The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-22
DESSERTS.
Petits fOurs Notices. 8ateauN.
Fruits.
Pieces mOntees.

Petits fours Notices. GsteauK.
Fruits.
Pieces montees.
CAFE.
Pettis pains vienn0is.
With the banquet will be served
Thompson cherry, claret, Chateau Leo
vile, four kinds OF champagne, and
Burgundy.
TnE CENTENNIAL BALL.
The grand ball will be given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, and as seen
/ by the menu for supper, at least 5000
/ people are expected.
i Edmund c. stanton at 10 o'clock will
stand in the vestibule and wait the
entrance of President Harrison and the
/ Presidential party. who will drive up
/ from Chairman Stuyyesant Fishes resi-
dence ON Gramercy Park They will
probably be late, 50 Mr. stanton will have
an opportunity to pace up and down the
/ long yestibulc on the Broadway side,
which runs the entire length of the
/ house lie will observe that Architect
/ Joseph II Taft. who designed all the
decorations, treated it very simply after
/ the Colonial style of white and gold. and
that il brilliantly lighted with electric
| lights, red, white and blue, arranged in
/ National emblems As he stands there
/ he will know that the members of the
/ Signal Corps and the Second Battery
are standing in line on the
/ fOor forming wide isle free
from the encroachment of light
skirmishing parties of the Four
/ Hundred When the President arrives
ten minuccs after the Mayor
who has previously been ush-
cred into an out-Of-the-way place,
there will be a fanfare Of trumpets from
eight trumpeters in Colonial uniform
/ The President will then be escorted by
Director stanton 10 the entrance IF the
ballroom. where he will be intro luccd
To the Mayor, with whom he has just
been dining al Mr. Fish's residence.
Mr. Stanton will then eyaporate or dis.
appear. and 10 the music OF National
airs the procession will enter
The Governor will walk on the Presi-
dents right, the Mayor on his left. then
Vice President Morton and Mrs Ilarri-
SON. liculenant-GOyernOr Jones and Mrs
Morton. Chairman Fish and Mrs Jones
and the remainder of the procession At
his box the President will receive the
members of the Plan and Scope, EXecu-
tive and Entertainment Committees
After the presentations the Signal Corps
and artillery men will form half semi
circle. with the open side towards the
Presidential box. The Quadrille dhon-
neur will then be danced and the ball
formally opened.
THE GRAND NAVAL PARADE.
The naval parade, which will take
place i'm the harbor Monday, April %,
will undoubtedly be one of the grandest
features of the Inauguration Centennial
The members of the Committee on
Navy. of which Asa Bird Gardiner is
chairman, have been hard al work dur
ing the past few weeks completing the
necessary arrangements, and have done
all i'm their power 10 make the water
display great success. Nearly "A thou
sand ships of all descriptions and classes
will be- in line 10 welcome President
Harrison when he arrives in the lower
bay ON board the government yacht
Despatch About ten OF the finest war
ships of our navy will be seen in the bay
al anchor of the Statue of Liberty,
while steam yachts, merchant steamers,
tug boats, sailing yachts and smaller
boats will be in abundance, all hand
somely decorated with flags, streamers
and bunting, to add to the celebration OF
the day.
Admiral David ID Porter, the Admiral
of our Navy. will be Grand Marshal of
the river parade.
President Harrison, accompanied by
Vice President Morton, the members Of
his Cabinet, Judges of the supreme
Court, Committee OF Senators and
members of the House OF Representa-
tiyes and other noiablcs will arrive from
Washington about o'clock on the
morning of the 29th The Despatch
steam launches, with steam mp, Will be in
readiness 10 receive the distinguished
guests and start al once for the yacht.
As ss0on rs the Presidents yacht heaves
I'm sight "A signal flag will be displayed 10
announce TO the rest Of the fleet that the
great event is near, and that they must
be ready 10 receive the Chief Magistrate.
who enters the harbOr OF New York as
the commandern n-chief ahoat Nume-
rOus excursion steamers, loaded down
with enthusiastic spectators, will be on
hand 20 welcome the President as he
enters New York bay As soon as the
Despatch steams by the fleet Of war
ships, orders will be given to the sailors
10 man yards
After the grand salute and review, the
ships will sail in divisions over a route
which brings the Despatch a point OIL
Wall street, where barge will receive
the President and land him at the dock,
where Chairman Hamilton, of the com
mittee. will receive and escort him 10 his
carriage