News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-09
The Centennial.

The celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of Washington
| first Inauguration as President of the
United States, took place in New
York City last week Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday, and attracted
an immense crowd of people-all por-
tons of the country being represented.
Some idea of their numbers may be
gathered from the fact that a New
York paper estimates that the visitors
left from four to six million dollars in
the metropolis. As whole, the Cele-
bration was one of the most magnifi-
cent ever seen in this country On
the first day there was a great naval
display; on Tuesday, from $4,000 to
10000 troops marched in the grand
military procession; and on Wednes
day, there was a great civic and trades
display. In the latter there were fully
80, 900 men, and the procession occu-
pied five hours in passing a given
point.
On the opening day, President Har-
riSon crossed in a boat from Elizabeth,
N. J., Gas did Washington one hundred
years ago. and, en- route, viewed the
naval demonstration at the conclusion
of which he was taken on board a
barge manned by twelve United States
seamen, and landed at Wall Street,
from which point he was taken to the
Equitable Building, where he was
entertained by the Lawyers Club. A
reception in his honor by the children
of the public schools followed at the
City Hall. The President was the
guest of Vice-President Morton while
in the city. In the evening occurred
the grand ball at the Metropolitan
opera house. 1t was magnificent
affair as respects the display of wealth,
beauty, and fashion, but closed in
considerable disorder.
On the centennial day proper Tues
day. the exercises opened with relig- |
ious services at St. PauPs Church,
where Washington attended service
after his Inauguration. Bishop Potter
delivered an address, and the musical
selections were excellent. The presi
Dental party then repaired to the
steps of the sub-treasury building
the site of the building in which
took the oath as Presi-
dent. The exercises here were
prayer by DIR. Storrs, poem by Whit
Ter was read, Chauncey NJ. Depew
delivered an, Grafton, and President
Harrison made brief speech, closing
With benediction by Archbishop Cor
igan. The party then reviewed the
military parade. The public and pri-
ate buildings along the route of pro- !
ession were deliberately and hand
omely decorated. At night dinner |
7as served to about 500 invited guests
i the opera house. The President,
,hief Justice Fuller, ex-Presidents I
Tayes and Cleveland, President Eliot a
f Harvard college, and James Russell
DWELL were the after-dinper speakers. O
he Presidents speech was especially ci
licitous.
We will now speak briefly of Yer T
ont's part in the celebration. Gov. m
and staff went in a special o;
II to New York, and prominent men al
ON all sections of the state went by b
Irious routes. The Vermont troops, e,
.companied by the Montpelier mill
ny band, went by special train to
ew London, thence by steamer to
ew York, arriving Tuesday morning. m
II Vermonters wore in their caps a
origs of green, emblematic of the in
tate coat-of-arms. Their place in the u
Military procession was following the 81
,hode Island troops, and it is gener- e
lily represented that they made a "
reditable appearance. All along the t,
ne they were as enthusiastically re- e
eived as the troops from other states. v
ov. Dillingham; rode at the head of Il
lie state troops on dark, cream-col- Il Il
red horse. He was generally &C II
TO be one of the hand 81
,mest governors in the parade. d,
Wednesday was their of-duty day, al
I'd was devoted to sightseeing. In &c
lie evening they left on their home US
ard trip. The part taken in the eel to
,ration by Gov Dillingham; and other Of
ate officials, the states centen- dc
al commission, and other prominent pc
was, of course, more con- h
icuous. The most of them were tt
esent at all the exercises and festiv- T Bl
es, and were the recipients of nu- of
erous favors and courtesies. Great of
edit is due Vermont men who con- b IS
buted, financially and otherwise, to Oh
e success of the centennial for the By
legislature made no appropriation for b b
e proper representation of the state an
the celebration. If!
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