Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01
Director; accompaniment by United states

Director; accompaniment by United states
Marine band.
Hon. John l.. Webster OF Omaha.
Hon. John N. baldwin, Council Bluffs
Nation ...............U. s. Marine Band
Telephone message from the president of
the United States will be received and
A. Holcomb. who will make a short adj
dress on behalf of the state of Nebraska.
Starting of the machinery OF the exposition
BY President Mckinley.
MGsic-National hymn, America $500.
BY Transmississippi Exposition chorus,
o.. s. Marine band and audience.
Senator Allen, who was to have made an
address has sent a letter to be read to the
public, and this will be read by President
wattles at the point where the senator was
due to speak.
After the Speaking.
Immediately following tine formal exer-
cises, the invited guests will be entertained
at a luncheon in the south cafe at the east
end of the main viaduct. The luncheon
will be informal. and will be followed by
fve-minute talks by four or Ave guests.
These ceremonies will occupy the time until
4 o'clock, when a public reception will be
held in the Government building at the
opposite end of the main court.
During the luncheon the Marine band will
give its first concert in the handsome band
stand on the east side Of the grand plaza
on the bluff tract. The concert will COM
mence at 2 o'clock and will continue about
an hour and a half. The entire band has
arrived in the city and will be prepared to
take part in the exercises.
In the evening a concert will be given In
the Auditorium by the Theodore Thomas
Chicago orchestra and the Omaha Exposition
chorus. The concert will at 8
o'clock and will last one hour. Director
Arthur Mees is in the city and the members
of the orchestra will arrive this morning.
All Ready at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE exercises attendant upon the
opening of the Transmississippi and Inter
national Exposition tomorrow, so far as
Washington is concerned, will be Of a most
interesting character. At 1 O'Clock the Ne
braska delegation in congress, together with
Vice President Hobart, Speaker Reed and
members of the committees of ways and
means of the house and appropriations OF
the senate, will join President Mckinley
in the reception room at the White House
Shortly after the president will deliver ar
address through the long distance telephone
which will be heard at the exposition
grounds in Omaha. A stenographer VII
take the address, while another will repro
duce it in longhand, which will be read tt
the assembled multitude by Governor Hol
comb.
Following this address President Mckin'
ley will push an electric button, which vii
start the machinery Of the exposition II
motion, thereby formally opening what ii
predicted will be the greatest fair since thu
Columbian exposition in 1898.
Everything is in readiness for this mos
auspicious event. Long distance wires hav'
been tested today and found to be workin,
splendidly and should tomorrow be as fai
as today it is believed the presidents voic'
will easily carry over the $500 miles o
space and be readily recognized by thos
nearest the receiver.
Congressman Mercer, who was intruste
by President Wattles with the arrange
ments for tomorrow, sent the following let
ter to each member of the ways and mean
and appropriations committees and also I
/ Vice President Hobart and Speaker Reed
/ "On behalf of the Nebraska delegation i
E congress l take pleasure in requesting you
presence at the executive mansion Wednes
4 day, June 1, at 1 o'clock to participate 1
t the ceremonies attending the formal open
4 ing of the Transmississippi and Interna
tional Exposition at Omaha by Presiden
Mckinley"