River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26
FOUR GALA DAYS.
How IL Is Proposed to Dedicate the
Worlds Fair I'm 1899

| NOrius In lSBs.
CHICAGO. March 24-There will be
some novel sights in Chicago October
10. 1892, if the plans of the worlds fair
committee on ceremonies be carried
ont October IL is the day set apart by
congress for dedicating the great build
ings in Jackson park and the cere-
monies committee has provided for ora
tory, music, a military review. tableaux
illustrating the life of Columbus from
a boy to a discoverer, the landing OF
the pilgrims, the burning of Oh icago
and "a civic aud industrial parade
The programme covers four days, be-
ginning Tuesday, Oct. H. Its reported
! by the committee as follows:
The committee decided 70 invite 10000 troops
I proportional among the states and comprising
the flower OF the national guard OF the United
\ States 10 participate In the dedication cere-
monies In addition 10 the national guard the
government viii order several regiments ana
batteries TO report here at the same time
FIRST DAY.
The grand parade OF troops will take place
/ Tuesday through the principal streets OF Chi
csgo and Will end AZ jackson park where the
encampment will be held.
/ Tuesday evening il is proposed 10 give a Sc.
rles OF tableaux representing salient historical
/ facts in the life OF Columbus Of which the fol-
! lowing Is n brief description:
l. Columbus as a boy, in his humble home in
/ Genoa.
2 Columbus in Lisbon, awaiting the tardy
/ action or King John H.
3 The dream o. Columbus. He has fallen
/ asleep over his work and sees In his dream
/ the fufillment of his own ambition. The pan
Drama moves. showing an unknown ocean; "a
beautiful tropical land appears; birth of a new
I empire.
4. Columbus before King John H., who refers
I him TO the uncil on geographical affairs
! 5. Columbus efore the council
/ 6. Columbus at the court OF Ferdinand and
Isabella Of Cordova.
! :, Columbus before the council at Salamanca
/ IN September 1885 representing a room in the
/ convent Of St. ephen's.
! S. Columbus before the gate OF the little con-
vent on the hill with his young son.
! Q Small room in same convent. A painting
on the wall representing the world as it
/ known at the time. Columbus explains TO the
/ frar his grand idea.
10 Columbus departs for France The
mountain OF Elvira and bridge of Pines.
/ Columbus and his mule. Stopped by the
4 queens cOuItier The message from Heaven.
H. Departure from Palos August 3 1872.
/ Three casayels preparing to sail
! u Night scene. time 10 p. m, October II.
/ 1872 Tie Santa Maria, fuil-rigsed Columbus
/ and figures OF sailors seen upon the deck. A
distant light TO which Columbus is directing
attention
r. Landing of Columbus the morning OF DC.
tober ~ 49, San Salvador Planting the
standard OF Spain. Tropical scenery. Natives
1 looking upon the scene with fear and awe.
a. The court Of Barcelona. Ferdinand and
/ Isabella give royal welcome TO the great dis
soverer. VINO presents them With a new king
ION. Natives, strange wood flowers, etc,
/ from the new world.
SECOND DAY.
| Wednesday. October ~. will be the main day
/ Of the dedication ceremonies ana will be ush-
| cred In by national salute Of forty eight bat
terry volleys fred by an batteries in attendance.
/ Al 10 O'clock a. m. the troops will be formed
and escort the president OF the United States,
he diplomatic corps aud distinguished for
| eigners TO the main building. Upon
| the arrival of the president the con
solidatcd bands will play America" The
entrance of the thirteen original states will
| take place with appropriate ceremonies
ners emblazoned with the coat of arms. the
/ states represented by their governors uni
/ formed STATS, etc. Then in reasonable rapidity
The different states In order OF their entrance
\ into the union.
The following or a nearly similar programme
| II exercises viii take place:
! 4 Music Star Spanged Banner" or Hail
| Columbia with fun chorus ana orchestral ac-
compartment.
@ Prayer.
! 3 Commemoration ode set to music with full
I enUfuA ana 0fcHtSlral accompaniment
4. Address and report from director general.
s. Presentation OF buildings by the president
IF the Worlds Columbian exposition TO the
president of the national commission.
/ 6 Cantata arranged expressly for these cere-
nonies.
1 :. Buildings presented by the president OF the
rational commission TO the president of the
/ United States
6 Dedication grafton.
| g. Halleiuah chorus.
10 National salute of forty eight battery vol
/ eys.
continuation OF tableaux representing histori-
sal events in American history from the dis
,overy to the present time. embracing the fol-
| owing scenes
4 l. The Mayfiower, landing of the pilgrims,
mo stern and rock bound coast" Plymouth
;ock.
| 2 Group OF pilgrims making treaty with the
Indians, Miles Standish, Brewster. Winslow.
3. William Penn and his associates; histor
cal tableaux.
g. Signing the declaration of independence;
historical characters fully represented.
! Washington, Rochambeau and Lafayette
n consultation.
g. Surrender of CORVALLIS.
T. Inauguration OF Washington.
s Development Fulton's boat, Cunarder
matches. electrical appliances, railroads and
bridges
y Discovery of gold mining Camp.
TO- westward the Star Of Empire takes its
course"
II. War
12. Emancipation.
-. Peace Al egory.
H. ~ and 10 to be arranged in grand transfer
nation scenes
u Burning Of Chicago; grand transforms
ton scene; rebuilding; worlds fair.
THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS.
| Thursday there will be mammoth civic and
Industrial procession which will fully Illus
rate all departments of industry. 1t is expect
cd TO arrange floats on platform cars and move
them over the cable lines OF the city TO jackson
park The evening will be devoted to fireworks
IN all the parks ana upon the lake along the en-
/ tire front OF the city.
There will also be a grand dedication ball in
the evening
Friday, Octohcl a will be tic last day OF the
1 celebration. and all the ceremonies and exer-
rises will take place In Jackson AID Washing
/ ton parks. There will De regimentai and brig.
lde cavalry and artillery drills, Illustrating at
tack and defense OF fortified positions. In
the evening there will be another grand dis
play Of fireworks. with many brilliant and orig
inal set pieces.
Grand vocal and instrumental concerts will
form a most important portion Of the ceremo-
uies Prof Tomlns is training chorus
Of /. 500 voices. and will give. with the assist
ance OF the Apollo club. Of Chicago, at least
two concerts in addition to rendering the
thad