Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-01
Roosevelt Sets Machinery
in Motion by EIeC-
triCity at Noon.
CEREMONIES OF DAY
Scene of FestiVity and Splen-
dor Never EquaIed
On Coast.

Portland. Ore. June Amidst a
scene of festivity and splendor never
euualed in the Pacific northwest, with
din and clamor of cheering thousands,
accompanied by the booming of artil-
lerv. the Ginning of bells and the blar-
ing of bands. Portland today made her
greatest bow TO the world in the for
NAL opening of the Lewis and Clark
centennial exhibition. The event took
place under conditions presaging com
plete success to this historical com
memoration of the blazing trail 10
old Oregon" by Capt Merriwether
Lewis and William Clark, who. commits
stoned by President jefferson. eNplOr-
ed the great Oregon country one hun
dred years ago.
President Participates.
Today's celebration was participated
in by the president of the United
States and his personal representative.
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks.
representatives of the senate and the
house of representatives of the nation
al congress. of the army and the navy,
together with the governors and STATS
of Colorado. Idaho. Washington and
Oregon. and multitudes of people from
far and near
All Portland was decked in her best,
business was suspended. the holiday
spirit was everywhere in evidence, and
never in the history of Portland has
this city been called upon to care for
so many people.
Grand Pageant.
The prelude to the actual opening
ceremonies at the exposition consisted
of the parade, a grand pageant of mil
itarism. led by Vice President Fair
banks, the congressional party, visiting
governors, and other dignitaries and
the exposition officials. With martial
music constantly playing. this fore
runner of the actuality was greeted by
continued cheering along the entire
line of march from the new postoffice
through the business and residential
sections of Portland To the fair
grounds
As the parade swung into the
grounds, the vice presidential, congress
sional and fair parties were detached
from the column and escorted by the
cavalry between long lines of cheering
ing.
Presidential salute.
Everything being in readiness. at
11:45 O'Clock Vice President Fairbanks
and party emerged from the New York
building. receiving the vice presidential
salute of Is guns. Flanked on either
side by a line of troops, the party
walked TO the speakers stand.
Promptly at u o'clock. noon, Presi-
dent II. W. Goode. of the exposition,
arose, and, eavel in hand. announced
the beginning of the ceremonies. aud
Rt Rev. David II. Moore, bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, invok-
ed the divine blessing.
President Goode then delivered an
address welcoming the people of the
old Oregon" country and the people
of the United States as the guests of
the exposition.
Following President Goode. Gov.
George Chamberlain. of Oregon; Hon.
jefferson Myers. president of the Lew
is and Clark centennial commission;
Hon. George n. Williams. mayor of
Portland: Hon Clarence ID. Clark, Of
Wyoming. representing the United
on behalf of the house OF representa-
tives Hon II. a Taylor. first assist
ant secretary of the United States
treasury and chairman OF the United
States government board; Hon. Joseph
G. Cannon. speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, and Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks. the personal representa-
tive of the president. delivered appro-
pirate addresses.
Roosevelt Notified.
The presidential salute of u guns
was the signal To the impatient throng
that the moment of the opening of the
exposition was at hand. Upon a tele-
graph operator seated at an instrument
in the speakers stand. the eyes of the
multitude were riveted. and. while the
guns were still booming. the movement
OF his hand at the key was a sufficient
indication to the watchers that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was being advised that
all was in readiness 10 receive the sig
nal from the White House which would
formally open the exposition.
Then followed a wait of several min