The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-17
LAKE CITY'S BIG WEEK
Worlds Fair Dedicatory Exer
cises Begin Wednesday.
PREPARATIONS ON A GRAND SCALE


Flower aud His staff En- Route-DepeW
on the Objections to BrecKiDridge n,
Orator.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17-The managers Of
the dedicatory 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 reception
to the Vice President of the United
States, the Cabinet and other distin-
gushed guests at the Auditorium. Presi-
dent Harrison has formally notified the
committee that he cannot be present,
for reasons known to all.
L
bration, indicative of peace, contentment
and prosperity IL win be participated
in by inuumerable 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 water pageant, the Procession
of the Centuries" will move through
the waterways of the Exposition
grounds.
Friday, Oct, 81, the national salute at
sunrise will inaugurate the ceremonies of
Dedication Day
Vice 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 stats, 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 l o'clock in the afternoon in this
building the following dedicatory exer-
cises will be carried out under the direc-
tion Of the Director General:
/. Columbian March," written for
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2. Prayer by Bishop Chas. H. Fowler,
D. D., Ii. D., of California.
3. Dedicatory ode, words by Miss Har
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.
6. Presentation of the buildings for
dedication, by the Director General, to
the President of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition.
Z. Chorus, ''The Heavens Are Tell
ing" Haydn.
dedication by the president of the Worlds
Columbian Commission to the Vice Presi.
dent of the United States.
8. Chorus, "In Praise of God," Bee
thoven.
10. Dedication of the buildings by the
Vice President of the United States.
II. Hallelujah chorus from The Mes
siah," Handel
12. Dedicatory Grafton, Henry Waiter
son of Kentucky.
13. "The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Hail Columbia, with full chorus and
orchestral accompaniment.
IA. Columbian GRAFTON, Chauncey NJ.
Depew of New York.
Is. 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 90
In the evening attractive and appropri-
ate celebrations will be provided, followed
by 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 enCertain-
ments will be given by the citizens of
Chicago during the three evenings of the
dedicatory ceremonies.
No admission fee will be charged for
any part of the dedicatory exercises. 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 distinguished
guests are entitled, preclude the possi-
bility of admitting the general public.
Arrangements have been made for seat
ing 10000 people in the Manufactures
building, and room for 80, 900 more peo-
pie will be provided. There will be 10, 600
reserved seats for specially invited per-
sons, whose tickets will indicate the
portions of the hall where good.
All other ticket holders, excepting 2, 500
distinguished guests, will occupy seats in
the order of first come, first served Ac-
commodations have been provided for all
expected representatives Of the American
and foreign press.