The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-26
In WASHINGTON'S NAME
Preparations for the Great
Display in Elizabeth.
THE CELEBRATION HAS BEGUN.
Exercises in a Jersey City School
---Hoboken Children Parade.
Especial to the Jersey citp Neios.l |

lSpectut 10 the Jersey GUY NefoS.I
ELIZABETH, April 26, 1sS9.-president
Harrison and suite will reach Elizabeth
ON their way to the New York Centennial
at seven O'Clock Monday morning. The
Veteran Zouaves, under command of
General ]. Madison Drake, will, by Gov
ernor Green's order, mount cannon on the
green in front of the Governors house,
and salute the coming guests.
The veterans were to have had the right
of line, too, in the parade which the
President is to review from stand in
front of the Governors house, but the
"elite'' of the committee have made a
mighty kick against this. because the
General isl not "tony enough to be of them;
and General Stryker may change the pro-
gramme somewhat.
AT THE GovERNoR's HOUSE.
When the distinguished party reaches
the Governors house, they will have an
early breakfast. The table was to have
been spread at half-past eight, and the
President was to have had a public re-
ception at half past nine o'clock Gov
ernor Green desires to have it stated that
the breakfast will be put out of the way
so that the public reception can begin at
half-past eight O'Clock. The change is
made necessary by the state of the tide,
which will require the vessels to start
earlier.
THE WATER PARADE.
The New Jersey Historical Society will
participate in the great naval parade from
Elizabethport on Monday. Messrs. Eras-
tus Wiman and Nathaniel Niles have
chartered the steamer City of Hudson
and placed it at the disposal of the society
and its invited New Jersey guests, embrac-
ing the Governor and other State officers,
the Court of Errors, the Supreme Court, the
Court of Chancery, the officers and mem
bers of the Legislature, and other dis
tinguished Jerseymen. representing the
historic, educational and industrial in
terests of the State. The steamer Will
leave Elizabethport at ten o'clock on Mon
day morning and will return at the con-
clusion of the parade
Congressman Kean will entertain Vice
President Morton and Mrs. Morton as his
guests on Sunday. They are expected to
arrive from Washington that afternoon,
mans mansion in Union township, just
outside of Elizabeth, where they will re-
main until Monday morning.
CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE.
The neighboring farmers, who are in
full accord with the Elizabeth Board OF
Trade, will contribute many conspicuous
features on Monday In the division of
the procession assigned to them there will
be a large company mounted on
horseback, representing sons and
daughters of the Revolution. They
will be clad in costumes of the olden
times. There will be farmers with scythes
and sickles, boys going to mill with bags
of grain, and people in old-fashioned gigs
and coaches. There are to be several
large platform wagons, upon each of
which will be a tableaux. One tab
leaux will represent a kitchen 100 years
ago. Another will show a group OF farm
ers with old-fashioned agricultural imple-
ments. Probably one of the most interest
ing features will be the tableaux OF the
straw ride This will comprise an antique
sleigh, drawn by four horses. The sleigh
will be filed with young men and women.
1t is proposed also to have company of
Green Mountain Boys and frontiersmen
on foot and on horseback