The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-31
INDIANA BUILDING TO
BE DEDICATED FRIDAY
Elaborate Ceremonies Will Mark
Occasion, and Governor Will
Attend with Officials.
II. w. MARSHALL IN CITY

Henry w Marshall of Lafayette vice
president Of the Indiana Worlds Fair Com
mission. was in the city yesterday making
final arrangements with Governor Durbin
for the dedication of the Indiana building
St. Louis next Friday. Mr.. Marshall had
with him the programme as it will be pre-
sented that day, and which promises to be
unusually interesting.
A feature of the day will be the parade,
which will include less than 1000 peo
pie, notable among the attractions being
the Philippine Constabulary Band, COM
posed OF eighty pieces. The parade will
start from the administration building at
1 clock p. m. and will cross the exposition
grounds, the time of accomplishing the
distance consuming one hour.
At o'clock the more formal exercises of
the day Will take place in the Indiana build
ing. The principal address will be given
ant Governor Of Indiana and president of
the Indiana Commission.
The ceremonies will be opened by prayer
by DIR. Walter ID. Cole, of the Trinity
Church, Lafayette. The address of well
come will be delivered by Hon. David r.
Francis, president of the Louisiana Pur-
OF President Francis, the report of the
building committee to the Indiana Commits
sion will be given by the chairman, Frank
c. Ball. of Muncie. Henry w. Marshall,
of Lafayette, vice president of the Indiana
Commission, representing the people of In
diana, will then tender the building to
Governor Winfield I. Durbin, who will re-
spond with short address of acceptance
An event of the occasion will be the re-
ception on Thursday night, which the Gov
ernor and members of the commission will
hold in the Indiana building and to which
all Indiana people at the fair will be in
yited The Governors party, including
Governor Durbin, Adjt. Gen. John r. Ward,
QuartermaSter General Oran Perry, George
B. Lockwood, secretary to the Governor.
and their families. will leave for st. Louis
tomorrow.
Mr.. Marshall. when seen last evening, was
enthusiastic over the programme as ar
ranged for the day. Members of the COM
mittee,' he said, have worked hard TO
make the dedication of building COM
plete in every appointment and 1 believe
every one Will be pleased with the affair
next Friday.
think will prove big attraction. The Phil
ippine Constabulary Band of eighty pieces
is remarkable organization which will
certainly interest every one. The parade
will be a beautiful military display as there
will be over a thousand cadets from differ
ent cadet schools of the country in the
line.
THE Indiana Club of st. Louis. COM
posed of former Indiana people, has united
with us and will participate in making the
day successful"
The parade will be under the command of
Adjt. Gen John r. Ward. The following
will be it's formation
Detachment of police; Company of JEFF
ferson Guards; Grand Marshal Gen. John
r. Ward. adjutant general of Indiana, and
staff; Philippine Constabulary Band; Bat
talon Philippine COnstabulary; Company
! III, Second Regiment, New York National
! Guard: Wilson Light Infantry: Culver Mil
| itary Band; Culver Military Cadets; Gov
ernor and staff; Indiana Commission and
/ invited guests; Cadets State College Ken
! lucky; Band Virginia Polytechnic Institute
| Cadets Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Mis-
sissippi Agricultural College Cadets; Louis
! lana State College Cadets; Maryland Agri-
! cultural College Cadets; Ohio Wesleyan
| Cadets