The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-09
CITY IN ELLIGENCE
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The PRESENTATION OF THE STATE
FLAGs.-The Committee of Councils, and the
Military Committee on the reception OF the State
flags, met last evening in Select Council Cham
Der. Mr.. Cattel occupied the char.
Mr.. Evans moved that the use of Council
Chambers be rendered to the committee having
the subject II charge, for the use of invited
Colonel p. 9. Ellmaker on the part of the
Military Committee, reported the following, as
embracingsthe views of the Committee relative
to the parade:-
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Maior'General Winfield s. Hancock will move
the entire line on Broad street, right
resting on Arch street, at ten
o'clock, in the following
order:-
Advance Guard,
Mounted Policemen.
Henry Guards Captain Spear,
Commanding officer and staff.
OF rePre1thng @e ha the several
OF the late Rebellion not on duty,
in numerical order,
Dismounted Officers not on duty, with troops
as hereinafter indicated.
Washington Artillery Company of Pottsville,
National Light Infantry Co. of Pottsville.
Ringgod Light Artillery Company of Reading
Logan Guard OF Lewistown.
Allen Infantry OF Allentown.
These being the first troops to pass through
Baltimore on their way to Washington, In 1861.
Regiments as folio VS.;
l. Infantry.
2. Artillery.
3. Cavalry.
Major-Genera Meade and staff.
Invalid Officers in carriages.
BAND.
Colors and Color Guards excepting those which
accompany regiments or detachments.
U. s. Troops in the vicinity.
U. s. Marines,
Governor Curtin and Staff in parriaoas
Soldiers and Orphans.
l. Females, in ambulance.
2. Band.
3. Males, on foot
Pennsylvania Militia.
Military Schools.
Organizations composed of members who served
IN the field during the late war.
The procession will move at 10 A. M, as fol
| lows:-
Down Arch to Twelfth, thence to Chestnut,
thence 10 Second, thence TO Walnut, and thence
| 10 Independence Square.
| On the arrival OF the head OF the line at this
| point salute OF fifteen guns will be fred by
| derachments from the lst I'd, and Sd regiments
OF artillery, in Washington Square.
On entering the Square the General command
| ing, the officers not on duty, Maior-Genera'
4 Meade and staff, Governor Curtin and staff, sol
| diers and orphans, and invited guests (not
J required to assemble in Council Chamber),
4 preceded by band, will take the advance,
! and be followed by the color-bearers and
/ guards, including those ofregiments and detach
| meuts.
The ceremonies in the Square will be opened
| by an appropriate prayer by -.
| 2. The 'StRr-Spangled Banner,n by the Han
del and Haydn Society.
8. Presentation of the Colors to Governor
| Curtin by Maior-General Meade.
4. Reply of his Excellency the Governor.
5. Music by Birg gteld's Band
6. "Old Hundred" by Handel and Haydr
| Society.
l. Thanks to Almighty God for victory aut
return of peace
At the close of the ceremonies a nationa
| ington Square and the colors will be deposited
| in SAMSON Street Hall, the use of which ha
| been rendered by the proprietor.
| The invited guests will meet in Council Cham
| Der at 10 A. NJ. Staging in the form of an am
| phitheatre will be erected in independence
| Square sufficient to seat 5000 persons. Th
| Committee will be compelled to issue ticket
| or the various sections in order to accOmmo
| date the invited guests, the ''children of tn
| Commonwealth" >" and the ladies who have eive
a father, or husband, or brother to tue cause O
the Union.
In addition to tue invitation bya special CON
mittee to the PresideI OF the United States an
his Cabinet, and TO Northumberland Grant
by his EXcellency the Governor to the Governor
of the different States and the managers OF tn
various institutions provided for the orphans
soldiers; and by the general committee to th
members of the Senate and House OF RepreseI
tatives of the State other bodies and ind
ylduals have been invited.
Arrangements have been made with Mayc
MeMlohael for sufficient detail OF police /