Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-02
OPENED WITH
GOLDEN KEY.
President Opens Oregon Expo
sitiOn From Washington by
Electric Spark.
SENT 5000 MILES.

WASHINGTON, June I'm the pres
ence Of Il distinguished assemblage. in
Guiding all the members of the cabinet
except Secretary Hay. who is in Eu
rope: associate justices of the United
States supreme court. members of the
diplomatic corps and invited guests,
President Roosevelt pressed the tele-
graphic key which sounded the chimes
Ia the government building and started
the machinery Of the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition at Portland, Ore.
The ceremony took place in the east
room of the White House. The hour
set for it was 4 o'clock, tile intention
being TO start the machinery of the ex-
position in motion ut l o'clock, Port
land time.
The arrangements for the ceremony
were complete. In the southwest corner
Of the east room. on a mahogany stand.
was located an exquisitely mounted
gold telegraph key. 1t was the instru-
ment which was used by i. V. De
tiraw, now fourth assistant postmaster
general. in receiving the presidents
message at the opening of the Loulsi-
ana Purchase exposition OH April 80,
1901. and presented to Mr.. DeGraw at
hat time. On the roof of the White
House was stationed a first class ser
geant of the signal corps of the army.
who ut the sounding of an electric
gong at his side was under instructions
to drop n flag which was to be the
signal for the battery located oil the
white lot south of the White House to
fire Il national salute of twenty-one
guns.
At the moment when the White
House ceremony was TO have begun
Vice President Fairbanks was deliver
ing his formal address IN Portland at
the opening of the exposition. Until
he had concluded his speech President
Roosevelt could not start the machin-
cry. At 400 p. m. Washington time,
the speech was finished. The parlor
doors of the east room wung open.
ind the president. accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb, entered
The approach of the president was an
nounced to the assembled guests by 9
fanfare of trumpets. Immediately the
orchestra of the marine band, stationed
in the vestibule. began the inspiring
| strains of Hail to the Chief" Stand
| ing near the stand bearing the tele
/ graph key, with his naval and military
aids facing him. President Roosevelt
4 addressed the assemblage briefly as
\ follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen-I have just
4 received from Portland Il telegram
from President Goode of the Lewis ant
! Clark centennial exposition sending
4 his greetings and stating that the eX
4 position management are waiting fol-
me to touch the button which will rins
\ the chimes in the United States gov
1 ernment building and start the machin
cry of this exposition.
"The exposition marks the feat OF
exploration Il century, ago which wa
the first step in the expansion of thi,
4 republic westward across the CONT
nent, the most important step In chang
4 ing IL struggling line of seaboard CON
monwealths into Il mighty continental
nation. 1t was one of the epochs O
our history and it is eminently fittin;
that it should be commemoratpd by TIL
exposition ut Portland as is now beinj
done. Such eXpositions will. | firml.
believe. bring the nations of the cart
ever closer together and enable us al
to work together in peace and in haI
mony for the future of mankind"
The president then said: Il now opel
1 the Lewis and Clark exposition lean
ing forward ut the same instant am
Lpressing the gold key which soundc'
the chimes and started the machiner.
5000 miles away.
The Lewis and Clark centennial OK
position is Il monument to the memo
| ries of Captains Merriwether Levi
and William Clark, who II hundred
! years ago blazed the trail which opened
to the world the Oregon country.
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