The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-06
WORLDS FAIR OPEN
The Ceremonies in St. Louis ard
Washington.
ENORMOUS CROWDSAT THE OPENING.
President Roosevelt to Touch the Button
at the White House Program at the
Louisiana Purchase Monument Rush Work
to Get Grounds In Condition for the Exercises
Warships and Distinguished Persons Arrive.

St. Louis, (SpeciaD. -At noon Presi-
dent Roosevelt pressed an electric
button in the Green Room of the
White House at Washington. which
started the machinery of the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis, nearly thousand
miles away.
The program for the opening cere.
monies at St. Louis began at 9 A. M
when the officers of the Exposition,
the national commission anj the boarc
of lady managers assembled in the
Administration Building to march tc
the Plaza of St. Louis, where they
took their places upon the platform
erected at the base of the Louisians
Purchase Monument A detachment
of the Jefferson Guards. with bane
and an officer of the United State:
Army, escorted the party. Represen
tatives of foreign governments as.
sembled in the Hall of Congress a.
o.I5 A. NJ, and walked with similar
escort to the plaza. The state and
territorial commissioners. with the
governors of several states were II
the United States Government Build
ing and proceeded, to the plaza unde
escort of Jefferson Guards and
military officer. The exercises wers
held in the open air. the audience
occupying the broad Plaza of St
Louis facing the monument.
President David R. Francis. of the
Exposition called the assemhlage tc
order at 10 o'clock. and after ar
invocation by Rev. DR.. Frank W. Gun
saulus, of Chicago, concluding witt
the Lords Prayer, in which the audi.
ence joined. President Francis them
delivered his address.
From this point forward the pi D
gram proceeded as follows;
March louisiana. Van der Stuck n.
Transfer of the Exhibit Palaces-By
the President<Sto the director OF
exhibits, Mr.. Frederick J. V. Skiff,
with presentation of official co,a-
mission and insignia of Office.
Address = The director of exhibits,
Mr.. Frederick J. V. Skiff. will pre-
sent to the chiefs of his division thti If
official commissions and insignias Of
office.
Chorus Hymn of the West" wor Is
by Edmund Clarence Steadman;
music by John Knowles Pane.
Address-The mayor of the City of
St. Louis, Hon. Rolla Wells.
Address-The president of the a
tional Commission, Hon. Thomas
E. Carter.
Addresses-By United States sena-
tor and Representative James "A.
Tawney on behalf OF the commit ee
of the United States Congress.
Address for the Exhibitors--Mr. Ed
ward H. Hartman. president New
York State Commission.
Music-"The Star-Spangled Bann r."
Francis Scott Key.
AdJresses-The representatives OF the
President of the United States the
Secretary of War, Hon. William. H.
Taft.
At the conclusion of the address by
the Secretary of War the President
of the United States, in the White
House in the presence of members Of
the Diplomatic Corps, chief justice
and associate justices of the Supreme
Court, members of the Cabinet. the
of the House of Representatives and
other persons distinguished in official
life, pressed the button connected by
wire with the Exposition ground. and
started the machinery, the same act
unfurling flags on all the buildings
and setting the great cascades in mo-
ton.
Tile singing of America in grand
chorus concluded the exercises.
The parade of the Pike concessiona-
ries, a gorgeous affair in which
thousands of men, and women and
animals took part, followed the open
iuo ceremonies