The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-02
THE CENTENNIAL hUolC
Eleven Bands to Participate in the
Big Parade.
The Committee Outlines the Line of
Formation - Governors From Va
President md Review Their STATS
The Transportation of Troops.

The Music Committee of the National
Capital Centennial, T. F. Alvey Chairman,
states that he has arranged for ABOUT
I. eleven bands to participate in the Cen
tennial parade Haley's Band, of this
city, will be the first band in line, being
placed between the platoon Of mounted
police and the citizens escort. THIN will
follow General Miles and staff, the Regl-
lar Army, contingent of bluejackets. and
the Marine Corps, the latter headed by
the Marine Band; the President and escort,
General Harries and District troops, ac-
companied by the National Guard Band Of
this city. There will be a number CT
bands and fife and drum corps s.ribu,el
among the District troops. Following
these will come the high School Cadets,
with hired band, and the Governors Ut
the various States. Those of Virginia and
Connecticut will be accompanied by Their
OWE bands and State militia. The Grand
Army Of the Republic and other patriotic
societies with bands and the cadets of
Gonzaga College. who will keep step 10
the music furnished by the college band,
will bring up the rear Of the parade
Each band is to play a different air
when passing the reviewing stand of the
President. A suggestion - being enter
tanned by the Citizens Committee to have
the Governors. after leaving the parade,
assemble with the President on the re-
viewing stand, each ~~-,ernor rising and
standing beside the President while h
staff is passing in review. The parade
will not return en- masse after the con-
clusfon of the ceremonies at the Capitol,
but will dissolve at that point The Presi-
dent when returning to the White House
will be escorted by troop Of cavalry.
Gov. c.. NJ. Barnes, of Oklahoma, in
letter to headquarters. said that he VIII
be accompanied at the celebration by Ma
jor J. E. Ball, of his staff, and will stop
at the Dewey Hotel
Gov. Miguel A. Otero, of New
Mexico, has accepted the invitation to be
present at the Centennial ceremony. and
states in letter. received by the COM
mittee that he and his staff will be quar-
tered at the Shoreham.
Col. W. E. Cook, on the staff OF the Gov
ernor of West Virginia, called at head
quarters yesterday to make arrangements
for mounting the Governors staff, nine or
ten of whom will accompany him in the
Centennial parade.
1t is reported from Baltimore that ow-
ing to the lack Of funds ii has been found
impossible to send either the Fourth or
the Fifth Regiments to take part in the
celebration on December u. An invita-
tion was sent to Governor Smith request
ing his presence and that of such mill
tary organizations OF the State as were
available. Governor Smith Will attend.
escorted BY a detail of forty cavalrymen.
1t is said that Governor Smith will in
vite Colonel Markee Colonel Howard and
q number Of the other officers OF the Fifth
and Fourth Regiments to accompany him
as his staff.
Bids were opened yesterday in the Office
of the Depot Quartermaster, L. s. A, for
the transportation of the troops from
Fort Washington. Nd. Fort Hunt, Va,
and Fort Monroe. Va, to this city Decep-
Der IL. TO take part in the Centennial pa
rade, and the contract was awarded to
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company to bring up two batteries, the
band, and stan from Fort Monroe; to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to bring
five batteries from Fort Monroe, and to
the Randall steamboat line to bring Bat
teries A and K Of the Fourth Artillery
from Fort Washington and Battery n
from Fort Hunt. These troops will num-
Der in all over q thousand men.
Commissioner Mcfarland Secretary
Cox, r. Ross Perry, and Chaplin Brown,
tomorrow shortly after noon. will have a
conference with President Pro Tenn.
Frye OF the Senate. Senator Hale, and
Senator Perkins regarding completion Of
arrangements for exercises at the Cap
itol on Centennial Day.
The following are the subjects nj the
addresses which will be made during the
ceremonies at the White House on The
forenoon Of the day Of the celebration:
History of the Executive Mansion Dur
ing the Century 1soo-1S00," by Col Theo-
dore A. Bingham. U. S. A.. Superintendent |
OF Public Buildings and Grounds.
Development Of the District of Column |
bia During the Century l800-190O.' Henry |
B. r. Mcfarland, President of the Board /
Of Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia.
Development OF the States During the
Century 1S00-lsoo," by Leslie NJ Shaw,
Governor Of Iowa.
Development Of the Nation During the
Century 1so0-1soo." by Roger wolcott, OF
Aassa chusetts.
The afternoon exercises at the Capitol
have been arranged as follows:
$50 o'clock-Joint exercises by the
United States Senate and House Of Rep
in the Hall OF the House of !
When order has been
called. the Temporary Presiding Onicer,
he Hon. David B. Henderson, Speaker Of
he House, will introduce the Rev. W. H.
L
who will pronounce the invocation.
The Speaker Of the House Of Represen-
Iatives Will present the Hon. William p.
Frye. President pro tempore Of the Sen
ate, who will assume direction of the ex-
arcises Addresses will be made as fol-
ows:
Transfer of the National Capital from
Hon. James ID. Richardson,
Tennessee.
Establishment of the Seat of Govern
nent in the District of Columbia" Hon.
'ereno f. Payne, Representative, New
FORK
History of the First Century Of the
National Capital" Hon. Louis z. McCo-
mas, Senator from Maryland.
THE Future of the United States and
is Capital" Hon John W. Daniel Sena-
or from Virginia.
Meetings will take place as follows:
tomorrow afternoon, 4:30 o'clock Mr..
Committee on Deeora-
ions and Parade; Tuesday evening al 1:30
clock, Committee on Public Comfort and
rider i
Col NJ. NJ. Parker. Chairman Of the FL
ance Committee announced the following |
dditional subscriptions: Alfred S. Gillett.
%; G. ". F. Swartzell, $40; Judge A. b.
lagner. $50; Hornblower & Marshall, SO;
'. 8. Walker. $40; James NJ Green, $40;
iphonso Hart, $40; A. L. Parsons, $40;
ohm H. PETIT. s.: C. F. Cook, IS; j. H.
i'll, 81; Edgar Frisby, So.
Coinage in November.
The coinage of the mints Of the United