Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-04
PRESIDENT GRANT.


HIS VISIT TO wILMINdToN-THE PROGRAMME FOR
THuRsDAY.
Mention has already been made in the CoM-
MERcrAL of the intended visit of President Grant
to Wilmington, on Thursday next, and of the
tender of the hospitalities of the city to him
upon that occasion. Last evening the Commit
tee of arrangements, appointed by Council, met
to prepare programme, and although not fully
arranged we have been able to obtain from the
chairman, H. +. Pickels, Esq, general outline
of what is to be done.
Invitations have been extended the members
of the Legislature, the Governor, our United
States Senators and Representatives In Congress,
and the Secretary of State, to be present. OF
these only the Legislature had been heard from
this morning !; it accepts. .i'..
On the morning Of Thursday the Mayor, City
Council and Citizens Committee, consisting Ct
j. Il. Heald, Geo. O. Gordon, Geo. G. L0bdeli,
lob H. jackson, Edward Belts James Bradford,
Jesse sharpe, p. Mccullough, Henry Eckel. j..
L. DeVou, Charles b. Lore, Francis Barry, Jas.
Scott, J. s. Valentine, Jos. O. Grubb, @. W.
Sparks, ]. I. Cause, W. G. Gibbons NJ. L. Lich-
tensiten, Victor DUPONT, Edward Moore, How
ard M. Jenkins, ]. O. Grubb, s. M. Harrington,
G. W. Stone and NJ. NJ Child, will proceed hence
in special train and meet the President aud
his suite somewhere down the road, at the river
probably, and after regaining the territory of
Delaware, the address OF welcome will be deliv-
cred by Mayor Simms.
Upon the arrival at the depot the Presiden-
tial party, the members OF the Legislature, the
Mayor and the Committee OF Arrangements
will proceed to the residence Of J.T. Heald, on
the Avenue, where lunch will be; partakeh Of.
From thence, the President and company will
be escorted by two members OF the Committee
of Arrangements and two members or Council
through the,industrial establishments of the city,
consuming, i'll this manner, the eremainder OF the
day. l8.
About 80 O'Clock the guests will be convey
ed to Institute Hail. where q banquet will be
spread. Chief Justice Gilpin is expected 20 pre-
side. Invitations to the number of two hundred
and fifty will be sent out to the citizens OF Will
mington for the banquet. The Committee Of
Arrangements have adopted the excellent exam
pie set by the President himself at his New
Years reception, and will'conduct the banqust
upon strictly temperance principles. .
At eight o'clock the President and suite will
repair to the Opera House, to be present at the
fair of Co. A., In compliance with the letter OF
acceptance, which is published below e..
The time intervening between the qhitting
of the fair and his departure for Washington,
the President will spend at Jos, u GTubbts
King street above Seventh. He. will here be
the guest of Mr. Grubb, and will be attended
only by his suite and few friends in this city.
The above is the programme, as far as 1t
has been arranged. Some minor details are
yet to be added, which we will endeavor to fur
nish in to- morrow's ConMERGIk1..o The full pro-
gramme will be published to-morrow-
IE1yrER Fpn~ ~
The following letter needs no explanation
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
wAsHINaToN, Feb. LIST, 1873
Mr.. j. l.. Kitlgore, Wilmington, Del,
SIR The President directs me to scknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter Of the 30th ult,,
conveying an invitation from Co. A, LIST Della
ware State Volunteers, to be present at falr foi
the benefit of the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment, of Wilmington, on the 9Th Of tins month
| and request you to accept for yourself and on
behalf Of your associates his sincere thanks foi
| the polite attention.
He wishes me to say that it will AFFORD MN
much pleasure to attend the fair. -.
| / am sir, your obedient servant,
o. e. BABooOK Secretary.