The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
FA1neR or HIS COUNTRY.

FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY.
rho centenn'ai Anniversary Of washing.
tens Inauguration to He Observed In
Now York April 20. l8S0-An Elaborate
Programme.
NEW xoRK, Dec. N-This ID an era Of
centennial celebrations. Thirteen years
last April took place the centennial Of
the battle OF Lexington, then came the
Bunker Hill celebration Of June II,
1915, and the great centennial cele-
bration Of to Declaration Of lnde-
pendence In Philadelphia In 1876. Since
then have taken place the Yorktown cele-
bration the Evacuation day celebration,
he celebration OF the formation Of tho
OF the United States and
,tner smaller centennial celebrations
The last Of our centennials will be the
George Washington as President Of the
United States. This formation Of the con-
stitution WAS the outgrowth Of the Dec.
laration Of Independence; but the cap
ping to the foundations that were
laid In 1778 occurred thirteen years laters
when tho 6rst President Of the United
States was inaagurated- This historic
was the finai setting In motion
the wheels Of Government Tho United
States Of America thcn became reality
In every sense Of the word.
It seems fitting. therefore, that IN event
% august as tue Inauguration Of WASH
lngton should be grandly celebrated, and
every thing possible il being done In New
York to make this last Of the centennial
celebrations the most brilliant An out
limo Of what It IL proposed to do in this
,ity on April ~ and April 50 can not fail
20 lnter0,L ~ synopsis OF tue proposed
programme 10 as follows:
Early on Monday morning. the soth OF April.
the President OF tho United states ana his
Cabinet, and the supreme Court q the United
States and other onicials q distinction. VINO
have been specially invited, viii leave Wash.
ington and proce via Phtladelph.a and
Trenton 70 Eiizabethport In Now
Jersey, taking the same route tnas wosning.
ton took In going from Mount vernon 70 New
York IN April Of 1850 70 DO inAugurated. AZ
Elizabethport the Presidential party v II take
. Government dispatcn boat ana steam Up
New York Day % tnc 1o0s oI Wan
street. passing. en- route, foreign vos.
sells and vessels from our own navy ana
boats Of every description that WILL Dc ran1eo
10 line BY the Navy Committed. THESE vesse.e
will salute the Presidential party - the YES.
sells 10 the harbor IN lseS saiuted Warrington
- he was rowed oy thirteen plots IN IN eie-
&ou1 V0tBV w ~ eAV eOSs Ve Sees oseSS~
On the arrival Of the. party at me loot
Of Wall treot Preatdent Harrison VIII %
met ~ the mayor aId tho committee and es-
c0rted TO his headquarters. That evening there
will b hall In the Metropolitan Opera-HOuso
n this city, and it u proposed ~ make u the
grandest bail that has ever boon held " tho
city OF New York.
On Tuesday morning. April ~ It 10 proposed
20 hold bret religious services In St. Pauls
Church, where Washington. Vice President Adj
ams and tho two houses OF Congress at.
tended service on the day Of the 10.
auguratton. A. DT. Provost tue Bishop
of New York, and tho chaplain q
the Senate conducted the serv ice . hundred
years ago. 70 Bishop Potter, Of New York,
will conduct the service on April 50 next.
. will be ass -sted BY Rev. Dr. Morgan
il. tho rector OF Trlnity and 81.
aurs churches. and member OF
the commi tee. President Harrison ana
other invited guests will be IN attend.
ance at the special serycsin 81 Paufs Church.
The ministers Of this c.ty have also been asked
% hold special services in their respective
And nearly eve one who has been written 70
on the subject has replied favor nS the
idea. II was at o'clock On the morning OF tine
inauguration. IN ls09s tnat tno ooors o. III
churches in this city wero thrown open ior
or ef service OF prayer. ana y 70 proposed not
only 70 have briet services ol thanksgiving 10
thechurches Of New York. but also throughout
The formal literary exercises VIII take place
on The steps Of The suD-tressury. corner Nas.
oau and Wall streets. ~ lO' y. heS. hiCnaFu
= Storrs y. y. LII. v. o. broo1iyn, WI
oner the prayer. A poem is expectou from sne
venerable Quaker poet Jonn GroenlesI Wnis-
tion. The President OF the United States VIII
aueak and Archbishop Corrtgau VIII pronounce