The Portland daily press., 1889-03-29
FOLLOWING THE PROGRAMME OF 1883.
How the President Will be Received
In New York.
A Dinner Served in Dishes From
Which Washington Ate.
Theatre Managers Reminded Of the
First Presidents Favorite Plays.

NEW YORK, March 2.S-The arrangements
for the Centennial Celebration are now so
well advanced that many features Of the
programme have been described in detail.
One Of these is the reception of the Presi-
dent on his arrival here on April goth. He
will be invited by the Governor of New Jer-
sey to breakfast at Elizabeth, and will then
embark for New York at Elizabethport on
the United States steamer Dispatch. Fol-
lowing the precedent set by Washington, he
will land at the foot of Wall street. A salute
OF twenty-one guns will be fired, and the
bells Of the churches will be rung On land
ing, the President will be presented by Major
Asa Bird Gardiner to William G. Hamilton,
chairman of the Committee on States, who
will in turn present him to Governor Hill
and Mayor Grant, who will welcome him in
the name OF the State and city. The Cover
nors and Commissioners of States, the State
and city officials of New York, and promi-
nent guests who will accompany the Presi-
dents vessel from ElizabethpOrt on board
the steamer ErastUs Wiman, will land In the
meantime at an adjoining pier, and process
sion will be formed to escort the President
to the Equitable building, where he will be
received and entertained under the auspices
OF the Committee on States.
AT the head of the column will be platoon
of police. Then will come band belonging
70 regiment Of the United States Artillery,
two foot batteries Of artillery, Cappa's Vet
eran 7th Regiment band, Uniformed Battal-
ion Veterans of New York, under command
OF General Tremain, and another band.
Following these will be the Sons of The
revolution, Frederick $. Tallmadge, presi-
dent; deputation of the Military Order Of
the Loyal Legion, Major Stuart
webb commanding; deputation Of post
commanders Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic OF New York; deputation of the
Marine Society of the Port Of New York,
with the banner used by the society at the
Inauguration of Washington, and Commis.
sioners OF States. Next win come a carriage
with the President, Governor Hill and the
chairmen Of the Executive Committee and
tne Committee on States: carriage with the
Chief Justice Of the United States. the
Mayor of New York and chairman and sec
retary OF the Committee on States. Then
follow, marching by f0urs, cabinet officers
committee OF the United States Senate and
House OF Representatives, Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court, deputation Of the
Society of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Fish
president; Governors Of States in the order
OF admission to the Union; Governors of
Territories in the order of their organiza-
tlon; Commissioners of States and Terri
tories; Judges and Justices Of the United
States and State Courts; other officials;
invited guests and general committees with
out special order, the line to close with
platoon Of police.
At the Equitable building formal recep-
tlon will be held. to be followed by dinner
The Presidents. table will have covers for
abeut fifty people. and an important part of
the furniture will be the china service used
by Washington at the house of General
Boudinot, at Bordentown, N. j. At the
close OF the ceremonial at the Equitable
building the President will be escorted by
troops to the City Hall, where public re-
eeption will be he held for one hour in the
Governors room.
Secretary Bowen has received letter from
Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, editor of 1.-THE Maga-
zine OF American History" in which she
suggests that as the city will be crowded
with strangers on the night OF April 80. ID
would be good idea for the managers of
theatres to produce some of the old time
plays such as Washington enjoyed and mem
TONED In his diary. She mentions "WignalPs
Darling" The Poor Soldier" Every One
has his Fault, and the school for Scandal
as some of the plays which amused Washing
ton al tue little theatre in John street.