Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-13
The Yorktown Centennial.

We give below the programme of Yorktown Centennial. We do not feel like criticising such thing severely, but one mistake is evil dent. Plainly such a celebration should not be partisan, yet the failure to place any Re- publican name on it's list of speakers, cannot but have the appearance of partisanship. It has occurred to us that the plan as orig inally arranged may have intended Pres. Garfield to make one the chief addresses. This. being an orator, he might have done, but nothing of the kind can be expected of Pres. Arthur. who Is not an orator. In. such a case Mir. Blaine, or some other eminent Re. publican speaker, should have been substitu- ted It will be difficult ID so small place as Yorktown to provide accommodations for the crowd of spectators likely to be present. Still we hope for an, enjoyable celebration of the decisive victory of the Revolution. The programme is as follows: .s., ..,a .. .. TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS. fl
 The President and hts Cabinet, the Congress sional Commission, the Governors and Com. missioners of the States and the guests of the Nation, will be received by the Governor of Virginia and his staff in Lafayette Hall at eleven A. M., whence they will proceed in a body to the monument site, where theceremo- nies of the laying of the corner stone of the monument will take place in the following order: " R 7 9fs f
 1. Prayer by the Rev. Robert Nelson, grandson of Governor Nelson of Virginia, who commanded the Virginia militia during inc aeiOe of YOrktown . -t '' +-si e
 3. t'The Star Spangled Banner" by three hundred voices under the leadership of. Prof. Charles Siegal, of Richmond. Va. accompa- nied by the Marine Band.
 a. Address of welcome by His Excellency F. w. M. Holiday, Governor of Virginia. T
 4. ''The Marseillaise Hymn" by the cho- rus of voices under the leadership of Prof. Siegal. the accompaniment by the Marine Band. tea s,a. sea3 1T -'
 5. Address by the chairman of the Com. mission, Hon. John w. Johnson, of Virginia. z. Laying the corner stone of the monu. ment by the Grand Master of Masons in Vlr- ginia, assisted by the Grand Masters of the thirteen original States. ....- 8. Music by the Marine Band.
 At seven P. M. there will be pyrotechnic display from boat moored in York River.
 -nr WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 19.
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 3. Hymn. 4,7;e iet.7.s.f z. -a .r' r-.
 4. Address by the President of the United States.
 g. Centennial Ode, words by Paul H. Hayne, of South Carolina set to music by Prof J. Mosenthal. of New York rendered by the chorus of 300 voices. ......t 6. Grafton by Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, of Massachusetts. 7 T.. 'The Star Spangled Banner" by the chorus. accompanied by the Marine Band.
 8. Centennial Psalm, by Mir. James Bar ron Hope, of Virginia.
 tion will be held by the President of the Uni ted States and his Cabinet, the Congressional Commission, and the guests of the Nation in Lafayette Hall.
 At seven P. M. there will be pyrotechnic display from boats moored in York River.
 IL iit THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20.
 Grand military and naval parade and re- view by the President of the United States of the troops and other organizations present, under command of Major General Winfield s. Hancock, United States Army
 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21.
 Grand naval review by the President of the United States and exercises of the fleet under command of Rear Admiral R., H. Wyman, United States Navy.