Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-12
FOR THE CENTENNIAL
Arrangements for the Washington
Inaugural Celebration.
REuEP7I0-I OF TIE PRESIDENT.

the Footsteps 81 the First President.
with Rather Dinerent Environments.
Seats for 10000 Spectators OF the Par-
aac-IEow They Are Arranged and the
Prices Charged.
New YoRK. April e.-The committee
of arrangements Of the centennial cele-
bration Of Washington's inaugural has
arranged for the reception of President
Harrison at Elizabeth, N. J., on Monday,
April 30. The president and the cabinet
officers and other official of distinction
win arrive at Elizabethport from wash
ington at II o'clock IN the morning. The
presidential party win be received by
the committee on navy and embark ON
the steamer provided by that committee
The line of United States ships of war.
ships and steamboats, viii be formed in
the lower bay, under Admiral Porter as
chief marshal, and will be reviewed by
the president. On the arrival of the
presidential party in the East River op-
pOsite Wall street a barge manned by q
crew of shipmasters from the Marine
Society of the Port OF New York, with
Capt. Snow. president of that society, as
coxswain, will row the president ashore.
The crew of the barge that rowed Presi-
dent Washington from Elizabethport to
the foot OF Wall street 100 years ago were
members of the same society.
On landing at the foot of Wall street
the president will be received by the gov
ernor OF the state of New York, the
mayor of the city and the president of
the inaugural committee and escorted to
the Equitable building ON Broadway,
where reception and collation. viii be
rendered him by the committee ON states.
This reception shall last from to $3.50
o'clock. From to $50 public recep-
ton will be given the president In the
governors room in the city hall.
On the morning of the 30th after the
religious ceremonies at st. Panl,s cilarch,
the presidents will be- escorted to the
front Of the sub-treaslry building, where
the literary exercises will take place at
10a.m. They will consist of prayer by
DIR. St0rTs, a poem by Whittier, an ora
ton hy Dir. Depew, an address by the
president and benediction by-Archbishop
Corrigan.
The president will then lie driven to
the reviewing stand at Madison square,
and the parade, headed by Gen. Schofield,
will start from Wall street and proceed
up Broadway and Fifth avenue.
On the evening of the Both the presi-
dent will be escorted to the Metropolitan
Opera house by the chairman of the en-
tertaininent committee, being accom-
panied by Mrs. Harrison Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Morton, Governor
Hill and Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs. Jones, and will be met at the
door by the manager of the ball, who
will escort him to the floor of the ball
room, where he will be formally received
by the mayor. The ball will then be
opened by a quadrille.
Tickets for the parade go unevenly.
The Worth monument stand is sold out,
except 400 tickets, willie less than one
half of the tickets for the stands at
Forty-second street, Washington square
and Chambers street have been applied
for The seating capacity Of the various
stands is as follows: Reviewing stand,
5000; City Hall park stand, 1000; Wash
lngt0n square stand, 5000: FOrty-second
street stand, 5000, and the Worth monu-
ment stand, 5000, making in all 10 900.
The committee say that no more stands
viii be erected. They have, however,
decided TO so far change the plans for the
formation Of the parade that those who
viii purchase tickets for the city hail
park stand will have ample opportunity
to see all the line Of march,
Spectators and private parties are de-
manding exorbitant prices for window
privileges and stOops on the line of march
along Fifth avenue and Broadway.
The regular meeting of the army com
mittee Is called for tonight. when the
details in regard to the civic parade viii
he thoroughly discussed. Gen. Butter
field, who Is grand marshal OF the par
adc. has offered the position Of marshal
Of the Masonic part Of the demonstra-
ton 10 Commander w. Al. Hyde. AT
the meeting tonight the governors OF
states viii be asked to name each q gem
tleman whom they desire TO he upon the
stalls of Gen. Sch0field, Admiral Porter
and Gen. Butterfeld as aides.