The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-13
ROBERT ]. FLEMING,
Chief of Staff.
Official Programme for the Reccp.
ton and Entertainments.

ORDER OF PROCESSION FRIDAY, OCTOBER II.
Col. Robert Boyd, chief marshal; ads-M.
M. Parker, Levi Woodbury., Thomas L..
Hume, James l.. Waugh, DIR. Smith Town
shend Geo. II. Plant, s. ii. Merrill, w. j..
Stephenson. First division-District mil
itia, Col. Amos Webster, commanding,
and staff; band, Washington Light
Infantry Corps, Capt. w. G.. Moore Union
Veteran Corps, s. L. Thomasson command
ing band National Rifles, Capt j. o. p.
Burnside; Washington Light Guards Capt.
H. ID. Norton band Butler Zouaves, Capt.
G. b. Fisher; Capital City Guards, Capt.
c. A. Fleetwood; Lincoln Light Infantry,
Capt. VIM. Carroll Light Battery A. Dis
Columbia Artillery, Capt. J. G. Hanneman
SECOND DIvIsIoN.-Civic Societies
Chief Marshal, VIM. Dickson; aids, L. B.
Hay, T. b. Kalbfus, J. p. r. Phelps, and
Lloyd Monkey. Uniformed Patriarchs, /.
o. o. F.; knights of Pythias, Grand Army
of the Republic, National Veteran Club,
Veterans of the Mexican War, st.
George Society, Columbia Topographic
cal Union, No. 101, Columbia Turn
Nerein, benevolent and other organized So
cieties. Fire Department. All civic organi-
cations that propose to take part in the
procession and have not officially COM
municated the fact will report to Chief
Marshal VIM. Dickson on Friday, so as to
be assigned to q position.
The escort will form at 12 m, on the
north side of Pennsylvania avneue, facing
south, right resting on I'd street. Military
on the right, the civic societies forming on
the left Of the military. The column will
move by the following route: Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, 18th, X, 10th, II, to Arlington
Hotel. The invited guests will there be
received and escorted to the National Capt.
tol via |, 18th, Pennsylvania avenue, south
b, to the east front.
Carriages containing the foreign guests
will form two abreast, and will be assigned
position in line, between the military or
CARNATIONS and civic societies.
At the Capitol the distinguished guests
Will be received by the President of the
United States.
Programme of Fireworks.
At 1880 p. IN. there will bea pyrotechnic
display in the Monument grounds under
the detection of Messrs. Ward and Nc.
MahOn, of Manhattan Beach, rs follows
National salute of 30 aenial mar
rooms or initiative cannon; 2OC
large one-pound rockets showing all
the newly invented tints for which
Brighton Beach has become famous; 100
two pound colored lights changing four
times; twelve SO inch bombs, largest ever
fired in America; twenty thirty inch
bombs; 80 twenty-four inch
bombs; seventy sixteen inch bombs,
A grand double strondole wheels, dis
charging at intervals rockets, Roman can
dies, mines, &C.; s phoenix or fiery pigeons,
flying to and fro times, q distance of over
260 feet; 1000 Roman candles with colored
stars, showing all the Crystal Palace
newly invented tints so tourbillons or
fiery whirlwinds rising from the ground
the ruby-gold and emerald cloud, pro-
duced by the simultaneous discharge
of % large 16-inch bombs; the
harlequinade, grand combi-night of 10
immense bombs of 30 inches in circum-
ference, designed by Mr.. Warden, of the
Crystal Palace London 20 flights of large
rockets bearing floating and coored stars
20 fights of 25 large rockets bearing
floating and twinkliug stars; 20 flights OF
25 asteroids 2 thirty feet balloons dscharg-
ing in mid-air Romans, mines, &C., exhibit.
ing Messrs. Warden & McMahon's wonderful
magnesium light; $50 pounds colored fires
producing grand magic illumination %
batteries of mines crackers, pancissons
&C.; set piece, 60x40, representing gigantic
portraits of Washington and Lafayette; sci
piece, so by 40 grand cascade of fire 15C
feet long, representing the Falls Of Niagara
and covering an area of 1880 feet; stimuli
taneous flights of i 900 large rockets.
The committee have perfected arrange
ments to illuminate the Avenue to-mor
row night with electric lights.