Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
OBLIGATORY EXERCISES.
Plans Completed For Centen-
NAL Celebration of Louis
lana Purchase
THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
The Three Days Program, April 80,
May I and May 2, Contains Many
Features of Interest-Ex-President
Cleveland to GIVE Address-Ths Pro-
gram as Completed.
,ecia, ia Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
st. Louis, April 10.-Plans have been
completed and the program prepared
for the centennial celebration of the
Louisiana purchase and dedication of
the worlds fair buildings April 30. May
1 and May 2. The main dedicatory
exercises will take place on the first
day, April 80, when President Roose-
Welt and former President Cleveland
will speak and the big military parade
will be given. Major-General Henry
C. Corbin, of the United States army,
will be grand marshal of the day.
AT 10 o'clock a. m. the freedom of
the city will be rendered to the presi-
dent of the United States by the mayor
of st. Louis.
The military parade, composed of
United States troops and the National
Guard in attendance, will be assembled
under direction of the grand marshal.
and will move from the junction of
promptly at half past ten o'clock, pre-
ceded by the president Of the United
States and official guests in carriages;
thru Forest Park to the exposition
grounds, where the presidential salute
will be fired and the parade will be re-
viewed by the president of the United
States.
AT 1880 p. m. a grand band concert
will commence; the doors of the Liber-
al Arts building will be opened, and the
audience will be seated under direction
of the grand usllers.
Promptly at o'clock the assembly
will be called to order by Hon. David
r. Francis, president OF the exposition.
The ceremonies will be as follows:
First: Invocation by His Eminence,
James Cardinal Gibbons.
Second: Introduction of Hon. ThOm-
as H. Carter, of the National Commits
sion, president of the day.
Third: Grand chorus. THE Heavens
Proclaiming."
Fourth: Presentation of the build
ings by Hon. David r. Francis, presi-
dent of the exposition.
Fifth-Dedication address by the
President of the United States.
Sixth-Chorus, unfold, Ye Portals"
Seventh--Address by Hon. Grover
Cleveland.
Eighth-"America," with full chorus
and band accompaniment.
Ninth-Prayer by Bishop e. r. Hen
dirk.
Tenth-Benedictio by Right Rev.
Henry c. Potter.
acknowledgements salute Of 100
guns.
At 8 o'clock grand pyrotecnic dis
play will take place.
SECOND DAY-MAY 1ST, 1903.
At. 1880 a. m. the members of the
diplomatic corps, the representatives
OF foreign governments to the exposi-
ticn, and other official guests. will as
semble at the st. Louis Club, and be
thence conducted by military escort to
the Liberal Arts building.
At IL o'clock m. the assembly will be
called to order by Mr.. Corwin r. Spen-
Ger, chairman OF the committee on GER
ernonies of the exposition. The cere-
monies will be as follows:
sson.
Second-Introduction Of Hon. Jno. M.
Thurston, of the national commission.
president of the day.
Third-Greeting of the representa-
tives Of foreign governments from the
universal exposition of 1904, by Hon.
David r. Francis, president OF the ex-
position.
Fourth-Music.
Fifth--Address by the French ambas-
sador.
sixth-"Hallelujah Chorus from
"1'he Messiah"
seventh-Address by Spanish minis
ter.
Eighth-Music.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Rev. Samuel
~. Niccolls.
Tenth-Centennia salute Of 100
guns.
A grand pyrotechnic display will
commence at the conclusion of the ex-
ercises in the building, and continue
during the afternoon and evening.
Third Day-May 2nd., 1908.
The civic parade will assemble at
en-thirty a. m. under direction of Col
onel Eugene j. Spencer, Marshal of the
I,ay, and move from the junction of
Grand avenue and Lindell boulevard
thru Forrest park to the Exposition
grounds, where the parade will be re-
viewed by the governors of the states.
At 1880 p. nj. the audience will as
semble in the Liberal Arts building, and
will be called 20 order by Mr.. William
81, Thompson, chairman of the COM
nlittee on grounds and buildings. The
ceremonies will be as follows:
First: Invocation by Rev. William
r. Harper.
Second: Introduction of Hon. William
Lindsay, of the National Commission,
president of the day.
Third: Music.
Fourth: Address of welcome by Hon.
A. NJ. Dockery, governor of Missouri.
Fifth: Response by Hon. Benjamin
b. Odell, Jr., governor of New York.
Sixth Grand chorus.
Seventh: Benediction by Rabbi Leon
Harrison.
Eighth: Centennial salute of one
hundred guns.
A grand display of daylight fire.
works will commence at the conclu-
sion of the exercises in the building.
Immediately after the close of the
ceremonies, the Governors will proceed
to the building sites selected for their
respective states, where cornor stones
will be laid and state colors will be
raised with appropriate exercises.