Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-17
LAKE CITY'S BIG WEEK.
Worlds Fair Dedicatory Exer-
 cises Begin Wednesday.
PREPARATIONS ON A GRAND SCALE.

Programme for the Four Days or the Gel
 ebration-The Washington NOtables
 Leave for Chicago To-mOrrow-Gov.
 Flower and His Staff En ROute-Depew
 on the Objections to BreckiDridge as
 Orator.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The managers of the dedicaCory exercises of the Worlds Fair, which begin Wednesday, have read and heard with no little envy the reports of the recent Columbian celebration in New York, and are straining every nerve to make the great parade of Fri day equal, if not eclipse, the exhibition at the metropolis.
 The decoration of the city is fairly under way. and by Wednesday Chicago will look her gayest. Some of the big buildings are fairly smothered under flags and bunting. Marvels of the dec orators art are seen everywhere. The de- signs on the Auditorium are probably the handsomest in the city.
 Wednesday the inauguration of the celebration will take place by a reception to the Vice President of the United States, the Cabinet and other distin- guished guests at the Auditorium. Presi- O6nC hdrT1SOn AdS 1OThd1IJ AOGlhSo bAc committee that he cannot be present, for reasons known to all.
 On Thursday will occur the civic cele- bration, indicative of peace, contentment and prosperity. It will be participated in by innumerable civic societies. The procession will be reviewed by the Vice President, the Cabinet and honored guests.
 In the evening, at Jackson Park, amid myriads of electric lights and other dis plays, a water pageant, the Procession of the Centuries" will move through the water ways of the Exposition grounds.
 Friday, Oct. 21, the national salute at sunrise will inaugurate the ceremonies of Dedication Day.
 President Morton, the Cabinet, members of the Senate and House of Rep resentatives, distinguished foreign guests and Governors of the different States and Territories with their official staffs, will be escorted by guard of honor composed of troops of the U. s. Army, and de tachments from the various State Nation al Guards, to the Manufacturers and Lib eral Arts Buildings, in which the dedica- tory exercises will be held.
 At 1 o'clock in the afternoon in this building the following dedicatory exer- cises will be carried out under the direc- tlon of the Director General:
 1. Columbian March," written for the occasion by Prof. John K. Paine.
 3. Prayer by Bishop Chas. H. Fowler, D. D., IL. D., of California.
 3. Dedicatory ode, words by Miss liar riet Monroe, of Chicago; music by O. w. Chadwick, of Boston.
 4. Presentation of the master artists of the Exposition and their complete work by the chief of construction.
 5. Report of the Director General of the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
 G. Presentation of the buildings for dedication, by the Director General, to the President of the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
 !. Chorus, "The Heavens Are Tell ing," Haydn.
 r Presentation of the buildings for dedication by the president of the World $ Columbian Commission to the Vice Presi- dent of the United States. 5. Chorus, "In Praise of God," Bee | thoven.
 10 Dedication of the buildings by the Vice President of the United States. Il. Hallelujah chorus from "The Mes siah," Handel.
 12. Dedicatory oration, Henry Waiter son of Kentucky.
 IS. "The Star Spangled Banner" and ''Hail Columbia" " with full chorus and orchestral accompaniment. IA. Columbian oration, Chauncey M. Depew of New York. 15. National salute. At the close of the programme special electric and pyrotechnic display will be given, with a repetition of "The Process sion of Centuries"
 A series of military manoeuvres and parades will constitute the main portion of Saturday, Oct 22. In the evening attractive and appropri- ate celebrations will be provided, followed by a magnificent display of fireworks. Pyrotecenic displays are scheduled for each of the evenings of the celebration, and they are expected to far surpass any, ! thing before attempted in that line.
 A number of brilliant social entertain ments will be given by the citizens o1 l Chicago during the three evenings of the | dedicatory ceremonies.
 No admission fee will be charged fol any part of the dedicatory exe1 cises. Ad- mission to Jackson Park on Dedication Day, however, will be by invitation only the authorities having reluctantly con. cluded that safety to life and to the expo sition property, and the comfort. and con. sideration to which the distinguis sheC guests are entitled, preclude the possi bility of admitting the general public. | Arrangements have been made for seat ing 90, 900 people in the Manufacture building, and room for 35, 900 more peo pie will be provided. There will be 15, 00O reserved seats for specially invited per sons, whose tickets will indicate tn portions of the hall where good.
 All other ticket holders, excepting 2, 50I distinguished guests, will occupy seats il the order of first come, first served Ac commodations have been provided for al expected represe ntatives of the American and foreign press.
 pr. Depew's Commentary. NEwpoRT R Oct IT -Dr DaDax