The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-30
READY FOR THE DEDICATION
President Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland and Other
Distinguished Men Are in the Mound City.

IL I1:S0-President Roosevelt in advance of
the guard reaches the worlds fair ground;
presidential salute fired; President takes
place in reviewing stand.
1:30 p. m.-Band concert as crowd gathers
at the Liberal Arts building.
p. m.-Presdent David r.. Francis calls
meeting for formal dedication 20 order.
The programme:
Invocation by Cardinal Gibbons.
Introduction of Thomas H. Carter pres
Grand chorus. THE Heavens Proclaim
ing"
Presentation of the building by David r.
Francis.
Dedication address by President Roose-
welt.
Chorus. Unfold, Ye Portals"
Address by Grover Cleveland.
America" with chorus and band accom-
paniment.
Prayer by Bishop E. r. Hendrix.
Benediction by Bishop Henry c. Potter.
Centennial salute OF 100 guns.
ID. m.-Fireworks.
Staff Correspondence of the Journal
ST. LOUIS, April 29.-All is ready for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition dedi-
cation ceremonies tomorrow. President
Roosevelt Grover Cleveland. Cardinal Glib
bons and all the notables invited to partici-
pate in the exercises are here. Governor
Durbin and party arrived shortly before
o'clock this evening after a pleasant but
H. M Bronson, of the Big Four. had given
his personal attention to details of the trip
and the arrangements were satisfactory in
every particular. Arriving at ST. Louis
the members of the party scattered to sew
eral hotels where arrangements for quar-
ters, had been perfected by Adjutant Gen.
eraI Ward several weeks ago.
The Governors headquarters are estab-
%ol xul,frh fl
filed from top to bottom with official Wis
itors gathered for the dedicatory exercises.
including all the members of the diplomatic
corps from Washington. At the Planters
also are d. A. Coulter. Frankfort. Z. III.
Tripp indianapolis, Henry w. Marshall
and Samuel T. Murdock, Lafayette. and
Walter Brown, Elkhart, all accompanied
by their wives, Raymond T. Van Camp. OF
Indianapolis. and George B. Lockwood.
At the ST. James Hotel are Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A Lyon. Ligonier; Mr.. and Mrs. II. L.
Kramer, Indiana Mineral Springs; Adjt
Gen. John r. Ward: r. E. Breed, Marion;
A. G. Lupton. Hartford City; Charles l..
Bieler and T. III. Johnson. Indianapolis; w.
c. Irwin, Columbus, and John ID. Wellman.
Evansville.
At the Lindell are Quartermaster General
Oran Perry, Indianapolis; S. 1. Cragun,
Lebanon; L. c. Davenport. Bluffton; E. II.
Bowen. Delphi and F. T. Roots. Conners-
Vile, accompanied by their wives, and Z.
]. Robson, Indianapolis.
The members of the Indiana Worlds Fair
Commission are located in private homes,
the commission having organized too late
to arrange for hotel accommodations, which
have been at a premium for two weeks. All
the members of the commission are here to-
night, or are expected to arrive in the
morning, except Senator Fleming. of Fort
Wayne, and Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre
Haute The commission will hold a meet
ing at the Planters Hotel at 8 o'clock in
the morning. at which Acil Alexander, Of
Marion, recently elected assistant secretary
of the commission to have charge of the col
lection Of the exhibits at the exposition,
will be present.
The great event Of tomorrow, from a
spectacular standpoint. is the military pa
rade in which Indiana will be represented
by Governor Durbin and thirty members of
his staff. The position assigned to the In
diana contingent is well toward the front of
the National Guard section, sandwiched in
between two States of the old Confederacy-
Louisiana and Mississippi. About twenty
Governors of States and their STATS are
present. and it is apparent that in the mat
ter of gorgeous raiment the Indiana staff
is to be entirely overshadowed, since the
uniform worn by the Indianians has been
recently changed to conform TO regular
army regulations. Some of the colonels and
majors, especially from Southern States.
are staggering about under load of gold
braid that makes even members of the Chi
nese legation, in their coats of many colors,
look like .plain-clothes men. The Governor
of Georgia Is accompanied by a staff of two
hundred members, all colonels, uniformed in
the gray of the old Confederacy, with many
modern improvements.
The Indiana Society of st. Louis, which
comprises in its membership quite num-
Der of leading business and professional
| men, had planned a reception and banquet
for tomorrow evening at which the Indiana
visitors were to be guests of honor. Gov.
Durbin and Senators Fairbanks and Bev-
eridge were to have delivered addresses.
However, the arrangements of the worlds
fair committees contemplated so complete
an occupation of the time of the party from
Indiana that this event was necessarily
postponed and will take place during the
week of Indiana day at the fair next sum-
mer.
While the Indiana delegation has nothing
to complain of in the matter OF arrange
ments. it is apparent that, despite active
efforts of the worlds fair organization and
committees of citizens. st. Louis is to ac-
quire before this celebration is over some
useful IL unpleasant enlightenment as to
the magnitude of the project it has under
taken. Much confusion is apparent on every
hand. The full capacity of every hotel I'm
the city has been engaged for weeks, and
some hotels have been refusing to consider
applications for quarters since the dedica-
ton was announced. The result is that
there is considerable complaint on the part
of visitors. o: whom it is estimated that
there are 100000 here tonight, with several
times that number expected to descend to-
morrow on the city where cots are already
, at premium. c. s. WATTS.
PRESIDENT WELCOMED.