The Washington times., 1912-06-06
VAST THRONGS Of
KNIGHTS ARE NOW
ON WAY TO CAPITAL
Eight Hundred Come From
Boston-All Incoming
Trains Loaded.
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ter, district New Jersey. Jersey City.
P. A. Hart, master, eastern district
Pennsylvania and Delaware, Bryn
Marion H. Murphy, MASTER western
district Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.h, Pa.
Charles w. Darr, master, Maryland
and District of Columbia, Washington,
DR.. Timothy Hanrahan, master, district
Massachusetts,, Boston, Mass.
Frank Smith. master, district Wiscon-
sin, Milwaukee, Wis.
New York District, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thomas j.: O'Brlen. master, district
Utah and, Nevada, Salt Lake City,
-. Official Program.
The official program was announced
today. 1t Is as follows:
Friday-Pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon
by the knights of Columbus and
visitors led by the Supreme Council
of the Order. The Supreme Council
will go in special trains, leaving the
electric railway station, at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, at
1880 o'clock. At Mt. Vernon the
Supreme Knight of the knights of
Goiumbus. James 4; ,Flaherty, Of
on the tomb of General Washington,
in the name of the order.
Friday Evening-Public reception at
rnorthwest. The doors of the Museum
will open at 1880 o'clock. Music 10y
the United States Marine Band. Cuno
II. Rudolph, president of the Board of
District Commissioners and chairman
OF the reception committee, will, with
his committee. head the receiving line.
The Columbus memorial commission
has also been notified to participate.
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lighted.
Automobile Parade e-Automobiles.
who will participate in the big motor
Eclipse south of the White House at
o'clock and report to Joseph Stod-
uard, vice president of the citizens
7:3o o'clock there will be a pageant
On the Avenue of flower bedecked
automobiles
The dwelling
aturday-The unveiling of the Colum-
bus statue will tafe place at o'clock
in the afternoon. Philander 9. Knox,
Secretary OF State, will preside.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas A.
Shahan, Of the Catholic university.
Address-Justice Victor ]. bowling. OF
supreme court of New York.
MIsic-The Marine Band.
Address-Hon. James T. McCleary of
Columbus Memorial Commission
Unveiling the statue-Italian ambassa-
dor.
National salute of twenty-on guns.
Battery <, Third Artillery.
After the firing of twenty-one guns.
laying of wreaths on statue.
Address-President William II. Taft.
Music-The Marine Band.
Benedlction-Bishop Wilbur E. Thier-
keild, OF the Methodist Episcopal
Columbus Memorial Parade-The mo-
mcrial parade will start at Seventeenth
and Pennsylvania avenue. at o'clock.
Gen. r. K. Evans. U. S. A. grand mar
Pennsylvania avenue to Second street,
north on Second to F street, + to Mas
sachusetts avenue, past the President s
reviewing stand, and out Massachusetts
procession will be reviewed by the ST.
preme officers of the knights Of Colum-
bus.
Saturday evening-Grand public ban
quet at Convention Hall at o'clock.
Fireworks.
Firew orks and illumina tions-The fire.
works display on the Monument Lot will
start at $ o'clock with the dischargins
of salutes. The set pieces will be
touched off from $50 to $50 o'clock
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and the principal
minated. as well as all business housCs
and other buildings in the downtown
section. II. c. Graham Is chairman OF
the committee on fireworks and illumi.
nation.
Sunday-Grad public concert at Con.
rention Hall by the United States Ma
lne Band ard Symphony Orchestra
Tickets for this function can be secured
in the hotels and at Convention Hall OF
sunday evening.
Display of Fireworks.
The display of fireworks on Saturda!
night, on the White House ellipse, will
be perhaps the most spectacular an,
brilliant of its kind ever seen in Wash
ington.
1t is the plan of the knights of Colum
bus and the citizens committee II
charge of the celebration here Saturda,
TO make this pyrotechnic occasion a fit
ting finale to the days events. Samue
j. Prescott vice chairman of the com
mittee on fireworks, is busy preparin
for the great illumination. The illumin
alton will include Pennsylvania avenu
from Seventeenth street to the foot O
the Capitol, up First street to b. theme
east to Delaware avenue, and out Della
ware avenue to the memorial. Illumin
alton will come. directly after the dis
play of fireworks. 1t will Nbe so al
ranged that 1t will make the heaven
be no danger of fire to the adjoinin
buildings.
Chairman Isaac Cans, of the automc
bile parade committee and Joseph Stod
dard, marshal of the parade, say tina
the visitors to Washington will be give
the time of their lives when Pennsy
vania avenue is lighted up both Frida
and Saturday nights.
Threats to Destroy