Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Programme of the National Gel
ebration.

Following is an abstract OF the Of
fetal programme of the Washington
centennial celebration exercises to be
held in New York:
Wednesday. April. II. formal opening of the
loan exhibition of historical portraits in the
assembly Room of the Metropolitan Opera
House at P NJ
and cabinet Mt II A. NJ. They will embark at
once for New York City on the United States
steamer Despatch. Governors. commissioners
and other guests will embark at $3.50 A. NJ. on
the steamer Erastus Wiman at the Ferry Slip.
foot of West Twenty-third street, and proceed
to Elizabethport to meet the Despatch and &c
company her to this city. The steamer Sirius
will also accompany the Despatch The line
of United States war ships, yachts and steam
boats will be formed in the upper bay, and af-
fer saluting will follow in this order: l, the
President ,. Governors and Commissioners
s. other guests. On arrival at the foot of Wall
street barge, manned by shipmasters from
the Marine Society of New York. Capt. Am
brose Snow. coxswain. will row the President
ashore. He will then DC received by Chair
man VIM G.. Hamilton, of the committee on
States. The presidential party will be cs-
cortcd to the Equitable Building, where 4 col
latiOn will be served and reception given
This will consume the time from 2until T. NJ
After the reception at the Equitable Building
the President and Governors WI proceed to
the City Hall under military escort, where
IncTc Will DC II puDlC TeCepIluu Tue 0OfcI-
nor's room from to 6 o'clock. In the eve
ming occurs the centennial ball.
Tuesday. April 50-Seryices of Thanksgiving
In the churches of New York and throughout
the country at Q A. II. 4 special service of
Thanksgiving will be given at st. Paurs
Church at :. NJ. which the President will
attends the commemorative exercises on the
south front of the sub-treaSury building. the
scene of the Inauguration ceremony on April
so. 1889. The exercises will consist of prayer
by Rev. DR.. StOrrs, poem by John Greeneaf
Whittier; an Grafton by Chauncey NJ. Depew.
and an address by President Harrison, and
benediction by Most Rev Michael Augustine
Corrigan. Archbishop of New York the mill
tary parade. under command of Major Cen
eral Schofield. The right of line is given to
troops of the regular army and the National
Guard in the following order. each State being
headed by its Governor and its staff: Della
ware. Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Georgia.
Connecticut Massachusetts, Maryland. South
Corolina. Virginia. New York North Carolina.
and Rhode Island. The other States will fol-
low in the order in which they were admitted
into the Union Following will be two hun
dred companions of the Loyal Legion, and
then the posts of the Grand Army.
The roufe of parade will be up Broadway TO
Wayerly Place. to Fifth avenue. to Fifty-nnth
street The reviewing stand will be at Mad
ison Square and Twenty-fourth street.
From ) to Z o'clock a reception will be given
the President by the art committee at the loan
exhibition rooms in the Metropolitan Opera
House. At 7 p. ", the banquet will occur.
Wednesday, May 1.-The industrial and
civic parade.
Wednesday May s-Close of the loan exhi-
bition.