The New York herald., 1876-07-02
BROOKLYN'S PROGRAMME.

BROOKLYN'S PROGRAMME.
FORTY THOUSAND MEN TO PARADR ON THE
EVENING OF JULY 3-NIGHT CEREMONIES ON
FORT GREENR-flREwoRKs, ILLUMINArloNs,
DECORATIONS AND FIRING OF CANNON.
The Ci,y of Churches is alive with enthusiasm at
tendan upon the approach of grand Centennial of
American freedom. Thousands OF private residences
are handsomely decorated with bunting, while the
County Court House, the City Hail. Police Headqnar
ters and the theatres are proiuse IN their display OF
the Stars and stripes from every available place But
few OF the stores viii be open Monday arrangements
having been made to devote two days to the celebrations
Mayor Schroeder will DO President OF the day. and
John French Vice President
THE GRAND MARsHAL's ORDER.
Grand Marshal General James Jourdan has promu-
gated the following order for the government of tho
organizations participating in the Centennial process
sion on tho evening of July ,, 1876
The Fifth brigade STAFF who will act as aids to tho
Grand Marshal viii report mounted at brigade head
quarters, at seven +. N.
DISTRICT DIVISION
VIII form IN as follows and be prepared to march at
eight T. NJ. -
The Troop o, Cavalry Fifth brigade. on President
street. right resting the Clinton; Four
teenth regiment on President street. right resting
vest side OF Clinton; Thirteenth regiment President
street. left OF the Fourteenth; Fifteenth battalion,
Union street right resting west side OF Clinton street.
the Gattng battery, on Union street, right resting
!
OF tho Republic In their regular order on Union street,
right resting the lett of the Calling battery the
Butchers Guard and other mounted civic societies
Degraw street. right resting on the vest side OF Clinton
street; German Centennial Union, OH Dcgraw street.
right resting left OF mounted civic societies, all
other German societies on Harrison street. right rest
Ing the side OF Clinton; the Order OF the Amer
can Mechanics on Baltic street. right resting on the
west side of Clinton; Sons OF Washington on Baltic
! street on lett OF American Mechanics; ST. Patricks
Mutual alliance. on Warren street, right resting on
the west side OF Clinton; the societies OF
the Irish Convention, first DIVISION Congress
street Second division, Amity street; Third DIVISION
Pacific street. right resting the side OF Clinl0
the ST. Augustine Temperance Society on Pacific
right resting lett al third division of the of
the IRISH Convention; the First Ward Centcn NAL Club
on Atlantic avenue right resting the side of
Clinton; the Mineoa Tribe, No 8, Order OF Rcd Men.
on Atlantic avenue. right resting on left Of Centennial
Club the society of Bakers Atlantic avenue. right
resting on lett of Red Men; the Arcadan Literary So
cety, on Atlantic avenue, right resting left OF
Bakers the scandinavian societies, on state street,
right resting on west side of Clinton; the Alpha Lodge
of ODD Fellows, on State street. rsnt resting lett Of
| Scandinavians
containing His Honor the Mayor and members Of the
! Common Council and members oi tho Board Of super
vlsOrs officials OF the city and county
officers OF the Centennial Union Will form two col
umns on Union street, and viii preccde the military,
under escort oil troop, IN PROCESSION All other veh;
cics Will form IN two columns under direction OF tho
marshsPs aids on Atlantic avenue, right resting on
the east side OF Clinton street. and viii constitute the
| left OF this DIVISION Other organizations will march
into columns in the order designated All CIVIC
izations in both divisions will march columns Of
| single rank eight men front.
Western district DIVISION will be through Clinton
street to chermehorn TO Ncvns, TO State to Hanson
place, Fulton street. 10 Gates avenue to Clinton
Lafayette, to Bedford avenue, head OF column hating
Mt south side OF Myrtle avenue at which point 1t WIFI
unite with
THE EASTERN DISTRICT DIVISION.
