Order of Proceedings

A DOPTED   BY  THE   CONGREjSSlONAL COMMISSION

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FEBRU«4R Y 21, 78S5.

The Ceremonies at tiie iiase oe the Moniment will OOHHWCI fkecisely at

Eleven o'clock.

The Ilon. John Siierman, a ItMHt from Ohio, Chairman of the Commission
authorized by ihe Joint Resolution of May 13, 1884, will preside.

2. MVSJC.

3. FKAVEK ljy the Kev. Mr. SiT ri R. of Chrisl Church. Alexandria, Va.

4. REMARKS by W. W. Corcoran, Esq., the First Vice-I'resident of the Washington

National Moiiument Society.

5. MASOMC CEREMONIES l>y the Orank LODOS of the !>¡strict of Columhia.

6. REMAKKS  by  Colonel  T.  L. Casey. the  Engineer of the Joint Cummiss-iuii,

delivering the Monument to the Frcsident of the Cnitetl States.

7. DEDIC'ATION OF TIIE Mf>NUME.\T to the Ñame and Memory of George

Washington by the PREStnENI  of the United States.

s. jircsic.

The procession will forlhwitli be formed, and will move to the Capítol by the
following route: tlirou^h the Prcsidi-nt's s^uare to Sevcnteenth street, up
Seventeenth street to I'ennsylvania avenue, thence alon£ I'ennsylvania avenue
to the Capítol, where it will be reviewcd 1-y the i'resident of the Ciiíted States
from a stand at the cast front.

9.      AETER   THE   RlVUW   TIIE   l'ROCESSION   Will.   HE I>ISMIS»K1>.

When the procession begins to move salutes of one hundred guns will be fiicd at the
Navy Yard, the Artillery headquarter.s and Fort Myer.

LlFUTENANT-GENKRAL   I*.   II.   SIIKKIDAX,   MaRSHAI.  OF  THI ÜAY,
ivith t% Chief      Sitiar, titt.f 0M .¡/\f front t-z-cry S:.¡: ■ 7Vrr//<;ry,

tUt€.   ¿Mtititctrt, &coH-.

CONSISTING  OK  TIIK   R E< ¡l'I.AR   KMtCtl   <>F  THI   ARMY   AND N.WY.

Chaktkrki) Militar y < ) roían izations,

taXiinff ^MMrinMf ¿'y the tirites o/~ thctr t. /tt* rters,
OTHER   MlIJTARY ORCAM/.ATlnNS.

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CoN<JRF-SSIONAI.   C< tMMISSION.
TlIK  ÜRATORS  AND  ClIAI'LAINS  OF THK DAV.

TU Washington Xa mona i. Monument Society.

MeMHKRS  ANO   KX-MEM1IERS  OF  TIIK JoiNT  CoMMISSION    FOR   TIIK CoMl'LKTlON

OF  TIIK MdNU.MK.NT.

TlIK   F.NGINEER   OF  TIIK   MoXL'MKNTt   IMS   ASSIS'l ANIS,   AND   DKTAIL  OF WORKMEN.

THI I>rksii>knt of tiie United States.

.Mr.MllEKS   OF  THI C.V1IINET.

Preside.nt and Vice-Tresident EI.ECT OF TIIE  L'níted States.

Kx-I'RESIDENTS  OF TIIE   UNITED STATES.
JUDGES   OF  THI   SUPRKME   Coi'RT  AND  OTIIER   FEIJKRAL CoURTS.

The Diplomatic Corps.
governors of s'iates, and their respective staffs,

tttking/MMlrfMKV ém tfi<r «ndbf o/" atituíssicu o/" i/tí-ír AtaáM ittia tUe L'niott.

THI Senate.
The HOUSB of Rkprksextatives.
The Commissioners of the District of Columhia.

OyfKni   OF  THE  ARMY  AND XaVY.

The Society of the Cincinnati.
The Masonic 1 fraternity,

luit/t other orgtintzations mMA 4«M *M4r con/f-ti'uttons ft>r th* *r*ctioM af the JMSmMMMWMA

Citizkns of States and Territories,

<xnti civic or£t*nizixtions tuitiout J>,trtisatt Jín^s or fMlACMMi eacS* Stttíe and Ttrritary
¿a/biftj? /rivi-í/í-nt í' ¿n the fmrifav o/~ Mtk tttimission inio t/t* 17h£oh.

