The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
CORNERSTONE CENTENNIAL
Celebration To-day Of a National Event
Sept. IS, 1913.

Legal Holiday in the District Of CO.
lumbia, and Washington Ready for
the Great Occasion-P President Cleve-
land to Preside - Both Houses of
Congress Adjourn to Participate.
William Writ Henry, Descendant of
Patrick Henry, and an ex-Oonfed-
ate, the Orator of the Day-The Pro-
gramme.
Washington, Sept. 17-Secretarv Nor
ton has just issued an important order
broadening and perfecting the meat in
spection service of the agricultural de-
partment. After Oct. 1, all hogs slaugh-
tered for the interstate and foreign trade
will be inspected before slaughter and
again at the time carcass is being dressed.
This has been enforced heretofore in in
spection of cattle and sheep only.
TO PROTECT HOME CONSUMERS.
The law provides, however, for an in
spection of all meat which goes into the
Interstate trade and Secretary Morton has
determined that our own people shall have
the benefit of this inspection as well as
the foreign consumers. The microscopic
examination of pork which is intended
for export to countries requiring such in
spection will be continued, but will be
confined TO this trade.
CAPITAL CORNERSTONE COMTEMoRATIoN
Washington will celebrate the first ma
tiOnal event which occurred within her
borders-the laying of the cornerstone of
of capitol on 18th of September, 1913. The
ceremonies on that occasion We're directed
by the officials Of the Alexandria Masonic
Lodge President Washington assisting
upon the invitation of the master of the
lodge. Some Of the regalia Washington
wore on that occasion was made by the
wife of Lafayette, and it, together with
the implements Of the craft used to lay
the cornerstone, are still in possession of
the lodge An invitation to participate
in the exercises tomorrow has been de-
clined by the lodge.
ORDER OF THE OCCASION.
BY resolution of congress tomorrow
will be holiday in the District Of Co
lumbia, and all public business will be
suspended. There will be a procession
preceding exercises, which win be held
on the East front, where the Presidents
OF the United States deliver their in
augural addresses. The route Of the pro-
cession will be the same taken by Presi-
dent George Washington 100 years ago,
from the front Of the State, War and
Navy building, on Seventeenth street, via
Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol.
The exercises will begin at 2 o'clock, in
the presence of congress, the national and
district officials and a throng Of specta-
tors, which, it is expected, will fll the
plaza. President Cleveland will preside.
THE PROGRAMME.
The instrumental music being furnished
hyv a rua hand and the vocal nv n
chorus of 1000 voices:
Overture to "Tannhauser'-Band.
Prayer-Rt. Rev. VIM. Paret, bishop Of
Te Deum in e fat Dudley Buck)-Chorus
roduction-Lawrence Gardner chairman
general committee,
Chairman Of Ceremonies-Grover Cleve-
land President Of the United States.
Selections c'Lakme' Band.
OratiOn-Wm. Writ Henry of Virginia.
Star Spangled Banner'-Chorus.
The United States Senate-Adlai Steven.
son, Vice President.
Potpourri Of National United States Band.
House of resentatives-Chas. f.. Crisp.
The Heavens are Telling, D." from the "Crea-
tion," chorus.
JudiCiary-Henry Billings Brown, supreme
court of the United States.
Centennial march"-Fanciulli, Band.
District ofColumbia, Myron NJ Parker board
of cOmmi misSiOnerS.
America band, chorus and audience
Cardinal Gibbons will pronounce the
benedictiOn.
IN THE EVENING.
In the evening the capitol front will be
illuminated and chorus and band will
give a grand concert.
William Writ Henry, ora tor of the day, is
a direct descendant of Patrick Henry and
a resident of Richmond, a lawyer and a
statesman. Mr.. Henry was in the
Confederate army. He was the
orator at the Philadelphia centennial in
1876, and in 1891 was President of the
American Historical Society. He is now
President of the Virginia Historical So
ciety and commissioner on the Peabody
Board of Education. At q dinner given
in his honor last night, the first silver
medal struck off for the celebration was
presented to him.