Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-03
THE CENTENNIAL DAY.
Prayers ut 81. Pnul's---Ihe Literary tx
ercises---Ihe Grand Military Pageant.

Prayers nj II. PnuBs---the Literary EN-
erciseS---Ihe Grand Military Pageant.
The exercises of Tuesday, which was the
real centenary day, opened with religious
services at St Pauls church, where Presi-
dent Washington went to attend divine SER
vice Immediately after his inauguration
President Harrison and his party entered
the church at o'clock, and we're formally
received by the rector and full vestry. The
President and his Cabinet were then escort
ed to the pew in which Washington sat at
the services 100 years ago. After appro.
pirate musical selections, the special PRAYER
of thanksgiving in the liturgy of the Epis-
cOpal church of America was read, togeth-
er with prayers asking for blessing upon
the President and upon the country. Right
Rev. Bishop Potter of New York delivered
an address, and the service concluded with
occasional hymn. The presidential party
then proceeded to the west porch, where
the President was received by the centen-
NAL literary committee and escorted to a
platform on the steps of the sub treasury,
the site of the building in which Washing
ton took the oath as President There DR..
Storrs invoked blessing, poem by Whit
tier was read, and Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew
delivered an Grafton. Following the ora
ton, President Harrison spoke briefly, but
was greeted with such prolonged cheers
that he was obliged to remain standing for
some time Concluding these exercises, the
benediction was pronounced by Archbishop
Corrigan.
The great procession Of troops and mill
tamen began to form at an early hour in
the morning. and was in line and ON the
move shortly after the President left st.
Paul's for the sub treasury To describe
the great pageant in adequate language is
impossible, for words can only say that be-
tween 80, 600 and 10000 well-driled and
handsomely uniformed men were in line
that solid mass Of men, women and chill
dren, probably million in number, packed
the streets, making locomotion impossible
and that Broadway and Fifth avenue-and
the whole city, in fact-were a mass of dec
orations in red, white and blue.
The column moved from the head of Wall
street, and when, at about noon it reached
22d street, halt was called to await the
arrival of the President at the reviewing
stand As the carriages drove up, the
troops presented arms, the colors dropped,
and the drums sounded sharp roll As
the President alighted, the people on the
stands arose and cheered and waved flags
and handkerchiefs. The sight was an i'm
pressive one. The police then took their
Ia
procession moved on.
Maj Gen. Schofeld was the first 10 salute
the President and TO be saluted by him.
Next came Gen Schofeld's staff. The
three troops of United States cavalry that
followed-two troops on black and one ON
bay mustangs-madea splendid appearance
and were loudly cheered When the regi
ment of West Point cadets which followed
was passing the cheering was tremendous.
Each states delegation received due rec
ognition as 1t passed the reviewing stand
and at various points along the route, and
the accounts all agree that Vermont had
every reason to be proud of her contingent,
both infantry and battery, led by Gov. Dill
lngham, and each man of the $50 wearing
a sprig of evergreen as IA distinguishing
mark. 1t took until $50 for the last de
tachment to pass the reviewing stand when
the President At once left the platform,
where he had been standing for six hours.
At night the dinner at which Gen Wash
ington was the honored guest of the city a
century ago was celebrated 10y royal ban
quet for 800 persons in the Metropolitan
opera house, The decorations of the house
and of the tables are said never 10 have
been equaled in this country. Chief Jus
tice Fuller, President Harrison, ex -Presi-
dents Hayes and Cleveland, President Eliot
Of Harvard college aud James Russell .ow-
ell were the afterdiuner speakers Presi-
dent llarrisons speech was especially AL