The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-02
ANOTHER BIG DAY.
The Last of the Great Centennial.
A Civic and Industrial Parade That
Was Never Equaled.
Handsome and Exquisitely Wrought
Historical Floats.
The Parade Contains Over Fifty
Thousand Men.
They Represent All Important National
tiles, Industries and Societies, and
Do Honor to the Father of
Our Country.

anu rlltN -SeNtutl SlIcel. Az q CLOCK the
. Presidential party took up their position
in the reviewing stand at Madison Square.
The parade finally started shortly after 10
O'Clock, with Mayor Grant and represent
alive delegates from the civil, industrial
and commercial societies and organizations
in advance. When the reviewing stand
was reached the Mayor presented the fol-
lowing address TO the President:
To Benjamin Harrison, President Of the United
States, April 30, iSst
The undersigned representatives OF the civic,
commercial, industrial aud educational organN,.
tons and bodies ot the city Of New York on the
occsei m OF the centennial crlebnton Of the lnau-
gumtiOn oil Washington, the firt President, pre-.
sent anew IN the President Of the United states in
his official capacity their allcgihncc to the Govern.
isent Constitution aud laws. with their eongmtu-
lntions upon the completion of n century OF coustl.
tutional government aud the progress made In that
century.
HuGu j. GRANT.
Mayor Of City Of New York
DANIEL DuTrEnf1ELp
Chief Marshnl.
CHARLES q sufIu'
President Of Chamber Of ommcrcc.
KOBElr kuIER,
General secretary Of Merchant Tndcsmcn.
lfESEY DEisLlI,
Acting President OF Columbia College.
BglCE GRAY,
President Of ~. Andrews Society
HENRY w. DuNsCHru
President Of the School Of the Collegiate Dutch
Church.
AMBROSE sSow,
President Of the Marine Society.
The address is also signed by n LARGE
number OF the leading business men OF the
city.
This body then took the places which
had been reserved for them on either side
OF the President, and after him, received
an hAnara gf la
Gen. Buttcrileld, the Chief Marshal. fol.
lowed by his staff. The fret tableaux.
"Ihe Declaration Of Independence" was
intended TO represent the reading Of the
Declaration OF Independence by John
Nixon. in the State House yard, Phila.
dclphia, July &, l77G. This float was sur
rounded by an escort Of 100 members OF
the Society OF Veterans OF the Regular
Army and Navy.
The next float represented "Washington
and his Generals. mounted" Washing
ton, as Commandments. Chief, occupies the
center Of the limo, Major-Generals Ward.
Putnam, Philip Schuyler and Charles Lee
on either side. Closely following arc the
nine Brigadier-Generals, the number ap.
pointed by tho Continental Congress ri
Philadelphia in 100; also, Marquis Dc
Lafayette, Baron Sieuben, Inspector Gen.
eral Count Rochambeau and others. This
tablcau was guarded, rs special escort, by
the Weir Battalion, School No. 10. Brook
Ign. uniformed; number, %; Mai. II. 4.
Nichols, commanding.
Following this tableau came the float
representing "Wnshington crossing the
Delaware" with It's guard OF several nun.
drcd cadets in uniform. Then came $500
school children cscoring their center tab.
leau Of "Washingion ut Valley Forge,
winter OF l777 and l77S" II represents
winter quarters at Valley Forge and the
meeting OF Gen. Washington with Baron
Steubcn and wounded soldiers.
The large stands, although well filled,
were by no means crowded, except in one
or two sections Of the stand on the wesl
side OF the avenue. The first organization
in the parade which made It's appearance
was the body Of Columbia College stu.
dents. II passed tho presidential stand al
exactly 1925 o'clock. The boys created
much amusement by repeating In unison
the cry Of "Who was Gen. Washington
and accompanying the answer by break
down."
Next followed the public school children
They made an excellent appearance, and
In many instances marched better thar
NJ some OF the rank and flo In yesterdays
~ pageant The children were welcomed by
tumult Of applauscd accompanied by
waving OF handkerchief and dipping o
miniature flags In the hands OF children
and babies. The marked applause nnt
hearty greeting continued until the chill
dren were well past the reviewing stand
aud made way for the next organization
PLEASING FEATURES.
In many cases the different trades ant
associations were 10 late in arriving ut the
point OF assembly that they could no, TAX,
the places assigned in the line OF march b,
Gen. Buticrhed. The boys from the yari
Gus charitable institutions and the public
schools being more used 10 discipline thar
their elders In the parade, were first on Ia,
ground. Tho public school scholars, com
prisng eight batialions Of 400 each, under
commando John u. Robinson, aud escort
ing the tabloau, Washington at Vale,
Forge" were wheeled into Fifth avenue
from Forlieih street, oliciting much ap
applause from tho masses Of people on tht
sidewalks. The tableau represented The
General In his winter quarters at Vallel
Forge and his meeting with Baron sleu
ben. Tho Exempt Fircmcn's Association
OF tho city, 10 the number OF 200 cam
next, and after them the Tammany Hal
braves under tho chiciiainship OF Gen
John Cochrane. genuine Indian squay
and two copper-colored braves, with th'
color more than skin deep, accompanies
them. Fire Commissioner Croker, Jurtic
Wcldc, Maurice II, Hanlin, Register Keyii
and several others were on horsebacl
at the head OF 1ammany.
Then followed a series Of tablcaux REP
rcsenting various states, ~ follows
Now York-A boat load Of Dutch sailorl and vol
nrcu.
delaware Christinnizing the savagca
Maryland-Lort Baltimore and George Calvert
prnntylvnnla-rc una treaty,
0congla--Ihc last prcreyoluuonary colonial fc
ucmcut
After these came most interesting ici
turc-the CALIFORNIAN Club. OF New Yorl
and the Scyen,y-Ninth Highland Regimen
veterans.
The seolsmen In the kills and kirIles a