National Republican., 1883-04-14
THE HENRY STATUE.
: |hI Programme OF sho Exercises nt the
Unwilling Ne1t Week.

UnveiIing Next Week.
AThe unvoiling Of the statue of the late
of. Joseph Henry will take place on next
hursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Tho statue
ef will be placed oil the pedestal the
rcnoon of Thursday. A small platform will
erected on the south.side of the triangular
"aco whore tho statue will stand for the ac-
Ummodation Of the most distinguished. A
! usic stand on the north side will be occu-
Led by the Philharmonic society and the
I Nlrine band, some 200 in all. The exercises
Ii II probably last an hour and half, and the
Resident has been asked to have the depart
n ents closed at 2 o'clock to allow the em-
i III lycs an opportunity TO attend
U1ho arrangements for the unVeiling arc
Mt elaborate or complex. 1t is the first
1 II ltuo to ciyilian TO be unveiled in this
4 H. y, and the simplicity OF the preparations
in marked contrast with the formal affairs
y icro military men have been honored. The
n UvitCd guests will meet in the lecture room
N the National museum at $3.50 o'clock p. M,
II Thursday, and proceed to the statue ac-
ID riding to the following order
! rho President Of the United states.
rho chief Justice of the United States, chan.
he orator Of the day, President Porter, of Yale
~ ii lcgo.
III he family Of Prof Henry
Urhc establishment OF the SIN ithsonlnn instltu-
Il II IN, viz: The viCc.prcsldcut secretary OF war,
tm0slor general, secretary Of state, secretary VI
III navy, attorney general, secretary ui inc treas.
\, secretary Of tho INTERIOR and commissioner OF
Da tents.
L rho regents and secretary OF tho Smithsonian
nUNitutiOn ana eN'rcgents.
Wrhc Joint committee of the senate and house Of
Representatives, appointed to represent congress-.
Irhe associate Justices of the supreme court Of
thUo United States.
M,Io If,,gf tnfn
Ullaims commissions.
Wudges of the supreme court OF the District Of
CCU Ulumbiu.
icnotors and members of tho house Of repre-.
SO Mltatiyes.
commissioners Of the District of Columbia.
U'he general and officers of the army,
Hhc admiral and officers of the navy.
Sx-mcmbcrs Of the cabinet andeX. ministers of
It'd United states.
National academy Of sciences,
oundors Of the Henry tru.t fund for science.
Uhe commissioner of agriculture.
The assistant secretaries of departments.
GOlicitor general and assistant attorneys general.
Uhe United States marshal and officers OF courts.
'Uhc light house board.
he heads of bureaus,
The superintendent of the coast survey, the
NlU UDeriutendent of the naval Observatory, tho
sui lerintendent of tho Nautical Almanac, the di-
red tor OF the geological survey and the Librarian
of Mcongress
he commissioner OF public buildings the
ar hitect of the capitol the superintendent OF the
goUgernment printing otce, the superintendent OF
III botanical gardens, and the visitors OF the gov
or Wlment hospital for the insane.
(Ulficers Of the senate and house of representa-
tiNU les.
rustoes Of the Corcoran gallery of art.
Hhe Washington Monument society.
%lnCers and employees of the Smithsonian insti-
tu ion, bureau OF ethnology, national museum
an United States fish commission,
Nlumni of the college of New Jersey.
dembeTs of scientific organizations, &c.
The order Of exercises will be as follows:
MD Marine band
PrNiyer... ..Rev a, a, Hodge, ID. D
ADJ dress justice NaltC
Inveiling the statue.
NJ sc............"..........P philharmonic Society
Oh rtltion................. President Noah Porte
NJ Uisic.......,,.. Marine banC
The ceremonies will be under the charge o
Gj n. o. NJ. Poe, U. s. A. Should the weather
nd be propitious the exercises will bo held il
thU hall of the National museum.