The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-21
big FAIR IS DEDICATED
First Great Day Of the Pan-Amcrican
~, Exposition.
PARADES, POETRY, SPEECHES
Participated In by vice
President, Lieutenant Governor
Woodrun. Senators Lodge ana
Hanna and other Public Men.

Buffalo, May 20-The Pan-American
exposition has been dedicated with inn
pressive ceremonies. Thousands of
people attended the dedication.
A big military parade formed at the
city hall and the streets radiating from
it. The foreign and state commission
ers and distinguished visitors We're re-
ceived ut the main entrance to the
municipal building. They We're vel
coined by representatives OF the en-
position commission and later escorted
to their carriages.
The scene about the city hall was a
brilliant one. Senators Lodge and
lama and Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff We're early arrivals.
The parade finally moved off. squad
If mounted police clearing the way.
The Fourth brigade signal corps men.
mounted, swung in behind them, and
ifter them the Seventy first regiment
,and gave cadence to the march of the
United States artillerymen. The Mex
can contingent followed and tisen the
Sixty-ffth and Sevcnty-fourtl regi-
ments. Vice President Roosevelt view
I'd the marching column from n car
riage mt the entrance to the city hall
| driveway.
When the last Of the military had
passed, Vice President Roosevelt was
escorted 10 carriage, where he was
seated with President Mlburn. Sena-
tor Lodge rode with Chairman Scatcll-
ard of the executive board and Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff with Direct
or Williams. As soon as they We're
seated the line Of carriages moved CT.
THE Midway Parade.
Thirty minutes later the parade OF
the Midway conccSsionnaircs started. II
was a most cosmopolitan affair, con
glomeration of the curious AMI tllt
strange i'm man and beast There were
royal Bnvaran band. n woman's band
IA Hawaiian band. II gypsy band. M
oriental band. Il gondolYsa' orchestra
in all. 20 musical organizations playing
popular airs of rs many sections ant
peoples. There We're also nulncroli,
gorgeous floats typical Of the countr.
represented.
This parade followed line of marcel
through the city 10 the Lincoln park
way entrance, crossing the Park lax,
bridge and proceeding to the Midway
where it dispersed. The parade wa
about two miles in length.
At noon there was IN exhibition 0
| ~. 4.
Of New York city and his staff of kite
tliers.
The first of the ceremonies on TIL
grounds was the flight VI 10000 homin
pigeons. Cooped in great cages nea
the base of the electric tower. tn
birds tiuttered about nervously unit
? they We're released, just as the doors q
the Temple of Music We're thrown ope
to admit the privileged few who hel
p tickets of admission to the auditorium
: The Afternoon Ceremonies.
The ceremonies in the auditorium
4 were opened by Il prayer by the Rigl
n Rev. G. II. Fowler, bishop of the Metl
Q oaist Episcopal church.
Il President Milburn read long col
@ gratnlatory telegram from prcsidcl
Mckinley kilograms or letters ,
# congratulation were also read from Il
Q governor general of Canada. the pres
dents Of Haiti, Colombia. Peru, Ecu
dor, Nicaragua. Uruguay, Paragua
Argentina, the Dominican Republ
ana the governors Of Jamaica and Ma
e Unique.
His honor Conrad Diehl mayor
p Buffalo delivered an address. and
If poem written for the occasion by Ro
N ert Cameron Rogers was then read.
b. Speeches were also made by vi
ID President Roosevelt, Senator Lodi
and Lieutenant Governor Woodruff.
Of poem by Frederic Amy was rea
Il ana the audience joined in singh
n. America" Benediction by the Rig
IL Rev. William ID. Walker closed the q,
III em0nrS
is At dusk n salute of 800 gun colt
Id rockets was fired.