St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-23
GRAND OPENING DAY.
The Ceremonies With Which the Expo
sition Will be Thrown Open to
the World.
All Promises Fulfilled and the Great Show
Will be Ready Promptly
on Time.
Chances Over the Ground on the Eve
of To-day's Event are Emil
nentIy Satisfactory.
Program of the Procession - The
Order of Exercises at the Ex-
position Building.
This is the Day.

This is the Day.
Practically everything is ready and to-
day the first Minneapolis Industrial Expo
sition will be thrown open to the world.
The ceremony which will inaugurate the
opening will be stately rather than impos-
ing aud the city will do the rest. The day
will be general public half holiday to al
low the masses of the people to participate
i'll an occasion of more than local import
ance. Decorations will be abundant, ban
ners and flags will wave and flaunt guns
will be fired and bells and whistles will add
to the general jubilee. The streets will be
crowded for citizens will turn out en- masse,
and at night the principal thoroughfares
will glow with light.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM
of the opening exercises sets p. m. as the
hour of beginning. At that time the guests
Of the Exposition will assemble at the West
hotel and take their places in the process
sion under direction of Chief Marshal
Capt. d. NJ. Gilmore. The order will be
as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Forming on Sixth street north, right rest
ing on Hennepin. Capt. w. III. Bracket
marshal:
Mounted police.
Mexican band, ifty-seyen pieces.
President, vice-president and board of direc-
tors of the Exposition.
Speaker Of the day, Hon. c. K. Davis, and
Gov. L. F. Hubbard.
The mayor and city council of the city of
Minneapolis.
SECOND DIVISION.
Forming on Seventh street north, right
resting on Hennepin. Capt. w. J. Dean, mar
shall:
Fort Smelling Band.
Brig. Gen. Ruger and staff.
Col. Van Horne and staff.
United States battery from Fort Smelling.
st. Paul city government and city officers.
Governors of states and territories.
State officers.
Ex-governors of Minnesota.
Judges of the circuit and district courts Of
the United States and officers.
Judges OF the supreme court of Minnesota.
THIRD DIVISION.
Forming on Eighth street north, right rest
ing on Hennepin. Capt. NJ. Hoy, marshall:
Danz' band sixty pieces.
Judges of the district court of Hennepin and
Ramsey counties.
Ex-mayors of Minneapolis.
Senators and representatives in congress Of
the state of Minnesota.
Stockholders, members of the press and in
vited guests.
The route will be from Hennepin to Mic
ollet and thence direct to the Exposition
building, where the following will be the
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
FirsI-Governor's salute of seventeen
guns.
Second-Music by the Mexican band.
Third-Prayer by Bishop Whipple.
Fourth-The mayor of Minneapolis tender
ing the hospitality of the city, with an ad-
dress.
Ffth-Preseutation Of building by Chair
man of Building Committee S. c. Gale.
Sixth-Acceptance OF the building by Pres
ident Washburn of the Exposition, and send
ing telegram to the president of the United
States. stating readiness for formal opening
OF the Exposition, and requesting starting of
machinery by electricity by Mrs. Cleveland.
Seventh-Music by DAM band.
hth-Oration by Gov. Davis.
Ninth-Music by military band from Fort
Smelling.
Tenth-The presidents reply to telegram
notwithstanding of machinery by cleo
tricity by Mrs. Cleveland; national salute of
thirty-eight guns, and music by the Mexican
band.