The sun., 1888-11-09
GREAT TIMES ARE COMING.
NOW NEW YORK WILL CELEBRATE
W4SHINGToN'S IMMIGRATION.
President Harrison to Follow In the First
Presidents Footstcps-Ward McAllister
TO supervise - Isan and banquet
Military, Civic, and Industrial Parade.

Presidents FoOtstcps-WardM McAllister
TO supervise BaIl and banquet -
Military, Civic, and Industrial Parade.
The general plan of the great national
celebration in this city on April 30 and 80 poxt
Of the centennial OF tho inauguration OF George
Washington as President of the United States
was made public yesterday afternoon for the
first time at the meeting Of the Subcommittee
on Plan and Scope in tho Mayors office. FL
bridge Y. Gerry, Mayor Hewitt, and other lead
ors of tho committee in charge Of the celcbra-
tion have been engaged since last summer
dcvisinG the details. Mr.. Gerry, who is Chair
man Of the Executive Committee. presided at
the meeting in the absence Of Mayor Hewitt.
who had to leave to absent himself on official
business. There were present Gen. James NJ.
Narnum and $. ID. Babcock of the Executive
Committee, Major Asa Bird Gardner and John
j. Pierrepont of the Committee on the Army
and Navy, Gen. Louis Fitzgerald OF the Com
mittee on Finance, and Secretary Clarence W.
Bowen Of the Celebration Committee.
The celebration will begin on Monday, April
90 and will follow out us exactly as possible
the procedure gone through with when Wash
ington came to New York for the Inauguration.
President Harrison will come from Washing
ton with his Cabinet officers. tho Chief Justice
OF the United States, and other high officials.
Following the precedent of Gen. WashinGtons
arrival on April %. 1859. he will be met by a
suitable deputation AZ Eizabethport and
taken thence on u Government despatch boat
to the foot of Wall street, passing en- route tho
United states and foreign ships Of war and
yachts of the several clubs arranged in proper
order, and will be received 10y zach, while pass
At Wall street the President will DO formally
welcomed by MAYOR Grant and escorted to his
hotel In the evening there viii be ball in
Ward McAllister ior which 5000 invitations
have been issued. The Entertainment Com
gathering of the kind ever held in America.
On Tuesday. the anniversary day OF Wash
ington's S Inauguration, the celebration will be-
gin nj o'clock in the morning with brief re-
l,GiouS services of praise and thanksgiving in
the different churches of the city-the same
hour at which religious services were held on
April 80, l7S9, as was recorded in tho account
OF the inauguration i'll the Gazette 0f TIE tnted
states of May 2, 1889. This is the paragraph:
Ate O'Clock A. NJ the people assembled in the several
chnrche' with the Gerry u The respective denomina
ks tS Sna I o
and success and acceptance to his administration
There, will be y special service in old st.
Pauls Church, to be conducted by Bishop Pot
| ter and the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix and to be at
tended by President Harrison. vce;:president
This service will be similar in character to the
services performed on the day Of the inaugu;
| Church in this city and Chaplain to the Senate,
n Whc at ebe Sy the tae an
| the two Houses OF Congress.
Mace At on the ss of of Rs and
| streets. where stood Federal Hall. the scene OF
the Inauguration ceremonbIes % b, a prayer will be
poem is expected from John Greenleaf Whit,
tier, If his health will permit. the GRAFTON will
President Harrison will speak. and Archbishop
Gorrigan g VIII pronounce the G befiedieiion At
| trial. and civic parade will be reviewed by the
President from the sters OF the Sub-Treasnry.
given to the American flag at u O'Clock
from ships OF wal. OF every, nationality in New
1na G hS aed % gas
The parade will incl ude former officers, sail
ors; and marines OF the United States navy.
yacht crews.
A banquet at the, metropolitan, Opera House
The President and his Cabinet and 1.2OO other
distlnguished persons VII attend t" this dinner.
Secretary Bowen notified Chauncry Depew
yesterday Of his selection as orator, and re-
cciyed this letter of acceptance:
AF Nh B9TES an in in Re, Tsesnt Of yours Of
ecntive COMMITTEE ecins % e.iver Tie grafton
the inauguration of George Wasinften as icsieHt Of
tie tinted states. have some ditiiGence in entering
the hest of my ability deserve the confidence the
CmAuxcEY II DYrEw
DR.. Morgan Dix also sent word to the Sccre-
tary that ths, vestry Of Trinity are most hapry
bratOn Committee.
Major Gardner Pi the Naval Committee re-
ported thHt lie Hau received assurance that tho
Navy Department would cordially cooperate IN
the proposed celebration and will assemble in
the har9or,oi New York such available naval
forces Of the United states can be spared.
Major Gardner also made the suggestions:
Dnring a the w Of he Ins Hmyrfam rsvcon france
nation and the formal alliance 9t so =; .I7s win ..t
an aaxay ene ARMY " sSSdFs @
der in some Of the mos glorious events
shed their blood on American soil in defence ot tnat
rhair@an iestt Should tRToash The Hep.rtnsns q
slsts OF the upsd %a"s nS. IT, III The ,or ooErSsG " @ Gt
such renressnatHn a. may be conyenisnt from is
BY s W prs.eSc e IN an %h"h has IN
sueh unexa,np!ed prosperity 10 their ancient ally
lie recommended that other friendly naval
forces should be invited to participatc. to-
gethor with former officers of the United states
navy and officers Of yachts. and that the uni
formed crews OF the yachts hn invited to par
ticpae in the land parade. Action OH this re-
port was deferred for the present
Chairman Gerry presented report suggest
ing these additions to the committee:
r@ ne S .. n .yv an" 5y. nsn
EdwaT1 simmons; 20 me Ho1@hinitter on iiAhsiora'
RoSert tm", #uyrssnt M@cure . Gon%y Miles St9gdi.h
WIZ william rs s seas HSa r DayS i" a Hs's sosy w
of Mechanics and Tradrsmrn of the CITY OF New York,
He reported also that these Commissioners
had been appointed by the Governors of the
different States. as representatives at the cele-
bration
nsf 5n Gfn T' ~
William s. stryker, AdutantGeneral; New l!ami shire,
the Hon. Samuel G Eastman; virginia, EXGOv james
l. kempeT. Judge W. W. Crump the u on, J. Randolph
Tucker Judge Waller r. Staples the Hon Holmes ton
rad Capt rhl Mckinney Col. Waller II Taylor.
Chairman. Gerry further recommended that
the sum Of tl7jOO0 DO solicited, Of which
$50 900 shall be raised in private subscriptions.
s50.000 asked from tho state OF New York. and
$4,000 from the city of New York, to meet the
expenses Of tho ceebration, An act authoriz.
to appropriate moneys for the celebration was
approved by the Governor on May7.
He recommended that all moneys shall be
expended under tho direction Of the Mayor
Chairman Gerry further urges that the Chair
men of the different sub-committees be re.
quested to push the work OF their committees
us much ms, possible, and, If necessary 10 ASK
mon to resign who cannot perform the work
required of them, in order that their places
may be promptly filled. The large amount of
work to be done by the subcommittee before
April 80 renders this stop necessary.
Chairman Gerrys renort was adopted unnni-
mously. Ward McAliser estimates that
s3O,Oo0 at, least will be needed for the ball Of
and $4,000 is to, be expended on the great
parade that President Harrison will review.
Part OF tho contemplated Gel LIBERATION is an en-