New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
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GRANT MOyUMENT CEREMONIES.
GENERAL PORTER HOPES TO REMAIN HERE
UNTIL AFTER THE RIG DEMONSTRATIONS.

GENERAL PORTER HOPES TO REMAIN HERE
UNTIL AFTER THE RIG DEMONSTRATION
Now that General Horace Porter has been for
ma.ly appointed Ambassador to France by President
Mckinley. the question arises az 10 whether or not
he VIII be able to remain In this country sufficiently
long 10 fuih the prominent part in the Grant Monu-
mcnt ceremonies ;nat has been allotted 70 him
General Porter hinsef Il uncertain o. the prob
abilities In the matter. Yesterday he Informed
Tribune reporter that. prcsumng his nomination
was ratified, Ia would res. with the President and
the Secretary OF State 10 decide how he should
proceed 10 Paris "Eut." he addel the day set for
he ceremonies AT Grants tomb Is only some five or
six weeks away. and | 10 not anticipate leaving
America before trcn"
Genera. Porter u'n enter upon his duties az Am
bsssador with his mind entirely freed from all
business and Interests lie said yesterday It
was his ineEdon TO resign the official PAGES he now
holds. including the chairnanshlp of the Board OF
Directors OF tho s., Louis and San Francisco Rail
road Company. Genera. Porter was reluctant TO
speak further regarding HE nomination. Until that
homer had been confirmed he thought It would be
lnyilions for him publicly to express his feelings
upon the appointment;
The following preliminary orders In regard to the
general plan Of the parade published for the in
formation OF organizations that intend to take part
in the parade:
The parade viii be formed in three grand d.
posed Of all military organization the Regular
Army. United states marines. United states sea
men, National Guard ana Naval Reserves ana IN
Gspendenti companes 20 b. conmandsd BY Major
ond the Veterans Grand Division. composed OF tne
Grand Army Of he Republic. Union Veteran Union,
sons OF Veterans and all other Army veteran or
SANITATION and commanded by Mtjor-Genera @.
O. Howard. United States Army: third. the CIVIC
The parade will assemble in the vicinity OF Fifi!-
nnthst and Ffih;sye an hour on me hem morning
designated hereafter, II will proceed by the most
convenient route TO the monument. where II VIII be-
no al
the point OF dismissal it will be reviewed By the
stats Of ali comma nders Of divisions and brrades
escorts viii form in piatoons Of eight ale- front
M g g mo Of e. X ' psses w
fourteen files front. including guides Al civic or
at distance Of four PAGES fourteen hes front IN
The Grand Marshal calls attention 70 the fact
that the committee mas no fnds al ~ olsposaI lor
defraying the expenses Of transportation subsist-
organizations intending be present TO arrange
for these In advance and these headquarters VIII
Attention i caleo 10 tho following resolution
adopted by the Military Committee
Resolved That banners. flags. notices and devices
thai designate ana are applicable to the orgsniza
trOtic embems. alone Will be admitted in the parade
No business device. motto or other method o. any
kind that would designate g. a. an advertisement,
political organzation will be- allowed in the pa ra1e
BY command OF Ma ior-General Grenville VI. Dodge
HENRY 6. CORBIN. Adjutsnt-Genera-
The Nava Committee appointed by Mayor Strong 10
look after the naval parade in conjunction with the
and parade at The dedication Of Grants Tomb, met
a the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon. While
While there are Il members OF the committee. less
than half ihst number was present Commander
elected secretary. The chairman suggested that in
asmuch there not quorum. the members
quorum and proceed with business. This done
The chairman suggested the appointment OF three
routine. but details were arranged satisfactorily
and the work OF the committee viii be much facill-
he -rD 90
We're Rear-Admrai Jcan 6 Wslker. ex-eidvernor
Alonzo b Cornell. Rear-Admiral Henry Erben Com
o'Brien.
The subcommittee the water parade consists
OF s. Nicholson Kane. General Howard carroll and
Rear Admiral Er6en a resolution WAS passed d.
Parade 20 invite through the public press all
arI OF al e'ps 1na 0ss
dein on, Ton, rst, BY decorating any vessels
parade. and second by sending to the officer who
shall be in command OF the water parade the
marine Interest pay lifting tribute 10 the MEM
in the evening the Executive COMMITTEES Of the
Grant Monument Municipal inaugural Cere-
Ehu Root presided Mayor strong vas present
committees aboH, the details The meeting was
largely routine General Horace Porter as chair
progress. The other committees reporting were
the Committee on Invitation, OF which Mayor
An Si Of Which A. Noel Blakeman is chairman
the Committee on Naval Affairs, Of which y cob
W. Miller is chairman the Committee on DecOra-
tons and platforms OF which c o.Rellly is chair
man; the Committee on Transportation. OF which
Samuel Spencer is chairman; the Committee on the
Committee Public Safety and Order. OF which
Theodore Roosevelt is chairman; the Committee
Badges. OF which Alexander Caldwell IL chairman.
and the Committee on Reception, whose chairman
IS H. ". Cannon
II was decided that the programme should be
made up by the committee. and that no advertise
ments would be printed in it.. It was also de-
cided that medal commemorative OF the occasion
chr he ny No erla
and Archaeological Society and IL further de-
clded that TWO grandstands with Joint capacity
OF 1900, should be erected the east. west and
south sides OF the monument.
The Grant sarcophagus arrived at General Grants
Tomb late Yesterday afternoon 1t unloaded
from the truck which carried IL from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station at the foot OF the steps OF
The southern approach 10 the tomb.
Word was received from Washington yesterday
that Secretary Gage had accepted the Invitation OF
NavOr Strong and Of the Grant Monument Ass0ca-
ton 10 be presen; and take part in the ceremonies
attending the transfer OF the Grant Monument 70