The Eastern district division Will form In the follow
! ing order and VIII DC prepared to march ut fifteen
minutes past eight O'Clock r NJ, viz The separate
troop Of cavalry Eleventh brigade, Twenty eighth and
| Thirty second regiments will form Stagg street,
| East OF Graham avenue; all mounted civic
cieties and the German Centennial Union,
Stags street. west oi Graham avcnue; Post German
Met,crnlcn, and all other posts Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic and all other German societies on
Scho.cs street. west of Graham The Catholic
). temperance society and the ST Anthonys Roman
Catholic Benevolent Society Union north of
Grand which point their position In column will be
acsiemated. The Forty seventh regiment on Tenth
street right resting on Grand street. which WILL on the
approach Of the dvIs on break INTO column and
sttuie the right OF The division.
| Carriages containing members of the Common Coun-
Gil members OF the Board OF Supervisors other city
trosc avenue west OF Graham All other vehicles
Montrosc avenue east of Grsnam avenue.
MARCH
of the Eastern Dstrict Division will bc through Graham
avenue to McKibben street, to Even, to Mescrolc TO
| Lorimcr to Grand, TO Sixth, TO Fourth, to Bedford
avenue. head OF column hating on the north OF
! Myrtle avenue, at which point the two divisions Will
unite under direction OF the Grand Marshall, the
SENIOR colonel assuming command OF the military, and
constitute one column in the following order, VIZ =:
Platoon OF mounted police, Grand Marshal and stan,
troop OF cavalry Fi!th brigade carriage containing HIS
/ Honor the Mayor, carriages containing the Common
Council, carriage CONTAINING The Supervisor-at-
LARGE, carriages containing tho Board Of
/ Supervisors. carriages containing the city and
county officials, carriage containing the orator
/ OF the day. Marriages containing the officials
of CcntcLna Onion; troop OF cavalry, Eleventh brig
ade colonel commanding and staff Forty rcg
ment Twenty-cghth regiment; Thirty second regi-
ment Fourteenth regiments Thirteenth regiment;
Fifteenth battalon Gating Battery Marshal and staff
OF Western District DIVISION; mounted civic societies;
German Centennial Union; Posts OF the Grand Army OF
tho Republic; remaining por,ion Of western District
divsop excepting vehicles Marshal and staf OF East
District div sion; mounted civic societies; remain
ing portion OF Eastern District dlvslon vehicles Of
Western District division, which will constitute the
| left OF procession.
The grand procession will move through Myrtle ave
nue. Cumberland street to wlllougbby, where 1t Will
pass in review before the Mayor aud officials Of the
city and county government AZ the corner OF Cum
berland aud Dekab avenue the German Singing
societies VIII tall out of line and proceed through
Washington Park to the grand for the purpose
participating in the closing exercises the day The
procession will proceed from thence through Cumbcr
land street 10 Lafayette avenue to Fulton street TO
Myrtle avenue TO Washington Park, which place
the parade viii be dismissed when the ceremonies are
General JAMES JoURDAX. Grand Marshal
rHg gxERcsRs.
The programme OF the exercises on Fort Greene will
be as !oows:-
l. Music by band, Hail Columbia" =. original hymn
written by X u chi,tenaen combo,sd by Juis, Edward
3 Introductory remarks BY the President OF the Day his
ono Naysr Frederic. & selrseder sr.''1n snsrs
esdn OF memorial relative the Prison Ship Martyrs BY
aehner. by Centennial Union: y running np
OF nag A twelve. mid igh aud singing oi star Spanged
Hammer all the bands and all the people being requested
to JON IN Tue chorus grand display Of fireworks set
piece of extraordinary magncencs prepared expressly for
this occasion.
The exercises will close with a salute Of 100 guns
The Common Council committee have requested the
IL close their places business Monday evening
and to illuminate and decorate their buildings All the
church bells IN the city will be rung at the hour Of
twelve midnight for the space OF ueen min ues The
use Of fireworks and hrcarns s prohibited on the line
OF the procession salute Of 100 guns will be fred
Fott Greene upon conclusion OF Tuesday nights excr,
cses The following chimes will be rung by the bcls
ofst. AIMS at midnight on the Sd
striking the hour OF twelve o the great bell.
n Centennial peal on eight bells.
Han ColumDis"
Yankee Doodle"
Centennial March" written this occasion BY Dudley
Buck.