The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-06-10
MILITARY PARADE,
MUSIC AND ORATORY
Dedication Of the Missouri Building
at the Worlds Fair.
GRANDEST STATE BUILDING
The Exercises Preceded ny n Viii
tnry Parade. aud i'niiow.d Dy n
Reception. Dinner aud
srnnd tail.

81. Louis, June with elaborate
ceremonies, Including a military pa
radc. instrumental music rendered by
several military bands. vocal music by
celebrated singers. oratnry by the most
distinguished citizens Of Missouri. sew
orai Of whom arc among the most dis
tingulshcd citizens Of the United States.
the Missouri pavilion at the Worlds
fair was dedicated.
The Migaouri building II u part Of
tho 81 900 900 picture Of Missouri"
provided for when he Missouri lcgis-
laturc responded with the passage OF
an appropriation In accordance with a
vote by the people Of the state.
In the Plateau Of States. as In the OK
hilit palaces. Missouri Is conspicuous
for tho layishncss vi her expenditures
for representation at the Worlds fair.
The state building Is the handsomcs,
of the state p%ayilious In exterior and
interior. It occupies a commanding po-
slllun on the hin above the govern
mcnt building. and at tho beginning OF
the street upon which stand the l.ouiBl-
ina. Wisconsin. ohio. Now York. Min
ncsota. Massachusetts,, Kansas. Iowa
mississippi, Arizona and Indian terri
tory paylllons. BcctsiSo Of tho emil
hence upon which the building stands
and the height OF the building Itself
the .gildcd dome OF tho Missouri pa
yilion ~ visible ut a great distance
from the exposition grounds. and Is the
first object within the grounds seen by
many visitors to the Worlds fair.
Preceding the exercises NJ the build
Ing. n military parade. headed by a de
tachmcnt u mounted police. started
from the parade entrance At ten o'clock
In the morning. The route of the pa
radc was through the plnzas of the
main picture formed by tho exhibit
Palaces. tho order of march being as
follows:
Detachment Of mounted police. com.
rany Of Jefferson guards. grand mar
shnl and stan. West Point baud. Unit
ed States military academy cadets. bat
talon OF United States marines. com
pany 81 coast artillery. Philippine
scouts band. Gov. Dockcry and stan.
University of Missouri band. UNIVERSE
~ Of Missouri cadets. battery 4 Of st.
Louis. First Missouri national guard
baud. First regiment Missouri nation
al guard.
The ceremonies at the building bc-
gan at 1913 o'clock. when ". T. Davis.
president of the Missouri commission.
called tho assemblagc TO order. and
Itcy. G.. Il. Patlllo. of Jefferson City,
offered the Invocation. President Day-
II then rendered the building to Gov.
Dockcry, and the governor made an adj
dress Of acceptance In behalf OF the
people of Missouri.
The following named citizens NJ Mis-
souri, complete the programme of ora
tory, each speaking five minutes: J. II.
Whitccotton. speaker of the Missouri
legislature; Thomas n. Carter. prcsl-
dent Of the National Worlds Fair com
mission; j. T. Hunt, James T. Lloyd,
members OF congress: David Il. Fran
els. president OF the exposition; ~ u.
Dyer, United States district attorney.
st, Louis, Robert Lamar. members II
congress; William J. Stone, United
States senator; e, VI. Uamlin, member
Of congress; Mai William Warner. OF
Kansas city; Charles +. Cochran and
Champ Clark, members Of congress.
The programme Of addresses was in
tcrspersed with n number OF musical
selections, including several singers of
international prominence. including
Don Francisco de Souza Continho, son
Of rhe Marquis de Borba and the Mar
chioness de Nalenca OF Portugal. lie is a
court singer Of much favor on the con
tinont Of Europe, Nine, Ada Solder
ileuck. who has Just returned from n
successful Jour OF Europe, also APP
pearcd. 81, Louis was represented by
Miss Adelaide Kalkman.
After the %dedlcatory exercises Gov,
Dockory, the hostcsses OF tho Missouri
building and the state commissioners
md their wives held a public recep-
ton In the rotunda. At six o'clock in
the evening Gov. Dockery gave a din
ncr to the speakers and n very few in
vited guests in the private dining room
on the second floor. followed by the
grand ball from eight o'clock until
eleven.
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