The bee., 1904-06-09
INTERESTING CEREMONIES.
Programme for Kentucky Day at Worlds
Fair Full Of Stirring Events From
Early Morn Until Late at Night.

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day being one of the greatest in
the history of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. There will be
cheap rates in effect from all
places in the State to st. Louis.
Two special trains will run from
Louisville, one on the night of
June ID, carrying the Kentucky
Press Association, and one on
the night of June IA, made up of
the Louisville business men from
the Board of Trade, Commercial
Club and Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. This train
will have a private car attached
with Governor j. G. w. Beck
ham, his staff and State officials
board, together with committee
of three from the Battleship
Kentucky. This business mems
excursion is under the immediate
supervision of joint committee
consisting of Messrs. John HI.
Brand, Baylor Hickman, Chas.
F. Huhlein, Theo. Ahrens, AL
fred Brandois, Chas. ID. Camp
bell, w. @. T. Cross, Charles B.
Norton, Peyton B. Bethel, V. FL.
Engelhard, E. Weinstock, VIM.
Thalhelmer, Douglas Barclay, j.
E. Moses and Ed Rowland. Both
the editors train and the bust
ness mems special will run over
the Henderson Route to st.
Louis.
The editors, as has been before
stated, will spend a day very
pleasantly before Kentucky Day
sightseeing. The business mems
excursion will run direct to the
Worlds Fair Grounds K@a-
Wabash and will parade, headed
by a band, to the Kentucky
Building early on the morning of
Kentucky Day. Breakfast will
DE taken at the German Restau-
rant, adjoining the German Gov
eminent Pavilion.
The exercises of the day will
begin at IL O'Clock at the State
Building by the singing of "The
Green Kentucky Pastures"
song written by Mrs. Kate
Slaughter Mckinney, a former
Kentuckian, now living at Birm-
ingham, Ala. The music of this
song was written by Mr.. T. o.
Galloway, of Montgomery, who
is coming to the Exposition es-
pecially to play the accompani-
ment to this song, which will be
sung by Mr.. Camden w. Bal
lard, of Shelbyville, Ky., one of
the States best known tenOrs.
Immediately following this song
there will be presentation of
the "home- coming colors'' of the
Battleship Kentucky" by a
committee from this good old
ship, to to the Governor of the
State. There will be addresses
by a Kentuckian now in the navy
and Kentuckian now in the
army.
The regular exercises for Ken
lucky Day will be held in Festi-
val Hall and will include a re-
cital on the big pipe organ-the
largest ever built. President A.
Y. Ford, of the Kentucky Com
mission, will preside and
speeches will be made by Presi-
dent Francis, of the Exposition,
a former Kentuckian; by Hon.
Harry b. Halves, OF st. Louis, q
former Kentuckian, who is the
president Of the Kentucky Soci-
ETY. of St. Louis; by Governor
Beckham and others. At night,
from s to IL O'Clock, there will
be reception at the Kentucky
Building, admission by card. AS
previously stated, no invitations
to Kentucky Day will be sent in
to Kentucky. Every Kentuckian
is invited. All events of the
day will be made as distinctive
ly ''Kentuckian" as possible.
Kentucky Building souvenir but
tons will be given all visitors and
a bunch of bluegrass in the
head will be pinned on each visi-
tor. Of course, refreshments
will be served both during the
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