Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago Washington was tense
in anticipation of the ceremonies and
revisions incident to a
Coming change of administra-
lnouourotion ton on the 4tll of
March. Harrison's term
was almost at an end and Grover Cleve-
land due to be reinstated after an alb
sence CT four years. strangers Com
ing read headline In The Star of
March l, 1893. The streets of the city
are beginning to look very much as they
should few days before the Inaugural
ton. Many of the principal buildings
along the line Of march Of the big parade
have already been handsomely decorated
and it is evident that the decorations
generally are to be on very elaborate
scale. y" The city has begun to fill
up rapidly with strangers in town for
the inaugura ton and the streets are be-
ginning to take on quite a holiday ap-
pearanCe There are lots of
people who have taken advantage of the
Inauguration time to pay long-con-
tenlplated visit to the Capital and have
d
considerable length of time This gives
rather unusual permanence to the
crowd. Naturally, however, the crowd
will not be here in force till Friday.
Then the big trains from all parts of the
country, many of which are already on
their way to Washington. will come pour
ing into the railroad stations and will
o11t H., of >,
The outgoing Vice President. Levi P.
Morton, was honored at banquet, and
The Star of February q,
Bouquet for 1898, said: Vice President
Morton Morton was honored last
night as none Of his pre-
decessors has been. The entire Senate,
without distinction Of party. united in
rendering r complimentary dinner and
IN bearing testimony to the admirable
manner in which he has presided over
the deliberations OF the upper chamber
OF Congress for the past four years The
banquet, which was held in the beauti-
full dining hall of the Arlington, was the
best that skill and taste could supply.
The decorations were most effective and
the company as distinguished as it could
well be. lnasmUch as scarcely one speaker
of prominence was absent"
The same dav the incoming Vice Presi-
dent, Adlai Stevenson, was also greeted
at his hotel, though
The New not by banquet.
Vice President According to The
Star of March l,
1893: The elevator boy at the Ebbitt
began to feel real tired this morning.
He had never tackled a Vice President
elect before. and he found that it was
rather fatiguing work. Last evening,
after the Stevenson party arrived, the
stream of callers set in, and there was
no letup until bedtime" The names of
some OF the more prominent visitors were
given.
Largely echpsed by the coming presi-
dental inauguration another change in
pu0lic office received
A Commissioner scant notice After an
Retires honorable and eff
cient term as District
Commissioner John w. Douglass stepped
out to be replaced by Myron M. Parker.
1T is now Commissioner Parker and eX-
Commissioner Douglass" reported The
Star of March l, 1893 The official
change in the commissionership of the
District of Columbia took place today
when Myron M. Parker, in a strong.
steady voice, took his oath to support
the Constitution of the United States
The ceremony took place in
Commissioner Ross room. MI
desk