The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-04-04
raE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.


NEW YORK, April 2.-FollOwing is
an abstract Of the official programme
F-of the Washington centennial cele-
braiiOn exercises issued today:
"wednesday, April IL Formal
opening Of the loan exhibition Of
historical portraits in the assembly
room Of the Metropolitan opera
house, at = a. m.
Monday, April 29-Arrival OF the
president and cabinet at II =. IN.
They will embark st once for New
York city gu the United States
steamer Despatch. Governors, com
missioners aud other guests will
embark at $3.50 q. M, on the steamer
Erastus Wiman al the ferry slip,
foot OF West Twenty-third street,
and proceed TO Elllabethport 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 upper bay and
after saluting, will follow In this or
der:
The president.
Governor and commissioners.
Other guests.
On arrival ut the foot of Wall
street barge manned by ship mas
tiers from the marine society OF
New York, Captain AbrOse Snow
cOxswain, will row the president
ashore. He will then be received
by Chairman William e. Hamilton
of the committee on states. The
presidential party will he escorted to
the Equitable building where q col
lation will be served and = reception
given. This will consume the time
from until p. m. After the re-
ceptiOn Mt the Equitable building,
the president and governors will
proceed to the city hall under mill
tary escort where there will be
q public reception in the governors
room from too o'clock. In the
evening occurs the great centennial
ball.
Tuesday, April 3O.-Services Of
Thanksgiving IN the churches Of
New York aud Throughout the cOun-
try nj ga. m. A special service Of
Thanksgiving will be given at 81.
Paul's church OF y q. m. which the
president will attend.
The commemorative centennial eN-
errises will Ice held on the south
front Of the sub-treasury building,
the scene OF the Inauguration cere-
monies on April 10, lIS9. The eXer-
cises will consist of prayer by Rev.
Dr. &. =. StOrrs, q poem by John
GeenleaG Whittier, an Grafton by
Cbauncey NJ. Depew, and an address
by Most Rev. Michael Augustine
Corrigan, archbishop Of New York.
The military parade il under
command OF Major General John NJ
SchOiield. The right Of line II sIven
to the military and naval cadets,
followed by the troops af the regular
army and the national guards in the
following order, each state being
headed by its governor and his staff
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, Maryland, South Caroline,
Virginia, New York. North Carolina,
aud Rhode Island.
The other states will follow in the
order In which they were admitted
into the union. Following will he
80 companies Of the loyal legion aud
then the posts Of the Grand Army.
The route will be up broadway To
waverly Place, to Fifth avenue to
Fifty-ninth street. The reviewing
stand will he at Madison Square and
Twenty-fOurth street.
From > Ia o'clock a reception
Will he given TO the president Uy the
art committee at the Loan Exhibit
tim rooms In the Metropolitan
Opera house. At 4. m. the ban
quet will occur.
Wednesday, May THE indus
trial aud civic parade.
Thursday, May s-ClOSe Of the
loan exhibition.