The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-06
spokane Exposition opened.


Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Among all the other attractions at the !
this year, and there are
many of them, the one first mentioned,
most often spoken Of and most enjoy !
ed was the music of the royal marine
band of Italy.
A large crowd was present at the ope-
ming of the big fair. The band led
which marched down River
side avenue amid the cheers of the peo-
pie. Next to the band came the God
dess of Plenty. Miss Lula Kirby, the
choice Of Nez Perce county, Idaho,
which last year won the first prize for
the best exhibition Of fruits. grains,
grass seed, roots and vegetables. She
rode in the same carriage which was
presented to Abraham Lincoln by the
business men of New York city after |
his second election. Her costume and
that of her attendants was Of the CO.
lonial style.
On reaching the grounds the Goddess
Of Plenty and her retinue halted at the
pavilion and the band proceeded the
Goddess and her Attendants. then enter
ed the Pavilion, and as she ascended to
the platform, a chorus made up of 1000
children, selected from the best voices
in the public schools above the fourth
grade, saluted her with the opening
bars of the grand chorus. This chorus
was under the direction of DR.. r. A.
Heritage.
Following the rendition of the open
opening ode, which formally opened
chorus the Goddess announced the
opening code, which formally opened
Spokane's Industrial Exposition. This
ode was composed by Miss Pauline
Dunstan, the Spokane elocutionist, and
il as follows:
Loyal subjects, one and all,
Gathered at my mandates call,
Greeting here your Goddess brings,
While the joyous welcome rings.
j For your pleasures you will find,
i Treasures rare in form and kind,
/ Golden grains and fruits SO fair,
Ores from old earth's hidden lair,
1 Dances tripped by dainty feet,
) Music grand and songs most sweet
l These your Goddess gives to thee,
For your pleasures, full and free.
> Take them, use them for your cheer
Emblenis of bounteous year.
+, Thus let gladness have full sway
n And begin our festal day.
. The ode was followed by the opening
q address by DIR. e. d. Olmsted, presiden
. of the Exposition and by Mayor J. M
Comstock.
The Exposition this year as far a.
the exhibits are concerned is fully up t.
o those of former years ana in some re
/. spects is better. In the agriculture
. and fruit departments the exhibi
Q from Nez Perce county, under tn
\ charge Of the Hon. Thomas G. Kirby
is very large and contains about every
;. thing which can be raised in the Mort
a temperate zone But a strikin
If change in the agricultural department
.. is the large number of exhibitors wh
% are competing for the different prize
offered for the best individual exhibit
of farm and fruit exhibits. There ar
/. many more of these than ever befor
3 and they are much better. This is on
= of the striking features of the agricu
!. tural departments.
The mineral departments Is all ths
it was last year with many new camI
represented. This is one of the be-
,r and most important parts of the bi
70 show. A poultry department and mi
4. chinery department are interestin
sections
But the attractions at the Expositie
which brings more people and whit
:. holds them there longer and caus
more admiration than anything ell
and everything else is the band. SUI
:, a musical organization never befo
- came west. It is a wonderland;
!, equally admired by the best musician
~ and by those who do not pretend to
~ musicians or judges of music. The
% are forty members of this band and
vn cluded in that number are dozen
loists which makes very attracti
part of the program.
II. Outside of the band, the biggest
~ traction at the Exposition is Atlant
the globe and fire dancer and jugglert
who is the greatest in her line ever sc
-. in America. Her unique dance VIII
~ moving about the stage on a globe
exceedingly clever and interesting.
~ Another of the best turns at the
~ position is that Of Little Nero. Il
"a ~. 70" is the cutest little acrobat and sla
~ M wire performer in the country. He
~ only 4 years old and about three Il
high, yet with his father he carries
- a regular professional act.
10y. The Sisters Waterman in rag til
'se music and dancing are very fine
their line and are considered one
will .no Des. "Soa,,on4 +oo in fact the
i've DIE. o.o a., hottar than at a
former Exposition.
The reduction of the price OF adm
sion to Is cents, is making big hit
col
ice Let America Act as Mediator.
an Nashinetnn Sent. 3O.-The Chln