Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-20
DEDICATE H[ EXPO
Formal Opening and Dedication
Of the Exposition at
Buffalo Today.
Vice President Roosevelt and
Many Distinguished Guests
Attend Ceremonies.
President Mckinley and Others
Send Teleerams of Consrat.
ulation to Officials.

Buffalo, May 20.-Lowering clouds
that threatened rain and wind that blew
IN titful gusts marked the opening hours
OF dedication day, at the Pan-Amerlcan
Exposition. There was partial clear
ing of the sky later, which gave a half
hearted promise of further Improvement
during the day. The holiday crowds we, e
astir early and the earlier trains
brought thousands of recruits to their
ranks.
The exposition grounds and the busi-
ness districts of the city, where tie
military and civic parade were formed.
We're the centers of action and largest
numbers. while the streets and avenues
connecting the two swarmed with ami
mated crowds. The pictures of the Tenn
pie of Music. where the formal exercises
of the dedication We're held, were the
center of activity, altho in the early part
the rainbow city had its admiring
crowds.
The military parade formed at the CITY
hall and the streets radiating from NJ
and the state commissioners and distin-
guished visitors were received at the
main entrance to the municipal built..ng.
They We're received by representatives
OF the exposition commission and later
escorted to their carriages. The scene
about the city hall was brilliant one.
Foreign representatives came in evening.
attire and there We're a dozen military
and naval officers in full uniform nun:
Eered in the group.
Senators Lodge and Hanna We're early
arrivals at the city hail. while Vice
President Roosevelt and President Mil
burn did not arrive until late. The
crowd gave them all liberal anplause
and the vice president bowed repeatedly
IN acknowledgements.
The parade moved at 1910 and =
squad of mounted police cleared tn,
way. The state troops led, followed b,
United States artillerymen. The Mexi.
can contingent followed and after then
more militiamen. Vice President Roose
welt viewed the column from carriage
at the entrance to the city hall drive
way.
When the last of the military ha /
passed Vice President Roosevelt was
escorted to a carriage where he was
seated with President Milburn, and the
line of carriages moved off. Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt was cheered all along
the line and repeatedly bowed his ac-
acknowledgements. About noon the multi.
tude began to enter on the esplanad.
n tay,a No.
exercises were held The first ceremo-
nlesgon the grounds was the flight OF
10000 homing pigeons The pigeons sud
denly released from their captivity, ross
IN great mass. circling round and
round thru the towers of the buildings
and rising higher and higher until grad
ualiy, as they got their bearings. they
Garted away, first in pairs, then by
scores. until all had disappeared to the
four points of the compass bearing
messages announcing the dedication OF
the exposition. The troops massed on
and around the bridge of triumph. and
at l2:l5 o'clock the officials and special
guests, headed by Vice President Roose-
Welt and President Milburn, marched
thru the open ranks and on thru the
roped enclosure to the temple of music
The parade reformed and marched on
thru the grounds. After the entry Of the
officials and guests the temple of music
was thrown open to those holding invi-
tations and rapidly filed.
At 1880 O'clock the galleries of the
temple We're opened to the public and as
soon as they We're filed the portals were
closed by the police. Twenty minutes
later President Milburn led the speak
ers and special guests to the platform.
The following kilograms were read by
Milburn:
San Francisco. May 2o.-Hon. WILL
lam |. Buchanan. Director General of
Pan American Exposition Fellow Citi-
zens of the United States and Fellow
Americans from All Our Neishbor
Nations: ] send you greetings from the
shores of the Pacific, with fervent pray
ers for the benediction of Heaven upon
this beneficent enterprise and with sim
cere congratulations to all those whose
energy and devotion have brought ii To
PASS and with a heartfelt welcome 10
cur guests from our sister republics. 10
whom we wish continued and abundant
prosperity. May there be no cloud upon
this grand festival of peace and com
Iileic,' iio tiiouSiil VI IlSulrS except tllat
of generous competition in the useful
arts and industries which benefits all. /
earnestly hope this great exhibition may
prove blessing to every country in this
hemisphere and that the world at large
may profit by the progress of which
we give proof by the lesson of our ef-
forts and their results. trust it may
become evident before this exhibition
closes that our vast and increasing pros
perity is fruitful of nothing but. good to
our elders in the brotherhood of nations
and that our onward march may for
ever exemplify the divine sentiment of
peace on earth. good will to men,
(SigneD WILLIAM NJ lINLEY."
kilograms or letters of fcongratulation
We're also read from the governor sener-
al of Canada, presidents of Hayti.
Colombia, Peru. Ecuador, Nicaragua.
Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentine, santo
Domingo and the governors Of Jamaica
and Martinique
Bishop Fowler offered prayer, after
which Mayor Diehl delivered the ad-
dress Of welcome. Robert Cameron Rog-
ers read a poem dedicated to the expo
sition. and then Vice President Roose-
Welt was introduced and delivered the
formal address.