The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-10-22
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL

This celebration of the greatest
epoch of Revolutionary history was
celebrated at Yorktown, Virginia this
week. IL commentaries the final
victory Of the patriots under Wash
ington and Lafayette and the Sur
render of CORVALLIS on the 10Th OF
September, 1871, and was the last
battle that gave force to the glorious
Declaration Of Independence. The
celebration was opened last Tuesday,
with the following programme OF ex-
ercises
The President of the United States
and his Cabinet, the governors and
commissioners of the States and the
guests of the nation will he received
by the governor of Virginia and his
staff at IL A.. NJ, in Lafayette hall,
whence they will proceed 10 the mon
ument site, where the ceremonies will
take place. The asseinblage will be
called to order at noon by the chair
man of the joint commission of Con-
gress, Hon.John w Johnston, United
States Senator from Virginia, after
which prayer will be offered by Rev.
Robert Nelson, grandson of Gov.
Nelson, of Virginia, who commanded
the Virginia militia during the siege
of Yorktown. 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" will then be sung by a choir
of 800 voices under direction OF Prof.
Charles Seigel, OF Richmond, Va, ac-
companied by the United States Ma
rine Band. has Excellency L. w. NJ.
Holiday, Governor OF Virginia, will
follow with an address of welcome.
The grand chorous under Prof. Siegel,
will then render, with the marine
band, 1.-The MarSellaise Hymn" after
which Hon. John w. Johnston,
chairman, will deliver the introduce
tory address. ssHail Columbia by
the choir and band will then follow,
and the ceremony of laying the
corner stone Of the monument by the
grand Master of Masons OF Virginia
assisted by the Grand Masters of the
thirteen original States, will take
place. The Marine band, under
Prof. j. Phillip Sousa, will then rem
der Sousa's grand fantasia, ..Interco-
lonial Congress-
AT 7 p. NJ. there will be a grand py-
roteclIinic display from a boat moored
in York River.
On Wednesday morning the assem-
blage will again be called to order by
the chairman, and the Marine band
will then render an overture. Prayer
will then be offered and a hymn will
be sung by the grand ehoro9is OF 300
voices, accompanied by the band.
The President Of the United States
will then deliver an address, after
which the chorus and band will rem
der the s.Centennial Ode" written by
Paul II. Hayne, of South Carolina,
and set to music by Prof. Mosenthal,
of New York. Following this, Robt.
Winthrop, of Massachusetts, will de-
liver an oration. Next 1.-The Star
spangled Banner, by chorous and
band and Centennial Psalm Of James
Barron Hope, of Virginia. The GER
enionies OF the day will conclude with
an overture by Doiworth's 18th Reg
iment Band of New York, after which
a reception will be held in Layfaette
Hall by the President and Cabinet,
the congressional commission and
national guests. At 7 o'clock in the
evening there will be another protech-
ME display from a boat moored in
York river.
On Thursday there will be a grand
military and naval parade aud review
by the President of the troops and
other organizations under command
of Major General Winfield 5. Ham
cock.
On Friday there will be a grand
naval review by the President and ex-
ercises of the fleet under Rear admi-
raj X. IL. Wyman, United States
Navy.