The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-01
Il Only Remains for President Mckinley TO
Start Nashville Exposition Machinery.
THE CITY 0ECKED IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE
Full Up with Visitors and More Com.
ing al the Time-Exhibiis are liz
Aiithe buildings Though All nre
Not Yet Completed Tile Esornnl
Opei.ing Exercises ro.laS.
Nashville, Tenn, April 50. 1897

NaSilNite, Ienn., April SgsF 1S9!
In spite Of constant rain for d week.
delaying and retarding work LII every de-
p9ftlnent, order has been niade}to take
the place of confusion and thctSenten-
Hlal city practically complete, W tn en-
lthits in every building. Is {%GreaAy to
throw open Its gates to-mnfr0G5s morn
ing; Visitors have been coming SAll day,
and tonight trains from every CIR ection
brought i'll more. Hon. Adlol E.siSteven-
son and party, Governor Lon ". Stevens
and Mrs. Stevens, have alread& come,
and Will participate in the simpA open
Ing ceremonies. Though souls8of the
buildings. including the GoNSsnment
buildings will not be fully compEte,l for
some days, every building that5issfo con
tain exhibits Is ready for occupassSn, ana
III al! Of them are exhibits ~
THE BUILDINGS
In twelve large and commanding struc-
tureS busy scenes have been s gsna ctuCi
night and day this jWsFk, while HShibts
We're put in place alId finishing g3uches
given. These are itlis, Audi;ori,1.H Par
thehon, which is the art e.llcrAy- Com
mercc. Women's, Agricultural. Machin-
cry. Minerals and Forestry. Tfa;nsportc.
lion, Childtcn's, HISTORICAL Government
Negro and Railway.
Thc roads and walks, shrubhc.,y ana
grass ore in excellent condition, but the
moV1l OF the flowers and p!ants'ffom the
green houses. The Cincinnati L8oSvillp
and other city buildings are reaS&
1 me exhibits made by railroads, both
sEsM0rtil and South. are extensive AID com
pfete, and consist in large measure OF
out-of-tloor displays or minerals, plants
and trees. The official ceremonies to-
morrow will be. b,ief and simple. with
no. snecial effpr1$at5 display, but mark ed
by dignity.
..lG,2s!7llasA:4As:.sssI2EoGRANl2sE 10 Z: Is
The following programme will be OBJ
served:
Parade OF the Ancient ICssenic Order
ana otheF orders, with 1000 men in line,
starting promptly on Broad street a;
S:io o'clock, as an escort to Governor
Robert L. Taylor, who will be accompa
MED by State and city officials and his
full staff.
opening exercises in the Audit orium ST
II q. m, Wltn prayer by Bishop Gaylor.
ana then Governor Taylor. President
Thomas, Director General Lewis, Chief
Justice Snodgrass. Speaker of The state
Senate. Speaker OF the House, and Nav
or Mccarthy will deliver short address
eS.
Starting OF the machinery with the
electric signal by President Mckinley a.
noon.
Formal reception OF the Moretti foun-
tain OF electricity on behalf Of the Wo-
mans Board al the Woman's Building
where Mrs. V. Il. Krllham, president OF
the Woman's Board. assisted by the
four vice presidents OF the Womans De-
partment-Ans. Florence *. Drouillard
Mrs. G. N. Grosvenor, Mrs. X. w. Thom-
as. and Miss Mary S. Temple, the secre-
tary, Miss Ada Scott Rice. and the trea-
surer, Mrs. r. T.. Weak'ey-will be hand
ed the key with which to turn on the
water and start the fountain
n
Building.
Opening exercises in the Children's
Building, beginning al p. m
Grand open air concert at the band
stand near Lake Watauga.
At night the domes and fronts of all
the buildings will be Illuminated with
electric lights and the thousands of
lights about the grounds will be turned
on.
An open air concert will be given and
the days festivities will close with a
grand display OF fireworks.
Nashville lis decorated with flags and
buntlng, and the day will be Il public
holiday.