National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-01
:FARRAGUTS STATUE.
THE CEREMONIES OF UNWILLING.
Programmsos the Exercises to Be Held on the sath
Instant-A Long Procession and Eloquent
0rators-yery Elaborate Cards
of Invitation.


the ceremonies attending the unwilling of the Far
ragut statue on the 18th instant have arranged thu
programme of ceremonies. The procession will b.
formed at eleven o'clock in the morning, the RICH
resting on Pennsylvania avenue at the Naya
Monument and the other divisions being formed
on the adjoining streets, and it will move at noon
The procession will be formed according to this
following programme:
Detachment of police; grand marshal. Comma,
dore c. H. Baldwin, U. S. N; chief of staff, Com
mander II. L. Howison, U. S. n; aides, Lieutenant
J. A. Rodgers and J. H. C. Coffin, U. S. n; staff
Pay Inspector J. A. Smith, U. S. NJ Chief Engineer
II. w. Fitch, Z. s. n; Surgeon J. N. Flint U. s. n.
| Major G. C. Goodloe, U. s. NJ. c. survivors of New
Orleans and Mobile, carriages or column Of fours
! or BOTH; Naval Academy Band; Naval Schoo
| Cadets, (eight companies of infantry, column OF
/ companies sixteen front)
Naval division-Captain commanding, chief OF
staff, two aids, and four staff officers; Marine
Band; battalion of marines from ships of North
Atlantic squadron, headquarters at navy-yards
at Washington and Norfolk, to be sent to Marine
Barracks by April 2D; infantry battalion of sailors
-four companies from the Tennessee, two from the
Kearsarge) infantry battalion of sailors (six COM
| panies-four from the Constitution, two from the
| Vandalial; infantry battalion of sailors six COM
| panies-fOur from the Portsmouth, one from the
Alliance, one from the Yantc); battalion of light
artillery -four three-inch B. L. H, two long and
two short Calling guns, each piece drawn by
| twenty men from the Saratoga, commanded by
Lieutenant J. C. Solely, U. S. n.
Army division-Marshal, chief of staff, two aids,
four staff officers, bard of the artillery, four
panies of artillery one light battery United States
Signal Corps.
Militia division-Narshal, chief of staff, two
aids, and four members of staff; infantry and
artillery
The route of procession will be by way of Penn
Sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street. and again Oh
the Avenue to the west side Of Lafayette square,
thence to Connecticut avenue to Farragut square
The ceremonies at the statue will begin at one p.
m, or as soon as the procession arrives and the
troops are placed about the square. The following
will be the order of exercises: Prayer-Rev. Ar
thur Brooks. Unwilling of the statue. CAT this
moment an admirals flag will be displayed the
bands will play, and all admirars salute of seven
teen guns will be fired from naval battery sta
toned in Lafayette square, the troops presenting
arms at the first gun, and coming to a carry" on
the last, then to rest" when the President will
address the audience, accepting the statue,) Ora
tors-Hon. Horace Maynard, Postmaster Gen
eral, and Hon. D. W. Voorhees, Senator from In
diana. Music by Marine Band" Hail 20 the
Chief" Admiral's salute of seventeen guns, dur
ing which troops will present arms before and
at iiic last gun ttfC SOLllIdlS Will De
down.
The board of admirals consists of Admiral Por-
ter, Vice Admiral Rowan, Rear Admiral John
Rodgers, Rear Admiral Worden, and Rcar-Admiral
c. +. P. Rodgers withsAfaster BabcOck secretary to
the board.
The reception committee is composed of Com
mander A. II. Mccormick, Chief Engineer X. L.
Harris, PaymGster A. W. Bacon, Lieutenant Com
mander c. D. Sigsbee, Lieutenant Commander B.
P Lamberton, Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal, Lieu
tenant \. Dunlap. Lieutenant W. A. Reeder, ard
Passed Assistant Surgeon P. N. Bixey.
The reception committee, in addition to other
duties, will have charge Of erecting the stands
and directing the police of the square. The pro-
posed centre stand, which will accommodate two
hundred and fifty, will be reserved for the Presi-
dent and. Cabinet, orators, sculptors diplomatic
corps, &c. The proposed stand to the south will
accommodate two thousand, and will be reserved
for army and navy officers and families and other
invited guests.
THE CARDS OF INVITATION.
The cards ofinvitation for the ceremonies at the
unwilling of the Farragut statue, on the 18th in
slant, now in the hands of Admiral Porter, who
is the chairman of the committee of arrangements
and are extremely elegant in design and finish
Upon the left side is group Of crossed flags, with
the cross-tree of ship, showing the rigging and
StreamerS nylilg from the masthead, ana there IS
also shown q Neptune's trident. Across
these is a banner, upon which inscribed
the two signal victories b. which Farragut won
his greatest fame. viz: New Orleans" and '' Mo-
bile Bay" Below this banner are seen small
cannon, section of hawser, an anchor, a ships
log, and other emben's of naval life-all grouped
and arranged with artistic taste and effect
Upon the right side of the card is a
finely engraved head of the hero in whose
honor and to whose memory the statue is erected
which has been pronounced by his relatives and
former comrades to be the best likeness of the
brave old admiral that they have ever seen. The
text of the invitation, which fills the body of the
card, is follows: "The honor of your presence is
requested at Farragut Square i'll the city of Wash
ingtOn, D. c., the 18th of April, 1881, to witness
the unwilling of the statue erected BY the Govern
ment ofisthe United States in memory of Ad-
miral David Glasgow Farragut. David D. Por-
ter, Admiral; S. C. Rowan, Vice-Admral: J. L.
Worlen. Rear-Admiral; John Rodgers, Rear-Ad-
mira; c. r. p. Rodgers. Re Admiral; Master W.
C. Babcock, secretary of the board" The engraving
and printing of these invitations were executed at
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the
character of the work is such as only this estab-
lishment can produce.