The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21
BIG EXPOSITION IN
FULL blast
Thousands ThrOng the
Many Dis
tinguiShed Guests

Buffalo, NJ w. May 2o.-In the
presence Of a vast concourse of people,
with ceremonial both conventional and
novel. the Pan-American exposition
was dedicated formally today. The
+. day began with q parade I'm which there
were men from nearly every country
ia the world, and ended With an aerial
bombardment from flying bombs and a
brilliant electric illumination. Between
the two we've the formal exercises OF
the dedication, with oratory prayer
music. song and poetry. The city was
bright IN dress Of fiags and bunting,
the eSpOsiti0g. g~orp - brilliant in cYi-
orH the iuov4as crowds were In holiday
garb and the whole effect was highly
pleasing The .tcord OF attendance for
today was fully up to the expectations
ct the most enthusiastic.
A. the procession formed there was q
reception OF distinguished visitors. for
eign representatlves. state commission
ers. Officers and officials at the city
hail Vice President Roosevelt was the
guest of honor and when he reached
tho hall the parade was started with
vOlley of aerial bombs. TWO thousand
AANNlN ANA AlAf WhNf anu NAN'A NhANAtt
were hundred carriages with the Of
fcials and guests. Behind them came
the concession aids from the midway.
The entry of the procession to the exc
position grounds at noon was a mag
nlnent spectacle. The crowd in the
grounds at the time numbered fully
10000 and the greater part OF 1t was
massed in the esplanade The troops
We're halted in the forecourt, and then
formed in double columns across the
bridge OF triumph. The officials and
guests left their carriages, marched
through the lines Of troops and then
continued on In a roped enclosure to
the esplanade beyond.
President Millken OK the exposition,
and Vice President Roosevelt led the
way and the crowd cheered them as
they advanced. A hundred yards from
the te.1ple OF music they halted and
at the other end OF the esplauade sew
eral thousand carrier pigeons were sud-
denly released. Confused at first b.
their own numbers. they circled low IN
wild flight, and then gradually soured
upward ON graceful wing. High up,
where they got their bearings they
parted and took flight TO every quar-
ter OF the compass. The vice president
and party then filed ON into the temple
OF music, aud the parade, forming,
marched ON through the grounds. The
formal dedicatoy services, in the pres
ence of a crowd limited only by the
size of the han, were Impressive.
All of the American republic were
represented az the dedication and their
military attaches and commanders
were given conspicuous places In the
group OF special guests. The exercises
oeean at 1916 o'clock, with the ren-
dition of Handles "Iallemjah" by the
seventy-iirst regiment band.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler led M
prayer
President Milbun read series of
congratulatory telegrams
Mayor Conrad Diehl was then intro
duced.
Robert Cameron Rogers recited
poem,
The 0pheus society gave magnin-
cent rendering Of Sturn's "Salvc. Lib
otras
Vice President Roosevelt was pre-
Fented. Tie was vigorously cheered ana
made several attempts TO speak before
he found quieted auditors
Nice-iresldent Roosevelt slid:
louuy we formally upen This ercat cx-
position by the shores of the mighty n-
lana seas Of the North whsr, an ans neo-
pics OF the Western icmsphora liave
Joined 90 show what hoy havo done in
alt, science ana industrial invention
what they have been able 90 accompnsh
with their manifold resources and thair I'M.
hntcly varied individual ana national
qualities such am exposition held I'd tn,
opening OF this new cert'.rv. tne,,tnbiv
suggests two trains lf Thought IN shouiJ
make us think seriouNy of tba difrtrsnt
nations Of this Western lieuHahoro. ana
ais9 Vi our duties each 60 the nation %
which no personally bcl0ugs
The century upon which Ve haze lust
entered must inevitably as, ,nne uf trapltn-
dous triumph or OF tremendous failure
Tor inc whole human race; because. 20 an
inhnitey greater extent than over ho-
iofe humanity ia Knit toHcthcr in AN its
PARTS for veal or for woe An about NJ
there are nuumerahio tendencies that rs
Nl course mere truiSm On say that Our
own acts must determine which set of
ifnurhrlea Hhall overcome the other ln
order 20 act wisely we must first see
clearly ihcre Bra uo place among us for
tnr mere pessimiet. no man who looks at
llte with vision that sees AN thlnEs
moulding the destiny I'D I'd miahtv ana
vigorous people But There is lust "a Nt
lie use Tor the ioolial optimist who re-
fuses 90 face the many and reel crile
mat exist and who fails 90 see th1t th,
only way 90 insure tho triumph of right
Cousness iu the future is tn war AGAINST
all that Is base, weak ana uuloyoly ii
the present
There are certain THINGS So obvious /,
10 seem commonplace which nevertheless
must Nr kept constantly before Us M So
are 10 preserve our Just sense pf rr
portion This twentieth century t n
sM,ith WITH the tate oi me nations mankind