Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-17
Army Of the Tennessee.

PROGRAAME FOR THE ANNUAL NETTING
THE MCPHERSON STATUE.
The committee OF arrangements fofesne
exercises connected with the tenth annual
meeting of the Society OF the Army OF the
Tennessee and the unwilling of the eaues
TRAN statue OF General Mcpherson in this
city, on the 18th and 10Th instants, have ar
PRoGRAMME OF IxIRcrsEs ocroBxn IA.
National salute at sunrise; assembly of
the members OF the society st headquarters,
Arlington house, at O'Clock .. m; tenth
hail, At 10 q. M; column formed at / o. m,
under command OF Major General David
Hunter, u. 8. A, chief marshal. The column
w move I II the following order L mounted
raj Hunter, chief marshal, and aids; 4, Fort
McHenry band; 5, Company A. District mi
1tia; ., Oompenies and d. District i m ~ n
riages; 9, orators and chairmen OF respec-
tive committees Of arrangements; 10, Su-
preme Court, diplomatic corps and Com
II, Marine corps; ID, Society OF the Army OF
the Tennessee on foot; IA, committees; Is.
officers of the army and navy and invited
guests; 10, Veteran club; II Grand Army of
the Republic; Is, officers, soldiers aud sail
ors who served during the late war. The
line Of march Will be from Lincoln hall
TO Pennsylvania avenue, west to the east
gate Of the Presidents grounds, passing the
Executive mansion, where they will be re-
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gate, through 16k street to ii; east on II to
Vermont avenue, and thence north to Nc
Pberson square.
CEREMONIES AT THE NoyUM ENr.
1, Prayer; 2, Music, Religious Andante, by
Marine Band; 3, Remarks on behalf OF the
monument committee by Gen. A. Hicken.
looper; 4, dwelling Of the statue by the
sculptor, Louis T. Rebisso, with major gem
elafs salute Of music and artillery; 3, Ora
ton by General John A. Logan; 6, Music,
Centennial Exposition March, by Marine
band.
EVENING OF 18TH.
Society re- assemblies at Lincoln hall at7R
O'Clock. reveille; address Of welcome by Hon.
VIM. DenDison; music; annual address by
Gen. John NJ. Thsy er; tattoo; taps.
PROGRAMME FOR THE 18Th.
Meeting of the Society for business at Lin
coin hall, O'Clock q. M. Assembly Of the
guests invited by the citizens of Washington
In their welcome to the Society, at 1913 q.
m. Excursion to Mount Vernon. Eight
O'Clock p. M, assembly of the Society and its
at O'Clock p m. TO pay their respects to the
first commander of the Army of the Tonnes
see, Gen. u. 8. Grant, the President. All
9 Macs OF the army and ID, navy and OF the
all the exercises in full uniform. Ali In
vfted guests, all mem bers of committees, and
ali members of the society, are requested to
rooms OF the reception committee, headQuar
tiers Arlington House, on Tuesday, the 17th
instant, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
zens along the line of march are requested 10
decorate their houses.
DISTINCTIVE BADGES.
Committee of arrangements, (sOciety ) pur-
pie; committee Of arrangements, (citiZen )
magenta; committee on finance, cardinal
red; committee ON invitation, &c, navy blue;
committee on transportation, brown; com
mittee on reception, pink; committee on ex-
ercises at monument, green; members of So
ciety, red, white and blue; invited guests
lavender; the press. white.
Citizens of the District who desire to par
ticipate in the exercises to morrow and
Thursday, attendant upon the assembly In
the city of the Army of the Tennessee and
the unwilling of the Mcpherson statue, can
procure tickets from the committee on re-
ceptiop, at the Arlington Hotel; At Blanchard
a Mohun's and Solomon & Chapmau's book
store, and At Metzerott's music store.