The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-02

you IN COMMUNICATING this occasion. 1 nope
and trust that the great enterprise you have
undertaken will be fitting memorial to the
sturdy explorers who in the service OF their
country faced the perils and hardships OF a
vast unknown territory send greeting to tho
representatives of foreign countries who are
cooperating with US in fttingly celebrating the
meant SO much for the expansion Of our coun-
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The bands broke out. hats were waved
ard amid great enthusiasm Speaker Can
non was ushered TO the front of the
stand and delivered an address full of the
well-known logic and wit of the pictur-
esque. Speaker of the House. Following
Mr.. Cannon, Archbishop Christie pro-
nounced the benediction and the formal
ceremonies attendant upon the opening
of the exposition closed.
DECKED IN HER BEST.
All Portland was decked in her best
business was suspended and the holt
day spirit was everywhere in evidence
Tine States of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho, in which June 1 had been de-
clgred a holiday in honor of the centen-
NAL, sent thousands of visitors. The
trains of yesterday brought the van
gaaic of the excursionists and to-day
the railroads and boat lines entering
Portland have been taxed to their ut
most Never ia her history has Port
land beer called upon to care for SO
many people.
The prelude to the actual opening
ceremonies at the exposition consisted
of the parade, a grand pageant of mill
tarisIp, led by Vice President Fair
banks the Congressional party, visit
ing Coy ernors and other dignitaries and
the exposition officials With martial
music constantly playing this imme-
diu.e forerunner of the actuaHty was
greeted with continual cheering along
the entire line of march. from the new
postoffice and through the business and
residential sections of Portland to the
fai. grounds. AS the troops passed the
mass of sightseers thanking the column
fell in behind, and when the exposition
grounds were reached there was a
stream Of humanity miles in length
following instheir wake Thousand si In.
the meantime anticipating the onward
rush had packed themselves around the
speakers stand and occupied every
point of vantage and late Corners had
TO be content with being within seeing
distance. AS the. parade swung into
the grounds the Vice Pfesiden tiaf. Con-
gressional and fair official parties were,
detached from the column and were es-
corted by the cavalry between long
lines of cheering thousands to the New
York State building. Almost stimuli
taneously bodies of troops took their
position on the esplanade extending
from the rear of the speakers stand
down to the lake front. 1rand Mar
shall of the Day Colonel E. 2. Steever,
Fourth Cavalry. U. S. A, had distrib-
uted the soldiery about the grounds to
hold the crowds in check and preserve
order generally.
AIR OF EXPECTANCY.
11rov,4raf1xr ot ~
H. w. Goode of the exposition arose and,
gavel in hand. announced the beginning of
the ceremonies which meant the realiza-
ton of Portland's dream. The announce
meht was received with tremendous
cheering, which echoed back and forth
through the multitude for several min
utes. AS the echo died away the Right
Rev. David H. Moore, Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church, stepping to
the front of the platform, raised his
hands in invocation of the divine bless
ing
The impressive silence which followed
the prayer was broken as the inspiring
strains of Imperial Oregon" march
composed by Innes and dedicated to the
memory of Captains Lewis and Clark and
inscribed 10 the people or Oregon, was
played by the band.
Following President Goode, Governor
George Z. Chamberlain of the State of
Oregon was introduced Governor Cham
berlain in a short address congratulated
the people of the State. the city of Port
land and the Lewis and Clark Corpora
ton upon the achievement of an event so
notable in the history of the city and
State.
Hon. jefferson Mysfs, president of the
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
Commission for the State of Oregon, was
enthusiastically applauded when he took
his position on the rostrum to address
the people on behalf Of the State Com
mission.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic applause
which greeted any of the notable speak
ers Of the day was accorded George H.
Williams, the Mayor of the city of Port
land, whose eighty-two years of life have
not Slapped the vigor of his youth nor de-
tracted from his ability as a public
speaker.
CLARK APPLAUDED.
Hon. Clarence d. Clark Of wyoming,
representing the United States Senate,
was next to extend Fluctuations upon the
opening of the exposition. Hon. James
A. Tawney followed Senator Clark on be-
half OF the Federal House of Representa-
tives.
The congratulations and fluctuations of
the various departments OF the United
States Government upon the completion
Of the exposition were expressed by Hon.
II. A. Taylor, First Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury and chairman Of the
United States Government Board.
At this period of the programme the
steadily increasing enthusiasm of the
multitude found expression in a tremen-
deus ovation TO Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks, the personal representative
of the President OF the United States.
When he was able to make himself heard
above the noise of the greeting, he said:
Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen: Pres
ideut Roosevelt has taken a very great inter.
est in the Lewis and Clark Exposition from its
inception. and It is at his request and on his
behalf have the great honor OF participating
with you In these opening ceremonies
We commemorate an important event In
American history. We pay tribute TO the In
trspld explorers who made their arduous ex-
petition up the Missouri. across the Rocky
Mountains down TO the Pacific and pointed the
way TO this land Of Incompatible opportunity.
Their fame is secure where the deeds of men
Of heroic mold are forever recorded
The expedition which we celebrate was in
the command OF Captain Meriwether Lewis
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