National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-25
FARRAGUT DAY.
PROGRAMME OF THE CEREMONIES.
The Procession and the Exercises at the Statue
Working at Night on the Pedestal-hrs.
Farragut o Guest at the
White House.

| White House.
To-day the bronze statue of Admiral
Farragut, which adorns the beautiful park at the
| intersection of Seventeenth street and Connect
cut avenue, named after the brave and well be-
loved old naval commander, will be unveiled with
due ceremony. The army will join with the navy
in doing honor to the memory of Faragut. The
procession, which will be formed on Pennsylvania
| avenue about the Naval Monument, will move at
twelve o'clock, and the ceremonies at the statue
will begin at one o'clock. The official programme
and order of march is as follows:
ORDER OF MARCH.
Detachment of police. Grand marshal, Commo-
dore G. H. Baldwin, u s. N, and staff. Naval
Academy Band. Naval School cadets.
| Naval divislon-Captain R. W. Meade, U. S. N,
commanding and staff Marine Band. Battalion
of marines. First infantry battalion of sailors.
Flagship TennesSee's band. Second infantry bat
| talon of sailors. Third infantry battalion of
sailors TrumpeterS. Battalion of Naval Light
Artillery.
Army division-Colonel A. c. NJ. Pennington,
U. S. A., commanding, and staff. Band of the Sec
ond Artillery, United States army Batteries B, C,
D, and II, Second Artillery, United States army
United States Signal Corps Light Battery A, Second
Artillery, United States army.
Militia division-Colonel A. Weber command
ing, and staff Band. Four companies Washing
tonton Light Infantry One company Washington
Light Guard. One company Union Veteran Corps.
Band. Two companies National Rifles. Band.
One company Butler Zouaves. One Company
Capital City Guards. One company Washington
Cadets One company Lincoln Light Guards.
Light Battery A, District of Columbia militia.
UNIFORMS.
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naval division and staff all officers of the navy,
excepting those commanding and serving with
battalions in the parade, undress uniform for
official visits viz frock coat epaulets, cooked hat,
sword and knot, with full dress belt and full dress
trousers. Commanding and other officers of the
battalions OF infantry and artillery will wear ser
vice dress uniform, VIZ rock coat, shoulder straps
caps swords, and knot leather belt, blue trousers
and leggings. Marines, full dress. Sailors, blue
mastering clothes and leggngs. The grand mar
shall and staff, and the commanders of the navy,
army, and militia divisions, and their staffs will
be mounted.
THE RENDEZVOUS.
The grand marshal and staff and the cadet mid
shipmen Will form at eleven a. m B street
northwes., the right resting on First street north
west The naval division will form at eleven a. m.
on the east front of the Capitol the right resting
on line with the north face of the Senate wing.
The division will move in column of companies by
the road leading around the Capitol on the north
side and join the procession at the foot of the
Capitol, or at the Naval Monument taking place in
line after the naval cadets. The army division
will form at eleven m on Third street northwest,
to the north of Pennsylvania avenue, the right
resting on the Avenue, and will follow the naval
brigade, joining the procession as it passes this
point. The militia division viii form at eleven a.
m. on Four and-a-half street. both to the north
and south of the Avenue, and will follow the army
division as it passes this point
THE LINE OF MARCH.
One gun will be fired by the Naval Artillery at
the time the procession starts. The column will
move at twelve m. over the following route: By
way of Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth street. !
and again on the Avenue to the west side of La
fayette Square; thence to Connecticut avenue, to
tarragut Square. On arriving at the square the |
cadets and naval division will occupy the west
tide, the army division the north side, and the !
militia division the east si1e using the side streets
Is may be necessary. When the head of column |
caches Fifteenth street gun will be fired by the |
naval saluting battery stationed in Lafayette |
square which signal will inform the President and |
Cabinet fthe proper time to proceed to the square
ahead of the procession.
THE CEREMONIES AT THE STATUE
viii begin at one p. M, or as soon as
he procession arrives and the troops are
placed about the square. The following
Will be the order of exercises: Prayer, Rev.
arthur Brooks; unwilling of statue. (At this mo-
nent an admirals flag will be displayed the
irunls of the several bands beating four rufies,
rumpetS sounding four fourishes, the Marine
Band playing march, and the admirars salute of
eventeen guns will be fired from a naval battery
tationed in Lafayette Square, the troops present
ng arms at the first gun, and coming to carry"
1acT xrl,n thu
will address the audience, accepting the statue)
Horace Maynard, ex-Postmaster-
ieneral, and Hon. D. w. Voorhees,, Senator from
indiana. Music by Marine Band, Hail to the
'hief" Admir6l's salute of seventeen guns, dur
ng which troops will present arms, drums beating,
rumpetS sounding. and Marine Band playing as
efore, and al the last gun the admirars flag will
e hauled down.
AFTER THE CEREMONY.
The above will end the ceremonies at the statue
luring the music the President and his Cabinet,
nd senior officers of the army and navy, will
cave for the Executive Mansion. The procession
Iill reform and move from the west side of Far
agut Square, along street to Connecticut avenue
nd on passing the point which the statue faces a
larching salute will be given, the marshal and ,
vision officers continuing the march with their
The procession will move down Con-
ecticut avenue along the west side of LAFAYETTE
quare to Pennsylvania avenue, entering the |
rounds of the Executive Mansion by the west
ate, and pass in review before the President of
ne United States, giving marching salute the
rand marshsl and stats leaving the column and
liking stations to the right of the President the
vision commanders and staff continuing the
larch with their commands As the several |
visions, battalions, or companies arrive at the | ,
Orner of New York avenue and Fifteenth street. | ,
hey will be at liberty to proceed to their armories
arracks, or ships, at the discretion of the COM
landing officers Of the divisions.
THE COMMITTEES
The board Of admiras, ordered by the honor +
bic Secretary of the Navy to take charge of the =
attending the unwilling of the statue,
composed of the following officers: Admiral !
avid D. Porter, U. s. N; Vice-Admiral Stephen {
Rowan, U. s. N; Rear-Admiral John Rodgers,
s. N; RearAdmiral John S. Worden, U. s. n; i
ear Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers, u. N; Master
lillian C. B6bcock, U. s. N, secretary to the I
oaId. The reception committee will consist of \
lie following officers: Commander A. H. McCor-
lick, U. S. N; Chief Engineer r. L. Harris, u g. e
:; Paymaster A. W. Bacon, U. s. N; Lieutenant
c. D. Sigsbee, q. s. N; Lieutenant Il
D. P. Lambeton, US. n. Civil Engi- v
Ger a. G. Menocal, U. S. N; Lieutenant A. Dun G
p, jr., U. s. n; Lieutenant W. A. Reeder, T. s. N;
assed Assistant Surgeon P. NJ Rixey, U.SN J
THE PEDESTAL. l
The work Of getting the base of the pedestal in S
osition las been pushed rapidly forward since T
lie granite arrived, aud it was thought last even
g that it would be ompleted by four o'clock this
corning. The delay in the ssrival of the granite V
as been very vexar ious. The stone was prepared \
Rock!and, Me-, and the contract called for c
shipment on the LIST Of March Instead of that l
was not stripped until :he 25th, and then the a
,s.el was twenty days c, The passage instead of
In ka Il. n Mo |
on the forty large gIsnite stones was not begun
ntil lest Thursday. large corps of men have
zen at work day snd nigh; ever since. and last
'ening they had gotten into place all bat
e last tier of stones. The entire c
lse weighs one hundred tons, and is filed in the