The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
THE COMING CENTENNIAL.
How Washington's Inaugural.
tiOn Will be C0mmemOrated.
Notes Concerning the Parades and
Exercises in New York.

The New York Commercial Advertise
says that the idea of the Washington Gen.
tennial, to commemorate the Inauguration Of
Washington as the first President Of the
United States, originated with Colonel Pey-
ton, of New Jersey, and through Clarence
W. Bowen was finally brought to the atten-
tion Of Elbridge T. Gerry, who went into the
thing with intense enthusiasm and soon sue
ceeded in interesting number Of prominent
citizens.
The procession which escorted Washington
to his inauguration was necessarily small
affair in point Of numbers and display when
compared with the demonstration which will
be made in New York on April 80 and May
/. One hundred years ago the paraders as
| sembled at the Presidents mansion in Cherry
street, New York. Thence they marched
| along Queen street to the great dock and by
Broad street to the scene of the inaugural
ceremonies, where the Sub Treasury now
stands.
The exercises OF ST. Paul's Church, it has
been determined, must begin at nine o'clock
Of the morning OF April 80, at which hour
vices will only occupy thirty minutes. The
ground floor Of the church seats $50 persons;
1s0 stools may be used in the aisles; the
galleries seat $50. and there is standing room
for $50 more So there is accommodation
in the church for 1910 and no more.
The literary exercises on the steps Of the
Sub. Treasury building,are to follow imme.
These are considered by Mr.. Gerry the most
significant and interesting feature of the en-
tire celebration, as they are directly COM
memorative Of Washington's Inauguration.
These exercises will consist Of an grafton by
Chauncey NJ. Depew. the reading Of poem
by John Greenleaf Whittier and a ten-minute
speech by President Harrison. The plan. is
to have these exercises concluded by twelve
o'clock so that the great military parade
may be started promptly at that hour.
The military parade lin which arrange
ments have been made by Colonel S. V. R
Cruger) will be an affair Of vast magnitude.
! It is promised that SC, 900 troops will be in
line and that the entire National Guard Of
the State of New York will appear, something
which has not occurred since the war. This
parade will be reviewed from grand stand
to be erected on Madison Square and from
five to six hours will be occupied in the pass
ing of the troops.
It has been determined to make the parade
of the New York State National Guard a
compulsory one. This will have the double
effect Of adding to the impressiveness of the
Washington centennial parade and of giving
an ocular demonstration Of the effective
strength OF the State militia.
The arrangements for fireworks provide
for displays in the different parks on the
night of April 80. The finest display will be
in Madison Square, and the next best in City
Hall Park, and the third in excellence in
Bryant Park; The others will be in r Bowling g
square, Mount Morris Park, Fifty-ninth
street and Eighth avenue, Eighty-sixtn street
and Avenue A and Washington Heights.
They will all be more or less similar in char
acter, each display to cost between $500 and
S250O.
The naval display will occur on the morn
ing of April 90, and will continue during. the
time of President Harrisons progress from
the point Of embarkation to the foot Of Wall
street, where he will be received by Cover.
nor Hill and Mayor Grant, precisely as
Washington was received 100 years ago by
Governor Clinton and Mayor Duane. The
Navy Department at Washington has prom.
ised its earnest co operation, and it is hoped
that the display will far surpass anything
which has ever been seen on the bay. The
parade will occupy not more than two
cours.