New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-20


washington was escorted again Into the Senate Cham
pei' Where he delivered his immortal inaugural id
dress A Conservation service was then held IA 81.
feuls Church. the Bishop officiating and the csre-
monies attending the birth of the Federal Govern
ment were over. The Inaugural Ball was held week
| later. "0'@
II Is proposed TO copy tho exercises which ara IN
DC crowded into the two days closing the month ~
| April as nearly as possible after the original cora
monies. On Monday moving April 90 President
harrison will DO met by a distinguished company at
Ezabethport. He VIII be attended by the Vice Pres
ue. and his Cabinet the supreme Court, the Speaker
| OF the House, Senators and congressman His route
In coming from Washington win be in the main the
| same that Washington took Various entertainments
are proposed for him the way, though clrc,im
stances will have TO determine how far they can no
carried out Prominent Philadelphlans desire 10 have
him stop at least day in their city, and President
Patton Is anxious 10 have him spend Sunday IN Prince
ton both Of which arrangements he is much inclined
to favor II he finds them practicable At Elizabeth
port he and his suite VIII take Government dispatch
boat and will come as Washington did TO the foot OF
| Wallst. The Secretary OF the Navy will assemble
IN the harbor such available naval forces as can bo
spared from other services, and tho yachting interests
Oh The United States VIII be represented by a numer-
| Gus aud imposing deet As the Presidential vessel
enters the Bay, at Fort Hamilton and Fort wads-
| worth and Castle William sal,rtes wIII
! be fired and flags dipped 1t f. ex
| peoted that many naval vessels of other Govern
ments win be concentrated in the harbor and so far
as possible all the courtesy Of the occasion will be
extended TO their superior officers but no invitations
have been extended to foreign governments 70 mar
ucpate In the affair. There would have been an eyi
dent appropriateness in making the French Govern
ment an exception to this rgidly exclusive rule since
France materially and potentially aided in estab-
hshing our independence, and the first foreign
Power to acknowledge II. But the Committee on
ant haNfn HAL.
ues they will encounter anyhow in providing places
at the banquet for all those who will have claim on
their hospitality strcnuously opposed every sugges.
ZION that rendered cvlities OF this character peces
sary.
IL seems to me that this Is scarcely credtable to
our National character To ignore the presence Of
foreign diplomats TO leave thom out of the reckon
Ing looks rather small and selfish II would be
better, II It is impossible to entertain them In
lifting manner at the banquet, to provide somo sort
OF festival at which appropriate honors might be
paid them. This isn't going 10 be cheap show
anyhow, and IL shouldn't be- We don't celebrate cen
tennals every year, and this Is to be the last Of
the series in this century, questions OF petty econo
mics ought not TO arise Whom Washington was IN
auFurated the French Minister gave a ball in hts
bonpr, the most splendid affair Of tho whole brilliant
celebration. Our failure to treat the foreign repre-
sentaves generously viii certainly DO much criticised
When the President and his party have landed
they Will DO met by Mayor Grant Governor Hin and
various stately committees Of stately individuals who
viii escort them 20 their headquarters. That evening
the bti viii take place I'm the Metropolitan Opera
House, and Mr. Ward McAster says II will be the
grandest assembly Of the kind tho world ever saw.
IL viii cost about 100000 it ought 10 be worth
seeing. The tickets TO be sold al $40, and at
this point beg 10 offer Mr.. McAlster a suggestion
Look out for spectators. The Committee Art is
getting up designs for invitations TO both the ball and
the banquet in which the Bird Of Freedom and the
Father OF His Country aud tho Star spangled Banner
are expected to go down TO posterity ntly embodied
in an artistic dream Of National glory. They also
TO furnish a suitable memento 10 DO given to the
ladies attending the ball, following precedent es-
tablishcd on the occasion Of washington's Inaugura
tion Ball 100 years ago.
Most Of the tickets the ball have been disposed
Of already, and unless you rich know mem
Der Of tho General Committee, the chances you
VIII not be present. There seventy-two boxes
IN tho house. and these have been divided up among
tho committee or reserved for distinguished guests.
II was suggested at a meeting Of the Committee on
Entertainment that tho most democratic way as well
as profitable one OF dlsposng Of tho boxes was TO
auction them OF publicly, but this view was not
acted upon. They all gone now, ffty-nine of
them sold al $40 each by Mesrs. Fish aud Nc
Alster and tho rcst reserved for the big guns About
1880 tickets have also been taken by the General
Committee and the remainder, II IS sald about 1880,
will be required for the Invited guests. This formal
rosolutlon has been passed by the Committee on
Entertainment:
Resolved That for the present u IS not expedlent to
sell any tickets for the ball 10 the public otherwise
than as above provided through members OF the Cen
cral Committee.
Tuesday Of course. will DO the great day and into
Il Will DO crowded as many events as its limit. Of
hours win admit OF. Religious services Will be held
In the same historic cdlce whore tho first President
eonsecrated himself anew TO his country Bishop Pot
Ter viii oflclate The Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX WI
assist him At the same time services VIII be held
I'm all the churches Of the city, the elergymen OF every
denomination having gladly acceded to such sng
gestion from Mr. Gerry II has been requested through
the bishops and other ecclesiastical powers throughout
the Union that commemorative services OF prayer
and thanksgiving shan be held everywhere, and TO
this proposition thousands Of consenung responses
have been received At 10 30 the formal celebration
Will take place on the steps Of tho subTreasury In
waISt The Rev. Dr. stors viii offer prayer MT
whittier will send poem to be read, and Chauncey
~ Depow Will deliver tho grafton President Har'
rison win speak and Archbishop corrgan Will pro
nounco tho benodIcon AT high noon the harbor VIII
resound with the salutes of twentyone guns from all
the forts within It and from all the naval vessels of
every Nation This will DO the signal for the start
of the great military naval and industrial parade.
The committee has not yet decided what shall DO
the course Of this parade. which they expect to make
altogether magnificent They are open to suggestions
IN relation 10 the route 10 was at first intended to
have II form downtown and proceed through Walst.,
the reviewing stand being erected there. This was
finally abandoned as a military lmpossiblty, and then
the proposlton was mado TO start II uptown, march IL
through Flfth-aye. and Broadway down into Wall !
St, disbanding It below the stand But many OBJ |
iections were made to this tho principal one being
that the troops would DO tired and bcdragged before
they reached tho reviewing stand. Tho present |
idea Is to subordinate sentiment TO convenience. |
and march It over tho usual parade route |
with tho stand at Madison square. Governor |
Hnl will order out tho entire National |
Guard OF this State Dctachments will be assigned |
from tho regular service Of both the Army and the
Npvy, and State troops from nearly every State in |
the Union will also participate MajorGoneral scho-
field VIII bc in command
Tho banquet will take place in tho evening at the
Metropolitan Opera House Covers VIII DO laid Tor