New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
TIRE CENTENNIAL OF THE PRESIDENCY.
A PLAN OF THE CELEBRATION ADOPTED AND COM
MITTEES APPOINTED.

PLAN OF THE CELEBRATION ADOPTED AND COM
MITTEEs APPOINTED.
Tho Washington Centennial Celebration Committee Plan
and scope met yesterday the Mayors Office and In execu
decided adopt the endatons of Chair
Elbrdge T. Gerry The celebration should be confined
Mr. Gerry suggested possible. to day April 80 1889
have the naval parade the harbor
the afternoon The naval parade wond consist
OF vessels and others OF the United Sates and those
OF countries especially France England aud
Germany. There should be big military parade and mill
tary organizations other citcs we'll as Now
and throughout the State should be invited together
with the different trades ORGANIZATIONS Some formal e1er-
oise should take place tho steps OF the bIreasuy
President Wsshn ton inaugurato aud also in
where he attended servcea some further
literary should take place in the metropolitan
House It would be desirable TO avo an Grafton and
poem dinner in the evening might follow, TO which tho
OF the United States and other distinguished per
should be invited
The memorial exhibition containing Washington's relics.
together portraits OF Washington and his cabinet and
who at his Inauguration might be held in
this city turing April 1889.
Tho duties of the committees laid dowa as follows
the suggestion of Chairman Gerry.
staes-To the cooperation Of s the Governors of
and Terrier requesting them % bring the
before the Legislatures OF the several States and
Questng the attendance OF members Of the Legislatures of
gentlemen whose ancestors took prominent part in the In
and OF the inhabitants OF ne States who would be
particularly interested in the event
General Governmeu-To ask the President Of the United
celebration before Congress and ask them
to appoint committee 10 take part
Army arrange with military organizations in this city
organizations from other states to take
part in the parade
NavyMr COudcrt would represent the interests OF rance
and Mr. Otendorfer Of Germany.
The following were announced the mon5ers OF the
Coz mittees:
Plan and scope-Abram 2. Hewitt, James NJ. Varnum,
Frederick J. Tallmadae Cornelius " Bliss Samuel D. Bab
cock.
atates-John T. Hoffman. James C. Cantor, William q.
Hamilton Roosevelt Tallmadgc Van Hensselaei,
James NJ Montgomery. L. Eery Anderson.
General Government John ~ kinR, John Jay Edward
Cooper, William H. Wickham, william r. Grace J. Hampton
RoOb F. j. De Peysi,r. William H. Robertson, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Seth Low.
Array tMiItary industrial Parade)-PAip schuyler
s. V. r. Cruger General ~. 7. Sherman John Cochran
Locke W. Winchester Frederick Galan, John e. TomlnsOn,
J. Hsnipden Robb
Navy-Asa Bird Gardner. John s. Barnes. Jackson $.
Schultz Robert h. Livingstone Willis James Frederic
r. Coudert Oswald Ottenaorfer. John J. Pierr-pont.
Entertainment Stuyvesant FISH, s. J.. NJ 1ri)w, Levi
p Morton, William y. DcekmaD. Eserion J.. Winthrop.
Gouverneur Morris IT, W. T. b. stokes George WILSON,
Stephen H. Olin
Finance Brayton Ives, James NJ Brown JohE d. Ken.
nedy, Allan Camp bell John Sloane Edward V. LOcw Eu
gene Kelly Fitzgerald Do LlDceY NcoIl. Walter
Stanton James Durham. john Claim Charles +. SMITH,
James d. Smith
Railroads and Transportation Orlando b. Potter Cham
cey NJ Depew ErasIus Wimsn Charles W. Dayton Josiah
NJ. Fiske, James Duane Livingstone.
Ar,--GeOrge O. Haven, Daniel Huntington. William T..
Dodge Rchard W. Glider. l. p Iii Ccsuol H. H. Boyesen.
ExhiDiuon-Jacob D. Moore, Rutherford stuyyrsant,
Thomas Adds Emmett Lispcnarl stewart joan - Caiwal
adler, Cocoon l. Fori
Literary Excrcses- Elbridge T. Gerry, Clarence W.
Bowen