The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-04
OUR CENTENNIAL,
p,ogrnmme for the Celebration 81 the
Hundredth Anniversary OF Amer
Icnn independence

The following order VIII ue opSei wy
in celebrating the Centennial ann
verspry of American Independence AT
Dallas, Texas, July ith, 1875;
SALUTEs. =,
/. There will be two, the Iirst .,
thirteen gun, one for each state III tle
original union, commehcIhS"' SUITE ln"h
the second Of forty guns, one Ior enon
State in the present union, colllileho'
inga II O'Clock IN.
PROCESSION.
If. All bodies desiring to participate
will assemble at their respective places
ofmeetlng at $3.50 o'clock a. M one
gun will be the signal for these meet
ings ...i,,,
iii. The formation Of the procession
will commence mt 9 o'clock II. m. on
Commerce street, the head OF the COZ
umn resting on Houston street ana eA-
tending east, one gun followed by the
ringing of all public bells in the city
viii be the signal for this formation
| ~. Prompt attendance Is requested
at all meetings, and in the formation
Of the procession.
V. The procession will be formed III
the following order;
VI. Special Deputies and Police
mounted.
Lang's band,
United States flag in charge Of u de-
tachment.
Stonewall Greys.
Lamar Rifles.
French Detachment.
a. o. II. Society
TurnvCrein.
Swiss Glee club.
Gruetliverein.
Chaplain, Orator Reader of Dccla'
ration and Statistician in carriage.
Officers of the United States, thi'
State, County and City in carriages.
Bar Association.
Medical Association.
Patrons of Husbandry.
Cotton Exchange.
Grain Exchange
Delegation of forty Choctaw Indians
ParEers Band.
Fire Department Of the City will
Engines, Trucks and equipments il
the order to be Il signated by the Chic
and under his charge.
Business men of the city and cltl
zens, in columns of twos.
Citizens in carriages and on horse
back.
VII. The line of march will b
up Houston street to Main, theme
down Main to Lamar street, thence VI
Lamar to Elm, thence east along Elm
to the Fair Ground Grove.
e VIII. Daring the formation of tn
procession and its march, all vehicle
, and mounted men except those in I'll
procession are prohibited upon tn,
portions of the streets above designa
, ted. An it is made the duty 0, tn
& Marshall's deputies and policemen tt
see that this paragraph is rigidly ell
. forced,
EXERCISES.
! Arrived at the grove one gun will bu
= the signal for order, and the following
1 exercises will be had
Hail Columbia 10y the bands.
. Prayer by the Rev. a. p, Smith
e ID. ID.
S The Star Spangled Banner by tn
, bands.
Reading the Declaration ofAmerical
independence by the hon. IL. Banks
! dale.
/ National Air by the Swiss Glee Club
/ Grafton by Colonel DIN Wellborn.
Marseillese Hymn by the Frencl
Club.
Statistics by Hon. A. b. Norton.
4 Yankee Doodle by the bands,
| Dixie by the bands.
National Salute.
Refreshments.
The evening entertainments will b,
= speeches at the stand, laying corne
stone Of the Baptist college large
practice by the military, exercises 10y
the Turnverens, ball-playing, &c, sc.
at the grove, and the whole to con
cludc with torch light procession
pyrotechnic display and ball at Liyel,
Hall after night.
THE MARSHALS.
nj. The Marshals will be know
, by II blue silk badge, to be worn b,
each from the right shoulder, fastene,
at the left hip.
Twelve. Immediately upon the fir
ing of the gun at half-past eigh
} O'Clock am, each Marshal, mounted
and wearing the above badge, will re.
pair to the east entrance of Courthouse
square, on jefferson street.
Thirteen. They will superintend tn,
formation of the procession, its quie
and orderly march, prevent all intru
sions on the line of march, see tina
the ladies are comfortably situated Il
the Fair Grounds, and use every eXer
ton to contribute to the peace, pleas
IRE and happiness of thasc assembled
to celebrate this great and gloriou
occasion, JOHN J. COOP,
Chief Marshal.