The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-28
PRESIDENT
To START
machinery
Chief Executive Will Press
a Button in Washington
Which Will Ring Chimes
on Exposition Grounds
FAIR TO REMAIN
| OPEN ON SUNDAYS

4 Special Dispatch to me Call
| PORTLAND, May 27.-The opening
ceremonies OF the exposition will be
both brief and simple. The programme
will include addresses by a Cabinet
official. representing the President OF
the United States, member OF each OF
the committees appointed by the United
States Senate and the House OF Repre-
sentatives and the president OF the ex-
position. In addition the Governor OF
Oregon and the Mayor OF Portland viii
extend a welcome on behalf OF the
State and city.
/ At the conclusion OF the speech-mak-
ing President Roosevelt will be notified
/ by a dispatch sent from the ceremonial
platform that Is all In readiness for
him TO touch the golden key IN Wash
u ington which will start the machinery
| of the exposition President Roosevelt
] will answer with an appropriate tele-
/ gram that will be read aloud to the
assemblage. He will then, by pressing
! a button. transmit from the White
House the electrical energy necessary
to put in motion the great engines and
! operate the melodious chimes in the
| towers of the Government building.
Upon receipt OF this signal. President
Goode will declare the exposition
/ opened
September 9. 1905, will be California
/ day at the exposition, and committee
/ appointed by the Legislature to visit
/ the fair will be headed by the Governor
| and other State officers. A band COM
posed of Indian boys from the sherman
/ Institute at Riverside will accompany
/ the legislative party on the journey
and visit to Portland. The chairman OF
\ the committee is Senator c. W. Pendle-
| ton of Los Angeles, Thomas z. Atkin-
son of San Francisco is vice chairman
Phil A Stanton of Los Angeles is treas
| urer. and Albert Searles of Los Angeles
secretary. Other members OF the COM
mittee are Lieutenant Governor Alden
Anderson. Senator Woodward and As
semblymen Gates. Beardslee and Beck
EFT. The Legislature appropriated $4,000
to defray expenses OF the committee.
Aside from the numerous national
and State conventions to occur in Port
land this summer. many OF which viii
be held in the great auditorium on the
| exposition grounds, a large number OF
dates have been selected and set aside
! as special city days and State days, In
honor OF the various commemorative
and municipalities after which they viii
be named
Crack military companies, thoroughly
| equipped. from all parts OF the country
| will occupy the Model Camp on the
| reservation east of the Government
building. and compete in prize drills daily.
ATHLETIC EVENTS PLANNED.
Magnificent pyrotechnica1 displays
will be given frequently. and the en-
HANGED effect OF lake and hill environ
ment promises to eclipse all previous
/ efforts.
Lovers OF athletics will be AFFORDED
abundant opportunities to enjoy a car
nival of clean and wholesome sports at
! the exposition This will be held under
/ the auspices OF the Multnomah Amateur
| Athletic Club IN the baseball inclosurs
| adjoining the exposition grounds The
athletic field will have its entrance
from the exposition. and practically be-
come a part OF the grounds.
At night the exposition viii be .
blaze OF light All the buildings OF the
i exposition have been covered with In
candescent lights and thousands have
been scattered about the grounds.
The Fish, Game and Forestry Com
mittee have erected a nsh hatchery.
| where visitors may see the Matching OF
] salmon and trout. Various sizes OF fish
from tiny fry to full size viii DO shown
| in glass tanks
Overhead Baldwin's airship "Califor-
/ mia Arrow" will be sailing through
space and an aerial tournament 10
being arranged among several dirigibls
balloons
TO OPEN ON SUNDAYS.
The gates Of the exposition and the
exhibit buildings will be open Sundays
during the fair. The management VIII
emphasize the educational features as
much as possible. A local organisation
headed by ministers. philanthropists
and students of advanced thought viii
work in conjunction with the manage
ment of the fair in the matter Of hold
ing Sunday congresses
Twenty-Five thousand gold dollars.
the first installment OF s25O.OOo in gold
coin from the Government mint, trifie
smaller than a dime and inscribed on
one side Lewis and Clark Expostt1on"s
on the other United States-One Dol
lar" will be sold for 50 each
suggestion for special events at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition Is TO have
Western Authors Week. with Joa-
quin Miller day during the week. 1t
is planned to invite all well-known au-
thors living west of the Mississippi
River. as well as those living In the
East, who have written books bearing
upon Western topics
Communication tickets to the EXPOSE
ton have been prepared and placed on
sale in Portland by Chief OF the De-
partment of Admissions Frank B. Da-
wilson For the people who expect to
spend a considerable portion Of their
time inside the gates the reduced rates
on Communication tickets are attractive
Two forms Of Communication books are
on sale. One contains 137 tickets OF
admission. one for every day during the
exposition, Sundays included: or the
holder may enter the grounds as many
times in one day as he chooses. by
surrendering one coupon every time he
passes the gates The other commuta-
ton book is good for fifty admissions.
for use on any number of days up to
so. with the privilege OF using as many
coupons on any one day as may be
desired