The Washington times., 1903-04-26


begin 10 march at 1890. preceded by the
President Of the United States and the
distinguished guests. in carriages
The route Is two miles through the
finest residence sections and Forest Park
to the TriumphaI Causeway leading
from the entrance of the exposition
grounds to the Liberal Arts Building
a broad asphaltum way viii carry the
column between the finished fronts Of
five exposition buildings. decorated with
the flags of all nations The President
viii review the parade from the grand
stand in the Court Of Monuments, the
principal vista of the fair Luncheon
served by the exposition directors at
the Administration Building. viii regale
the President and guests until l.30 p m,
when grand band concert by thirty
bands announces the prelude to the dedi-
catory ceremonies. The doors Of the
Liberal Arts Building viii admit $4,000
persons, to be seated under the direction
Of guards and ushers.
Three Thousand Singers.
4 grandstand at the north side will
seat 5000 guests Accommodations for
400 newspaper correspondents are pro-
vided Immediately beneath and in front
of the Presidents rostrum. On the west
side, $50 feet from the President, a
chorus of 1000 voices, selected from the
leading singing societies of St Louis
and an augmented band Of zoe pieces
viii be heard Promptly at , O'Clock the
vast assembly viii be called to order by
David r Francis, president of the EX-
position Cardinal Gibbons. in the
scarlet vestments of prince Of the
Roman church. viii lend q touch Of
color to the brilliant scene when he ad-
vances co the front of the President 8
rostrum to deliver the invocation.
Thomas H. Carter. president Of the
Worlds Fair National Commission, viii
be announced as the president OF the
day a choral and band performance of
The Heavens Proclaiming' will pre-
! cede the presentation Of the buildings by
/ President Francis 10 the President OF
the United States. President Roosevelt
will then make the dedication address
/ Immediately at the close Of the Presi-
/ dents words, the grand chorus will
thunder. Unfold. Ye Portals" Former
I President Grover Cleveland. the orator
of the occasion. viii deliver a panegyrie
/ Bishop E R. Hendricks, Of the Metho-
dist Church, viii pray, and the Right
/ Rev. Henry c Potter. Of New York
will speak the benedicuon- A centennial
salute Of 100 guns closes the program.
! Fireworks by the Hour.
At o'clock the pyrotechnic display
begins in front of the grandstaRd, near
/ the Administration Building The lengtF
Of this production is suggested by the
hfty-tvyo numbers which it includes
About 10000 persons can witness the
/ spectacle from the grandstand. Il il
/ estimated that il will require three
/ hours. from 10 II o'clock. to burr
the tons Of powder which the Fireworks
king has piled on the grounds. Henri
Pain has promised to surpass anything
he has done and the monumental char
acter of some Of his cards seems to as
sure a magnificent display.
The sensation Of the evening will b
the ascension OF seven great gas bal
/ looms controlled by experienced aero
nauts. Ats great altitude the oper
ators fire salute Of aerial guns. Tn
/ largest vessel drops a huge America
flag in pyrotechnics, 400 feet long b
200 feet wide An aerial salute Of TWEEN
ty-one guns greets the appearance O
the Stars and Stripes. This is the sig
nal for dropping from the six other bal
looms the pyrotechnic flags Of the 81
I greatest powers. Each flag is $50 fee
by 10O feet. Another conspicuous mum
Der viii be the Festival Hall and III
Cascade Gardens Of the Worlds FAN
done in fire on a set piece 600 feet Ion
by 60 feet high, the exact vertical heigh
Of the genuine cascades. Streams c
opaIesceut fire viii fall over the cas-
cades. other numbers include every
thing that is known 10 the science c
Pyrotechaies.
Aside from the mere pageantry OF tn
military parade of the first day, tn
demonstration is intended to impress
several hundreds Of thousands of Amer
Iicau citizens and her foreign guests wit
the fitness of both the regular arm c
!the Republics soIdiery and its Nationa
Guard
Troops in the Parade.
This being the end sought by tn
, national commission. only the best type