The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
THE BIG CELEBRATION.
Completed Official Programme Of
the Exercises.

the Exercises.
The following is the official programme Of
the Washington Centennial Celebration e1-
ercises at New York:
Wednesday, April 1T.-Formal opening of
the Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits
in the assembly room of the Metropolitan
Opera House, at s L. NJ.
Monday, April 29-Arrival Of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet at II O'Clock, A. NJ, at
Elizabethport, where they will embark at
once for New York city on the United States
steamer Despatch. Governors, Colnmis.
O'Clock, A. u, on the steamer Erastus
Winlan ct the ferry slip foot of West
Twenty.third street, and proceed to Eliza
bethport and to meet tina Despatch and ac-
company her TO the 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
hay and after saluting will follow in this
order: !, President: ., Governors and COM
nissioners; ), other guests On arrival at
the foot of Wall street, barge manned by
shipmasters from the Marine Society Of
New York. Captain Ambrose Snow, cox
,wain, will row the President ashore.
lie will then lie received by Chairman
William g. Hamilton, of the Committee on
States. The Presidential party will he
escorted to the Equitable Building, where a
collation. will be served and reception
given. This will consume the time from 2
until o'clock. After the reception at the
equitable Building the President and Gov
ernors will proceed to the City Hall, under
military escort, where there will be public
reception in the Governors room, from + to
6 O'clock.
In the evening occurs the Centennial Ball.
Tuesday. April 30-Services Of thanksgiy.
ing in the churches Of New York and
throughout the country at nine o'clock A. n.
A special service Of thanksgiving will be
given at st. Paul's Church at nine o'clock
i. NJ, which the President will attend.
At TO- 4. H. the commemorative Centennial
exercises will take place on the south front
of tie Sub Treasury Building, the scene Of
the Inauguration ceremony on April 80,
1850. The exercises will consist Of prayer
by tie Rev. Dr. r: s. Storrs, poem by
John Greenleaf Whittier, an grafton by
Chauncey N. Depew and an address by
PRESIDENT Harrison and benediction by the
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan,
Archbishop Of New York.
After these exercises the military parade
will take place under command Of Major
General John NJ. Scofield. The right of line
is given TO tho military and naval cadets,
followed by the troops Of the regular army,
and the National Guard i'll the following
order, each State contingent being headed
by its Governor and his staff: Delaware
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Con-
necticut Massachusetts,, Maryland, South
Carolina, Virginia, New York, North Caro-
lima and Rhode Island The other States
will follow in the order in which they were
admitted into tho Union. Following will be
two hundred companies of the Loyal Legion,
and then the posts of the Grand Army:
The route will be up Broadway to Waver-
ey place, to Fifth avenue to Fifty ninth
street. The reviewing stand will be at Madi-
son Square and Twenty-fourth street.
From 5 to7 o'clock reception will be
given the President by the Art Committee at
the Lean Exhibition rooms in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House At o'clock p NJ the
banquet will occur.
Wednesday, May 1.-The Industrial and
Civic parade.
Wednesday, May s-Close Of the Loan Ex-
hibition.