The Fire Di-:iiartment of THI Ijistrict of Columhia, andIn tho Evenin^-, from eij^ht to ninc o'clock, therc
iil be cl dísplay of Fireworks near thc Monument.

AT T1IK

CAPITOL.

The Capítol wfll be closed on the raoming of the 2ist to all except
tlio members and ofticers of Congress.

At eleven o'clock the east iloor lcading to the Rotunda will be
opened to thosc to «hom invitations have been extended under the joint
resolution of Congress, and to those holding tickets of admission to the
floor of the House and its galleries.

The floor of the House of Represcntatives will be opened for the
admission of Senators and Represcntatives, and to those having invita-
tions thereto, who will be conducted to the seats assigned to them.

The Presiden t, the President-elect, the Vice-President-elect, and
ex-Presidents of the United States and special guests will be seated in
front of the Speaker.

The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
will oceupy seats next to the President and ex-Presidents and special
guests, on the right of the Speaker.

The Cabinet oflicers, and the Admira! of the Navy, the Lieutenant-
Oeneral of the Army, and the ofticers of the Army and Navy who, by
ñame, have received the thanks of Congress, will oceupy seats on the
left of thc Speaker.

The Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Claims and the Chief
Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia will oceupy seats directly in rear of the Supreme Court.
The Diplomatic Corps will oecupy the front row of seats.
Ex-Vice-Presidents, Senators, and ex-Senators will oceupy seats on
the second, third, fourth, and fifth rows, on east sitie of main aisle.

Representatives will oceupy seats on west side of main aisle and in
rear of the Senators on east side.

Commissioners of the District, Oovernors of States and Territories,
general ofticers of the Society of the Cincimiati, the Washington National
.Monument Society, members and ex-members of the Joint-Commission forI?

the completion of the Monument, Kngineers of Moiniment and cletail of
workmen, an<l guests invited to the floor, will occupy seats in rear of
Represen tati ves.

The Kxecutive Gallery will be reserved exclusively for the families
of the Supreme Court and the families of the Cabinet and the invited
guests of the President. Tickets thereto will be delivered to the Prívate
Secretary of the President.

The Diplomado Gallery will be reserved exclusively for the families
of the members of the Diplomatic Corps. Tickets thereto will be de-
livered to the Secretary of State.

The Reporters' Gallery will be reserved exclusively for the use of the
reportéis for the Press. Tickets thereto will be delivered to the Press
Committee.

The Oftícial Reporters of the Senate and of the Ilouse will occupy
the Reporters' desk in front of the Clerk's table.
The Marine Iiaiul will be in attendance.

Upon the arrival of the Procession at the Capítol, and immediately
after passing the reviewing stand, the Members of the Senate will pro-
ceed to the Senate Chamber; the Members of the House to the Hall of
the House; the Judiciary to the Supreme Court Koom.

The Diplomatic Corps will proceed to the Senators' Withdrawing
Room ; the President, ex-Presidents, the Cabinet, the President-elect, the
Vice-President-elect to the President's Room.

The House being in session, and notification to that eftect having
been given to the Senate, the Senate in a body, preceded by the President,
ex-Presidents, the Cabinet, the President-elect, the Vice-President-elect,
the Judiciary, and Diplomatic Corps, will be conducted to the Hall of
the House ot' Representatives.

The I'resident of the Senate will occupy the Speaker's chair and will
preside.

The Speaker of the House will occupy a seat at the left of the Presi-
dent of the Senate.

The other ofrícers of the Senate and of the House will occupy seats
on the rloor at the right and the left of the Speaker.

The Architect of the Capítol, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate,
the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Doorkeeper of the House are charged with
the execution of these arrangements.

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Praver will be  oftered by the Rev. S. A. Walms of Pohick Church,
near Mount Vcrnon, Virginia.

Afuste.

Oration   by the  Hon, Rodkri   C. WiNTHRnr, of  Massachusetts. read
by the Hon. John- D. I.ono, a Representative from Massachusetts.

Music.

Oration by the Hon. John \V. Daniel, of Virginia.

The Benediction will then be pronounced by the Rev. John S. Lixdsay,
Chaplaín of the House of Representatives.

Music.

During which the assemblage will disperse.

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