St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-03
WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL.
Official Programme of the Exer-


NEW YORK, April 2.-Following is an
abstract of the official programme of
the Washington centennial celebration
exercises issued to-day: Wednesday,
April 17.-Formal opening of the Loan
Exhibition OF Historical portraits in the
assembly room of the Metropolitan
opera house at p. m.
Monday, April 29-Arrival of the
president and cabinet at II a. m. They
will embark at once for New York city
on the United States steamer Despatch.
Governors, commissioners and other
guests will embark at $50 a. m. on the
steamer Erastus Wiman at the ferry
slip, foot of West Twenty third street,
and proceed to Elizabethport to meet
the Despatch and accompany her to
this city. The steamer Sirius will also
accompany the Despatch. The line of
United States warships, yachts and
steamboats, will be formed in the upper
bay and, after saluting, will fol-
low in this order: First, the
president: second. governors and
commissioners: third, other guests.
On arrival at the foot of Wall street,
barge manned by ship-masters from the
brOSe Snow. cOXSWain. will row the
president ashore. He will then be re-
ceIved by Chairman William G. Hamil-
ton, of the committee on states. The
presidential party will be escorted to
the Equitable building. where a COLA
ton will be served and reception
given. This will consume the time from
2 until p. m. After the reception at
the Equitable building, the president
and governors will proceed to the city
hall under military escort, where there
will be public reception in the gov
errors room from to O'Clock. In
the evening occurs the centennial ball.
Tuesday, April 30.-Services of
thanksgiving in the churches of New
York and throughout the country. At
ing will be given at st. PauFs church
at a. M, which the president will at
tend. The commemorative centennial
exercises on the south front of the sub
treasury building, the scene of the in
arguration ceremony on April &c. 1889.
The exercises will consist of prayer by
Rev. DR.. r. 5. Storrs, poem by John
Green1ief Whittier, an Grafton by
Chauncey NJ. Depew and an address by
President Harrison, and benediction by
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan,
archbishop of New York. The military
parade, under command of Maj. Gen.
JOlil NJ. SclGu6lu. l. lie Ilgllb Oh HE
is given TO the military and naval
cadets, followed by the troops of the
regular army and the national guard in
the following order, each state being
headed by its governor and his staff:
Delaware, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia,
New York, North Carolina and Rhode
Island. The other states will follow in
the order in which they were admitted
into the Union. Following Will be 200
companions of the Loyal Legion, and
then the posts of the Grand Army. The
route will be Broadway TO Waverly
place, to Fifth avenue. to Fifty-ninth
street. The reviewing stand will be at
Madison square and Twenty-fourth
street. From to o'clock reception
will be given the president by the art
committee at the loan exhibition rooms
in the Metropolitan opera house. At Z
d. IN. the banquet will occur.
Wednesday, May 1.-The industrial
and civic parade.
Wednesday, May s-Close of the loan
exhibition.