The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-16
THE FORMAL ACCEPTANCE
Programme Arranged for Transfer
ring the Webster Statue.
Ceremonies Incident to the Rccep-
ton of the Bronze Fac-Simile of the
snSc of Mnrshncid ON Behalf of the
Government. and Its Subsequent
dwelling - order of Precedence.

| Senator Chandler, chairman OF thr joint
Representatives on the acceptance and I'M
yelling of the. statue OF Daniel Webster,
which has been presented to the United
States by Stilson Hutchins. Yesterday COM
pleted the programme. The ceremony Of
acceptance will be held at the Lafayette
Square Opera House Thursday forenoon.
January IS. and the ceremony of unwilling
will be performed at the site pf the statue.
Massachusetts, Avenue and Sixteenth
Street, at noon of that day.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
that the Marine Band shall play at the
Opera House ami at the statue. At the
theatre, after music by the band, Senator
Chandler will make the call to order. and
there will then be an invocation By either
the Chaplain of the Senate or the House.
Mr.. Chandler will read the letter of gift
from the donor. stilson Hutchins. and
Secretary Long will accept the statue on
behalf OF the United States. the Secretary
of the Navy having been assigned to this
duty by President Mckinley.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts will de-
liver the grafton. and after music and
benediction the guests will be conveyed to
the statue. where the flags that shroud
the bronze image will be drawn aside by
Nine Bonaparte. a granddaughter of Dan
iel Webster
Senator Chandler yesterday caused to be
issued the following rules for the guild
ance Of invited guests and the public:
Senators, the Numbers of the Cabinet, the Jus
tices Of the supreme Court, the Justices Of the
Court OF CLAIMS. and OF the courts OF the Dis
trict, the Commissioners OF the District, the Ad.
miral Of the Navy, and the General Commanding
the Army will be seated on the stage, and will
enter at the side door on the alley. known as the
stage entrance, and will be admitted without
tickets.
Representatives will be seated in the orches-
ira and will enter By the front door and will be
admitted without tickets.
The remaining seats in the house will furnish
two seats. side by side, for each Senator and
Representative TO dispose OF as he pleases.
In order to obtain this large number of seats
1t has been found necessary to include two hun
dred seats in the gallery. which, although very
high up, are good seats for hearing and seeing,
and can be reached by the elevator.
All these pairs OF tickets have been drawn by
strict impartiality, and exhaust the seating ca
pacity Of the opera hotse after providing for the
foreign legations and other guests.
Officers and employees OF the Senate and House
will be present to assist IN seating Senator's and
Members and assigning them to carriages al the
close Of the exercises in the theatre.
Members Of the press desiring tickets OF sdmi5-
sion will apply to Mr.. T.. c. Dunnell. Chairman
OF the Press Committee, and will enter by the
stage entrance.
All other guests will enter by the front door
and be seated by ushers Of the theatre.
Carriages viii be In Attendance to take siich
Senators and members as desire 10 be present at
the unyeiing from the theatre TO the Webster
statue tscott Circle and take them thereafter
10 their homes or 10 the Capitol
The doors OF the Opera House viii be opened
at $50 a. m. and no scat will be reserved later
than 1870 After that time the front seats in
each subdivision of the house will be filled by
allowing the occupants Of seats in the rear 10
move forward.
The Joint committee of Congress on the
acceptance and unwilling of the statue is
rs follows: Senator Chandler, Senator Al
lison. Senator Bacon. and Representatives
W. c. Lowering OF Massachusetts,. Robert
G.. Cousins OF Iowa Frank G. Clarke OF
New Hampshire. Amos J. Cummings OF
New York. and John Wesley Gaines Of
Tennessee.