The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-04
AN EXPOSITION WHICH PEFLECTS
THE HIGHEST CREDIT ON
ALL COSCERNED.
GENERAL NOTES.

Yesterday dawned most auspiciously
for Opening Day of the grand Virginia
Exposition. From the moment that the
suns rays shown above the horizon the
Dustle began, and the streets were soon
filed with immense crowds Of sight
seers anxious TO witness the grand pa
rade, which was to be the first step to-
werds the Inauguration of Nirginias great
Fair and Exposition, from which so much
benefit IS expected To be d, rived for the
State As the day wore on the crowds
grew denser and denser, until at length,
as the hour for
THE PARADE
arrived. every available window and
every foot of space which afforded the
slightest view were filled
At $50 am. the various organizations
and bodies which were TO take part in
the parade had formed in the different
Localities to which they had been assigned,
full report of which was published in
the TINES of yesterday. At length the
line of march was taken up, along Broad
TO Twelfth. down Twelfth to Governor,
to Maio, to Fifth, TO Franklin, to Han
cock The following was the order OF
march
An Escort OF Police.
Chief Marshal Charles J. Anderson end Aids
The Wheelmcn's Association.
iardclla's Band.
First Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
Kessnich's Band.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
Travellers Protective AssOcia ion.
stuart Horse GUARDS.
Richmond HOWitZerS.
COl0rcd Battalion.
Buffalo RilIs Famous Wild West Show.
Mcmhe rs of Council and City Officials.
The Fire department. preceded iy the Con
fcdcratc Veteran Dunn ana ife Corps.
Wagons Of Different Business Houses.
The Hook and Ladder Company.
The procession was about three-Quar
tiers of an hour passing any given point,
and was enthusiastically cheered along
the entire line When il arrived at Han
cock street the Fire Department was dis
missed and the rest proceeded out to
the Exposition grounds, which they
reached little after - o'clock.
OPENING CEREMONIES.
At that point the exercises of tie day
began by Iardellas Band entering the
grand music hall, where they played
"The Ancient Vets March" composed
by Mr. George VOelker Soon after them
came Governor Lee, Mayor Ellyson, Mr.
Starke, president of the Association,
Rev DR.. HOge, General Charles j. An
dersOn, and others, all OF whom were re.
ceiyed with loud cheers. On the stage
were these gentlemen, General Joseph X.
Anderson, Colonel A. S. Buford, Major
Norman V. Randolph, and a number of
other gentlemen and several ladies AT
about 1920 President Starke advanced TO
the front and introduced
REV MOSES d. HoGE,
who made the opening prayer as follows:
O GOd, most high and holy, creator
and preserver of men, God Of nature aud
providence and grace, accept our humble
homage.
We acknowledge our dependence on
Thee: we recognize Thy right to our
love aud service and to the tribute of
tharksgiving ADD praise which we bring
Thee al this memorable hour.
We thank Thee for this auspicious day,
and as we breathe its reviying air and
are made glad by its uncl0uded light aud
beauty. most of all DO We rejoice that IL
is the privilege OF this great multitude,
Us WIN UlAl AANAAf tN AhfNNN ~ ~
sence and blessing in these opening ex
ercises of our Exposition aud in joyful
oelcbr tion of a c completion OF tie work
which marks new era In the history OF
our city and Commonwealth, to render
10 Thee, as is most due, our grateful ado.
ration
While we give honor to those who
have planned and executed 1t, We mag
nifty fly great goodness, o Lord, who
has crowned their arduous labors with
-cess and we pray that Thy benedic-
ton may so rest on the work OF their
hands mat it may give development to
the rich resources with which Thou hast
filed the hills and valleys of our lands,
and that ii may give birth to new indus
tires. to new prosperity, to new hopes,
TO new happiness, and above all to new
gratitude TO the Giver OF. all good.
We bless I hee that the earth which
Thou has, given as heritsge to Thy
children, though once smitten with the
curse Of sieriliiy for The sins OF men,
has been cultivated and adorned and
made productive by mans industry and