The New York herald., 1879-12-10
GRANT COMING EAST.

PROGRAMME FOR WEEK OF FESTIVE GREET
INos IN THE QUAKER oITY-EvERYBoDY's
WELCOME !'-LNrHUsIAsrIc RECEPTIONS BY
THE PEOPLE ALONG THE ROUTE.
PHILADELpHIA. Dec. 8. 1879.
General Grant will. on Tuesday next. return to
this city. from which he sailed for Europe three
years ago. and will be welcomed IN manner that
will surprise the stsid Quaker element Of the com
munity. 1t was not until this morning that the en-
tire programme Of the weeks se finally settled
aud the following brief summary will show how the
distinguished guest is to be entertained.
The City Councils committee will leave for Har.
risburg the II :45 train Monday forenoon in
. special AT that point General Grant will ar
rive abouttwo o'clock on Tuesday morning under the
escort it is anticipated. Of committee which will
meet him At Pittsburg. The Councils committee
will then formally take the General in charge and
time his arrival here that he may take his ap-
Pointed place in the vast civic and military
bsge which to act his escort through the city,
This escort will be under the charge of Chief Mar
shal General A. Loudon Snowden. with General
Hartranft in command of the military. Mayor
Stokley will not accompany the committee to Har-
risburg. but will remain here to formally welcome
the General the moment he steps from the at
West Philadelphia. Whether the West Philadelphia
depot or station the connecting road near
Broad street will be the Generals point Of de-
pends somewhat upon certain contingencies; but.
supposing that he does appear at Gemantown juno
tion. the route OF the procession. which is to be
mammoth affair. will be follows:-
THE GRAND PROCESSION.
From the Germantown Junction down Broad
street to Market, down Market street to Fourth.
down Fourth to Chestnut. out Chestnut to Thir
teenth. down Thirteenth to Pine. out Pine street
to Broad. down Broad street to Passy unk
avenue. The General will dismount ut the Union
League. where. with Governor Hoyt and Mayor
stokley by his side no will review the entire line
which will countermarch on Broad street. then pro-
coed west OF the New Public Buildings and there
dismiss.
In the evening grand reception by the General
and Mrs. Grant will be held at the residence Of Mr.
George W. Chiids.
THE SECOND
On Wednesday. December II, the public reception
to General Grant will take place In independence
Hall during tho morning. He will be escorted
thither by the Committee OF Councils representing
the city, his host and will there greet the citizens
who crowded the hall In April. 1877. to give him
"Farewell' on the eve OF his departure. The Mayor
will introduce him. and 1t is expected he will make
response. In the evening the General will be ten.
tered reception at the Mayors residence. No. 1913
North Broad street. Thi' will be brilliant affair
THIRD DAY.
On Thursday. December ls, the Grand Army of
the Republic will have complete control Of the Cen
erals movements. The event Of the day will be tho
grand camp fre at the Academy of Music. which is
to DO magnincently decorated for the occasion. Tho
Generals escort ID. to be made up OF detachments
from the various posts. which will meet at the
headquarters OF Post No. at six O'Clock in the even.
ing. These detachments will consist OF five men,
bers from each post in the city and State. and bo
headed by the entire membership of Post No. L. one
hundred policemen will parade ct the head Of tho
Grand Army line. and with the escort, the General
who during his stay here Is to stop at the Com
Unental, will leave the hotel for the ACADEMY
The route will be illuminated with calcium
lights, and with the decorated buildings and tho
fireworks will form together scene OF splen-
dor. Tho seating of the Academy will be promis-
cuous, reservation being made In the body of tho
house except Tor the escort, which will take possess
sion of tho parquet. One OF the private boxes will
be reserved tor General Grants family aud friends:
and the two others for distinguished civic and mill
tary officers. General Hartranft will preside, with
General Grant at his right. and addresses will be
delivered by Governor Hoyt, Generals Sherman.
realistic as possible and during it's continuance
tho soldiers orphan boys from the Lincoln Institu-
tion and Northern Home will drill. Beck's Band,
augmented for the OCCASION will render tho music.
The Academy wall bo open only to the members of
the Grand Army and invited guests, aud with these
every available in the building will be occupied
The doors open ut and the exercises begin at
eight.
FOURTH DAY.
The reception at the Commercial Exchange comes
of on Friday. December ~. between eleven and
O'Clock. A large fund has been provided by the
mombsrs to give the affair much splendor ~ pos-