, 1877-05-11
PHILADELPHIA,
Formal Opening Of the Quaker Clty's
Permanent Exhibition.
President Hayes Takes a Leading Par1
in the Exercises.
ftt hsla Building FILLED wllh Cleaafags frsn
The Centennial,
Brief Mention Of Some Of the Most In
portant Exhibits,

ANA4v4 AA4lAktVA VI NNuV VI tAo NV6k
portant Exhibits,
6ptetai MspatcA 10 ina 7rfSune
pHnApELrtiiA, May 1o.-The anniversary of The
opening of lhc Centennial Exhibition ras duly
celebrated BY all good Qaakcra In very much the
same ws5 IL II wns year ago. Tho Permanent
Exhibition Ia Ii,tlc moro than model Of IT, great
prototype. but It u OF anIic respectable dtncn.
eons. for II dts tho Main Building, and its opening
eanred quite display of pomp Ind elrcumssance.
To be fnre, the ray uniforms uf The foreign officers
and ttoops were lacking, and the Der Of Tmnla and
The Khcdiyc did mt distribute quite enough orders
to make tho diep1ay On the manly brcAsts of the
ocia1 vfrftoss caual 10 that Of MaJ 10, 1870. But
tho President Of the United States was with us
bcfore and performed ha nrst Official act outside OF
The District Of Colnmb[a. Ills fllnstrlons prcde.
tessos wAA also here. The ofatos Of t4at OCCASION
now came q tho bearer Of the portfolio Of state
The muBle on the occasion waa by =, 600 cnorls.
tcfs. accompanied by the great Roosevelt organ. At
which Mr. Charles F. Read, osyan!st Of the Exh(.
billion Company. presided, md b. The Exhibition
orchestra. Of which tho 1lassler Brothers arc the
directors.
TIE nrBu.
Although notice had been given that tho public
would mt 10 admitted mill noon. largo nambcss
Of people had assembled long before TINT hour and
anrlousfy awalted the opening Of the doors. when
IN md By oelock Il IL cttImn.cd that 40. 900 or
Co. ooo pcopla had entered tho building.
THE PLATFORM
provided for the speakers and other distinguished
1ues' VA Fayy decorated with dage Of ai nations.
md ;eais o I'D been provided capable ot seating
President i!ayes. ACCOMPANIED b. seeretsres
!;. !E;varts. Sherman, pessns: and Mecr.rY, Webb
arrived in the bu,id!ns 1t gaarler pa.t o'clock.
under an escort Of The Ffrrt City Troop. The
President waa loudly cheeFed on entering lbs buil-
n In 1f hffK .h7n NRAI lee
hts honor BY = battery located on feorRe's Till.
IT, Va. scaled npgn q. riah. II ne nla.osm nssf
Sshop stevse., JOIN Ell, sf S"ei i,aii,. e. % ana H.
lion. sannc11: Rantlnlt: Tn h'srght were * .pres:
i3eHt h'rant. hta',9p Simpson. Dt.ector' General
of The rresfdcntia party wcrc scatott members of
the fark < Gomm.sslon., tas comHeselal E1chapgee
the city, State and ~ satIonal si Go1ernments r net %
THE EfkKCtsES.
This programme Of cxcrcirc: at the opening was
oa parns ss Il ho iao paae
Har. na,;sanf! and sta1 entered upon the plat.
S.1. @ foSssd y e d hsi fy na .G ;.sY.
overture tho it, -ley. Bishop Stevens offered pray.
cr and the addscss waa delivered by Clement n.
III taeises s ese ;p' q cpfsn@
III INV deslaie .Se International Exhibitioa tot
Ths lialle!u{.h Chorus Va. followed " an I'd;
drsss from John Welsh, and then the "March Of
kac Mch ot CoInnp!a was ennS- AHftd i.
ccstsn. ana organ united In string the :. centen.
Mai Hymn" llfhnp Simpson bestowed his ben
cdctlon. and closed The inaugural etsemoncs
when tho people began the insrectson OF the tseAs
ufcs 10 the auae of The 'Nvdding March,"
The Presidential rarty wefe thcn taken In charge
BY . committee and cscortcd throurt, tho lmmcntc
building. Tho President afterwards proceeded 10
wiicsU d reception mas Rtvcn lin this evening.
Oiierrs Of t!e cxhIotioa state TINT tue attend
Kx.pj,EsIpkNT GnAnT,
on tcaring tho exhibition, was driven to tho Cnion
as I'd o. en- 'ss 70 On .e0 .0
aid tnkn 4 tuto or nun{nc, Kcechinr tic Lcacue
he wps taken with ci1Ili and iay in blankets fnr
ncarly tlscr.ounstore OF IN hour upon recover.
Ing u was taken 10 tho cnstta1e and driven tn Mr.
raul.s residence. His condition wond not warrant
mas bs ens 70 d 10 'ao
TIE EXHIBITION
IL wholly within tho Main Building, which eovcrs