The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-10-29
Americas Grandest Enterprise
is Appropriately and Fit
tingly Dedicated.
One Hundred Thousand People
Gather in the Hall---Tender
of the Buildings.
DepeW and WatterSOn the Ora
tors OF the OccaSiOn-WOrdS
Not Soon Forgotten.

modern times, the Worlds Columbian
Exposition was formally dedicated
Friday by the dignitaries OF the
nation, The event was one we'll
designed to inspire the loyalty OF the
American heart, marking, as it did,
the first international exposition to
be participated in by every civilized
nation of the globe.
The occasion was equally signifi-
cant in being devoid of that pomp
and pageantry which have character
lied the worlds fairs of monarchical
Europe. The inaugural ceremonies
were a triumph to republican institu-
tions-a triumph greater than all the
glorics of war. To the parent repub-
lie of the Western hemisphere had
been reserved the distinction of so
winning the good will and admiration
of all the world.
The scene presented by the vast
gathering in the dedication building
was one never to be forgotten. In
cedent. Everything was on the order
of the superlatiye. The dedication
hall-the manufacturers and liberal
arts building-is the largest structure
ever erected, and in it was gathered
the largest crowd ever assembled be-
Meath a single roof. In the audience
were probably more distinguished
Americans than have ever been seen
together on any commemorative coca
sion in the history of the republic.
AS the several Grecian villages
claimed the birthplace of Homer
centuries after he had begged his
bread throughout their streets and
mouldered unhonored into dust, so
| art and science, invention and re-
ligion all vie in claiming Columbus as
their own. The president of the ex-
position claimed him as the author of
the national development of this age
and hemisphere, the eloquent Depew
characterized him pioneer Of art,
science. invention and higher civiliza-
tion. who had sailed from a country
where 'force was the sole source and
exercise of authority both by church
and state" and the great Catholic
cardinal, Gibbons, almost the same
minute, claimed him as Jealous
representative of the church Of Rome,
an ''apostle who was inspired with the
sublime ambition of carrying the
light of the gospel to a people buried
in the darkness of idolatry." 1t re-
mained to a women to pronounce the
only suspicion of disparagement OF
the achievements of Columbus. In
her address Mrs. Palmer, of the
board of lady managers, only men
toned the great navigator once, and
that was to declare "the fact that
the general government had just dis,
covered women" to be Of more i'm
portance than Columbus discovery OF
America. There was slight ripple
of surprise at this almost irreyelent
statement, but the audience good
naturedly condoned the offense by the
reflection that the declaration was
probably due to the enthusiasm OF
women in being accorded prominent
part in the ceremonies of the day.
The following order of exercises was
! observed:
| /. Columbian March, composed
by Prof. John X. Paine, of Cambridge.
2. Prayer of Bishop Charles II.
Fowler, d. D., LII. d.
3. Introductory address by the di-
rector-general.
| 4. Address Of welcome and tender
of the freedom of the city Of Chicago,
by Hampstead Washbourne, mayor.
5. Selected recitation from the
Dedicatory Ode, written by Miss Har-
riet Monroe, of Chicago; music by
G. w. Chadwick, of Boston; reading
by Mrs. Sarah G. LIE Moyne.
6. Presentation by the director of
works of the master artists of the ex-
position OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, and award to them of
special commemorative medals.
| I. Chorus-"The Heavens Are Tell
ing"-Haydn.
s. Address-"Work of the Board OF
Lady Managers'-Mrs. Potter Pal
mer, president.
8. Tender of the buildings on be-
half of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition by the president thereof to the
president of the Worlds Columbian
| Commission.
10. Presentation of the buildings
by the president of the Worlds Col
umbian Commission to the vice pres
ident of the United States for dedica-
tion.
II. Dedication of the buildings by
the vice president Of the United
States.
II. '.Hallelujah Chorus" from the
| Messiah'-H Handel.