National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-07
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-- ....- WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJgTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April 1874.
GsasrdL Orders, No. %. ...s -
ONE ,HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
The following orders Of the President are pub
lished TO the Army: .I ......
By the President of the United Sistsa
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Whereas 1t has been brought to the notice OF
the President Of the United States that in the In
ternationai Exhibition Of Arts, Manufactures and
Products Of the Soil and Mine, TO be- held In the
city OF Philadelphia, in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy for the purpose Of celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary Of the Independence
Executive Departments of the Government Of the
United States, in which there may be articles
suitable for the purpose intended, there should
presented in q collective exhibition illustrate tho
functions and administrative faculties of the Gov
eminent in time Of peace and It's resources as .
war power, and thereby serve to demonstrate the
nature Of our institutions and their aptattons to
the wants Of the people. - -
Now, for the purpose Of securing complete and
harmonious arrangement Of The articles and mate
rails designed to be exhibited from the Executive
Departments Of the GOsetament, It Ia ordered that
BY the head Of each Of the Executive Departments
which may have articles and materials TO be ex-
hieted, and also Of one person to be named in be-
half OF the Smithsonian Institution, and one to DO
named In behalf Of the Department of Agrieul-
ture, be charged with the preparation, arrange
rails as The 81 ~ ssyerai deDartnenss and
the Commissiouer of Agriculture and the Dr.
rector Of the Smithsonian Institution may respee-
lively decide shall BE embraced In the eoilectlenS
that one Of the persons thus named, 70 DO desiK-
mated by the President, shall DO chairman Oh
such board and that the board aPPSnt IRON . InS
necessary; and that the said board Wnen organ
lied be authorised, under the direction Of tho
President TO confer with the executive officers OF
the Centennial Exhibition In relation to such mat
ters connected with the subject as may pertain
to the TssPsS5ss and that he pamssOf
the persons thus selected by the heads Of tho sew
eral Departments, the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture and the director of the Smithsonian Instftu-
ton shall be submitted to the President for desig-
nation. a.' -
HANILT5S FISH, Secretary OF State.
WAsHINGroN, January q, 1874.
WAsHIyGToN, 18th March. Is7l.
Tns HoH, Wa. ". Belkaap, Secretary II Var:
eordance with the order Of the President Of ibo
sd Of January last, the following persons have
ments, 49, mentioned In the order, having articles
materials to be exhibited at the Centennial Ex-
hibition to be held in ls7c, to compose the board
By the Secretary Of the Treasury-Heo. 7. W.
BY the Secretary of war-oOl sd LFord.
Jenkins, u. S. "
BY the Secretary of the InteriOs-JOhn Eaton.
esq. ~
. By the Postmaster Gensral-Dr Uhas. +. Mac
Donald. ~. 40
ltBy the Departmsncaf A grisuiture-wm. ssun
der1, ESQ. -
By the Smithsonian InstItutiOn-ProL s. r.
Baird. $40 So --..e.-
have the honor further to inform ron that the
President has designated Col. s. c. Ly(ord, U.
8. A., to be the chairman Of such board.
want, HAMILTON EIAa.
BY order OF tho Secretary Of War:
z. D, ToWSsEEp, Ad.ESaak Geaagsl.