Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-31
DEDICATION EXERCISES
Programme for Worlds Fair
Inaugural Ceremonies.
CELEBRATION TO LAST FOUR DAYS.

a Reception to the President and Cabinet
First-The Formal Dedication to Take
PLACE Oct. 21--Parades, Military Dis
plays and Social Entertainments.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-The programme of
the dedi catory ceremonies of the Worlds
Fair, subject to the approval of the
Council of Administration, has been COM
pleted, and is as follows:
On Oct. 10 the inauguration of the
celebration will take place by a reception
to the President of the United States, his
Cabinet and other distinguished guests
at the Auditorium.
On the following day, Thursday, the
civic celebration will occur, indicative of
peace, contentment and prosperity. 1t
will be participated in by innumerable
reviewed by the President, his Cabinet
and other 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
waterways of the Exposition grounds.
Friday, Oct. 81, the national salute at
sunrise will inaugurate the ceremonies of
Dedication Day.
The President of the United States, his
Cabinet, members of the Supreme Court,
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 Manufactures and Lib
eral Arts Building, 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
ton of the Director Generals:
1-"Columbian March," written for
the occasion by Prof. John K. Paine.
prayer by Bishop Charles H. Fowler
D. D., Ii. D., of California.
3-Dedicatory ode, words by Miss Har-
let 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.
REPRESENTATION of the buildings for
dedication, by the Director General, to
Exposition.
7-Chorus, "The Heavens Are Tell
ing" Haydn.
S-Presentation of the buildings foE
dedication by the president of the Worlds
Columbian Commission to the President
of the United States.
0-Chorus, ''In Praise of God" Bee
thoven.
10-Ded LEGATION of the buildings by the
President of the United States.
11-Hallelujah chorus, from "The
Messiah" Handel.
12-Dedicatory grafton, William c. P.
Breckenridge of Kentucky.
13-''The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Hail Columbia" with full chorus and
orchestra accompaniment.
14-Columbian Grafton, Chauncey NJ.
Depew of New York.
15-National salute.
At the close of the programme u special
electric and pyrotechnic display will be
given, with repetition of The Process
sion of Centuries"
A series of military manCeuvres and
parades will constitute the main portion
of Saturday, Oct. %.
In the evening attractive and apprOpri-
ate celebrations will be provided, followed
| by a magnificent display of fireworks.
Pyrotechnic displays are scheduled fol
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 of Chi
cago during the three evenings of the ded
| icatury cerem onies.