The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-11

John WEIGH, President Of the Centennial Board OF
Finance.
mite of the Commission.
Jno. L. Campbell, Secretary OF the Commission.
Frederick Fraey, Secretary Of the Board of Finance
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court OF the United States.
The Diplomatic Corps.
The foreign Commissioners OF the Exhibition will
successfully took positions Immediately after the
Diplomatic Corps as the atteIpassed the foreign
lions in the Main Building
The United States Centennial Commission
Chiefs of Bureaus of Administration.
The Centennial Board of Finance.
Henry Petit and Joseph N. Wilson NJ. Engineers and
II. j. Schwarzman, Architect of Memorial Hall and
Horticultural Hall.
James H. Windrim, Architect of Agricultural Hall
and United States Government Building.
Richard j. Dobbins, Contractor Main Building and
Memorial Hail.
Phillip Quigley, Contractor Machinery Hall and
ricultural Hall.
Aaron Doane, Contractor Government Building.
The Board of the United States Executive Depart
The Women's Centennial Executive Committee
The Paramount Park Commission.
The Governors of the States and Territories.
The House of representatives.
The General of the army and staff,
The Admiral of the navy and staff
The Lieutenant General of the army and staff
The Vice Admiral of the navy and staff
~, The general officers Of the army and stats.
Inc Rear Admlrals and Commodores Of the navy
Officers of the Army Navy
Military and naval officers of foreign Governments.
Consus General and COnsuls of foreign Governments
Judges OF United States Courts, and officers of the
United States Executive Bureaus.
Officers of the United States Coast Survey.
.Ohieers of the Naval Observatory.
Officers of the Smithsonian Institute.
The Board of Judges of Award of the exhibition.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania.
The Judiciary of Pennsylvania.
The board of State Supervisors of Pennsylvania
The State Boards OF Pennsylvania.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia.
The Select and Common Council of PHILADELPHIA
The State Centennial Boards.
nh The Women's Centennial Committees.
The Advisory and Cooperating Committees and
Boards of the Commission.
Regatta Committee and Committee of the National
Bifle Association.
Officers OF the City Departments of Philadelphia.
The Machinery i'm Motion,
The last act in the ceremonies was the set.
ting IN motion OF the CorliSs steam ENGINE
which was done by the President. At once the
hum of industry succeeded the stiffness. and
cheers rose from thousands of Threats. while
hundreds of bells of fire engines and iocomo.
tives Joined in the general acclaim.
After the reception in the Judges Hall the
President was driven through the grounds.
The buildings now present creditable appear
ance inside. The floors have been swept, rub.
bish removed from the principal asIes aud side
passages, and unfinished sections where goods
remain unpacked have been partially concealed
by curtains. Visitors generally appear satisfied
with the exhibition, and after the rush to see
the procession was over numbers devoted theil
to careful study of the many interesting ex
hibits. Work will be pashed On the unfinished
portion and it is hoped will be completed by
the LIST of june
Visiting the Buildings
After the ceremonies at the Centennia
grounds, Cows. Hartranft of Pennsylvania
Bedle of New Jersey, Carroll of Maryland and
Rice of Massachusetts,, visited the buildin gs
escorted by their stats respectively Governor
Rice, at the main building, was welcomed by
Commissioner Loripg. He was escorted to the
reception by the Cadets, who, on their return tC
the city were joined by the Lancers. His vsil
was somewhat more formal than the others
and he was the only one attended by any mill
tary display.
The IlluminatiOns.
The Examinations in the city tonight were on
grand scale. The state house building was
the great centre of attraction aud at one time
the crowd on Chestnut street was so great that
it was almost impossible to pass. Calcium
lights were thrown upon the historical build
ings and everything was as brilliant as in the
day time.
The main points of interest in the buildings
were inspected by the people, many of whom
were strangers. The illuminations continued
till midnight. Tonight President Grant was
rendered a serenade at the residence of GEO.
w. Childs. There were no speeches.