The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-17
Police Department Will Lead All
Organizations in Worlds Fair
Line Of March.
SPECIAL BADGE TO BE WORN.
Will Endeavor to Prevent Freezing
of Ground on the Site-Ar-
rangements for Biograph
Pictures.

| Major George K. Hunter. chief OF stat
| for the parade On Ground-Breaking Day a
F., the Worlds Fair. appeared before the Cere
I monies Committee yesterday and made 6
report OF the detail Of the organization:
+; which Will have places in the column. Ht
! was instructed to assign the places In the
/ column. giving the Police Department the
| right of the line.
Archbishop John J. Kahn and the Rever-
end Doctor s. J. Niccoils have been invited
! to participate in the religious features o!
the programme at the scene OF the ground
breaking. Their acceptances are expected
70 be placed in the hands OF the COMMITTEES
some time to-day. Directors Dozier, Var
Blarcom and Walbridge have been desis-
mated as a committee to arrange the ban
Quet- which will be rendered to the visiting
guests Of the Exposition company
Director of Exhibits Skin has been asked
TO arrange for the seating OF the guests OF
the Exposition company IN the grand stand
AT the site. The matter of designing badge
to be worn at the demonstration has also
I been assigned to him. The Ceremonies Com
Mtttee has decided that the grand stand al
the scene Of the mountaineering will be
reserved entirely for ladies who attend the
ceremonies alone and for ladies' and their es-
corIA
Director of Works Taylor issued an order
yesterday for fabrics 10 be used in the deco
rations at the site. Pompons for the horses
IA ttlc C1IT.sgeS Will be
manufactured from the material. Sashes
cf the Worlds Fair colors will be worn by
the grand marshal and the chiefs OF the
various divisions of the parade. The grand
stand Will be swathed with the colors and
1t is expected that the residences along the
route of the procession on Lindeli boule-
ward Will show a liberal display Of bunting.
Ar. Taylor has provided against the pos
sibie freezing OF the ground On the site
where the ceremonies will occur by prepara-
tions for a fire, which will be thawing out
the frozen surface while the parade Is NOV
ing toward its destination.
Advices from the American Biograph
Company state that the work Of placing
the scenes OF the parade will be under the
supervision Of Wallace McCutcheon, man
ager OF the biograph department Of that
company. He will be assisted by Alfred
was the company's biograph operator with
the American feet during the Spanish
American War. and he obtained the pic
saniaso 9a 'h Mr siHer Was the rsi biosTaph
operator in the same war. He landed at
Si5oney with the first American troops and
caught many stirring scenes, when he WIS
stricken with tropic fever. The cameras
they will uss are said to be theufame ma
chimes through which light paSsed to fix
many of the thrilling incidents Of the Cuban
campaign. The biograph force viii arrive
in the city Wednesday morning.
A telegram received at the Worlds Fair
headquarters last night was to the effect
tha. General John c. Bates. commander OF
the Department Of the Missouri. left Omaha
yesterday for St Louis. accompanied by his
personal aid, Captain J. McClintock.
The members OF the Real Estate Ex-
change will participate In the ceremonies
All members have been requested by Sec
retary Schiele to organize for the parade. In
which both employers and employees are
expected to take part
4 prominent place in the parade has been
assigned to the real estate men, and those
no, members of the Real Estate Exchange
are also expected to join In the parade. as
well as the ceremonies at the Worlds Fair
site.