The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-03
THE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL.
Abstract of the Official Programme of the
Coming Celebration in New York.

NEW YORK, April 2.-Following is an alb.
stract of the official programme of the
Washington centennial celebration exer.
cises, issued to-day:
Wednesday, April 17-Formal opening of the
loan exhibition OF historical portraits in the
assembly-roOm of tho Metropolitan Opera-house
at p. NJ
Monday, April 29-Arrival Of the Presiden,
once for New York city the United States
steamer Dispatch. Governors, commissioners
and other guests will embark at $50 A. NJ on the
steamer Erastus Wiman at the ferry slip, foot OF
Twenty-third street, and proceed to Elizabeth
port to meet the Dispatch and accompany her to
this city. The steamer Sirius will also accompany
the Dispatch. The line of United States war
ships, yachts and steamboats, will be formed III
the upper bay, and. after saluting, will follow in
this order:
First-The President
Second-Governors and Commissioners.
Third-Other guests.
On arrival at the foot Of Wall street, barge,
manned by shlp-masters from the Marine Society
of New York, Captain Ambrose Snow, cOxswan
Will row the President ashore. He will then be
received by Chairman William G.. Hamilton, OF
the committee on States. The presidential party
viii b. escorted tothe Equitable Building, where
collation. viii be served and reception given
This will consume the time from 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 viii
be public reception in the Governors room
from to s O'Clock. In the evening occurs the
great centennial ball
Tuesday, April 30-Services of thanksgiving in
the churches of New York and throughout the
country at 3 A. NJ A special service of thanks
giving will he given at st. Paurs Church, at A
NJ, where the President will attend. The com
mem0rative centennial exercises will be held a
the south front of the Sub-treasury Building, the
scene of the Inauguration ceremony ON April 80
1889. The exercises will consist of prayer by
Rev. DR.. X. s. Storrs; poem, by John Greenl ca
Whittier; an OratiOn by Chauncey M. Depew: al
address, by President Harrison, and benediction
by Most Rev Michael Augustine Corrigan, Arch
bishop of New York.
The military parade will be under the com
mand of MajOr-general John NJ. Schofield. TIL,
right of the line is given to the military and
naval cadets, followed by the troops of the regu
lar army and the National Guard. i'm the follow
ing order, each State being headed by its Gov
ern0r and his staff: Delaware, PENNSYLVANIA
New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, New York
North Carolina and Rhode Island. The Othe
States will follow in the order i'm which they wer
admitted into the Union. Following will be 20,
companions of the Loyal Legion and the posts o
II te Grand Army.
The route will be up Broadway to Waverl,
The reviewing stand will be at Madison sauar
and Twenty fourth street. From 5 to O'clock
reception will be given the President by the ar
committee at Loan Exhibition rooms in the Met
ropolitan Opera-h0use. At T. NJ. the banque
will occur
Wednesday, May 1.-The industrial and civi
Wednesday, May s.-Close of the loan exhibl
tion.