The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-23
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The celebration will be inauguratet
Wednesday evening, October 10th, by ;
reception to the President of the United
States, his cabinet and other distinguished
guests at the Auditorium. The mex
day, Thursday, the civic celebration will
occur, beginning with an imposing pro
cession of peace, contentment and pros
perity, participated in by innumerablt
civic organizations. The procession will
be reviewed by the President, his cabinet
members of congress, and other guests
In the evening at Jackson Park, wate
pageant, the Procession of the Cen
turtles" representing all the ages, will
move through the waterways of the ex
position grounds.
The vessels upon which the tableau2
will be presented will be modelled aftel
those of the age represented, and the
subjects are to be as follows:
l. Aboriginal age, representing the
American Indians.
2. The stone age, representing the cliff
jewellers.
3. The age of metal, representing the
Aztecs, their religious rites, manners and
customs.
4. Columbus at the court of Ferdinand
and Isabella.
5. Departure of Columbus from Palos
6. Discovery of America.
7. Columbus before the court of Fer
dinand and Isabella, presenting natives
and the strange products of the new
country.
s. English cavaliers end the settlement
of jamestown.
8. Hendrix Hudson; discovery of the
Hudson river; Dutch settlement of New
Amsterdam.
10. Landing of the Pilgrims and illus
trations of early Puritan life.
II. fernando de Soto; discovery of
the Mississippi.
~. The French explorers; Pere Mar
quette, Chevalier LaSalle and the North
west
49, Washington and his generals.
IA. Signing of the Declaration of indie
pendence.
10. Union of the colonies; the Thirteen
original States: the sisterhood of the
great Republic: welcoming the Terri
tories to the Constellation of the States.
IS. westward the course of Empire
takes it's way"
II. The genius of invention; applica-
ton of steam, etc.
IS. Electricity and electrical appli-
ances.
10. War, representing valor, sacrifice,
power, death, devastation.
20. Peace, representing tranquility, Sc
curity, prosperity, happiness.
81. Agriculture.
%. Mining.
%. Science, art, literature.
"a. The Universal Brotherhood of
Man; Equal Rights, Law of Justice, Lib
erty Enlightening the World.
Friday, October 21st, the National sa-
lutte at sunrise will inaugurate the cere-
monies of dedication day.
The President of the United States, his
Cabinet, members of the Supreme Court,
members of the Senate and House of
representatives, distinguished foreign
guests, and Governors of the different
States and Territories with their official
stats, will be escorted by guard of
honor composed of the troops of the
United States Army and detachments
from the various State National Guards,
the Manufacturers and Liberal Art
Building, in which the dedicaCory exer-
cises will be held.
At o'clock in the afternoon in this
building the following dedicatory pro-
gramme will be carried out under the di-
rection of the director-general:
l. columbian March," written for the
occasion by Prof. J. X. Paine.
2. Prayer by Bishop Charles Fl. Fow-
Ter, ID, LII. D., of California.
3. DedicaUory ode. Words by Miss
Harriet Monroe of Chicago; music by o.
W. Chadwick of Boston.
4. Presentation of the master artists
of the Exposition and their completed
work by the chief of construction.
5. Report of the director general to the
Worlds Columbian Commission.
6. Presentation of the buildings for
dedication by the president of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition to the
president of the Worlds Columbian
Commission.
7. Chorus, 'The Heavens are Telling"
Haydn.
dedication by the president of the
President of the United States.
9. Chorus, "In Praise of God" Bee
thoven.
10. Dedication of the buildings by the
President of the United States.
IL. Hallelujah chorus from the "Mes-
siah,' Handel.
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Breckenridge, Kentucky.
10. 'The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Hail Columbia" with full chorus and
orchcetra accompaniment.
IA. Columbian Grafton, Chauncey NJ.
Depew.
10. National salute.
At the close of this programme
special electric and pyrotechnic display
will be given with a repetition of "The
Procession of Centuries"
A series of military maneuvers and pa
rades will constitute the main portion of
the programme Saturday, October 22nd.
In the evening attractive and appropri-
ate celebrations will be provided, fol-
lowed by a magnificent display of fire.
works. Pyrotechnic displays are sched-
uled for each of the evenings of celebra-
ton, and they are expected to far sur
pass anything ever before attempted in
that line.
A number of brilliant serial entertain
ments will be given by the people of Chi
cago during the three evenings of the
dedicatory ceremonies. - Washington
Post.
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