Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-04
CENTENNIAL PROGRAMME.
Order Of Exercises for the New York
Celebration.

NEW YORK April g. S-FolIowiDg is an
abstract of the official programme of the
Washington centennial exercises, issued
to-day;
Wednesday. April 17-Formal opening
Of the loan exhibition of historical por-
traits Of the assembly room OF. the Metro
politan Opera House at p. m.
Monday, April 29-Arrival of the Pres
ident and Cabinet at II q. Ii. They will
embark for New York city on tine United
States steamer Despatch Governors,
commissioners and other guests will em-
mark at $3.50 a. IN. on the steamer Erastns
Wimaa at the ferry Zip, foot o.
Wes. Twenty street, ard 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 war ships, yachts
and steamboats, will be formed in the up
per bay, and after saluting will follow II
this order /, the President; ., Governors
and Commissioners; 3, other guests. On
arrival at the foot OF Wall street barge,
manned by ship-masters from the Marine
Society OF New York, Captain Ambrose
Snow coxsVain, will TOW the President
ashore He will then be received by
Chairman William G. Hamilton, of the
Committee on States.
The Presidential party will be escorted
to the Equitable Building, where a COLA
ton will be served and a reception given
This will consume the time from until
p. II. After the reception at the Equita
bic Building, the President and Governors
will proceed to the City Hall under mill
tary escort, where there will be 4 public
reception IN the Governors room from
tot O'Clock In the evening occurs the
Centennial Bill.
Tuesday, April 30-Services of Thanks
giving in the churches of New York and
throughout the county at 9 a. N. A spec
ial service of Thanksgiving will be given
at ST. Paul's church at 9 a. M, which the
President will attend.
The commemorate centennial exercises
on the south front Of the sub.treasury
building, the scene Of the Inauguration
ceremony On April 30, 1883. Tue exercises
will consist OF prayer by Rev. Dr. X. S.
S,orrs, poem by John Greenleaf Whittier
an Grafton by Chaunoey NJ. Depew and an
address by President Harrison, and bene-
diction by Most Rev Michael Augustine
COrrigaD, Archbishop Of New York.
The military parade, nuder command Of
Major General John NJ. Schofeld The
right of line 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
Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, New
York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.
The OF D. States will follow in the order in
which they were admitted into the Unicn.
Following will be 200 companions OF the
Loyal Legion, and then the posts OF the
Grand Army.
Their route will he mp Broadway to Wav-
erly Palace, to Fifth avenue, to Fifty
niuth street The reviewing stand will
be at Madison Square and Twenty fourth
street
From to 7 o'clock reception will De
given the p esident by the art committee at
,he Loan Exhibition rooms in the Metre
pcli'sn Opera House At Up. m. the ban
quet Will occur.
Wednesday, DAY 1.-The industrial
and civic parade.
Wednesday, May S-Close of the loan
exhibition.