Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
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Programme OF Exercises for tho
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Great Event.
Following is an abstract of the official
programme Of the Washington centennial
celebration exercises in New York, issued
last week
Wednesday, April II, formal opening
of the loan exhibition of historical poE.
traits in the Assembly Room Of the Me-
tropolitan Opera House at 8 p. IN.
Monday, April 29th, arrival OF the
President and cabinet at IL o. m. They
will embark at once for New York city
on the United States steamer Despatch.
Governors, commissioners and other
guests will embark al $50 O. m. on the
steamer Erastus Wimsn at the Ferry
Slip foot of Wsst Twenty-third street,
and proceed to Elizabethport 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 order: /, the
President; 2, governors and commits
gioners; 8, other guests. On arrival at
the foot Of Wall street barge, manned by
shipmssters from the Marine Soeisty Of
New York, Captain Ambrose Snow, COX
swain, will row the President ashore. BE
will then be received by Chairman Will
liam q. Hamilton Of the committee on
states. The Presidential party will be
escorted to the Equitable Building, where
collation. will be served and reception
given. This will consume the time from
until m. After the reception at
thu Equitable Building the President and
governors 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 even
ing occurs the centennial ball.
Tuesday, April 30.--HerYices of thanks
Giving in the churches OF Nav York and
Throughout the country at a. m. A
special service Of thanksgiving will be
given at St. Paups Church Ell 3 o. M,
which the President will attend; the
commemorative exercises on the south
front of the sub-treaausy building, the
scene of the Inauguration ceremony on
April 30th, 1883. The exercises will CON
sis. Of prayer by the Rev. Dr. Storrs, q
poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, an
Grafton by OhR1ucey NJ .Depew, and sn
address by President Harrison, and bene-
diction by Most Eey. Michael Augustine
Corrigan. arch bishop Of New York; the
military parade, under command OF
Major General Schofeld. The right of
lineis 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 being
headed by its governor and his staff:
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia. Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, New
York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.
The other states will follow in the order
in which they were admitted into the
Union. Following will be 200 COM
panions Of the Loyal Legion, and then
the posts OF the Grand Army.
The route Of parade will be up Broad.
way 10 WaVerly Place. TO Fifth avenue, to
Fifty-ninth street. The reviewing stand
will bs at Madison Square and Twenty
fourth street.
From 10 z o'clock reception will be
given the President by the art committee
OF the loan exhibition rooms in the Metro.
politsn Opera House. At p. m. the
banquet will occur.
Wednesday, May 1.-The industrial and
civic parade.
Wednesday, May S--Close OF the loar
exhibition.