Evening journal., 1889-04-26
ONE CENT
1T WILL BE A GREAT SHOW
The Preparations for the Cen
tennial Almost Completed.
DECORATIONS ~ TIE STREETS.

The Marine Parade TO surpas- Anything
Witnessed Since the Days Of the span
ish Armsda--rho Reception to the prss-
idcnt--Tho G. A. II.
Nav YoBK, April 2s--The preparations
for the imposing centennial celahraiian are
rafidly nearing comnlstoa, and al fhe COM
mittees are holding daily, and IN soms cases
two meetings a day, 70 put on the flash ng
touches and 70 insure the GROWING success
which will, il an signs do not fail crown
their efforts. And while commitfeenaa are
thus employed an Nav York + apparently
doing its best to meet the occasion It is
thought that there never was such 4 dsInqnd
tor bunting and all the emhlens af rsj)iring.
Everywhere householaers and business men
are draping and adorning their residences and
offices On all the principal streets and on
many Of the more obscure ONES, as FAR as the
eye can reach, already can be soon the signs
81 the approaching festival The very air
seems charged with the anticipation Of un-
usual com ng events. At the headquarters
and sub-head quarters Of centennial plAaners
orders are being promulgated in rapid sue
&c sion, meisenger boys are being dispatched
hither and thither and All hands are head over
cars IN business.
Everything IN Good shape.
Gen schoheld and Gen Butteriield yes
terday announced everything in tp top
shape for the military aud industrial pa
geants, and Admiral Porter declared that
the marine parade would surpuss anything
witnessed since tho days OF the Spanish
armada. The drenching showers Of the
evening, though they gave. the decorations
wetting, and IN some instances rendered 10
necessary 70 replenish the stock OF festival
llnery, did not dampen the aidor Of those
Who are going 20 whoop it up.
The Presidents Reception.
President Harrisons reception al the e quit
able building on Monday Will be even more
eabora g than the programme outlined from
time TO time indicates. When he aud his
cabinet shall have arrived ia tho maii hall
the president will pass through line COM
posed Of the Fifth regiment regulars As the
party proceeds the,band will play the "Presi-
dents March, the troops presenting arms.
Ol reaching the main stairs TO the ball above
the President will be greeted by the full
choir Of Trinity church, under the direction
Of Master Messiter, with the s07th hymn the
chimes Of old Trinity playing the accompani-
ment
The "Doxologyn viii then be sung. and she
/ President is aiUerward 70 ne escorted - the
rooms Of the Lawyers club.
Tho Two raraaes.
A good deal Of uncertainty exists regard
ing the time and place aad direction af the
two parades, military ana civic Briefly, the
former viii start at Wall street rs soon as
the exercises IN st. Paui's are finished, and
win move by way of broaiway, Wavefiy
place, Fifth avenue fourteenth street EH5iii "a
avenue, Seventeenth street, B~oaiway, Fif-
teenth street AMI Fifth avenue, until the
righ reaches Twentieth street II viii then
halt, form on the east side all the way to
n.aa street, and there wai. .atil the presi-
dential party passes ia review. 10 Is expected
thar the colnmn wi pass the reviewing stand
soon after noon, and 1t IS doubtful II the left
gets past that point much before o O'clock.
II win 60 as far north as Ffty-ninth street
and there disband.
The industrial parade win start at Fifty
ninth street at 10 o'clock Wednesday and viii
move south to the point OF disintegration In
the contrary direction to the military. Mar
sha Buttertieid and his staff Of intellectual
giants were 50 busy preparing final orders
last night that they could moi tsil reporters
whether there was any news or not The re-
vised list Of societies wishing 20 take part ia
the procession, peeled and pared down TO the
lowest notch, still leaves total Of over ~ 100,
which, with the rest Of the crowd, gives Gen.
Butterheld rather more men than he feels
capable Of handling with comfort
The g. A. X. Men.
The Grand Army Of the Republic Is making
preparations 10 send along big and interest
ing column in the rear Of the soldier and
sailor contingent Il is estimated that at
least Il, 600 wearers of the little button OF
honor win be in line Tuesday, bringing ur
the grand total Of paraders 70 a solid 50, 1000,
If not 10000 more. Department Commander
Harrison Clark Issued an order yesterday, IN
which he announced that he expected every
post in the state Of New York TO be repre-.
sented IN the line. Commanders OF posts out
side Of the city are requested 10 report to the
department commander as soon as possible,
IN order TO get assignments 10 the line The
headquarters during ihe centennial win be
at No 81 University place.