The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-05

| association, delivered an address,
presenting the buildings of the fair.
| At the conclusion of President
| Francis address terrific cheers broke
forth to greet President Roosevelt
Following the presidents address the
chorus rendered unfold Ye Portal"
Senator Carter then introduced ex-
President Cleveland who was the next
speaker.
The exercises were closed with the
benediction delivered by Bishop Potter,
of New York.
GRAND PAGEANT.
st. Louis, April 3O.-The great mill
tary which was designed to be dis
! tipctiVely the show spectacle of the
dedication ceremonies was held this
morning and it proved to be all that it's
promoters could wish, and all that the
| regular army officers who controlled it
| could hope for. There have been many
military parades that revealed more
men in line-there may have been some
that were as gorgeous to look upon,
but it is doubtful if there ever have
been any that were more carefully
handled or more Superbly managed
than the one of this morning.
The sight of the marching thousands
from the point occupied by President
remembered. For half mile to the
left, for an equal distance to the right
the winding column was in complete
view. The swinging ranks rising and
falling in perfect time were moving
rapidly on while the flashing steel, the
glittering buckles and button, the toss
ing plumes, waving banners and mar
tial music made a picture of the bloom
and beauty of battle, splendor of war,
that could not be surpassed. To a man
with a soldiers soul, there is no sight
so fascinating as a marching army of
we'll trained men and the president
watched the march with eager atten-
ton. From end to end of the line of
march the cheers of the immense crowd
were as cordial as President Roose-
velt'S approval
Although Adjutant General Henry c.
Corbin was the grand marshal, the
chief figure of the parade. the active
work of organizing the columns and
managing the parade was done by
Brigadier General John a. Johnson,
L. s. A, and Lieutenant Colonel E. A.
Goodwin, Ninth U. S. Cavalry, General
COrbin's chief of staff There were H.
900 men in line, 310O men regulars and
1900 of the national guard, being rep
resented by 1000 officers and men. Illi-
nois. 1000; Iowa $50; Missouri 5000:
Oklahoma 200; Ohio 1000
While the regulars and national
guard were wheeling into line with the
precision born of a long acquaintance
with the tactics over Grand and Bell
avenues sixty-four aides of the grand
marshal formed with careful atten-
ton. 1t was the intention that the aides
should be arranged in each platoon
from right to left and from the head to
the rear of the column in the order in
which their states ratified the constitu-
ton, or were admitted into the union
were DiZa6 territories
Lieutenant Stuart Heintzelman, Six
tieth U. S. Caval' IS the composite
instructor in cavalry tactics, chron-
ology and geography and it is safe to
say that throughout the entire dedi
cation ceremonies there was no more
difficult task than his.
No sooner did the formation COM
mence than the trouble started. The
generals from the New Western States
yielded in precedence to ieutenants
from older commonwealths sorely
against their will
Ten-thirty was the hour set for the
start of the parade, and at 1870 it
started. Promptly to the minute Gen
eral Corbin gave the word, 100 aereal
bombs flew into the clouds and their
explosion was the signal that set the
column in motion.
At the head of the parade rode a de-
tachment of the local police under
Chief of Police Matthew Kelley and
behind them a long string of carriages,
12S to be exact, containing the distin-
guiShed guests. In the first carriage
We're President Roosevelt and EXPIRES
ident Cleveland and President David r.
Francis of the worlds fair. Behind
them came the members of the cabinet
the diplomats. and other visitors who
have attained celebrity.
The line of march was Weston Lin
dell Boulevard from its intersection
with Grand avenue along the Main
line of Forest Park to the entrance to
the exposition grounds where the col
urnn halted and stood at rest, while
the president and distinguished guests
alighted from their carriages and took
their places upon the reviewing stand
ing. AS soon as all had taken their
places the waiting soldiers came to at
tentiOn and the march began.
AS soonas the parade passed PreSi-
dent Roosevelt re-entered his carriage
and was driven rapidly to a tent erect
ed near the liberal arts building, where
he took lunch and remained until it
was time for him to attend the dedi-
cation ceremonies proper.
Thousands of people occupied an i'm