Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12
THE BIG CELEBRATION,
Completed Official Programme of
the Exercises.

competed OmciaI Progra mme OF
the Exercises.
The following is the official programme of
the Washington Centennial Celebration ex-
ercises at New York:
Wednesday, April 17.-formaI opening of
the Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits
in the assembly room of the Metropolitan
Opera House, at s P. NJ.
Monday, April 29-Arrival of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet at IL o'clock, A. NJ, at
Elizabethport, where they will embark at
once for New York city on the United States
steamer Despatch. Governors, Commits
sioners and other guests will embark at 9. 80
O'Clock, A. NJ, on the steamer Erastus
Wiman at the ferry slip foot of West
bethport and to meet the Despatch and &C
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
bay and after saluting will follow in this
order: l, President: 2, Governors and Com
5nlssloners; 3, other guests. On arrival at
the foot of Wall street barge manned by
shipm&sters from the Marine Society Of
New York, Captain Ambrose Snow, cox
swain, will row the President ashore.
lie will then be received by Chairman
William g. Hamilton, of the Committee on
States. The Presidential party will be
escorted to the Equitable Building, where a
given. This will consume the time from
until o'clock. After the reception at the
Equitable Building the President and Gov
errors will proceed to the City Hall, under
military escort, where there will be public
reception in the Governors room, from 4 to
q o'clock.
In the evening occurs the Centennial Ball.
Tuesday, April 3O-Services Of thanksgiv
ing in the churches of New York and
throughout the country at nine o'clock A. NJ.
A special service of thanksgiving will be
given at st. Paups Church at nine o'clock
A. NJ, which the President will attend.
At 10 A. NJ. the commemorative Centennial
exercises will take place on the south front
Of the Sub Treasury Building, the scene Of
tho inauguratio ceremony OH April 80,
1899. The exercises will consist of prayer
by the Rev. DR.. r. S. Storrs, poem by
John Greenleaf Whittier an grafton 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 M. Scofield. The right of line
is given to the military and naval cadets,
followed by the troops of the regular army,
and the National Guard in the following
order, each State contingent being headed
by its Governor and his staff: Delaware,
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 the 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 Waiver
ley place, to Fifth avenue to Fifty ninth
street. The reviewing stand will be at Madi
son Square and Twenty-fourth street.
From 5 TOT o'clock a reception will be
given the President by the Art Committee at
the Loan Exhibition rooms in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. At o'clock P. M. the
banquet will occur.
Wednesday, May 1.-The Industrial an
Civic parade.
Wednesday, May S-Close OF the Loan Elk
hibition.