The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-03
THE COMING CENTENNIAL.
The Programme of the Exercises
New York.

Inc programme OF the EXERCISES at
New York.
Following is an abstract of the Official
programme of the Washington Centennial
Celebration exercises tn New York, issued
yesterday:
Wednesday, April II, formal opening OF
the loan exhibition Of historical portraits in
the Assembly Room of the Metropolitan
Opera House at s p. IN.
Monday, April 20, arrival of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet at IL a. IN. They will
embark at once for New York city on the
United States steamer Despatch Gov
ernors, Commissioners and other guests
will embark at $3.50 a. m. on the steamer
Erastus Wiman at the ferry slip, foot OF
West Twenty-third street, and proceed to
Elizabethport to meet the Despatch and
accompany her to this city. The steamer
Sirius will also accompany the Despatch.
The line Of United States war ships, yachts
and steamboats, will be formed In the upper
bay, and after saluting will follow In this
order: ], the President; 2, Governors and
commissioners; 3, other guests. On arrival
at the foot Of Wall street barge, manned
by shipmasters from the Marine Society of
New York, Captain Ambrose Snow, cox
swain, will row the President ashore.
He will then be received by Chairman
William G. Hamilton Of the committee on
States. The Presidential party will be es.
corted to the Equitable Building, where
collation. will be served and a reception
given. This will consume the time from
until p. IN. After the reception at the
Equitable building the President and Gov
errors will proceed to the City Hall under
military escort, where there will be pub
lie reception In the Governors room from
4 TO q o'clock. In the evening occurs the
centennial ball.
Tuesday, April 30-Services OF thanks
giving In the churches of New York aud
throughout the country at 0 a. m. A special
service of thanksgiving will be given at 81.
Paul's Church at q. m, which the Presi-
dent will attend; the commemorative exer
cises on. the south front Of the Sub-Treas-
ury building, the scene of the Inauguration
ceremony on April 80, 1888. The exercises
will consist OF prayer by Rev. DR.. Storrs,
poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, an ora
ton by Chauncey M. Depew and an address
by President Harrison and benediction by
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan,
Archbishop Of New York; the military
parade, under command Of Major-General
Schofeld
The right Of line is given TO the military
and naval cadets, followed by the troops OF
the regular army and the National Guard
ing the following order, each State being
headed by Its Governor and his staff Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Maryland,
South Carolina, Virginia, New York,
North Carolina and Rhode Island. The
other States will follow in the order in
which they were admitted into the Union.
Following will be two hundred companions
of the Loyal Legion, and then the posts of
the Grand Army,
The route OF the parade will be up Broad
way to Waverly Place, to Fifth avenue, to
Fifty-ninth street. The reviewing stand
VIII be at Madison Square aud Twenty
fourth street.
From TO o'clock reception will be
given the President by the art committee
at the loan exhibition rooms in the Metro
politan Opera House. At7 Up. IN. the ban
quet viii occur.
Wednesday, May THE Industrial and
civic parade,
Wednesday, May s-Close OF the loan
exhibition