The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-20
CENTENNIAL DAY.
Programme of Exercises at St Louis
Worlds Fair Grounds.

NeieDidllOA OF the LOUISIANA Purchase
and dedication of the worlds fair
buildings at ST. Louis. beginning Cen
tennial day April 30, 1903
Grand narshaI-Major General Henry
c. Corbin, United States army.
At 10 o'clock a. M. the freedom Of tha
city viii be rendered to the president
of the United States by the mayor of
ST Louis.
The military parade composed of
guard in attendance, will be assembled
under direction of the grand marshal,
and viii move from the junction of
Grand avenue and Linden Boulevard,
promptly at half past 10 o'clock pre-
ceded by the president of the United
States and official guests in carriages;
through Forest park to the Exposition
grounds, where the presidential salute
viii be fired and the parade will be re-
viewed by the president of the United
States.
Liberal Arts building-At 1:so p. m. a
grand band concert will commence; the
doors of the Liberal Arts building will
be opened and the audience VIII be
seated under directions OF the grand
ushers.
Promptly at ? o'clock the assembly
will be called to order by Hon. David r.
Francis. president Of the exposition.
The ceremonies viii be as follows:
James Cardinal Gibbons.
Second-Irtroduction of Hon. Thomas
H Garter, of the national commission,
president of the day.
Third-Grand chorus, THE Heavens
Proclaiming.'
Fourth-Presentation Of the buildings
by Hon David r. Francis, president Of
the exposition.
president Of the United States
sixrh-Chorus, Unfold, Ye Portals"
Seventh-Address by Hon. Grover
Esighth&"America, with full chorus
and band accompaniment.
Ninth-Prayer by Bishop E. r. Hen
Dirk.
Tenth+Benediction by Rt. Rev. Henry
c. Potter.
Eleventh-Centennial salute of one
hundred guns.
At O'Clock 4 grand pyrOtechnlcal dis
SECOND DAY-MAY l. 1903
At 10:30 a. m. the members ef the
diplomatic corps, the representatives, OIL
foreign governments to the exposition.
and other official guests, will assemble
at tbs st. Louis club and be thence
conducted by military escort to the
liberal arts building.
At L o'clock m. the assembly will be
called to order by Mr.. Corwin L.
Spencer chairman of the committee on
ceremonies of the exposition. The cere-
monies Will be as follows.
First-Invocation by Rev. Carl Swens-
son.
Second introduction of Hon John NJ.
Thlu-ston, of the national commission,
president of the day
Third-Greeting to the representatives,
of foreign governments to the universal
exposition Of 1904 by Hon. David X.
Francis. president of the exposition
FifthGAddress by the French AMI
bassado-.
SIXTH "Halleluiah" chorus from THE
Messiah.
seventh-Address by the Spanish
minister.
Eighth-Music.
Ninth-Renediction by Rev. Samuel
J. N:ccolls.
Tenth Centennial salute Of one hun
dred guns.
A grand pyrotechnical display viii
commence at the conclusion Of the ex-
ercises in the building and continue
during the afternoon and evening.
THIRD DAY=MAY 3 1903.
The civic parade will assemble at
1880 a. m. under direction of Colonel
Eugene J. Spencer, marshal of the day,
and move from the junction of Grand
avenue and Lindell boulevard through
Forest park to the exposition grounds,
where the parade will be reviewed by
the governors of the states.
At 1870 y. m. the audience will assem-
Bile in the Liberal Arts building, and
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II. Thompson, chairman of the commit
tee on grounds and buildings. The eere-
monies will be as follows:
Invocation by Rev. William r. Har-
per.
Introduction of Hon. William Lindsay
Of the national commission, president of
the day.
Music
Address of welcome by Hon A. NJ.
Dockery, governor of Missouri
Response by Hon. Benjamin B. OdeI,
jr., governor of New York.
Grand chorus.
Benediction by Rabbi Leon Harrison.
Centennial salute Of one hundred
guns.
A grand display of daylight fireworks
will commence at the conclusion of the
exercises in the building.
Immediately after the close OF the
ceremonies. the governors VIII proceed
to the building sites selected for their
respective states where cornerstones
viii be laid and state cOlors will be
raised with appropriate exercises.
The board of lady managers of the
exposition viii be conducted by military
escort in advance of the parade each
day, to the reviewing stand. They win
be accompanied by the wives of the
members Of the diplomatic corps, mem
bers of the supreme court of the United
States; members of the cabinet; mem
bers of the joint committee of congress;
the admiral of the navy the lieutenant
general of the army; the grand mar
shal; the governors of the state; the
officiating clergymen. and members of
the national commission.
The formation and conduct of the pa
rades and escorts on each day viii be
announced by special orders Of the
grand marshal. Major General Henry G.
Corbin.
Receptions by the board of lady man
ayers will be announced by the presi-
dent
SAVED FROM RECEIVER.
The Crarnrs Succeed in Borrouiuor