People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

commission and the president OF the worlds
Columb ian exposition.
4 The vice president of the United States,
the VICE president Of the worlds Columbian
commission and the vice president of the
worlds Columbian exposition.
s. The secretary Of state and the secretary
OF the treasury.
d The secretary OF war and the attorney gen.
eral Of the United States.
. The postmaster general and the secretary
of the navy
g. The secretary Of the interior and the secre.
tary of agriculture
O. The diplomatic corps.
TO- The supreme court of the United States
II. TIE speaker Of the house OF representa-
tiyes and the mayor Of Chicago
Il Ey-President Hayes; escort Hon. John
Sherm q, Lyman J. Gage ex.president OF the
worlds Columbian exposition
IL ExSecretary Thomas F. Bayard and W.
T. Baker, ex.presldent Of the worlds Column
bian exposition.
H. The senate OF the United States, headed
by the president pro TEN.
Is. The house Of representatives
IT, The army Of the United States
IL. The navy Of the United States.
Is. The governors and their stats OF the
states and territories Of the United States
10. Excabinet officers.
-. The orators and chaplains
81 Commissioners Of foreign governments 10
The worlds Columbian exposition.
.. Consuls from foreign governments.
% The worlds Columbian commissioners,
Oh htrf no
vice presidents thereof
y. The board of lady managers, headed by
the president thereof.
.. One woman representing each one Of the
thirteen original states
70 Board Of directors OF the worlds Column
bian exposition, headed by the second vice
president thereof, and the director OF works
q. Board Of management United States gov.
eminent exhibit
rs The department chiefs
%. The STAFF officers Of the director OF works
30 The city council Of Chicago
This procession, escorted by United
States cavalry and light artillery, pro.
ceeded south on Michigan avenue to
Thirty-ffth street, thence east on
Thirty-ffth street to Grand boulevard,
thence to Washington park, where it
formed in partial lines on the west side
OF the parade grounds of the park.
When Director-General Davis rose
upon the platform to open the ceremo-
MES there was spread before him such
vast sea of human faces as has prob
ably never before been seen under a
single roof In front of him, massed
before the great bulk of the audience,
$4,000 distinguished guests occupied re-
served seats. To his left on a special
stand $500 singers were seated and a
large orchestra helped to make the
arches ring again, while behind the
speaker sat in state many of the great
est dignitaries of which a republican
government can boast.
After the address of the director-gen-
eral Mayor Washburne, in an eloquent
address of welcome, rendered the free.
dom of the city to the guests.
At 1890 o'clock the following pro.
gramme of exercises took place under
the director-general as master of cere-
monies:
!. Columbian March, composed by Prof
John X. Paine. Of Cambridge.
z Prayer by Bishop Charles H. Fowler. d. d.
LII D.. OF California
3 Introductory address by the director. gen.
eral
l. Address Of welcome and tender OF the free.
dom of the City Of Chicago by Hampstead
Washburne, mayor.
5. selected recitation from the dedicatory
ode, written by Miss Harriet Monroe, Of Chi
cago; music by G. W. Chadwick, Of Boston:
reading by Mrs. Sarah C. lie Moyne.
q Presentation by the director Of works Of
the master artists Of the exposition Of the
worlds Columbian exposition and award tC
them Of special commemorative medals
.. Chorus-'The Heavens Are Telling
Haydn.
Address-"Work Of the Board of Lady
Manager" Mrs Potter Palmer, president.
Tender OF the buildings on behalf Of the
worlds Columbian exposition by the president
thereof TO the president of the worlds Colum
bian commission.
H. Presentation Of the buildings by the presi
dent OF the worlds Columbian commission "a
the vice president Of the United States for dedi
cation
H. Dedication Of the buildings
II "Halleluiah Chorus" from the Messiah
Handel
IL Dedicatory oration-Henry watterson. O.
Kentucky
H. Star Spangled Banner" and Hail Column
big with full chorus and orchestral accom-
paniment
Ia Columbian OratiOn-C hauncey NJ. Depew
/ Of New York.
10 Prayer by his Eminence, Cardinal Jane.
Gibbons, archbishop Of Baltimore
IL. Chorus-"In Praise OF Godn-Beethoyen.
u Benediction by the Rev. H {. McCook. Of
/ Philadelphia
! 10 National salute.
1t was just half past IL, when burst
OF cheering that swelled into a vas
volume of sound announced the arriva
OF the vice-president The hall at thi,
moment was a wonderful sight TIL,
hackneyed expression "a sea of up
turned faces" was in this case literal
ly correct, for forty-fom acres wer,
covered with expectant countenances
turned toward the northern entrance
over which band was playing Hal
Columbia" The music came but faint
ly, however, to those in the center O
the hall, being drowned by the cheering
and the booming of guns from tn,
United States steamer Michigan, lyins
on the exposition grounds, and the vol
ley firing of light battery stationed a
the north inlet
THE Worlx ~ 4ba poo.l e