Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-24
THE FLAG RECEPTION ON THE FOURTH
OF JULY.

The Pennsylvania Central Railroad Com
pany, with its usual patriotism, has offered
the gratuitous use of its cars for the tran
sportation, in July next, of the gallant SOL
dlers who during the late war, by actual
detail, bore the colors of their regiments,
or acted as their guard, while they were on
the field of battle. Such of these brave
men as may be able are requested to as
semble in Harrisburg on the lst of July,
and transportation thither will be afforded
them upon application to the members of
the Military Committee representing the
district in which they reside. The men,
bers of the Committee on Transportation
should secure correct lists of all the sur
viving color-bearers and color-guards, and
send them to General NEGLEY, at Pitts
burg, on or before the 26th of the present
month, SO that no difficulty or delay-will
be experienced in procuring the tickets
General NEGLEY can be addressed at Pitts
burg, or General TYNDALE at Philadelphia,
i'll reference to matters connected with this
part of the proceeding, on the comeing
Fourth OF July.
Every member of the committee appoin-
ted to act in concert with the Governor
evinces desire to make the reception of
the flags an occurrence worthy of our glo-
rious Commonwealth, and the occasion bids
fair to be one, the brilliancy of which will
surpass any other display ever witnessed
in Pennsylvania or in the Union.
The general committee representing the
military divisions of Pennsylvania, appoint
ed to make arrangements for the presenta-
tion of the battle-hags to the Governor, on
the Fourth of July, in Independence Square,
assembled in the Select. .Conncil chamber at
noon on Saturday General Harry White,
chairman of the committee, took the chair.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Governor Curtin and Mayor McMichael, to
invite them to assist in the ceremonies
General White was, on motion, chosen per-
manent president. Speeches were made
by the Governor, Mayor, General White,
and others. The following programme was
adopted
First. On the second of July that the
flags which will have been deposited In
Harrisburg should be brought to Philadel'
phia by guard of honor, composed of the
surviving color-bear RS and color-guards oi
| all the regiments of the State
Second The flags, when brought to Phil
adeIphia, shall be deposited in some ap
propriated hall until the time of the presen
| tatlOn.
Third A military escort, with appropri
ate music, will be provided to proceed with
the flags and their guards Of honor to indie
pendence Square.
Fourth. A proper person to be selected
to present formally the flags to the Gov
ernor on their arrival at independence
Square.
FVth. Suitable music, vocal and instru
mental after the ceremonies by the recep
ton of the flags.
,Slcth Thanks to Almighty God for vic
tory and return of peace.
Seventh. Proper music.
Eighth. Alter the arrival Of the flags il
Independence Square a Governors salute
and after the ending of the cermonies of re
ception, national salute shall be fired, t,
which end a battery sholl bo ntatiUuUd il
Washington Square.
Ninth. At the conclusion Of the cermony
the flags shall be escorted to the hall from
whence they were brought, where they will
be kept until returned to Harrisburg anC
deposited in the archives of the Common
wealth.
Ienh The committee, in order to carr,
out this programme, recomend the appoint
ment of committees of arrangement and o
finance.
1t was unanimously resolved that Majo
General Meade be requested to present th
flags.