The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-05

Col Z. W. Young, d. B. Ward
The committee is requested to meet
OF O'Clock today at the Chamber of Com
merce, Captain Jackson has consented to
delay the departure of the City of Seattle
until o'clock tomorrow morning, but at
that hour precisely she win leave Yesler
wharf.
The general committee met again in the
afternoon, when it was resolved to in
form the Mozart Amateur Orchestra that
in view Of the presidents request it would
be advisable not to carry out the PROPOSE
ton for them to give musical selections on
board the steamer.
The committee resolved to invite School
Superintendent Barnard to dispose of the
school children along the line of route, by
arrangement with Mr.. Brooks. The fol-
lowing programme was adopted:
Reception committee TO leave for Tacoma 1t 6
= m. on the City OF Seattle.
Reception of the presidential party at Tacoma
Welcome by Mayor White.
Lunch on steamer.
Party to be met at Alki Point and escorted in
b. the feet.
Firing salute.
Landing Oh party NJ j ester wharf.
Welcome By pupils of high school while pass
ing under Yesler avenue arch.
Trip to Lake Washington by Yesler avenue
cable cars
Boarding the steamer Kirkland on Lake wash
ington and trip around lake, accompanied By
feet.
Arrive at Madison street at 2:so p m
Arrive at Second and Madison streets at s o. m
Route Of procession along Second to Yesler, to
Front. 70 Union, to campus.
Arrive at University grounds at $40 D. m.
Programme of exercises to begin at $50 D. m
President of the day, Mayor Harry White
Music, First regiment band.
Invocation, Rev. G. A. Teyksbury.
Song, pupils of public schools.
Address of welcome, Judge Thomas Burke
Address, President Harrison.
Music, children of public schools
Address, Postmaster-General Wanamaker
Address. Secretary OF Agriculture Rusk
Presentation of gentlemen who voted for VIII
Liam Henry Harrison by Mayor White.
Presentation of citizens by committee
Captain Snyder announced that Captain
D. B. Jackson would hold the City of Sc
attic until o'clock to accommodate the
reception committee. 1t must be under
stood that the steamer will leave at Z
o'clock sharp.
The newspapers were requested to call
the attention of the members of the COM
mittee to this arrangement
Captain Snyder also announced that
Captain Bush, of the Oregon Improvement
Company, had placed the steamer Will
lamette at the disposal Of the committee.
1t was proposed, therefore, to issue invita-
tions to those whom it had been intended
20 invite TO go on the City of Seattle, and
20 members of the city council TO
distribute equitably. The Willamette
will accommodate COO to 500, and
she win so into the Sound and meet the
presidential party. She will leave the
Ocean dock at II a. m. and only those can
board her who have invitations.
This proposition was accepted, and it
was resolved that the city council superin-
tend the distribution of invitations.
1t was resolved also to supply carriages
only to the presidential party and the re-
ception committee.
The programme viii form . very neat
souvenir of the visit. The outer cover
contains . fine photo-engraving of the
olympics. on the second and third pages
are the programme, and on the fourth
page the form of invitation.
1t was agreed to have another meeting
Of the reception committee at the Chamber
of Commerce today at 5 o'clock, when the
invitations will be delivered.
Mr.. w. +. Cushing, president of the
Western Central Labor Union, requests
presidents of all unions to call at the
chamber of the board of aldermen. Butler
block. any time today. He will give them
invitations 10 the Willamette rs resolved
by the committee of arrangements.
The city council met in an informal
session last night after regular business.
with Mr.. Frank Pontius in the chair, to