Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-01
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Program For the Three Day.
DedicatOry Exercises.
Prssident Roosevelt and Former Presi.
dent Cleveland VIII BE Among the
speakers-6rand Military Pa
rade BY the Soldiers.

st. Louis. March 30.-The following
program for the three days dedicatory
exercises OF the louisiana Purchase
exposition. which will open here In
1904. was finally adopted Sunday. Tho
dedication OF the buildings Of the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, under the
direction OF the national commission.
will begin April 30. on the centennial
anniversary OF the cession OF the Lon.
isiana territory by France to the Unit.
ed States and continue through May
1 and 2. The fireworks to bet set OF
each day will be the grandest ever pro-
duced. The principal ceremonies will
be on April 80. when President Roose-
welt and former President Cleveland
VIII be among the speakers. At 10
o'clock On that date the freedom OF
the city will be rendered to the presi.
dent Of the United States by Mayor
Wells. Then will follow the military
parade. composed OF United States
troops and national guard from vari.
Gus states. These bodies will be as
sembled under the direction OF Mai
Gen. Henry c. Corbin. and will move.
preceded by the president OF the Unit
ed States and official guests. In car.
riages through Forest park to the ex-
position grounds. where the presiden-
tial salute will be fred. From a grand
stand on the exposition grounds the
parade VIII be reviewed by the presi-
dent Promptly at o'clock the rs.
sembly in the Liberal Arts building
will be called to order by President
Francis.
The ceremonies will be as follows:
Invocation by Cardinal Gibbons. In.
PRODUCTION of Hon. Thomas II. Carter.
OF the national commission. president
OF the day. Grand chorus. THE Heav.
ems Proclaiming." Presentation OF the
buildings by President Francis. Dedi.
cation address by the president OF tho
United States. Chorus. unfold. We
Portals" Address by Hon. Grover
Cleveland. America" with full cho
rus and band accompaniment. Prayer
by Bishop +. r. Hendrix Benediction
by Rt Rev. Henry C. Potter Centen-
NAL salute OF 100 guns.
On the morning OF the second day
members OF the diplomatic corps. tn .
representatives OF foreign governments
to the exposition. and other official
guests will be escorted to the Liberal
Arts building. where Corwin II. Spen-
Ger, chairman OF the committee on Ger.
emonies. will call the meeting TO order.
Hon. John NJ. Thurston. OF the nation
al commission. will be president OF the
day.
President Francis. OF the exposition
will extend a greeting to the repro
sentatives Of the foreign governments
and there will be addresses by the
French ambassador and Spanish min
lister.
The civic parade will be held on the
third day and will be reviewed by
the governors OF the states. In the
afternoon William II. Thompson. chair.
man OF the committee on grounds and
buildings, will call the meeting to or
der and William Lindsey. OF the ma
tional commission. will act az presi-
dent of the day. Gov. A. NJ. Dockery.
OF Missouri. will deliver an address OF
welcome. which will be responded to
by Gov. Odell. OF New York. Imme-
diately after the close OF the ceremo-
MES the governors will proceed to the
building sites selected for their re.
spective states. where corner stones
will be laid and state colors will be
raised with appropriate ceremonies.