Address given at Michigan Semi-Centennial, June 15

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1836--I886.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE ADMISSION OF MICHIGAN
AS A STATE INTO THE UNION,

To be held at Lansing, oo Tuesday, June 15, 1886,
pursuant to Act of the last Legislature and under the
management of a Board of Commissioners, appointed
l)y the Governor.
BOARI) O C(t)MMISSIONERS.
G(tvRNoiR R. A. ALER, Chairman of the Board
of Coiomnissioners, President of the day.
IION. HENRY CHAMoERLIN.......'Three ()aks.
lION. IENRY IRAJLIt........... Grand Rapids.
I1oN. THEO. 11. IISNCItMAN.......... Detroit.
ioN. JAMES SHEARE..............1lay City.
lioN. S. T. RiEAn.................Cassopolis.
A National Salute will he fired at sunrise.
A Semi-Centennial salute will he fired at noon.
Papers will he read and speeches made (luring the
day by the following prominent citizens:
lION. ALpi-HEus F,I.ccH,
lIoN. JOHN J. ADAM,
PRES. JAES B. ANGELL,
IIN. THiOMlAs M. COOLEY'
lION. JAMEs V. CAMIPELL,
lioN. E. 0. GROSVENOR.
lION. CiAs. D. LAWT()N,
I()N. WM. L. E. IicutR,
ITON. CHAs. W. GARFIELI),
PREs. EDWIN WILLITS
PROF. J. Al. B. SILL.,,
L. L. lARirOnTR, Es.,
JOHN II. I3ISSE.L, Es'.,
iXIAJOR \W. C. IKANsoM,
JAMES W. BARTLETT, Esp.,
GENERAT, JNO. RonERTSON.
Also voluntary addresses, if time will permit.
Instrumental music for the day will be furnished by
the following hands:

23d U. S. Infantry Band of Fort Wayne.... Detroit.
Knights of Pythias Band................Lansing.
Cassopolis Military Band...............Cassopolis.
And vocal music by the 'Anion Quartette " of Detroit, Mesdames Clemelli of New York, and Tilden
of Mt. Clemens, and the following from Lansing: A
chorus of 80 mixed voices, the Lansing "Liederkranz"
of 20 male voices, and a chorus of 130 children from
the public schools. The whole under the management of Prof. I1. B. Roney, East Saginaw.
The exercises of the day will commence at 10 a. m.
with an ''Address of Welcome" from the steps of the
Capitol by Governer R. A. Alger.
Immediately after the Governor's address, and continuing through the forenoon, papers will he read and
speeches delivered in Representative Hall, in the Senate Chamber, and from the steps of the Capitol, by
some of the gentlemen named above, interspersed
with music.
At 12:30 p. m. a r-berte and graned oske fionz'c
will be held on the fair grounds. Meat, potatoes,
Dread, butter, coffee, sugar and milk will be furnished
o all applicants without charge. These articles the
guests will call for at the carving table. Abundant
table room will also be supplied, but no dishes, plates,
t. nives, forks or cups.
At 2 o'clock p. in., speeches will be made on the
fair grounds, from the Judge's stand and balcony of
ngricultural hall, by some of the geftlemen named
above, with instrumental and vocal iusic at intervals.
At 7:30 o'clock evening, speaking will be resumed
i the Capitol building, with music as before.
Books containing the music and words complete,
also the programmes for the lay in detail, can le obtained at the Capitol and on the fair grounds at a trifling cost. It is hoped that visitors will provide themselves with these books and that all will join in singiog the words which will be adapted to patriotic and
p 'pular airs.
JAMES E. PITTMAN,
B. VERNOR,
F. A. BAKER,
comnidtt C: 'Yrrangenc'tens by aA/>oie q/ent/f IMe Board f
Cmumissioners.

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