The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-20

A-.>rsments for it Dedication.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE con-
o-ressiOnal commission to arrange fOr
The dedication of the Washington
monument, invites through the me-
dinm of the associated press, all civil,
military and naval organization in
The United States to attend the cere-
monies which will be held at the
base of the monument on FEBRUARY
2lst. Any organization accepting
this invitation is requested tn notify
Gen. Sheridan, marshal of the day,
If the number Of persons in such Or
oanization. whereupoD he will assign
70 It q proper position In the process
sion provided for by the commission.
At q meeting of the commission to-
day a programme was decided upon.
The morning IL to be devoted by the
marshal of the day to the c0ncentra-
ton of the societies and troops on the
or upd. The ceremonies st the mon
nment will begin precisely at IL
O'Clock. Senator John Sherman,
chairman of the congressional conn.,
mission, presiding The programme
will be as follows:
Music; prayer by Rev. Mr.. Sutor,
of Christ Church Alexandria,, Va;
remarks by w. W. C0rc0ran. first
v,ce-preeident of the Washington
Monument society remarks by the
engineer of the joint commission, on
turning the completed structure over
{ the President Of the United States;
its acceptance by the President f'r
the people If the UniteO States and
it's dedication to the memory of
George Washington music.
During the performance Of the
band, the procession will be formed
and win proceed along the eastern
front of the monument. thence along
ITS northern front, thence between
the two small lakes on Monument
square: thence north Ground the
eiliptlcal glass plat IN white lot !;
thence by Executive avenue, b+tween
the state department BUILDING and
and the White House, to PenDsyl-
vanla avenue; thence east ward'alODg
Pennsylvania avenue to tie western
entrance to the Capitol grounds,
where 1t will be reviewed by the
President. The procession gill con
tinue past the nor. hern end of the
Capitol, where it will he dismissed
as the various organizations arrive.
such persons as have tickets for the
house of representatives will then
proceed to their seats.
Order of the procession: The chief
marshal with his chief of 9 aft and
an aide from every state and ter,1-
tory; military escort, the general
commanding; a brigade Of artillery,
brigade of infantry. naval br gad-.
battalion of marines, chartered mill
tary organizations, (taking ure e:
dence by the dates of their charters
and temporarily organized in regi-
ments and brigade }; civic process.
siOns, congressional commission,
members and ex members of the
joint commission for the completion
of the monument, engineers of the
monument, and details of workmen
of the Washington monument
society ; the President of the United
and the orator of the day; the
President and Observation-Disclosures of
the United States exp Presidents of |
the United States; Judges of the su-
court; diplomatic corps; gov
of states and their respective
stats, taking precedence in the order
Of the admission of their state into
the Union the senate and house OF
representatives; commissioners of
The D strict of Columbia; Society of
the Cincinnati Masonic fraternity
other organizations which
contributed stones or
money for the erection of the mOnu-
nent; citizens of states and terri
'ories, with civic organizations from
hose states without partisan flags or
n blems, each state aud territory
aking precedence in order of its adj
mission into the Union; the fire
leDartment of the District of
and visiting firemen.