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Li:fe of Jo]tin ) Sousa, "The Ma:rch King[" in Washington Philip Tli e funeral will Of-cur at 3 from Early Friday p.in. vigorous yet. He maintains a beau- all the published sketches of ftrst in a small two-story brick houBe rist Churt'li, Navy Yard, and the remains on G street now numbered tiful home, which might properly be 11 be teiiijmrarily plae^d in a vault. Mr. of southeast, 'Jl leader the life and achievements 636. It Is the third house east of Christ called an "estate," at Kort Washing- 8®usa was the father of J. P. Kousn. IN in s Home and His B c Environs.Ear] Musical the Marine i'and. who is now inakiuK * one reads of Church. The first house east of the musicia >yhood [y John Philip Sousa ton. Long Island. He married Miss °J ir of the west, with his own band." £ the eminent musician, the eml- church is the Marks house, built a Jane Bellls of Philadelphia and has good many years ago by Samuel A. H. all attended The Evening: Star of August 24, ncnt the author Famous on and the "Fidd Enlistg three children. They 1 what follows composer, premier Marks. It is a three-story red brick. ing, When He Performed the Sli Ij-horn" Trainle".First Christ Church, Navy Yard, when they OS, published of marches, the pre-eminent band- The next is a modern buff brick and lived in Washington. John Philip ** the death of Mrs. J-lizaboth.conrning 1b limestone house, and next on the east is in business in New York *"ciusa: master and the gentleman. There Is the small brick senior to ! Marine the Sousa. Jr.. of this evidently ment in the Marines:andPosition Witk tke Band.Tracin| Sousa Family city. Miss Helen Sousa became the Mrs. Elizabeth Sousa. widow of An torn* on* chapter in the nistory all the other houses. It was in that wife of Hamilton Abert of Washing- Sousa and mother of John Philio Sous*. t!i© man which house that John Sousa was "° ted bandmaster and cvispoaer, died at tit© clever and successful Philip ton and they live in New York. Miss southeast. than born November 6, 1854. That block to n.Little s First Concert and the lives at the home uiily r«ld«"»"», ZAfZ 7tli street seems never to have been more is bounded by 6th and 7th and E and Back the Time Tkey Game From Spai John lane Priscilla family 8tec**y afternoon at 5:35 o'clock. Her a pen. That is on Long Island. uiti wan due to general debility. roughly outlined by d streets southeast and Is numbered enlisted in Mr*. Sousa was eighty-two year* f»f age it is 877." In 1854 the lot owners John's brother George the chapter of his boyhood. And "square That Did Not of the Nation s Most Fanldus Band. the Marine Band and was playing »n d had been a resident of this city since Clothes was In that square, is shown by the Fit.Leaderskip l!v'A. I'p to about three months ago she not so easy to write it as one may the triangle and the cymbals when and records of the District, wereassessmentL - UK>re than ordinarily active for her age. a but alsmt think. John was born sixty-seven .. mi .mmm Wlis accustomed to daily walk, .... N,'"' J'lW';. -11 a «. J''J "Siousea and Maurice that John Esputa, fine musician and fine '' tinat time site to fa ft and gradually and of those boys ^ -y Ennis" (C. vr ^ began years ago, many man, had a better acquaintance with ew weaker until her death. ^ * have Sioussa and Gregory I. Ennis), with whom he played grown west. John Philip Sousa than anybody else Mrs. Sousa was » native of Germany, beards and families and have J? 325 Pennsylvania avenue grocers, been Imrn in Hesse Darmstadt in May, gray Antonio Sousa la not in the directory had. He Knew more of the real inside havlfher been translated to a sphere from John than John's own did. But 2<». she came to this country with for that year. In the directory of people rents in 184»; and resided in N. Y.. which, though they may weave their we are a little ahead of the story in that Brooklyn. «»««. 1864 he reappears as "Antonio Sioussa, til her marriage to Mr. Sousa. They innuence auuui u», jet mcj we have not finished with Antonio the Sousa died we musician, house, 628 Seventh street. moved to Washington. Mr. afterird seem to tell to us the things would * elder. When he came to Washington in Lteen of those who were *&>* y$> .