Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
THE WORLDS FAIR.

Programme of the DedicatOry Exercises
I to be Held In Chicago October 1879.
] Grand and Impressive Pageants. Mill
tary Maneuvers by National and STATE
Troops, Gorgeous Pyrotechnfc Displays
and Interesting Exercises Within Doors.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The programme
of the dedicatory ceremonies of the
Worlds fair has been completed. 1t is,
of course, subject to approval by the
council of administration, but it is not
thought many changes will be made.
| The celebration will be inaugurated
Wednesday evening, October 10, by
reception to the president, his cabinet.
and other distinguished guests at
the auditorium. On Thursday the civic
celebration will occur, beginning with
imposing procession Indicative of peace,
contentment and prosperity, partici-
pated in by innumeraDlec civic organiza-
tons. The procession will be reviewed
by the president and cabinet. In the
evening at Jackson park water page
ant, the Procession of the Centuries"
will move through the waterways of
the exposition grounds
Friday, October 81, the national
salute at sunrise Will inaugurate the
ceremonies of dedication day. The
president, his cabinet, justices of
the supreme court, members of the
senate and house of representatives,
distinguished foreign guests and gov
ernors of the diffesent states and ter
ritories with their official stats. will
be escorted by guard of honor COM
posed of troops of the United States
army, detachments of the United States
naval forces and regiments from va
rious state national guards, to the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts build
ing, in which the dedicatory exercises
will be held.
At o'clock in the afternoon, in this
building. the following dedicatory pro-
Cramme will be carried out under the
direction of the director general:
l. Columbian M1rc,.:" written for tine occa-
sion by Prof. John x. Paine.
2. Prayer by Bishop Charles n n. Fowler, D.
D.. IL. D.. of California.
g. Dedicatory ode. Words by Miss Harriet
Monroe of Chica go: music by o. ". Cha twick,
Of Boston.
T. Presentation of the master artists OF the
exposition ard their comp eted work by the
chief Of construction.
). Report of the director general to the
Worlds Columbian commission
G. Presentation of the buildings for dedica-
ton by the president of the Worlds Columbian
Columbian commission.
2. Chorus-"The Heavens Are TellIng;'
Haydn.
s. Preeentstion of the buildings for dedica-
tation by the president of the Worlds Column
bian commission to the president of the United
States.
o. Chorus-"In Praise Of Good" Beethoven.
TO. Dedication Of the buildings By the presi-
dent of the United States.
H. Hallelujah chorus from 1.-The Messiah;"
Handl.
II. Dedicatory Grafton, by Hon. William @.
P. Breckinridgr, o. KENTUCKY
ID. THE Star Spangled Banner and Hail
Colum bia.' with full chorus and orchestral ac-
compartment.
Il. Columbian Grafton, Chauncey NJ Depew,
of New York.
Is. National salute.
At the close of this programme spe-
cial electric and pyrotechnic display
will be given with repetition of 1.-THE
Procession of the Centuries"
A series of military maneuvers and
parades will constitute the main por-
ton Of the programme Saturday, Octo-
Der %. In the evening attractive and
appropriate celebrations will be pro-
vided, followed by magnificent display
of fireworks. Pyrotecnnic displays are
scheduled for each of the evenings of the
celebration. and they are expected to
far surpass anything ever before at
tempted in that line.
A number of brilliant social enter
tainments will be given by the citizens
of Chicago during the three evenings
of the dedicatory ceremonies.