The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01
CHARLESTON'SSHOW
INTERSTATE AND WEST INDIAN
EXPOSITION OPENS TO-DAY.
WITH RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
MIR. ROOSEVELT WILL PRESS THE
BUTTON TOMORROW.


tOrium This Afternoon-Lendin
Divines VIII Take Part-The Mu-
sic VIII He an Especial Feature
Under the Direction of Madame
Darbot-TO- the Formal
Opening Will Take Place with
Imposing Ceremonies.
Charleston, S. c., Nov. 30.-The South
Carolina Inter State and West Indian
Exposition will be opened with impress
sive services here tomorrow. Monday
at noon President Roosevelt will press
a button in the White House in Wash
ington, which will set in motion the
myriad of wheels that are to hum dur
ing the continuance of the great fair,
but the people of Charleston will to-
morrow hold a special service of
thanksgiving appropriate to the oc-
casion and expressive of the gratitude
which they feel in consequence of their
successful accomplishment of the
great task which they had undertaken.
The services will be held in the Audi
torium on the exposition grounds. and
they will be participated in by many
of the leading divines of all denomina-
tions throughout the state, by the may
or and City Council of Charleston, by
all of the civic bodies of the city, and
as far as possible by Charlestonians
themselves without distinction of class
or religion to man. The exercises will
begin at 5 o'clock p. m, and the pro-
gramme will be as follows
Opening Ode" by George Herbert
Sass, music by Theodore Saul, render
ed under the direction of Madame B.
H. Barbot. chorus of five hundred
voices, with organ and band accom-
paniment
Prayer--By the Rt. Rev. Ellison Ca
pers, bishop of South Carolina.
Chorus-"Song of Welcome Beach.
Address-By Bishop Duncan, of the
Methodist Church.
Chorus--"The Lord is my Strength
and Song" Case.
Address--By the Rev. David NJ. Ram
sey. D. D., of the Baptist Church
Chorus-"The Heavens are Telling"
| (Haydn).
Address, by the Rev. Alexander
Sprunt, D. D., of the Presbyterian
Church.
Chorus. "Hallelujah" (HandeD.
the Beth Elohim congregation.
Chorus, Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow" to the music of "Old
| Hundred" by audience, special choir.
organ and band.
Benediction, to be pronounced by the
| Rt. Rev. Eyre. Quigley of the Catholic
| Church.
Chorus of 800 Voices.
The music will be under the direc-
tion of Madame Barbot, the celebrated
local musical instructress. Boxes in
the Auditorium will be reserved for
the use of the officers and directors
of the Exposition Company, the clergy
of the city and state, the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, the president and
officers of the womans department and
members of the Womans Board of
Administration, and for the builders
of the exposition. The stage will be
occupied by the members of the expo
sition chorus, 500 strong, who will take
part in the exercises. Invitations have
been sent out to all the state and city
authorities. to the presidents and fac
uities of the colleges of Charleston
and of South Carolina, and to the YES
tries of the leading churches of the
city.
IT is expected that the exercises on
Monday, which is the day of the Off
cial opening of the exposition itself,
will be participated in by 25 900 or 3d.
900 people. The instant President
Roosevelt has set the machinery of
the exposition in motion by pressing a
button in Washington a salute of forty
six guns, one for each state of the
Union. will be fired by the German
Artillery, an ancient military organ
ization in the city.
The Opening Programme.
The special order of the exercises Will
be as follows:
At 10 o'clock on Monday. Dec. 2. 1901,
a parade will start from Marion square,
Charleston, and move out to the
grounds Of the South Carolina Inter
State and West Indian Exposition,
The parade is to be composed of five
divisions.
The first division will consist of the
military: the United States troops from
Sullivan's Island, the Third regiment
infantry and other state troops in
Charleston, the cadets of the South
Carolina Military Academy and the
Porter Military Academy. The mill
tary divisions will form on Marion
square.
Second, a carriage division, consist
ing of carriages containing the presi-
dent, officers and directors OF the Expo
sition Company. president, officers and
Board OF Administration or the WOn-
ans Department, the orator of the day
and distinguished visitors. This di-
vision will form on South Battery and
join the others on Marion square.
Third Division--The faculty and stu
dents of the College of Charleston, the
Medical College Of the state of South
Carolina, the teachers and pupils Of the
city public schools and the Charleston
High School. This division will form
on Marion square at 9 o'clock, with
the exception of the teachers and pu-
pills of the public schools. who Will
form on Rutledge avenue, opposite
the exposition grounds, and fall into
line with the school division when II
reaches that point on the march to
the grounds.
Fourth division. to consist OF all the
Masonic and benevolent societies OF
Charleston. This division to form on
Marion Square at 8 o'clock.
Fifth division, to consist OF all OF
the worltingmen's organizations OF
Charleston. A special brigade OF this
division TO be composed Of the men
who have built the exposition.
Senator Depew VIII speak.
The parade win be reviewed on its
arrival at the exposition grounds al
the grand stand on the race course by
Gov. NJ. 3. Mcsweeney OF South Caro-
lima. Mayor J. Adger smyth OF Charles
ton and the distinguished guests OF
the cry and OF the exposition company
from other states. After the review the
opening exercises viii take place In