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Programme of Proceeding 
 
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 At the hase of the Monument wim, commence precisely at Twelve o'clock. 
 
 I . Hon. John Sherman, a Senator from Ohio, Chairman' of the Commission author 
 ized by the Joint Resolution of May 13, 1884, will preside. 
 
 2. AIUSIC. 
 
 3. PRAYER by the Rev. Mr. Suter, of Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. 
 
 4. REMARKS by W. W. Corcoran, Esq., the First Vice-President of the Washinyii.ii 
 
 Monument Society. 
 
 5. REMARKS by Colonel T. L. Casey, the Engineer of the Joint Commission, dcli\ c 1' 
 
 ing the Monument to the President of the United .States. 
 
 6. DEDICATION by the President of the United States to the Memory of treneral 
 George Washington. 
 
 7. MUSIC. 
 
 [The procession will forthwith be formed, and will move to the Capitol by the fol 
 lowing route: through the President's square to Seventeenth street, up Seven 
 teenth street to Pennsylvania avenue, thence along Pennsylvania avenue to the 
 Capitol, where it will be reviewed by the President of the United States from 
 a stand at the east front.] 
 
 8, After the Review the Procession will be dismissed. 
 
 The priier of exercises in the Hall of the House will be hei-eafter nnnonnccd. 
 
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 The Capitol will be closed on the morning of the 21st to all except 
 the members and officers of Congress. 
 
 At eleven o'clock the east door leading to the Rotunda will be 
 opened to those to w honi 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 Repiesentati\es will be opened for the 
 admission of Senators and Representatives, and to those who have invita- 
 tions, who will be conducted to the seats assigned to them, as follows: 
 
 The President, the President-elect, the Vice President-elect, and 
 ex- Presidents of the United States and special guests will be seated m 
 front of the Speaker. 
 
 The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 
 will occupy seats next to the President and ex Presidents and special 
 guests, on the right of the Speaker. 
 
 The Cabinet officers, the I^ieutenant-Ceneral of the Army and 
 Admiral of the Navy, and the officers of the Army and Navy who, by 
 name, have received the thanks of Congress, will occupy seats on the 
 left of the 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 occupy seats directly in rear of the Supreme Court. 
 
 The Diplomatic Corps will occupy the front row of seats. 
 
 Ex-Vice-Presidents, Senators, and ex-Senators will occupy seats on 
 the second, third, fourth, and fifth rows, on east side of main aisle. 
 
 Representatives will occupy seats on west side of main aisle and in 
 rear of the Senators on east side. 
 
 Commissioners of the District, Governors of States and Territories, 
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 of the Joint-Commission for the completion of the Monument, Engineers 
 of Monument and detail of workmen, the Washington National Monument 
 Society, and invited guests will occupy seats in rear of Representatives. 
 
 The Executive 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 Private 
 Secretary of the President 
 
 The Diplomatic C.aller\- will be reserved exc'lusively for the families 
 of the members of the Diplomatic Corps. i'ickets thereto will be de- 
 livered to the Secretary of State. 
 
 The Reporters' Callery will be reserved exclusively for the use of the 
 reporters for the Press. Tickets thereto will be delivered to the Press 
 Committee. 
 
 The Official Repirters of the Senate and of the House will occu[iy 
 the Reporter.-.' desk in front of the Clerk's table. 
 
 The Marine Band will be in attendance. 
 
 Upon the arrival of the Procession at the Caiiitol, 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 Room. 
 
 The Diplomatic Corps will proceed to the Se".ators' 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 effect being 
 given to the Senate, the Senate in a Ijody, preceded by the President, cx- 
 Presidents, the Cabinet, the President-elect, the \'ice- President-elect, the 
 Judiciary, and Diplomatic: Corps, will be conducted to the Hall of the 
 House of Representatives. 
 
 The President of the Senate will occiqiy the Speaker's chair and will 
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 The Speaker of the House will occupy a seat at the left of the Pres- 
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 The other officers of the Senate and of the House will occupy seats 
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 The Capitol will be closed on the morning of the 21st to all except 
 the members and officers of Congress. 
 
