Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-21
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THD
Memorial Address on the Life and Charae.
ter of
HENRY WINTER DAVIS,
To be Delivered in the Hall of the House
of Representatives by the
HON. j. A. J. CRESWELL,
On the 22d of February, 1866.
ARRANGEMENTS


The galleries of the House usually appropri-
ated to ladies will be reserved for those per-
| sons provided with tickets urhl half-pa
eleven o'clock.
The gallery of the House usually appropri-
| ated to gentlemen will be opened to the public
without tickets at half past ten o'clock.
The Hall of the House of Representatives
will be opened at half-past ten o'clock for the
admission of those to whom invitations have
been extended, who will be conducted to the
| seats assigned to them, as follows:
The President of the United States will be
seated in front of the Speakers table.
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court will occupy seats next
to the President, on the right of the Speakers
table
The Heads of Departments, with the Diplo-
matte Corps, will occupy seats next to the
President, on the left of the Speakers table.
Officers of the army and navy will occupy
seats next to Supreme Court, on the right OF
the Speakers table.
Assistant Heads of Departments, Governors
and other officers of States and Territories, the
Mayors of Washington and Georgetown, and
personal friends of the deceased specially in
yited, will occupy seats directly in the rear of
Heads of Departments.
The Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of
Claims, and the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia, will occupy seats directly in the
rear of the Supreme Court.
The Heads of Bureaus in the Departments
Will occupy seats directly in the rear of the
officers Of the army and navy.
Representatives will occupy seats on either
side of the hall, in the rear of those in vited,
and reserying four rows of seats on either side
of the main aisle for Senator'S
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved ex-
clusively for the families of the members of
the Diplomatic Corps, who will be provided
with tickets Of admission 10 that gallery.
The reporters gallery will be reserved strict
ly for those reporters entitled to admission TO
the reporters galleries of the Senate and of the
House, who will be furnished with tickets of
admission. The reporters for the Congress
sionsl Globe, in the Senate and in the House
will occupy the reporters desk IN front Of the
Clerks table.
The Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives will call the body to order at twelve
o'clock.
The Marine Band, stationed in the upper
veshbule, will, at quarter before twelve,
perform appropriate music, ceasing when the
exercises are TO be commenced.
The orator of the day, Hon. J. A. ]. Cres-
well, will occupy seat st the table of the
CLERK OF the House. The chairmen of the
Joint committee Of arrangements will occupy
seats at the right and left of the orator
Prayer will be offered by the Rev. DIR. Boyn-
ton, Chaplain Of the Heuse of Representatives
The presiding officer Will then introduce TO
the audience the Hon. Edward Mcpherson.
Clerk OF the House of Representatives, who
will read the Declaration of Independence,
after which he will introduce the Hon ]. A. ]
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memorial address.
The henediction will be pronounced by the
Rev. DIR. Gray, Chaplain of the Senate.
The Doorkeeper Of the House is charged with
the execution OF these arrangements.
REvERDY JOHNSON,
HENRY II. Blow,
OF the Joint Committee of Arrangements