Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-21
HAIL TO OUR CHIEF.
PROGRAMME FOR THE RECEPTION OF
PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND.
Secretary Bayard and other Cabinet Off,
GERS to DO Of the Visiting
Party.

President Cleveland, Hon. Thomas +.
Bayard. Secretary Of State; Hon. william
c. Endicott. OF Massachusetts,, Secretary OF
War; Hon. William +. Villas, OF Wisconsin,
Postmaster General, and Colonel Lamont,
the Presidents private secretary, will reach
here to-day about 1870 O'Clock ona special
train, a. the guests Of the State Agricultural
Society. 1t was expected that these distin-
gllished gentlemen would be accompanied
by Mrs. Cleveland and several other ladies,
but the following telegram, received by
Governor Lee at III O'Clock last night.
makes the announcement that the ladies
will not come and that the President Will
make a much more hurried visit than was
expected:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 20, 1856.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee, Richmond, Va:
Mrs, Cleveland and the ladies VIII not ac-
company me to Richmond, and my engage
ments are made 10 return 10 Washington at
an early hour. regret that | am obliged
10 iorego attending a reception at your
house on the occasion.
Grover CLEVELAND.
There will, therefore, be no reception at
the Governors Mansion this evening, as
heretofore announced.
A committee OF the City Council Is to I
with one from the Society In doing thc
honors, and the address OF welcome will be
delivered by Governor Fitzhugh Lee.
The presidential party, escorted by the
Stuart Horse Guards. will proceed directly
from Elba Station. west Broad street. to the
air.G Grounds: where, having passed in re-
view all the city and visiting military,
they will be landed at the row of briek Of
fees. and from the upper porch OF the
larger building the speeches OF the day Will
be delivered.
Then the President will be escorted TO
the Booth House presidents Oflice). where
all who wish TO do so may go up and shake
bands with him.
The further movements OF the presiden-
tial party can only be arranged after this re-
ceptiou.
The following was given to the press
Yesterday afternoon before IT was known
that the ladies would not be here:
| The presidential party will debark from
| the cars at the intersection OF the Ric1-
mond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac rall-
| road and Broad street, where they will be
met by the Governor Of the State and the
Reception Committee, with proper escort
and conyeyances, in the following, order:,
|
! Governor Lee, Colonel Beverley, Colonel
| Buford second, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Lee. Rev. NJ. ID. Hoge, Colonel Archer An
| derson; third, Secretary Bayard. Secre-
! tary Endicott, General Wlckham, Major
| Drcwrv; fourth. Mrs. EndicOtt, Mr..
! Drewrv, Or. Holt, Colonel Bass; fifth.
Postmnster.GeneralV Villas, General W. IL.
| +. Lee, r. W. Burke. Major Myers; sixth,
Mrs. Villas. Mrs. Buford, Colonel Lamont.
! B. T. Crump; seventh, Miss EndIcott.
Mrs. Lamont. Colonel y. o. james, James
| Waller: eighth. Mr.. Coleman. United
| States Commissioner OF Agriculture, Col
| oncl Randolph Harrison, Mayor Caring.
| ton, Maior SuthorlIn; ninth, Mr.. W. {.
| Ammons, City Council; Mr. Rowland
| HHll. City Council; Major ;. W. Nenable,
| Major X. V. Games: tenth, Mr.. \. ii.
| kaufman. City Council; :. Wexford Cor
bin. John :. Ellelt, Il. +. BankenshiD;
| eleventh. I. T. Glasgow. Mr.. Bethel, City
/ Council: Mr.. Kendler, City Council; Ju.
| liam VI. Ruhn; twelfth. Colonel knight,
/ Colonel Dulaney, Corbin VI. Reynolds, &.
J. sale; thirteenth, Colonel Richard +.
| Reirne. Colonel II. l.. ID. Lewis, Colonel
| John Hampton HOge. II. L. Wickham:
/ fourteenth, Colonel John ID. II. Ross, Col
onel Lewis L. Haryie, &. W. Palmer, W.
| H. Palmer.
The line Of march will he from Elba
M Broad street to the mlin entrance OF the
/ Fair.Grounds: tbCrcc y the main drive to
Tie building selected for the reception OF
| the President; passing the military In re-
view and belug received with the pre>i-
| dental salute by the artillery, in accord
ance with the programme laid ont ana IN
! charge OF Commanding Marshal Colonel
| stern.
! ON arrival at the reception building the
/ presidential party, with the Committee OF
/ Rccertion, will De taken II the pOrtico Of
| that buileing. where the President and his
! party will be properly introduced and vel
/ coined.
After these proceedings, as NAV be found
! practicable. opportunity will be afforded for
! pcr,onal introduction oi the President.
The presidential party will then be ear.
/ ricd around the glounds as they may be IN
/ clined, and then proceed to the Grand stand
! 10 witness running race, after which lunch
! will be served them. and, AZ soon a prhctl-
/ cable thereafter. thew will be driven to
/ points Of interest in the city.
Meeting of Committee OF Reception.
\ meeting Of the Committee on Recep-
| tion, with Major 4. III. Drewry, OF the
| Wilku>on's Hall yesterday afternoon at
! j.Sn o'clock. Colonel Beverley called the
mce;iug 10 order. flc said the drSt busi-
| NESS 10 be attended 10 was the appointment
! OF a special committee 10 go up to Milford
| this morning to meet The presidential ear,
| the committee TO be composed OF four on
the part OF tbe Agricultural Society and
| three on tue part Of the City Council.
| From the Society he appointed Nessr>. r.
! r. Glasgow; Il. '. Gaines, Of Charlotte
county. Va; Il. ". Burke, OF stauntOn
| {. j. Sale, Of Essex county.
From the Council was appointed Messrs.
Bass, Crump, and Bethel.
TIE MAYORS POSITION.
Mr.. Bass suggested that a change be
made in the published programme so as to
nut Mayor Darlington instead Of Colonel
| Buiord in the carriage with the President.
| Colonel BufOrd's place rs announced was
! in the first Garage; Mayor Carringt0n'S
| in the eighth. Mr. Bass idea was that
Colonel Buford and Mayor Carrlngton
| should exchange places. He made the
suggestion. he said. because he did not
think the dignity OF the city, which the
| Mayor represented, had been properly re-
| cocniZed when that gentleman was as
signed to the eighth carriage.
TINS produced much talk, but no change
was made, the representatives OF the city
in this reception Of the President being
only the guests OF the Agricultural Society.
SHE THING FIXED.
Colonel Beverley, president OF the State
Agricultural Society, and Major Drewry,
chairman Of the Committee OF Arrange
ments, last night rfarranged that part Of
| the programme affecting the Mayor so as TO
| place him in the carriage with the Presi-
| dent and the Governor.
Colsnel Buford was not IN the city to be
| consulted, but the two gentlemen mentioned
| have no doubt that bad he been here he
would have himself proposed this arrange
| ment. He is therefore simply exchanged
| from the first carriage TO another.
| The gentlemen OF the committee had no
| intention OF ignoring the dignity OF The
| Mayors office, and no purpose OF sighting
| the honorable gentleman no tlls 1t. The
| carriage.list was in this respect prepared
| without due thought.
At tho Fair-GrouDds You May Shake
Hands with tne President.
| After the speaking a public reception
| will be held by President Cleveland at 'he
| house called the Presidents House on the
| Fair.Grounds. He will stand inside. ana
| o,.orv ,orson who dpsires 10 shake hands