Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
GREATER AMERICA EXPOSITION.
Program for the Opening Day and for
Three Great Days to Follow.

Program for the Opening Day and for
Three Great Days to Follow.
OMAHA, June 27-All is in readi-
ness for opening of the Greater ALneri-
ca Exposition July l. The electrical
machinery has been tested several
times and found all right. The lagoon
and Bluff tract has been lighted, pre-
senting beautiful appearance. The
Horticultural building and the Illinois
building are especially brilliant, while
the Government building and the arch
es are magnificent. The general effect
Is far superior to last year, the num-
Der of lights being greatly increased
and the arrangement strikingly beau
tiful.
This is the program for opening day
of the Greater America Exposition,
and three great days to follow:
Parade will form on Douglas street
at 10 o'clock July /.
General Victor Vifquain in COM
mand.
Commanding officers of the First,
Second and Third Nebraska volunteer
regiments on staff.
FIRST DIVISION.
First, Second and Third Nebraska,
U. S. V.
Western Iowa United States volun-
teers.
Band.
Officers and guests of Greater Amer
lea Exposition.
Famous Indian band of Phoenix,
A. T.
Omaha Guards.
Thurston Rifles, No. 2.
High School Cadet band.
Battalion Omaha High School Ca
diets.
Battalion Council Bluffs High School
Cadets.
SECOND DIVISION.
Nine uniformed drill teams, An
Woodmen of America.
Band.
Nine uniformed drill cams, An
cient Order of United Workmen.
Two uniformed drill teams, Wood
men of the World.
Three uniformed drill teams,
Knights of Maccabees.
Band.
Other uniformed drill teams of fra.
ternal orders.
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Knights of Pythias.
Hibernian Rifles.
Improved Order of Red Men.
Parade will march west on Douglas
street to Sixteenth, north on Sixteenth
and Sherman avenue to Writ, west on
Writ to Twentieth, north on Twenti-
eth to the main entrance, where the
entire parade will pass through the
Arch of States, turning east back Of
the main buildings to the auditorium.
carriages leaving the grounds at the
Sherman avenue gates.
EXERCISES IN THE AUDITORIUM.
Professional selection, Columbia
Godfrey's British Guards band and
chorus.
Prayer-Rev. George Coombs, Kan
sas City.
Star Spangled Banner"-Godfrey s
British Guards band.
Address-George L. Miller, president
of Greater America exposition.
Address-His excellency, w. A. Poy-
inter-. governor of Nebraska.
SeleCtiOn-"Auld Lang Syne," God
frey's British Guards band.
Address-HOn. Monroe l.. Hayward,
United States senator from Nebraska.
Fantasie-American Airs, Godfrey's
British Guards band.
Address-Hon. Charles F. Mander-
SON.
The national anthem, America"
the people. the band and the chorus.
p. m.-Grand military parade on
the race course and parade ground.
p. m.-Godfrey's British Guards
band on the Plaza.
p. m-Pain's spectacular Battle
of Manila" Dewey and other celebri-
ties in fire, the destruction Of Monte
JOS fleet in the harbor. The most ia
nous spectacle of this character ever
shown in America.
Beginning July the encampment of
the visiting soldiers will begin in the
transportation building. Cots and
substance furnished by the exposition.
They will remain in camp for four
days or until the morning of July 5.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock, grand
military parade on the parade ground.
Monday, Schley day. Admiral Schley
will be escorted by the regiments to
the grounds at 10 a. m. Grand dress
parade at p. m. Godfrey's British
Guards band at 2 p. N. and 7 p. m.
Pains Battle of Manila at 9 p. m.