New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
BROADWAY,
8th-Oth Streets.

chief of STAFF ana Lieutenant-colonel David :
Brown assistant adjutant, gehetal OF uns
Ss1Sp coone H. IL Adams assistant
ouartermas ter-generai MAJOR LOUIS . - oDci i
aid add '''' '''.1 ''''' ~.~,, NAN,
Of Commodore George w. Brower will turn out Out
about six hundred strong Every one OF tne olu
sentatives will come from Boston, Providence
New-Haven. Salem, Newark. Baltimore. Ghllaqhe a
Cities me famous old tweye-pounder "Howitzer'
will be in the line with the Naval Cadets. =,
two battalons, of seven companies each, under
command of Chief Bonner
OFFICIAL INVITATIONS APPEAR.
The Official invitations to those whom the city
makes its guests for the day Of the ceremonies APP
peared yesterday for the first time They were de-
signed by Tiffany Co. At the head of the sheet
IS a eilt silhouette of the Grant tomb. and below
are the words: "The Mayor of the city of New
York as tho chairman of the Municipal Grant
Monument Committee. has the honor TO request
your presence at Riverside PARK on luesaa!' HP,
o. 1897 at II o'clock a. m, upon the occasion 81 tie
formal transferrence OF the tomb OF Eeherai Gran.
to the city of NewYork by the Grant M9nume as
Association. William l.. Strong, Cornelius n. Bliss
Nicholas Fish, Alexander IL. orr ADraui D iIMtt.,
Seth Low, Horace Porter, James C. heed' Em ti
Root. Committee on invitations freuei'eA o. ''''
The Mayor yesterday received a letter from eH
President Cleveland acknowledging the receipt e o.
an invitation to become the guest OF the ci'y ior
the ceremonies ana accepting IL.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. regent or the New ork
City Chapter of the Daughters OF the revolution;
Yesterday offered to the Committee on Pan ana
scope on behalf of her organization an immense
fagpole which will stand near the tomb ana from
which will float the largest American nag ever
flown from a pole. The gift was accepted Inc
committee further decided that the decorations OF
the grandstands should consist wholly or the stars
and Stripes An appropriation was also voted the
COMMITTEE on Naval Affairs for the entertainment
of the commanding officers of United States war
vessels and also of the officers of foreign vessels
4 design for the tickets 10 the grandstands was
also selected II will be engraved with appropriate
insignia and the letter of the particular stand VIII
he printed In bold-faced type. The tickets VIII be
couponed and of a separate color FOR each stand
Great precautions will be taken against counter
feits The Mayor announced the appointment OF j.
O 4 Ward as a member OF the Committee on
Platforms and Decoration
THE LIGURIA TO BE HERE.
General Dodge has been officially Informed by
Secretary Sherman that the Italian Government
will send the warship Ligurla to the ceremonies
The reductions in railroad rates that have been
promised by many Of the roads are in great meas
ure attributable TO the work OF Samuel Spencer.
chairman of the Committee on Transportation,
ubose efforts have been ably seconded by the busi-
ness men OF the city - ~ n,,. -
Decoraton has yet to reach it's height but the Sec
retarv John Winfield Scott of that committee VIII
ind plenty TO do before the week is our. Inc WORK