Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-11

anniversary of the discovery of Iowa
soil by Marquette and Joliet with an
imposing parade and ceremonies as
outlined above.
Charles NJ. Reeves Of the committee
on domestic exploitation Of the expo
sttion was in Des Moines Tuesday and
in conference with Governor Cummins
Commissioner Wilmer and other prom
inent men of that city with view to
impressing the Importance of Iowa
day at the Worlds fair upon Iowa peo-
ple.
Commissioner Wilmer is extremely
anxious that Iowa people shall be well
represented at st. Louis on Iowa day
and will devote his influence to secur-
ing a large attendance and making the
celebration unique among those ar
ranged by the states of the purchase.
Notables Will Attend.
Invitations have been extended for
all ceremonies of the day to the expo
sition officials, including the president,
vice presidents, secretary, treasurer,
directors of divisions, chiefs of depart
ments, national commissioners, board
Of lady managers state officials of
Iowa, members of present general as.
sembly of Iowa, Iowa members of the
cabinet, United States senators and
members of congress from Iowa, gov
errors Of the several states, commits
sioners, secretaries, hostesses, repre-
sentatives of the various states, terri
tories and foreign nations, and the
press of Iowa.
The program follows:
10 a. Morgan, professional.
Music.
Invocation.
Introductory Hon William Larrabee
former governor of Iowa and president
Iowa Commission.
Music, Iowa." Mrs. Bertha Lincoln
Heustis.
Address, Hon Albert B. Cummins,
governor of Iowa.
Music.
Address, Hon. Thomas D. Healy,
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Music, america
Recessional, "The Star Spangled
Banner"
| 4:30 p. Morgan recital and con-
cert, Iowa state building.
! $50 p. m.-Dress parade and drill,
Iowa cadets, plaza in front of Iowa
state building.
Sp. MA reception will be rendered
| the exposition officials, state and for
eign representatives, and present and
| former citizens Of Iowa, by Governor
and Ms. Cummins, President and Mrs.
Lars bee, and the Iowa commission,
from s until II o'clock p. m.
Order of Parade.
| 4 will IL \, fN1J0
ing order:
M. H .Byers, adjutant general Of
Iowa, marshal
Platoon of mounted police.
| Company of Jefferson Guards.
Band of Philippine scouts.
| Battalion Philippine scouts.
Philippine constabulary band of
eighty pieces.
| Indian band Of forty pieces.
Battalion of United States marines.
| Simpson college band, Indianola, la.
| Simpson college cadets, 100 men.
4 Iowa state college cadets, Ames, Ia,
+. 100 men
Marion drill corps, Marion, Iowa.
\ Carriage, Hon. A. B .Cummins, gov
! president Louisiana purchase exposi.
!
! the day; Hon. VIM. Larrabee, presi-
dent Iowa commission.
j Carriages, governors staff and line
| officers as escort.
/ Carriage, Hon Thomas H. Carter
president national commission, Louisi
ana purchase exposition; Mrs Daniel
Manning, president board of lady man.
ayers; Mrs. A. B. Cummins, Mrs Tho
mas D. Healy.
| Carriage, Mrs. VIM. Larrabee, Mrs
Freeman R. Conway, hostess Iowa
1 building; Mrs. Leroy Palmer.
| Carriages, Iowa members of cabinet
| u. S. senators, members of congress.
Carriages, Iowa state officials.
| Carriage, committee on ceremonies
Carriages, Iowa commissioners.
Band.
Carriages, ladies.
| Cadets South Dakota agricultural
college.
Cadets ST. Johns military academy
of Kansas.
4 Cadets st. Johns military academy
of Wisconsin.
Band.
Frazier Light Guards.
, South Carolina military academy
and band
The parade moves at $40 a. m. from
Iowa state building north on Common
wealth avenue, passing Minnesota
Kansas. New York, Massachusetts
Ohio, WISCONSIN, Michigan, Washing
ton, Kentucky, Fisheries and Govern
ment buildings, south of Mines ant
Metallurgy building, north to Plaza o
Orleans, west passing Palace of Edu
cation and Manufacturers building t.
, the grand basin and the Louisian;
Purchase monument, passing the Pa
ace of Electricity, Varied Industries t
Machinery building, south to Fin
Arts building and Terrace of States
to Festival hall, where the parade vii
, halt, and a tribute to the statute Q
+. Iowa will be delivered by Hon. LeRo
, Palmer, member Of the Iowa commits
sion. The decoration of Iowa statu
!, will follow, and then the parade vii
= move to Iowa state building.