, 1892-10-21
House OF Representatives.
Army of the United States.


Ex-Cabinet officers.
Orators and chaplains.
Commissioners of foreign governments
to the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
COnsuls from foreign governments.
Worlds Columbian commissioners,
headed by the Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth vice presidents thereof.
Board of Lady Managers, headed by the
president thereof.
One woman to represent each one Of the
thirteen original states.
Board of Directors OF the Worlds Column
bian Exposition, headed by the Second
Vice President thereof and the Director of
Works.
Board of Management United States
Government Exhibits.
Department Chiefs.
staff Officers of the Director of w orks.
City Council of Chicago.
CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY.
The procession, escorted by United
States cavalry and light artillery proceed
ed south on Michigan avenue 10 Twenty
ninth street, where it received Vice Presi-
dent Morton, representing President Har-
risOn, after which it proceeded south on
Michigan avenue to Thirty-tifth street,
thence east on Thirty-fifth street to Grand
bonlevardi thence TO Washington Park,
where 1t formed in parallel lines on the
west side Of the parade grounds of the
park.
When forming at the auditorium the
mounted troops that acted as escorts to the
governors OF states and territories, and
that accompanied them from the auditori-
um to Washington Park, took their posi-
tion IN the rear of the staff of the COVER
nor whom they escorted and when the line
Of march was taken up, proceeded in their
proper positions.
The national and state troops had been
in tha l. l.f.. .la.4
line of masses on the east side of the field
at Washington Park. As the vice president
approached the grounds, the presidents
salute was fired, and on his taking his
position opposite the center of the line the
commands changed direction by the left
flank, forming columns, and passed in re-
view in the usual order The "present"
by the command and the ride around the
line was dispensed with, owing to the
limited time. The troops having passed
IN review became the escort of honor for
the entire procession, and the march via
Fltty-seVenth street to the exposition
grounds, thence to the manufacturers and
liberal art building, where the troops took
positions assigned them, the officials Occu-
pying the platform prepared for them.
AS the vice presidents carriage passed
through the exposition grounds, battery
on the lake front fired the national salute.
THE DEDICATION.
At 1890 o'clock the following program
OF exercises took place in the manufactures
building, under the direetor-genercl as
master of ofceremonies:
Columbian March, /" comnosed by Prof.
John X. Paine, of Cambridge.
Prayer by Bishop Charles II. Fowler, D.
D., Ii. D., of California.
Introductory address by the director
general.
Address of welcome and tender OF free
dom OF the city of Chicago by Hempstead
Washburn, mayor.
Selected recitation from the dedicatory
Ode, written by Miss Harriet Monroe, of
Chicago; music by G. w. Handwick, of
Boston; reading by Mrs. Sarah G. lie
Moyne.
Presentation by the director Of works of
Master artists of the exposition Of the
Worlds Columbian exposition, and award
to them of special commemorative medals.
Chorus-"The Heavens Are Telling'-
Haydn.
Address-"Work of the Board of Lady
Managers'-Mrs. Potter Palmer, presi-
dent
Tender of the buildings on behalf of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition by the
president thereof to the president of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Presentation of the buildings by the
president of the Worlds Columbian Com
mission to the president of the United
States for dedication
Dedication of the buildings by the presi-
dent of the United States.
"Hallelujah Chorus" from the "Mes-
siah"-Handel.
Dedicatory oration-Wi illiam G. p. Breck-
inridge, of Kentuck
''Star Spangled Banner" and "Hail Co
lumbia, with full chorus and orchestral
accompaniment.
Columbian oration-C -Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, of New York.
Prayer by his Eminence Cardinal James
Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.
Chorus-"In Praise of fGod"-Beethoyen
Benediction by the Rev. H. G. MeCook
of Philadelphia.
National salute.
This evening there will be display of
fireworks in Washington, Garfield and
Lincoln parks, instead of in Jackson park,
as at first intended.
Inaugural ceremonies in connection with
the worlds congress auxiliary will also
take place tonight at the auditorium. Vice
President Morton will be the honorary
chairmae for the occasion, and Arch bishop
/ Ireland will deliver the oration.