The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-12
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Provisional Programme Outlined by
the Committees


the Committees
The conferences of the various Capital
Centennial Celebration Committees have
resulted in the adoption of The following
/; provisional plan for the celebration on
Wednesday. December Z:
At the Executive Mansion. 20 o'clock
a. N, reception by the President of the
United States to the Governors OF the
States aAd Territories. Commissioner
Macfarland viii make an address dwell
ing on wat has been accomplished dur
ing the past century in this city. He will
! be followed by two Governors, a Repab-
/ lican and a Democrat, and Col. Theodore
| Bingham viii give a history Of the White
| House and submit the model of the pro-
| posed new White House
The military and civic escort from the
| Executive Mansion 10 the Capitol viii
| take place at l p. III. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles VIII be Chief Marshal and the
War ana Navy Departments intend to
| have all branches CT the regular service
! represented in the parade. The District
/ National Guard and the Washington High
/ School Cadets VIII be strongly repre-
sented as well as the Grand Army Of the
/ Republic and the Union Veterans Union
/ The Spanish War Veterans Will be repre-
! having uniforms made specially for this
| occasion.
At the Capitol; o'clock p. m. Review
OF parade - east front of the Capitol
! by Pres. Mt Mckinley; 3 o'clock p M,
commsnSsr alive exercises 10 be held
Jointly by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives. Il honor of the anniversary Of
the first session of Congress IN the per-
manent Capital. The Speaker III the
House is 20 call the assembly TO order and
introduce the President Pro TemPore of
the Senate as presiding officer Addresses
during these exercises will be By three
Senator's and three Representatives on the
transfer { the National Capital from
PhI-stiel onia TO Washington; tae estab-
li51lInoE. Of the seat OF Government in the
District Of Columbia; the history CT the
first century of the National Capital; and
the future of the United States and its
Capital The speakers selected viii prob
ably De: Sena tors HOar, Daniel. and Nc
COmas. and Representatives Payne and
Richardson and another not yet decided
upon
The reception in honor OF the Governors
! of States ard Territories viii take place
! at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at s
! o'clock p. m Admittance Will be b. card,
! but tie humber of tickets to be issued has
I n0t yet been decided upon by C J. Bell.
J
tee
Mr.. Van WickIe, the Chairman of the
! Committee on Medals and Badges, has re-
turned from Philadelphia ard brought
1 back with him from the Mint there, : lead
/ impression Of the commemoration medal
! The GEures and lettering On the medal
/ are very Gear, being specimens OF arts
| tie :lhsiglI and finished workmanship. The
/ Gle undecgOes The tempering process to-
/ day at the Mint and viii be ready toner
! row. The ribbon from which The medal
( Is to be suspended and worn has been spe-
/ ciRiiy designed and woven It is ! SIS
| inches wide and / rs inches long, consist
+ ing Of a broad vertical white stripe. Dor
I dered on either side by narrow stripes OF
/ red and blue. It is very elegant look
! ing medal. and Mr.. Van WickIe feels
/ justly proud over it. The Medal and
/ Badge Committee viii meet this afternoon
! at s:I5 o'clock
] The Printing Committee. of which Mr..
I Beriah Wilkins is chairman. is making
/ pTeDaTa tons for an elaborate programme,
which viii be printed at the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing
The Press Committee, Theodore ".
/ Neyes chairman, will meet tomorrow after
noon a / O'Clock. and the chairman OF the
I Committee on Exercises at the Capitol has
called a meeting for Wednesday afternoon
a 4 o'clock.
Col James G, Rerret, who has charge of
I railroad matters. expects that the railroad
companies VIII issue round-tTip tickets at
/ the one-fare rate, this reduction being ex-
! pected to take effect at places within q
radius Of 10 miles from this city.
Col II NJ Parker. chairman OF the FL
nance Committee. reports The following
subscriptions received since last report: H
a Willard SO; 3. Il Warner $40: H V
Boynton, SO; Louis A Dent, SO; Charles
RaUscher. S19- Andrew Gleason. SO; DR..
! Wesley Bovee, so; Gist Blair. s.; o. w
White. s.; Dr. John E. Walsh. 50; J. NJ
Chamberlain, 50; EIdred G. Dayis.$5; Arch
ibald Hopkins, $; John R Proctor. So: Ly-
man B. Cutler, s.: John Il Stoughtenburg
50; Thomas ". SmiIlie. s.; W. II Veerhon
IS; Henry Wells, s.; T. F. Schneider. SO;
Dr.. Marcus Baker, 50; Allan Davis, 81.