Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

entS'; also the United States coat of arms and
coats OF arms of the various States. Over each
gallery there were lines of burgess of every hue
and from the hagstaffs the United States eoloFs
hoated. The neat little Office building of the
company, near Eighth street, had a plentiful
supply of evergreens and flags out.
The American House, on Seventh street,
had its balcony handsomely draped. SeIby
& Mandain. r. Cohen, Roland and Burgess,
Harmonial Hail. Bryon's Building, in which are
the ofhces of the Critic and Sunday Chronicle,
and CumiskeyS, tried to Guido the north side OF
the square between Sixth and Seventh streets,
on which the balcony Of the Metropolitan Hotel,
the establishments of MeSsrs. Heiberger HiTsh,
Nolan and the Richmond & Fredericksburg
Railroad Office Handsomely trimmed. Be-
tween Four-and-a-hah and Sixth streets John
Lynch, John H Moore q Son, w. D. Wyville
Poole & Hume. John NJ. Young George Kirk,
p. and H. j. Fegan W. s. Horton, W. H and
O. Fl. Morrison plentiful supply of Chinese Ian
terms etc.; p. G. Boyle and Bachls We'd with
each other to make a display. About the center
of the square line of burgess was strung
The front Of st. James Hotel was decorated
with American and other flags and burgess
The balconies, the use of which were rendered
the President and cabinet, were handsomely
feStooned with colors etc. On q stand nearby
the fun Marine Band was stationed. In place
of the fallen arch across the Avenue at sixth
street. two buttresses were erected last night
by r. L Fleming. and from poles on the
Top OF each ropes were stretched. from which
numerous flags were thrown to the breeze"
Walls Marble Store space underneath which
later became the Marble Saloon, stin standing
at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Ninth street, where two n0sed murders
occurred, was ornamented with . varigated glass
reflector In the form of large star and gas
jets forming the word walls" The theater
opposite was at one time run by Wall and
called Walls Opera House. Shepherds build
ing to the west, the headquarters of the carni-
val; Rudolph Buchly's, Mays store, vondeler g.
RUNNERS restaurant, Harvey's at Eleventh
street, Blanchard & Mohun's Sebastian Aman's
at Ninth street, Wall g. Stephens and Boteler's
store were all decorated with flags and ban
nerss IS, were Harper d MitcheWs, MRS.
Clitchs. Oppenheimer's clothing store Teels
Ellis music store Mays dry goods store the
dickson House ON Eleventh street. Hoods
building Calls jewelry store and the Kirkwood
House.
HE Star Building, which then stood at the
southwest corner where the Post once
building now stands and opposite it's present
location, was dressed with banners suspended
from poles running out from every window and
Chinese lanterns covered the whole front
LAtimer d Cleary, nearby, and the Metropolitan
HaA, which the writer assumed later became
the Dime Museum, were ~tastefully dressed I'M"
John Hancocks, known to many an old timer:
tine owen House, which stood to the west Of
the Willard Hotel; the National Theater
RooSeS cigar store, near Thirteenth street:
Coldwefs auction house and Newspaper Row.
an WED to Guido each ether i'm the splendor
and aetractiyeness Of their decorations, and
Nee1erost's Hall was one Of the gayest of all
the buildings ON the Avenue the entire front
being covered with flags. burgess and streamers
of all colors. stretched along the balcony we
are told was q cloth to which was fastened
3 large number Of comical and amusing masks
Donchs Washington City Brass Band was sta
toned on the balcony during the day, and dis
cOursed lively music"
This undoubtedly was a busy occasion for
The Stars reporter. bat he surely missed little
II anything, for he mentioned the names of
all the notables who turned out with their
equipages on the first day Of the carnival and
tells US:
At the conclusion Of the trials OF speed at
IL O'Clock m. the Avenue was thrown open for
pleasure riding both I'm carriages and ON horse