New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
A SHORT AND SIMPLE CEREMONY.


No ~. West Ff;ieth.st.. Florence Cuiipp Tessle
Kerr.
SHORT AND SIMPLE CEREMONY
Each Of the girls is TO be dressed in white and
Will wear small silk flag on her shoulder and
each will carry "a basket of flowers The flowers
are TO be contributed by tho schools from which
The girls come, each scholar who can bringing a
single flower for the basket. Nine stages have
been secured by Superintendent JASPER. and the
girls are Ia assemble in groups, each with teacher
or with one of the members OF the committee, be-
tween and o'clock on Monday afternoon The
the City Hall. When President Harrison stepS
from his carriage the City Hall plaza The girls
formed in double row upon the steps up which he
VIII pass, viii begin singing Hail. Columbia and
AT every step along the line they will srew flowers
before lin. At the entrance TO the building
when the Presidential party has ali assembled,
occupy only four or five minutes. and she viii
hand copy OF This TO the President at the close,
cngroNscd on parchment and inclo,ed in, a small
the records of the Board Of Educatlon. This will
close the exercises. which are made as simple and
brief as possible and the girls VIII then be taken
TO their homes by members OF the committee.
The Educatlonal Division. with General Alex
nndcr =. Kctchum as Grand Marshal will he led
by a battalion of students from Columbia College.
with John Demscy. Of the Law school, a. marshal
The students VIII all carry canes and college
Collegc Of The City of New-Yorl<, which forms the
second battalion, would have had nearly 80 in
line. buf the reduction Of the organizations ~
General Buttcriicld reduced their number to 800
Lydon, president of the senior class, will be the
marshal AID a; he viii have as aids solomon Men
kin and William /. Wood of the innlor class
a hcid band OF twenty pieces viii prcccdc the
battalion. and it Will he rich in flags. The one
ago by Lafayette Post. Of the Grand Amy. the
city FLAG the college colors and their class iiars
IN The 10Th Regiment Armory. where General
Webb, president Of the college, gave them their
first drill
FOUR THOUSAND BOYS IN LINE.
The civic parade in which the boys take part
Will be on Wednesday, about 1000 boys from
the public schools will be in line in the Educa
tional Division. The selection Of the boys was
ngdc by assigning certain number from each
BOYS grammar school, according 10 the size Of
tn, school Only the grammar schools were
selected, as the boys III them are Older and bet
ter able 10 make the long march All boys, as
well the girls in their delegations, were
required 10 bring the permission Of their parents
There was great rivalry for the places IN the
delegations, and many dSappoln'mentS on inc
part Of those who were not appointed. Mr.
.asucr received numerous letters of protest on
tins score, from parents and scholars. but the
number Of the div isOn had To hc Kept WITHIN
the limit given, and even this 1t WAS Thought.
would have 10 be cut dOv p.
For two weeks The boys have been drilling
in the different rcgimcntal armoncs OF the city
under the direction of military officers: ana IN
Tho schools and after school hours their
practice has been continued The Officers SAY
that they marched admirably, and the division
hope t. secure one Of the prizes which the Cen
tcrnial Committee is to award those DIVISIONS
which march best In general charge Of ilc boys
will he the following principals: John - Rop-
in>or of j,,r,mm'r School NO. IS: Hugh oNrlL
No 30 in City Hall Place: jacob Bovir, Nc, -.
IN Norlolk--t: Il. H. pcttgtcw, No -. IN t'st
Ijffh-st Lafayette OlncY. No. -, III Last til1N-
;ir>t->,: Matthew EigaS. No 80. in Vest Fifty |
f.nrtl->t: David L. GadllS. No. 81, at lcntll-"Ne
and One 3-fourth-st.. and Eillah loN-
l,rd NO. g. in West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
In addition 10 these the boys will elect Their
own captaiu> and eubordinat" officers.
They viii march twenty abreast. ana fortV-'l9h' |
h.y, VIII fem - company. Each DO; vii wear Il |
small fla inscribed 1s9-lS with tn name |
of fhc division. Coor-hclrrr> Will march 81 m" |
crl cf III" lirc> ard t'ro" co,"r-hc'r'> WIN nc
,hool Hi- and teacher from III" >cho" VIII marrh
behind clch COMPANY Inc division Is di' Id"'i mi"
bait. lions ,nc e which Will have t"rlV" com |
Iaiio> two will have eleven and five VIII have TN
cnmranice each TIE largest DELEGATION from on
school iS ia five schools send tins number. wv"
coluntui ~ are formed Of lor'd pupils. ana MANY
colni,d boy, from th' different schools n:' sea-
,c-,d tIrou u the several dclcc1t onS. Inc Wh"l"
y, IN make nm array cpuIl to fonr regiment. Onc
and viii lead tn division. ard each h1tra3'n wli
1--we drum corps 1t the head will march the
cra,d of hone" with tine Grand m9r,haI. In" super
iuicrd.r;> AMI such school officials as NAV car"
:. march This Guard will also carry the banncf
q tie Board Of EIucatiom