Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10

cas:on. In addition to the decoration OF the
houses and buildings the line of the pa
rade and in the immediate vicinity Mr..
Wight suggests that Wednesday those citi-
zens having flags display them from their
houses.
Owing to the interest taken in the matter
by the Secretary of the Navy. large
searchlight from the Norfolk navy yard, so
Mr.. Wight Is informed has arrived in the
city, and will be placed on the top of the
Treasury Department and will be used to
bring out in strong relief Wednesday even
ing the Washington monument The vicin-
ity Of the CorcOran Art Gallery building,
where the reception is to be held Wednesday
evening, Is to be brightly Illuminated and
handsomely decorated. There are to be
three searchlights the War, State and
Navy Department building, while from New
York avenue to 18th street there will be
festoons of electric lights. At nth street
and Pennsylvania avenue there is to be a
| waving American flag in electric lights and
the words Capital Centennial' DISPLAYED
by the same agency.
Formation of the Parade.
The details of the formation of the parade
that will escort the President from the
White House to the Capitol have been de-
termined. With Gen Nelson A. Miles as
chief marshal, the parts Of this military,
naval and civic procession have been as
signed places.
When the President, the governors and
others leave the White House at half-past
l Wednesday afternoon they will take their
places in line in front of the White House
At a given signal the mounted police the
mounted citizens escort, the army and
navy massed along the side streets along
pennsylvania avenue and 18th street from
18th to the White House will form and
following the President and guests will
come the District militia, Gen. Harres in
command, and the civic organiza tons The
head Of the procession will be at Penn
| ,,,s,
procession starts. 1t will proceed down the
avenue and thence to the east front of the
Capitol building, where it will be reviewed
by the President and then dismissed. 1t
is estimated there will be 5000 men in line
making one of the most compact. as well
as interesting, professions ever seen in this
city.
The colonel commanding the 10Th Virginia
and staff and five companies will arrive at
the Pennsylvania railroad station at II 30
O'Clock tomorrow night. The remaining COM
panies will arrive at 1890 I'm. Wednesday.
They will be quartered at the National
Rifles Armory, and will get their meals at
the same place.
mounted escort Of forty men, who will
attend the governor of Maryland in the
parade, will arrive in the city tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. Andrew Parker. the marshal of the
citizens mounted escort, is receiving re-
sponses to his note of invitation extended
to well-known citizens to take part in the
pdIdue L Ills feature Oh Inc piUCSSSlOii, IL IL
expected, will be attractive.
Governors and Their Hosts.
The first of the governors of states and
territories who expected to attend the
celebration reached the city yesterday. rms
was Governor Shaw of Iowa. who is at the
Normandie, and called at headquarters to-
day. He is to be one of the speakers at
the White House exercises. Among others
who arrived or will arrive today are Gov
ernor C. NJ. Barnes Of Oklahoma. headquar-
ters. the Dewey; Governor ID. w. Jones OF
Arkansas, Raleigh; Governor Miguel A.
Otero of New Mexico. the Shoreham; Gov
ernor Edward Scofield of Wisconsin and ex-
Governor Markham of California
/ Those who are expected tomorrow and
their stopping places, as far as known. are
as follows: Governor Benton McMillin of
Tennessee; Governor e. w. Tunnel of Della
ware, Ebb,tt; Governor Llewellyn Powers
Of Maine; Governor Frank w. Rollins, St.
James; Governor Foster M. Voorhees, of
New Jersey, Shoreham; Governor J. Hoge
Tyler of Virginia: Governor VIM A. Stone
of Pennsylvania, Shoreham; Governor A.
f. Lee of South Dakota; Ex-Governor Lloyd
Bushnell of Ohio, Arlington; Lieutenant
Governor Estopinal Of Louisiana.
Some will arrive on Wednesday, as FOL-
lows: Gov. G. W. Atkinson, West Vir-
einia. Arlington: Gov. william d. .Bloxam
Of Florida, Gov. Chas. s. Thomas of Col
orado, with Col. T. F. Walsh; Gov. Daniel
l.. Russell Of North Carolina, Ebbitt.
Definite information about the coming of
other governors has not been received.
representative committee on public COM
fort and order, of which Col. ]. G. Berret
is chairman, meets the governors at the
railway stations and escorts them to their
respective hotels AS rapidly as they are
located, S. w. Woodward, chairman of the
committee on exercises at the White House.
is notified. A member of Mr.. Woodward 5
committee has been assigned to each gov
ernor, and soon after the arrival of each
state executive his particular committee
man will call at the hotel and present him
a copy OF the program of exercises and
give such other detailed information as the
governor may require.
The assignments of members Of commit
tee escort to governors and others is as
follows:
Mr.. E. S. Smith, to Governor Rollins; New
Hampshire
Mr.. D. A. Chambers, to Ex-Governor
Bushnell Ohio
Mr.. b. H. Warner. to Ex-Governor Lown-
des. Maryland.
Mr.. Thos. Wilson, to Governor Atkinson,
West Virginia.
DR.. D: p. Hickling, to Governor steunen-
berg, Idaho.
Mr.. Samuel Maddox, to Governor Smith.