The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-07
FIFTY THOUSAND MAY
ENTER GROUNDS FREE
Conservative Estimate of Number
Who Are Expected to Accept
Dedication Invitations.
INCLUDES ALL TN PAGEANT.
Price of Admission During Day
Will Be Twenty-Five Cents
and at Night Fifty
Cents
INCLUDES ALL IN PAGEANT.

Thirty-ffve thousand-deducting q large
percentage for refusals-is a conservative
estimate OF the number Of persons, possess
ors OF invitations to attend the ceremonies.
who viii be admitted free TO the dedieatory
exercises, April 90
The probability Is that the figure will be
nearer 5000. counting the 1000 or d. 600 Of
troops which will take part in the parade.
All who participate In this latter pageant
viii be counted among the total number
that win enter the grounds Dedication Day.
Fifteen thousand general invitations have
been issued. The 4eoo Worlds Fair stock
holders may enter free. and also the 1000
representatives OF the press that are ex-
pected TO attend.
OF the recipients Of invitations only Ieo
can be termed the specially invited" They
are personages OF special dignity. including
President Roosevelt. representatives Of tnir-
ty foreign Governments. Governors OF
States and members OF the Diplomatic
Corps
The exact number OF regulars who will be
oetailed hsre Is not yet decided but the fig
Colonel Edward A. Goodwin, commander OF
he Jefferson Guard. who at present has
charge Of the preparations for handling the
military bodies. stated yesterday that the
orders 70 the various regiments which will
attend have not been issued BY the War
OcPS3 lllcuL-
CoRBIN COMES NEXT WEEK.
racks, Fort Riley, Fort Leayenworfh. Fort
Crook, Columbus Barracks, Fort Sheridan
and Fort Thomas. MAJOR General BATES OF
OMAHA % Sss chaTks q tss sibafons6 81 q
the soldiers Adjutant General Corbir, who
is TO be grand marshal Of the parade, viii
for the event. HIS action vii nave % much
70 DO with naming the regiments and d.
ing the number Of soldiers that win be ce-
Close to 1000 Of the National Guard are
expected. Missouri has 1900 militiamen.
The First Regtment, under Colonel Bin
grounds. The other regiments vii parade.
New York Will send q regiment, likewise
Ohio indiana; illinois, Iowa and oklahe-
msnts Of varying strength.
The worlds Fair Executive COMMITTEES
has decided that the admission fee for en-
until 5 o'clock In the afternoon. and. after
that hour, 80 cents The extra evening
charge IL made because Of the fireworks
display, which is to be the largest OF its
kind ever seen. and which Is to cost the
Fair company $4,000.
This is the present plan It is subject to
The grand stand at the northern end OF
what is to be the firing area, a space 2OOO
way. It win accommodate so,oO0 persons a
charge viii be imposed for seats, varying
from % cents to -
MANY AVAILABLE SITES
The firing area Is, however, easily seem
from various other elevations. East OF skin
ksr road are the hills OF Forest Park. The
display could be viewed TO advantage from
this place. The terraces leading 10 tha Al
ministreticn building and the steps OF this
structure Will be available. Thousands could
collect IN this space. -'N
The large area IN the rear Of the Admins
tration building, which will be eyenflIaiIv
the washington University campus also Of
fers an excellent vantage point. one hun
dred thousand persons could assemble there
and not suffer discomfort other than from
standing. ~
The cost OF viewing the dedication ce-..
monies. hearing the President speak and
witnessing the fireworks. excluding trans
portado1. can be reduced to 80 oents-.5
cents admission and Is cents for n hoT
lunch All who enter before O'clock ara
charged only quarter, no matter how lonS
tney remain No hrxt-class restaurant fa
eiiites can be arranged. but temporary
!Lnch stands viii be erected, and seyeral
hundred thousand box lunches will hs for
SAFE. Thus all but the very fastidious NAV
stay the pangs Of hunger at theS Fsfr slfs
IN case they do not wish TO ride home or to
downtown restaurants and return later IN
the evening. IA