Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-26
THE CENTENNIAL cELEBRAT1oN
Three Days of Festivities In New York
City.

Three Days of Festivities In New Yorl
City.
The official programme of the Centennial
Celebration in New York, which has JUS
been announced, indicates the extent of the
preparations made. 1t is as follows:
MONDAY, APRIL 9th
8 A. M.-The steamer Erastus Wman will leave
west Twenty-third street for Elizabethport, n
j., having as passengers the Governors of the
various States, the Committee on States and in
vited guests.
IA. M.-President Harrison and the Presi
Dental party, with members OF the Cabinet
supreme Court Judges, etc, will leave Eliza.
bethport on the United States naval vessel
which may be designed to take them to New
York city, probably the Despatch. The Iron
steamboat Compapy's steamer Sirius will &C,
members of the Presidential party as cannot be
accommodated ON board the Despatch.
10 A. NAVAL parade under command OF
Admiral D. ID. Porter
2P. M.-Arrival of the President at the foot n,
Wall street, and reception by Hamilton Fish,
President of the General Committee, and w. o.
Hamilton, Chairman of the Committee on
States. The President viii disembark and be
rowed ashore by the crew of veteran sea cap
tains under command of Captain Ambrose
Snow. The steamers Eras.us Wiman and Sirius
street.
$50 P. M.-March from the landing place 10
the Equitable Building begins, the escort con
slstlng OF three batteries of artillery, United
States Army, under command of Lieutenant
Colonel Floyd Clarkson. Music will be fur
nished by the band of The Fifth Artillery.
3P. M.-Reception at the Equitable Building.
345 p M.-Esc0rt of the President to the City
Hall.
to $50 P. M.-Public reception by the Presi-
dent, Governor Hill and Mayor Grant in the
Governors room at the City Hall. The Presi-
Dental party will be welcomed at the steps of
a a ~ Nf rrlr
schools, who will, by scattering the flowers
with which they will be literally provided.
form floral carpet for the Presidential party
Evening-The Centennial ball
1015-Arriyal of Mayor Grant at the Metro
pOlitan Opera House.
l0:30-Arrival of the Presidential party, con-
sistlng of President Harrison, Mrs. Harrison,
Vice President and Mrs Morton Governor Hill
and Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs Jones. The
manager of the ball will receive the President
at his carriage and conduct him to the Mayor
l0:5-Entrance OF the Presidential party to
ballroom in this order: Mayor Grant, President
Harrison and Governor Hill; Vice President
Morton and Mrs. Harrison, Lieutenant Governor
Jones and Mrs Morton; Hamilton Fish and Mrs
Jones. The party Will march, escorted by a
guard of honor, to the Presidents box, where
Stutyvesant Fish, as Chairman of the Committee
on Entertainment, will present the guests.
l2S0-Supper for the Presidential party,
TUESDAY, APRIL S0TH.
Q A. M.-Thanksgiying services at the city
ChuCAts. arrival at ST
PauPs Chapel and reception by vestryman of
the church at the Vesey -street gate Address
by Bishop Henry C. Potter. At the close of the
services the Presidential party will be escorted
by the yestrymen to the west porch of the
church. where they will be received by the
Committee on Literary Exercises and escorted
TO tue Sub-Ireasury On Wall street.
III A. M.--.Literary exercises at the Sub-Treas-
ury-, including an address by President Harrison
and an Grafton by the Hon. Cnauncey NJ De-
pew.
12M.-Departure of the President and his
party for the reviewing stand at Madison sousre
where they viii review the parade. President
Harrison, Mayor Grant and Hamilton Fish will
occupy an open barouche drawn by four horses
Ihey Will drive up Broadway between the lines
OF troops drawn up On either side and standing
at present arms" as the President passes Six
other carriages will follow that containing the
President three being occupied by the members
of his Cabinet.
1870 Grand military parade, Major General
John NJ. Schofield commanding, the head of the
column starting from Broadway and Wall street
Governor Hill will ride at the head of the New
York State troops and the Governors OF the other
States at the head of their military organiza-
lions. In case any Governors are 'sincapaci-
tated for riding" carriages viii be provided for
them, but no other carriages Will be allowed in
the line The line of march will be up Broad
way, through Wayerly place, and up Fifth
avenue to Fifty ninth street. where the parade
will be dismissed.
$50 p M.-Centennial banquet at the Metro
politan Opera House.
SP. M.-Grand open air concert in Madison
square under the auspices of the German-Amer
lean societies of New York City.
$50 P. M.-Display of fireworks and illumina-
lions at Tompkins square, Canal-street Park.
Washington square, Union square, the plaza al
Fifty. ninth street and Eighth avenue Mount
motifs Park, East River Park, Washington
Heights, and at points in the Twenty-third and
Twenty fourth Wards to be determined on.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1sT.
10 A. M.-Industrial and civic parade, General
D. Butterfield commanding the line of march
to be from Fifty ninth street, through Fifth
avenue, Waverley place. and Broadway to
Canal street, where the parade will be dis
missed.