 At IwtfT*ftst-tiveI ve o'clock the east door leading to the Rotunda 
 will be opened to those to whom invitations have been extended under 
 the joint resolution of Congress, and to tliosc holding tickets of admission 
 to the Han of the House. •*- >. w 
 
 The Hall of the Jlouse of Repix-.ciii.iii\ cs uiil W opened fur the 
 admission of Senators and Representatives, and to those who have invita- 
 tions, who will be conducted to the seats assigned to them, as follows: 
 
 The President, the President-elect, the Vice-President-elect, and 
 ex-Presidents of the United Slates and special guests will be seated in 
 front of the Speaker. 
 
 The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 
 will occupy seats next to the President and ex-Presidents and special 
 quests, on the right of the Speaker. 
 
 The Cabinet officers, the Lieutenant-Ceneral of the Army and 
 Admiral of the Navy, and the officers of the Army and Navy who, by 
 name, have received the thanks of Congress, will occupy seats on the 
 left of the 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 occupy seats directly in rear of the Supreme Court. 
 
 The Diplomatic Corpswill occupy the front row of seats. 
 
 Ex- Vice- Presidents, Senators, and ex-Senators will occupy seats on 
 the second, third, fourth, and fifth rows, on east side of main aisle. 
 
 Representatives will occupy seats on west side of main aisle and in 
 rear of the Senators on east side. 
 
 Commissioners of the District, Governors of States and Territories, 
 general officers of the Society of the Cincinnati, members and ex-members 
 of the Joint-Commission for the completion of the Monurfient, Engineer* 
 of Monument and detail of workmen, the WashingtomMonument Society, 
 and invited guests will occupy seats in rear of Representatives. 
 
 The Executive 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 Private 
 Secretary of the President. 
 
 The Diplomatic 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 
 reporters for the Press. Tickets thereto will be delivered to the Press 
 C'ommitlee. 
 
 The Official Reporters of the Senate and of the House will occupy 
 the Reporters' desk in front of the Clerk's table. 
 
 The Marine Band will be in attendance. 
 
 Upon the arrival of the Procession at the Capitol, and immediately 
 after passing the reviewing stand, the Members of the Senate will pro- 
 teed to the Senate Chamber; the Members of the House to the Hall of 
 the House; the Judiciary to the Supreme Court Room. 
 
 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 effect being 
 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, shall be conducted to the Hall of the 
 House of Representatives. 
 
 The President of the Senate will occupy the Speaker's chair and will 
 preside. 
 
 The Speaker of the House will occupy a scat at the left of the Pres- 
 ident of the Senate. 
 
 The other officers of the Senate and of the House will occupy seats 
 on the floor at the right and the left of the Speaker's Platform. 
 
jliRDiEm Bw fmm^iE^mi^M. 
 
 f.llXTENANT-GENERAL H. H. SfmRIDAN, MARSHAL OF THE DAY, 
 7f r//t ft Chief of Staff, and art Aid from ei'ery State and Territory. 
 
 Cdnsistini; of tiik regular forces of the Army and Navy. 
 Chartered Military Organizations, 
 
 \talciii^ /•rei'edence hy the dates of their charters, and temporarily organized in regiments 
 
 and brigades.] 
 
 Officers of the Army and Navy. 
 
 Congressional Commission. 
 
 .mkmiikrs and kx-memhers of the joint commissiollj for the comiletion 
 OF THE Monument. 
 
 The Engineer of the Monument, and detail of workmen. 
 
 The WasiIington, Monument Society. 
 
 'I'liF Tresidknt of the United States, and the Oratok of the Day. 
 
 .Memhers of the Caiiinet. 
 
 rkKsiDENT and Vice-President elect of the United Statf.s. 
 
 Ex-Presidents of the United States. 
 
 Judges of the Supreme Court. 
 
 The Diplomatic Corps. 
 
 Governors of States, and their respective Staffs, 
 
 [tahing precedence in the ord^r of admission of their States into tlie Vnion.\ 
 
 The Senate, 
 
 and House of Representatives. 
 
 The Commissioners of the District of Columbia. 
 
 The Society of the Cincinnati.^ 
 
 The Masonic Fraternity, 
 
 Ti'/M other organizations which officiaily contributed stones or tnoney for the erection of 
 
 the Monument. 
 
 Citizens of States and Territories, 
 
 fvWA ei-.'ic organizations from those State^^ without partisan flags or emblems^ each State and Tet" 
 ritory taking precedence in the order of its admission into the Union. 
 
 The Tire Department of the District of Columhia, and 
 Visiting Fikemkn. 
 
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