The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-04-15
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Programme Of the Opening Of the osnten-
NAL Exhibition.

The Executive Committee Of the United
States Centennial Commission met on
Thursday, March oath, and decided upon
the order Of exercises for the opening Of
the Exhibition, May 10.
There are to be invited the President
and Vice President, the Cabinet, the
Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps, the
Senate and House of Representatives, the
leading officers Of the army and navy, the
Governors of the States and Territories
and their stats, the Legislature of Penn
sylyania aud the Board Of State Superyi-
sors, the foreign commissioners, the Cen
tennial Commission and the chief subordi.
mates, the Centennial Board Of Finance
and the chief subordinates, the Govern
ment Board, the Women's Centennial
Executive Committee, the Judges Of the
Exhibition, the State Centennial Boards,
and the Mayor and Councils and the heads
of departments of Philadelphia.
/ At halfpast ten a. NJ, of the day, the
persons invited, having taken their posi-
tions on the grand stand located on the
terrace south Of the Art Gallery, the Or
chestra of one hundred and fifty, conduc-
ted by the Prince of orchestras, Theodore
Thomas, will play the National airs of all
Nations The following will then be the
order of the exercises:
1st. The entrance upon the platform Of
the President of the United States, escor-
ted by Governor Hartranft, when the usual
music win be given.
I'd. Grand March written for the occa-
sion by Richard Wagner.
3D.. Invocation of the Divine blessing
4th. Original hymn, by John G. Whit.
tier.
9th. Original Cantata, words by Sidney
Lanier, of Georgia, and music by Dudley
Buck, of Connecticut.
9th. Brief presentation by the Presi-
dent of the Centennial Commission, re-
porting the Exhibition to the President of
the United States.
eth. Address by the President of the
United States. This will terminate by
declaring the Exhibition open.
Immediately after the flags will be un-
fnrled the artillery will salute, the chimes
in the towers, and other great bells on the
ground will ring, and the chorus of 900
will render Handels great Hallelujah.
An organ manufactured in New York will
be placed in the north transept of the
Main Building, and will furnish an ac-
compartment for the grand chorus.
The Foreign Commissioners will move
to their respective assignments in the
Main Building: The President escorted
by the Commission and Board of Finance
and their chiefs of departments, architects,
engineers, ETC., and the invited guests will
enter the north doors Of the Main Build
ing, and move accompanied by the music
Of the great organs, first to the east, and
then to the west, along the great avenue,
in such manner as to pass by each
National Commission.
The procession will cross to Machinery
Hall, and then walk down the main ave-
nue. to the central. Then at signal
from the President of the United States,
the enormous engine and its thirteen acres
Of machinery will be put in motion, and
the institution will be opened to the world.
There may follow, more or less formal
receptions in the Judges Hall and the
quarters of the Commission.
Theodore Thomas has general charge of
the music. Dudley Buck conducts the
music, which is chosen from the musical
association of Philadelphia. There is only
one solo in the Cantata-a brief passage
which will be sung by Myron W. Whit
ney, of Boston, the well-known basso
profundo.