Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
NOW DEDICATED
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS ST. LOUIS
FAIR BUILDINGS.
Great Crowds of People Witness
the CeremOnies.-A Raw, Bleak
Day, Combined With Inadequate
Police Regulations, Make 1t very
UucOm Portable.

St. Louis, May 1.-President Roosevelt
fought his way through the biggest
crowd he ever encountered in his lie
at the fair grounds yesterday. He as
sisted in dedicating tn. half completed
buildings and accepted them in the
name of the government from the ma
tional committee, whose duty it is to
zee that the $4,000, 900 given by con-
gress is expended as judiciously as pos
sible.
Secretary Stevens, of the exposition
company, estimates that 300, 900 peo-
pie crowded their way into the fair
grounds AT least 5000 were packed
like sard,nes into the huge Liberal
Arts building, where the exercises took
place. The weather, combined with
the woefnlly inadequate police arrange
ments, made the day term of misery
for great many individuals who would
otherwise have enjoyed themselves to
the utmost. 1t had turned bitterly
cold overnight, and though the lower
ing clouds did not turn loose the rain
to spoil the parade, there was pene-
trating wind that sent the chills up
and down the frames of the spectators.
1t was therefore red-necked, blue
faced crowd that watched the parade
headed by General Corbin in all the
gold lace his exalted rank allows.
Miles and Corbin.
General Miles. who ranks General Cor
bin notch. sat for the most of the
time while the parade IVES passing the
presidents stand hidden behind pill
lar. General Corbin came to the stand
as soon as his part of it was over and
stood near the president, where the
eyes of multitude could drink him in.
After the governors OF the states, with
their stats, had passed the reviewing
stand, President Roosevelt and his par
ty hattled their way through the Lib
eral Arts building, where the dedica-
tion exercises took place. 1t was an
unruly crowd under that big roof, and
no wonder, for not more than a tenth
of the assemblage could hear word
spoken nom the platform. At inter
walls the president bad to stop talking
altogether until tho enthusiasts in the
rear had become tired of yelling "Sit
down." or "What's the matter with
Teddy"
The management had forgotten all
about providing gavel for the occa-
sion, and Chief of Detectives Desmond
sacrificed his umbrella. The handle
of his rain protector was used by Presi-
dent Francis to call the crowd to order.
When all tbs governors-nineteen in
number-had reached the platform it
was discovered that there were not
chairs enough, to 90 round. and some Of
them sat on the floor.
A "rest" was promised the president
after the exercises, but when he reached
the office of Governor Francis, in the
administration building, nearly all the
prominent citizens of st. Louis came
in with their wives to shake his hand.
staff spirited the president away to
selected room where he was hidden
from the crowd until dinner. After
dinner the president admired display
of fireworks and then went to his train,
happy but most exhausted man.
Program Of Exercises.
Following was the program at the
exposition grounds after the great mil
itary parade:
Introductory address by President
Francis
Invocation, by His Eminence James
Cardinal Gibbons
Introduction of Hon. Thomas Fl. Car
ter, of the national commission, presi
dent of the day.
Grand Chorus, "The Heavens Pro-
claiming"
Presentation OF buildings. by David
R. Francis, president of the exposi-
ton.
Dedication address, by the president
of the Uni'ed States.
Chorus, "Unfold, Ye Portals"
Address, by Hon. Grover Cleveland.
America" with full chorus and
band accompaniment.
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