
Realistic Scenes.
A resident of East Washington in de-
scribing some of the effects of Saturday
nights fireworks display as seen in the
dim distance from the region east Of the
Capitol, said the sunset and daybreak pic
lures presented in the western sky were
picturesque and realistic in the extreme.
The effect Of the red fire on the high.
dark clouds gave beautiful, rosy sunset
glare while the breaking of day was por-
trayed by the transparent greentsh cast
given the western horizon by the setting
off Of blue and green hre i resembling the
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