Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-08
THE YORKTOWN CELEBRATION.
The Yorktown Celebration, which
begins Tuesday, October 10Th, prom

The Yorktown Celebration, which
begins Tuesday, October 10Th, prom
Uses to be grand affair. The fol-
lowing is the programme
/. The President and his Cabinet,
the Congressional Commission, the
Governors and Commissioners Of the
States, and the guests of the nation
will be received by the Governor Of
Virginia and his staff in Lafayette
Hall at IL a.-m.,> whence they will
proceed in a body to the monument
site, where the ceremony viii take
places
2. The chairman of the joint com>
mission of Congress, the Hon. John
w. johnson, United States Senator
from the State of Virginia, will call
the assembly together at II o'clock,
noon. .
3. Prayer by the Rev. Robert
Nelson, grandson of Governor Nell
son, OF Virginia, who commanded the
Virginia militia during the seige oil
Yorktown.
4. The Star Spangled Banner,
by 800 voices, under the leadership
of Prof. Charles Siegel, of Richmond
Va, accompanied by the Marine
| Band.
5. Address Of welcome by his Elk
cellency f. w. NJ. Holiday, governor
of Virginia.
6. "The Marseilles Hymn" by tn
chorus of voices under the Leadership
of Prof. Siegel, the accompaniment
by the Marine Band.
7. Introductory address by tn
chairman of the commission, tn
Hon. John w. Johnston, of Virgins
s. "Hail Columbia" by the choru
of voices led by Prof. Siegel, the &C
companied by the Marine Band.
| 9. Laying the cornerstone of tn
monument, by the Grand Master o
Masons in Virginia, assisted by th
Grand Masters of the thirteen origi
nal States.
/ 10. Grand fantasia, Internationa
Congress-, Sousa, by the Marin
Band, conducted by Prof. J. Phil
Sousa.
At 7 p. m. there will be a pyro
technic display from boat moore
in York River.
WEDNESDAY, OCT, IL.
l. The assembly will be called
order by the Hon. John W. Johl
ston, chairman of the Yorktow
Centennial Commission.
g. Overture, "Le Caid," Ambrois
Thomas, by the Marine Band, col
compartment by the marine Band.
g Quoted by Prof. J. Philip Sousa.
:, 3. Prayer, by clergyman not y
, selected.
4. Hymn, words by Charles Poll
. dexter, music by j. b. Schmolze
d rendered by the chorus of 81
:, voices under Prof. G. L. Siegel, a
f companied by the Marine Band III
der Prof. Sousa.
s. Address by the President of IL
United States.
6. Centennial Ode, words by Pa
y H. Hayne, of South Carolina, set
s music by Prof. J. Mosenthal, of Ne
York, rendered by the chorus of 81
voices under Prof. G. L. Siegel, a
u companied by the Marine Band.
d Z. Grafton by Robert G. Winthrc
:. of Massachusetts,.
s. "The Star Spangled Banner
IS by the chorus under Professor Sieg
+ accompanied by the Marine Band.
- 8. Centennial psalm, by Jam
q Barron Hope, of Virginia.
= 10. Overture by Dodwortl
IS Thirteenth Regiment Band of
IS National Guard of the State of n
# York.
At the conclusion of the cerem
MES reception will be held by
Is President of the United States a
to his Cabinet, the Congressional Co
s, mission, and the guests of the
20 ton, at Lafayette Hall.
II At 7 p. m. there will be Ply
" technic display from boats moored
xt York River.
e. THURSDAY, OCT. 20.
% Grand military and naval pars
ey review by the President of
It's United States of the troops 8
other organizations present, un
der command of Major Gene
h Winfield S. Hancock, United Sta
~ Army.
o FRIDAY, OCT. 81.
Grand naval review by the Prt
ell dent of the United States, and e,
he cises of the feet under command
to Rear~Admiral r. II. Wyman, Uni