Evening star., 1925-09-06
soUsA NEICHBoRHooD ON SIXTH STREET SOUTHEAST.

Frank Pearson, Mrs. Annie Roemer-
Kasper, r. ]. Dustan, Miss Chrissie
Holmes, Miss Myra Charles, Miss
Flora NJ. Holden, Miss Mamie Bre-
gazzi, Miss May Van Arnum. Mrs.
i. Z. Pyncheon, Miss Lillian Norton,
Miss Bertha d. Lincoln, Mrs. f. G..
Randall, Miss Clara Rosafy, George
d. Scott, c. T. Belt, Miss Eulalie
Domer. W. P. Boteler. Miss Maggie
Holmes, Miss Fannie Clarke, Mrs.
NJ. V. Bennett, Miss Kate Curry, Miss
Lille Rosafy. Miss Anita Ulke. Mrs.
H. NJ. Roach, Miss Mamie Larman,
w. II. Daniel. j. H. Forsythe, Win
Way. w. P. Clark. J. Welsh, w. B.
Magruder, F. NJ. Newman, Henry
Jordon, Joseph Jouy. wv. G. Penney,
w. J. Caulfeld, Sam Kennedy. Miss
Jessie II. Schutter, E. p. Mast, a.
w. Tyler, jr., w. Z. Williams, ].
Watson. H. L. Boteler, Joseph P.
Smith, w. B. Roberts, Warren w.
Brooks. D. M. Ogden, r. r. Stratton,
E. G.. Randall and Lawrence Hazard.
John was a figure in Washington.
Most of US went to the White
House and Capitol on Summer after
watch the leader, so polished in ap-
pearance that he seemed almost var
uished. He was tailored and barbered
to the 'steenth power. No F street
sheik today is more punctiliouS about
the cut of his coat and pants and the
brush of his hair than John p. was
He wore a beard, but in those days
whiskers were manly. Girls did noe
think a man worth vamping unless he
had a mustache. and they thought a
Van Dyke beard bewitching.
The first Washington Directory hon
oring John Philip with its notice was
that of 1875. The entry was: John
Sousa. musician, 500 Seventh street
southeast" The directory of 1876 en-
tered John P. Sousa, musician, 500
7th st. Sc" In 1877 John was not
in the directory. He had left Washing
ton to seek his fortune in the solemn
town through which Chestnut, Market,
Broad, Walnut, Arch, Filbert and Vine
streets run. 1t was a town where
scrapple, catfish and eelS were as well
liked by worthy men as Gen. Bugle
likes boar's head or Admiral Keelson
spitted venison. The Permanent Cen
tennial Exposition was in profitable
swing and the centennial buildings
were standing. The Girard House on
Chestnut street was getting ancient
but the Continental matched the Fifth
Avenue in New York, the Parker House
in Boston, the Monongahela House in
Pittsburgh and the Palmer in Chi
cago Fairmount Park was full of
victorias, landaus and broughams, and
Strawberry Mansion in the park was
great, gay place. The Wissahickon
drive was where sports showed off
their trotterS. Most of the illuStrious
actors came to the Walnut Street
Theater and some to the Arch Street
Theater. The Carncross Minstrel
Troupe was an old institution and
Fred Zimmerman. father of the pres
ent Frederick Zimmerman, was be-
coming prominent in the show bust
ness. The Philadelphia Record Build
ing was about to be built by William
NJ. Singerly, and my recollection is
that the City Post Office and Broad
Street Station were building. Green
and Dooner were operating one of
the famous eating houses of the city
and Dooner was getting ready to build
his celebrated place on Tenth street
nearly opposite the Mercantile Lii
brary. John Philip was playing the
violin in Philadelphia
The Washington directory of 1881
shows John p. Sousa, leader, Marine
Band" living at the old home, Seventh
and ID, with his mother Elizabeth. his
father Antonio and his brothers,
George, Antonio and Louis, In 1882
the directory gave it John P. Sousa,
leader, Marine Band. 420 Eighth street
S. F." In 1888 John was at 204 Sixth
street southeast. That was Johns
home until he left Washington. In
1885 the directory entered him as 'di-