Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
Mrs Coles Bay Window foreground today

of the war. The movement, originating with
the members Of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland and engineered by them to Is
perfect q success as ever crowned systematic
efforts with triumph, outgrew its original con-
ception and became o national work, into
which all men, without distinction differ
ence of opinion, entered heartily and erthusi-
astically. The City Of Washington, in the last
two days, became crowded with strangers, in
yited guests from the most prominent ranks Of
society and distinguished citizens from an sec
uons Of the land. The most noticeable feature
Of the whole movement was its spontaneous
enthusiasm, so to speak, and next, and quite
remarkable, the utter absence Of disorder. With
thousands Of strangers in the city the duties
of the Washington police have not been in
creased, nor has the comfort of the District
citizens been at all lessened or disturbed. The
ceremonies Of yesterday may be briefly sum-
married.
THE Society of the Army Of the Cumber-
land held meeting in the morning in the
grand tent erected on the White Lot, the
largest tent ever put up in the country. This
was business meeting, and here were hn-
ished and perfected the details of the arrange
mentS that the afternoon saw carried out with
such signal success. Following this came the
forming of the vast procession, which exhibited
longer line of men in rank than Washington
has seen since the grand review in 1865.
Formed at the foot of the Capitol, it reached
and overlooking those bounds serged up the
latter street to Louisiana avenue The entire
column, composed of civilians, soldiers, ex-
soldiers, representatives of all the executive
departments of the Government, with the
CARNATIONS from abroad, passed up the
Avenue, filed in review before the White House
and Mr.. Hayes, and taking up its line Of
march to the northwestern part of the city,
broke ranks at the Thomas Circle to await the
ceremonies of unwilling the statue"
A MOTHER writer tells US:
1.-The preliminary scenes attending the
procession were first witnessed at early sunrise
in the appearance Of unusual activity on the
streets Uniformed officers and civilians
mounted and foot, thronged the various
leading thoroughfares; committees of local
military, ETC., sought the depots to receive the
visiting delegations and prominent invited
guests, and every train that arrived was not
only larger and more thronged than usual but
bore the signal indicating that others equally
burdened were rapidly approaching the city to
deposit their living freight within its borders.
las time passed the interior localities be-
came more animated. Troops Of citizen SOL
dtery, from home and abroad, were constantly
passing to and fro Members OF uniformed
civic organizations fastened toward the diff
ferent rendezvous, or concentrated near the
point for forming the procession. detail Of
the Washington Light Infantry at $50 O'Clock
proceeded to the New Jersey avenue depot and
met the Governors Guards from Annapolis,
who were escorted to the armory on the
Avenue and extended the Inequalities of the
local organization.
1.-The detail next met the Norfolk City
Guards, who arrived on the steamer Jane
Moseley and were entertained at the armory
where their accoutrements were deposited and
the members breakfaSted at the American
House. Subsequently the Alexandria Light
Infantry and st. Johns Military Academy
Cadets, from the southern suburb of WASH
ington, and the Bond Guards from Baltimore
County, Md. were also received At 1o40
am. Wilson Post, No. I, @. A. R., Of Baltimore
attended by the full band and drum corps Of
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