The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-20
NEW ORLEANS
CELEBRATION
Commemoration of Transfer of
Louisiana to United States.
EXERCISES AT THE CABILDO
The Louisiana Historical Society
Has Arranged nm Intercsting
Programme supplemented
by Grand Parade.

New Orleans. Nov 1S.-The state OF
Louisiana, which has appropriated
100000 to cover its share in the St
Louis Purchase exposition next year,
VIII hold transfer commemoration ex-
ercises OF its own, December Is and 20
next. The Louisiana Historical society,
the members of which have long been
working on such a celebration to take
place on the date of the actual transfer,
nave just announced the programme of
the exercises. The affair promises to
be one of the most elaborate ever held
in the south, and the officers of the So
ciety announce that no pains have been
spared to make 1t a fit commemoration
OF the transfer.
The Historic Cabiido.
The exercises will center about the
historic Cabildo, the city hall of the
Spanish domination, which building yet
stands practically as it was when 1t was
used for the formalities OF turning over
Louisiana territory to the American
commissioners. Both New Orleans and
the stateSof Louisiana have agreed to
turn over this historic building to the
society for the permanent use of the
society's magnificent historical collec-
tion of books, paintings, manuscripts
and records. but as 1t is yet In use by
the state supreme court, the dedication
OF the building fer this purpose must
be delayed until the new court build
inGs are completed. AT the time Of the
celebration, however, the Cabildo will
! be given over to the use of the society
and therein the principal exercises will
he held. The French and Spanish am
| bassadOrs will be present; man-of-
war from each of these nations IS ex-
| pected at New Orleans at this time, and
portion of the Atlantic squadron will
aid in giving formality to the event.
The three days programme will be
| opened Friday evening, December 18.
with reception and ball in the Cabil-
dc. which is to reproduce, as far as pos
sible. the ball given 100 years ago in
honor of American commissioners,
I o-aiborne and Wilkinson. The cele-
VI dlcu DCdutltS VI A>cW OiiCuHS
dance the minuet in costumes duplicat-
ing those of colonial days, and an old
fashioned New Orleans supper will in
| terrupt the dancing at midnight. This
event will he in charge of the ladies of
the Historical society, its patronesses
representing the best and oldest fami-
lies of New Orleans. The next morn
ing there will be commemorative exer-
cises in the Cabildo, at which there will
be addresses by Gov. Heard and the
Representatives of France and Spain
and the United States, followed by 4
military parade and naval review be-
fcre the city,
| Mr..c.In In the CabiIdo.
The temporary museum in the Cabil-
do will be formally opened, medals will
be struck, and In the evening the
| guests Of the society will attend spe-
cial gala performance at the French
opera house. On Sunday. December 20
the real centennial of the transfer the
DAY will begin with high mass and te
deum in the old st. Louis cathedral
after which, at the hour when the act
| ual transfer took place, there will be
an oration from the balcony OF the Ca
! bildo and the national colors will be
| raised with salutes in the Place de la
| Armes