Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-06
TENNESSEE
EXPOSITIO,
One Hundredth Anniversary Of !,
mission as u State. ="

Nashville, Tenn, June IA century -,
this morning George Washington f %
president of the United States isa MN
the proclamation which set forth ~
fact that Tennessee was admitted .s ~
state to the new Union. 1t was ~
sixteenth state to be so honored w
mont and Kentucky alone having WI
viously been permitted to join foro'
with the Is original states. Today MIN
booming of cannon and with patrosI
songs and Orations the people of Ton
nessee celebrated the one hundra}J
birthday of their commonwealth, MI
principal celebration took place in n.
city, and marked also the inauguratm
of the Tennessee centennial eXpostio,I
| The residents. as well as the thousariI
of visitors from abroad, were eafr
astir, an appropriate salute of l6 gn.
fired at midnight having awakened M
sleepers. Soon thereafter the stress
were filled with the clatter of horspS
hoofs and the steady tramp of militar
as the various divisions began to form
for the grand parade.
Anniversary day daWned gloomiy, a
the day advanced rain began falling
The city'S gay decorations were drencba
The great procession was to start at
9:3O o'clock, but so fOreboding was The
weather that the committee decided to
postpone the parade out to the expos
ton grounds.
Thousands of strangers are here to En-
Joy the demonstrations in honor of thu
hundredth anniversary of the state
The rain still poured down. The oria
was received to march at y O'Clock, rain
or no rain, and the parade took ph4
according to program.
General Charles Thurman was Cha
marshal of the parade. and the head q
which moved north from Broad stree
| at the booming Of a cannon. Five hoG
| sand federal and state troops made u
| the first division. and then came repp
sentatiyes Of the federal government ami
state Departments; industrial beneyoll
and social orders and societies; the nun.
! icipal departments and citizens in car
riages, on horseback and on foot.
Rapidly the participants gathered abM
! the flag staff, or rather the series
| staffs at the exposition, for the summit
| was over 800 feet toward the clouds. Her
| Major John w. Thomas, president of ths
| exposition, read the proclamation Of
| President George Washington, and Will
a salute of one gun for each state nov
| in the Union was fired, and the ChildFd
sang "The Star Spangled Banner a
mammoth "Old Glory of the finest Six
was slowly hoiSted to the top of the Doa
| This ceremony over, there was a bretA
| for the Auditorium, ana in which seat
| ing capacity for nearly 1000 persons na
| been prepared Governor Peter Turn1
called the immense assemblage to ord@
as presiding officer, and a fervent pra"
| was offered by DR.. d. G. Kelley. Their
ri ft,t, nv
! Concert band, the childrens chorus SaG
America" and the orator of the DAY
| Hon. J. N. Dickinson Of this city, assIs'
ant attorney general of the United stai@
delivered his address, taking as his SUI
| ject THE one Hundredth AnniYerSa!
| of TENNESSEE Admission Into the fT'
| eral Union" The address, which was
| scholarly effort, was listened to with eIOS.
| attention and repeatedly applauded d
! its conclusion the prize Centennlal pos~
| composed by Mrs. Virginia Fraser bos|
| of Memphis, was read by that lazy, aD1
! after the Children's chorus had reAue'"
''Tannessee" the Dencdiction was py
| nOunced.
! This afternoon the architect oil tht Wv
! mans building delivered the keys u ~
| editice to the building committee wH N,
! in turn placed them in the HANDS u w. ~,
| president of the WOman's board, thu9 Ns
maly establishing the transfer from IN. IN
, builders to the owners. The celeDr""'
will be continued tomorrow. ..,.r
The idea of the celebration Oh ,O ~,
originated nearly two years ago anu ~ TN n,
heartily taken up by the people u lor ,1
state. The exposition comprises ~ N
! large buildings, located in a parh VI a,a,
acres, lying two miles west OF lhe = an
capitol 1t will be formally ope"''
! May / of next year.