&;. \j v- East." The entry is the same in 1865. years ago. like to know. Many In 1867 it is musician, 1854 he entered the Marine Band to play Mrs. Sousa is survived by four sons and boys with John, and who are still "Antonio Sousa. the trombone. Francis Scaia was tnen o daughters. John Philip Sousa. former memories of him, 627 7th southeast." The entry is the uder of the Cnited State* Marine Hand and here, preserve fond P| - < "fife major," "principal musician," or but when it comes to the , same in the directory of 1868. The leader of the band. It was in the w of Sousa's Concert Hand; George W. of 1869 missed him. usa. a retired musi<-iau. now living at or the recollection of rememberancespecific Hnoi. f viSLxr directory of 1854 that the Marine Band summer of <517 all these years the "Sioussas" of at wport News. Va.; Antonio A. Sousa details and important facts, they During the summer open-air concertsInstituted street soutl.rast. an employe of the city and the northwest section multiplied. The the White band E street vague foggy. become missed House and Capitol, the at office; Ijouis M. Sousa of *i.'U 4 Most of the members of John's directory canvassers of 1870 then being under the leadership of utlieast; Mrs. A. C. Van-la of 53d ftth street j-. but the and Mrs. wife of Lieut. 4 His mother and Antonio, they enumerated Francis Scala the utheast. Bower, have passed away. family Pons, taking upAntonio who p Charles, 814 cK. Bower, a retired naval officer, father and his brothers George and following "Sioussas": baton for the second time July 11, 1854. es in Antonio are dead. His * 18th west: Clara E., 1225 L west; Great-grondmothers and Chicago. youngest * of Christ from Elizabeth A. and Frederick P., of some of who are Mrs. Sousa was a menilier Louis, has moved away brother, you great-grandfathersreading pirotestant Episcopal Church on G street Washington. His younger sister, v'^^^«bPP National Metropolitan Bank,messengerthese lines attended those concerts and utheast, and has always |»een forward in Klizabeth, lives in Grand Rapids, same address; H. C. Sioussa, 814 18th; Anfe^io was playing the trombone in e charitable work of that parish. She Mich. One sister, Katherine, older than J. W. Sioussa, grocer. 931 18th; the band. sited the sick and needy constantly and did John, lives in Washington. A few old R. Sioussa, 1225 L west; M.LottieL. * * * * ^ .'*2SEB&^3S^k uch to help them. neighbors of the Sousas still live Sioussa, cashier, boards 814 18th; Mrs. Sousa was especially proud of her son. *T < 1424 a S age came on, Antonio suffered ihu Philip, the famous t-andwaster Their near the Sousa home, but most,of I;' Mary, widow of John Sioussa, st was aiiout two weeks ago. He ^| l&tk. "An-' from and between teaching, meeting those who knew John as a boy are Bmk N. Y. avenue. In 1871 we find asthma, is been notified of his mother's death and no more. John from the time he was tonla Sousa. musician. 502 7th S. E." practicing at "the garrison," as the old ill arrive in time for the funeral services born, in 1854. until he went away to In 1872 it'is Antonio Sousa. musician. ednesda.v morning at l<t o'clock in the in 500 1873 people spoke of the marine barracks, cii iapel at Congressional cemetery. Kev. Arthur -'seek his fortune, 1877, left few i 7th S. E. The directories of W^BI^ttStf I*. K. Church. Navy Yard, more than and 1874 and taking part in ceremonies and i^BStooil Johns of Christ records.no perhaps other K. skipped him. ticiating. boys do, and when he returned to In 1875 we pret this: "Antonia Antonio Sousa practiced concerts, Four doors soutli of the Sousa home in 1880 as leader of the Washington Sousa, musician, 500 7th street and he built a littlecabinetmaking,house, i 7th street, ana m a trame house very Marine Band he was a busy man, st: John Sousa, musician, 500southe:7th which he called a shop, on the north s|Hn|^^ uoh like that which Antonio the elder with many responsibilities. He left w?s ^HPi^H street southeast." That was John side of his lot, facing E street, while the jilt as his home in 1S57. lived Antonio the Marine Band and Washington in M| Philip Sousa's first appearance in the frame house that had been built on the iondi. Two of the Biondi children live 1S92, and that was twenty-nine years &&I directory of his native city. In 1876 lot faced on 7th street. iere today. Antonio Biondi was Italian ago. All the prominent public life we get this: "Antonio Sousa, It is said by the old neighbors ' birth.

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