New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-28
VETERANS IN THE ESQ ORTs'
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SOME ALTERATIONS IN TUE PROPOSED pAo'
eRAaMr FOR THE GREAT cELEszArfoS!

SOME ALTERATIONS III THE fhofVnAu fisVs
gpA,twr yoIs THE GREAT cELEBEATToH.
Tsr,e a The committees on the washingtoz csar
tcrnial Celebration held important meetings IN ~
stewart building yesterday, 1t which many o. a. Z
details OF the pFogiammc hofeioforo unset'les wore
decided on. There were the commiltee On liAh ana
soope. Of which Mayor Grant r. chairman the Com
mtttee on states, chairman wiiliara Q. Hsmion, saA
the Committee on Art and Exhibitions chairmzn-
Henry e. Marquand The ch&irmen and fun repre-
sanitation OF the members Of each committee were
present and were in session foi about two hours
The Committee on States completed the details fof
the reception to the President OF the United STATS
ON his arrival here on April 20, and decided that ~
veteran organizations which, for technical ressons,
were not invited TO parade with the military On
April 30 shall form part OF the Presidents escofs
from the landing at The foot Of wslI-st % tho
EQUITABLE Building The plan which was adopted
as to the guests on that occasion Is considered pec
larry graceful and in keeping with the Nsuona
character Of the celebration As hcrs cannot Do mofs
than about 500 ainvited, " was decided 70 msAs
M the quota from representative members OF every
trade and profession and from ali parts Of the coun
try. Apart. then, from the Governors OF states
ana Commissioners guests at the Equitable kuiid
ing on April 90 win be great gathering OF banhers
merchants lawyers, editors, literary men, so'ehusu
and members Of every trade.
The Art COMMITTEES took final action with regard %
q commemorative bronze medal the design for whnh
has been made by Auguste ST. GaudeDs, the we'll
known sculptor, who made the statue OF Farrasnt
Madison Square and tho famods Lincoln Statue IN
Chicago In tho execution of the design he has been
assisted BY Martini Tho medal VIII bo four anu .
half inches In diameter IA the style OF the OLD flofsn-
tine bronses and viii be cast, not Stamped
One side VIII contain bust of Washington with bis
coatof-ams and appropriate lettering; the rcverss
win present the arms OF the State of New-rork and Of
-. n 49, .asfgi N
sa that the committee hoped 10 sell copies OF IL 81
the uniform price Of 81. Somebody wanted to know
h6 could not bespesk in aivsnca few copies OF ths
medal IN gold but when he learned ts dimensions ne
changed his mind Fifty in silver ard 1000 IN bronze
have been ordered and VIII be ready IN TINA for the
opening Of the exhibition on Aprn ls.
The artistic souvenirs of the ball and banquet win
contain, besides an engraving of the commemorative
medal double-page aliegoHeai design by William H.
low and singlepage by Edwin H. Blashfeld This
souvenir will be eight by ten inches In size, and VIII
contain eight pages including the menu and list OF
Dances Albert Rossnthal, of Philadelphia, has sig
niaed TO the Art Committee bis willingness TO lend for
their exhibition tho set OF original etched portraits
Of the members Of the first Constitutional Assembly
With view to aiding the public in the selection Oh
effective and suitable decorations, Mr. Maryland sp-
pointed committee 30 make such suggestions IS thsy
think proper, and TO reply to Inquiries that are r-
eeiyed ON the subject The following artists ware
named for this committee: Daniel Huntington, +. H.
smith, Frank d. Mulet and W. A. Conn Tee fian
and Scope Committee reported the appointment OF ns
following additional Commissioners: Tennessee.
Joseub a. Branch, Of Nashville Connecticut Henry C.
sturges Major-General Alfred II. Terry. o. s. A.;
Professor Charles f. Johnson, Trinity College Hart
tord Professor simeon E Baldwin, Yale Unlyersius
DR. pinckney, W. Ellsworth, and Jonathan TruD
bull Illinois, John B. Drake, Of Chicago; Indian Ter
dtory. Pleasant Porter.
A report was read from Orlando b. Potter, chair
man OF the Committee on Railroads and Transport
ion stating that excursion rates had been arranged
AZ foiIows with the Southern Passenger Association;
Far individuals cents per mile ono way for round
TRIP ticket fer uniformed paEzes OF MY or moro
travelling together on single round-t up t'okel
cent per mile; the tickets to hold good nom April
% 10 May ., inclusive Equally low rsass sre pson-
ted on the trunk lines.
The following new subscriptions were reported:
HITCHCOCK, Darling a. Co., $500; Hawk q Withereee,
$500: Henry b. Hyde, s5e0; oiisey House, $50.
HOFFMAN House, ESQ; Grand Union Hotel 1Dv'
Grand Hotel, $500; De Bzry Co., Slco; D. APPS
ton a Co. sio0: F. n. Van Ingen q Coz Sloy; =. =.
white, 400; william II. Webb, s1o0; THOMAS ne
bold, saoo. buchanan, Winthrop, 500, Dr. =. Aaas
Emmet s1oo; Hugh J. Grant 800; S. Nicholas Kane.
400; D. C. Rays, sloo; Beadleston q Woen, sioo,
John D. Crimmins, 500; J. i. TOD q Co., @ioV'
A L. Ashman q Co., ESQ; witherbee ruler, soo'
Brewster Co., ESQ., Asa Bird Gardner $50 laS
I'm Edson $50: Herman schaus, go A. ", co p
40, w Tango & CO., $50 Theodore Roosevelt, 80.
q. T. HamiIn, $40; Gilman Collamore = 20; pm
Royesen SO The total cash receipts OF the f1nancs
Committee TO date have been 5000 ana tns SSs
subscriptions s41,1lb The expenses thus iar ha's
amounted TO S1l $50. ~. .,o,,r,,,,..
platform Committee and an Aisle tommntSe
- snnonted for the literary exercises ak the sun
treasury Building and at the special seryiees , IN
ss az Of famous men Of the Revolutionary
perod Colonel Cruge-s cSmmltsee has aecosa son'
no applcaton for place In the parade can os eon
s5eTrd after April IL. and raised the price q ucke
Snr the grand stands at Madison square anu Mo ~
Monument 80, and those at Wayeriey fiaoe Ana 's
RESERVOIR TO g..