National Republican., 1876-10-17
ssxY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Prcgrsnme for the Annual Mssting
NcPherson Statue.

The following has been decided upon by the
committee of arrangements for the exercises
connected with the tenth annual meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the
unveiling of the equestrian statue of General
Mcpherson in this city, on the 18th and 18th
instant:
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.
October IS-Nstional salute at sunrise,
assembly Of the members of the society at
headquarters, Arlington house, at O'Clock a.
m; tenth annual meeting of the society at
Lincoln hall, at 10 O'Clock an; column
formed at 1 o'clock p. m, under command of
Major General David Hunter, o. s. A, chile I
marshal.
The column will move in the following Or
der: /, mounted police; 2, plotoen of police;
8, Major General Hunter, chief marshal, and
aids; 4, Fort McHenry band; 3, Company A,
District militia; 6, Company B, District mill
tia; z, Artillery; s, President and Cabinet In
carriages; 9, orators and chairmen of respect
Court, iDlplomatic corps and Commissioners
of the District; II, Marine band; IL, Marine
corps; 13, Society of the Army Of the Ten
nessee on foot; IA, committees; Is, officers of
the army and navy and invited guests; 10,
Veteran club; II, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie; IS, officers, soldiers and sailors who
served during the late war.
LINE OF MARCH.
From Lincoln hall up Ninth street to G, on
G west to Fifteenth street, thence to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, westto Fifteen-a -and-a-half street,
thence north to Mcpherson square.
CEREMONIES AT THE MONUMENT.
!. Prayer 2. Music, Religious Audante, by
Marine band 3. Remarks on behalf of the
monument committee by General A. Hicken-
looper; 4. dwelling of the statue by the
sculptor, Louis T. Rebisso, with major gen.
erals salute OF music and artillery; 5. Grafton
by Gen. John A. Logan; 6. Music, Centennial
Exposition March, by Marine band.
EVENING OF 18TH.
Society re-assembles at Lincoln hall at 7:3O
O'Clock; reveille; address of welcome by Hon.
VIM. Dennison music; annual address BY
Gen. John NJ. Thayer; tattoo; taps.
10TH INSTANT.
Meeting of the Society for business at Lin
coin hall, 8 O'Clock q. m. Assembly of the
guests invited by the citizens of Washington
in their welcome to the Society, at 10:45 a.
m. Excursion to Mount Vernon. Eight
O'Clock p. m, assembly of the Society and its
invited guests at the Arlington, to proceed at
0 O'Clock p. m. to pay their respects to the
first commander of the Army of the Tennes-
see, General U. S. Grant, the President.
All officers of the army and navy and of the
Marine corps are expected tC be present at all
the exercises in full uniform.
All invited guests, all members of commit
tees, and all members of the society, are re-
quested to procure their appropriate badges at
the rooms of the reception committee, head
quarters Arlington house, on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, or as soon thereafter as practicable, that
they may be properly recognized.
Citizens along the line of march are re-
quested to decorate their houses.
DISTINCTIVE BADGES.
Committee of arrangements, (society,) pur-
pie; committee of arrangements, (citizen,)
magenta; committee on finance, cardinal red;
committee on invit alton, &C., navy blue; COM
mittee on transportation, brown; committee
on reception, pink; committee on exercises at
monument, green; members of society, red,
white and blue; invited guests, lavender; the