East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25

All IS now in readiness for laying
the corner stone of the Eastern Ore
gon branch hospital which event takes
place here tomorrow. With clear
weather predicted for the day there
is promise that the affair will prove
a gala occasion.
All business houses are to close at
noon in order to permit of attend
ance at the corner stone laying. The
governor and other members of the
state board are to arrive early in the
morning and at 11:45 the entire visit
ing party will be entertained at
luncheon at the Hotel St. George
grill the affair being given by the
Commercial club arrangement COM
mittee of which DR.. c. j. Smith is
chairman. The luncheon has been
arranged by w. L. Thompson who
was named as a committee of one for
that purpose.
The Street Parade.
Beginning at l o'clock a street pa
rade will be held beginning at the
foot of Main street and extending
south past the fair pavilion where the
parade will be reviewed by Governor
West and fellow officials.
The alignment of the parade will
be as follows:
Autoes
Band.
Pendleton Commercial Club.
W. o. w. drill team.
School children.
The autos are to assemble on West
Court and Garden streets so as to
come on to Main street from along
side the Hotel Pendleton. The lead
ing autoes will bear the governor and
other state officials.
The w. o. w. team will form on
East Court street adjoining Main so
as to swing directly behind the Com
mercial club. The school children
will also be assembled on East Court
and will follow the drill team.
The members of the Commercial
club are asked to meet at the club
rooms at 1890 so as to form on the
Main street bridge at 12:45. The
club is asked to be out in force, all
men having filed applications for
membership included.
As the parade reaches the south end
OF Main street the autos bearing the
officials will spin into the vacant
tract between the fair pavilion and
the freight depot. From these au-
tos the parade will be reviewed by the
the officials. The remainder of the
autos are to cross the railroad
tracks and line up on the farthest
side to await the departure of the
first train which will take the chill
dren, the band and the W. o. w
team to the asylum grounds.
After the first train bearing the
children, band and degree team has
/ left for the grounds the auto parade
| t. the grounds will then be taken up
Those not riding to the grounds in
autoes will take the second train
which will be run TO the grounds as
soon as the Equipment can be gotter
back. The special O.-W. r. & N
train will make as many trips a:
necessary to accommodate the crow |
At the Grounds.
Upon arriving at the asylum
Grounds the following order of eNer
cises will be carried out
Arrival at asylum grounds.
Music-Round-U Band.
Invocation-Bishop Robert L. Pad
dock d. D..
Depositing of records, etc.-Ben w
Olcott, secretary of state.
Placing of corner stone-Chief con
tractor.
Presentation of trowel to gsverno
w. c. Knighton, state architect.
Laying of cornerstone - Oswal
West, governor of oregon. Soft mu
sic by band.
; Address-W. F. Matlock, mayor c
Pendleton.
: Music-Round-Up Band.
2 Address-Ben w. Olcott. secretar
f of state.
!, Address-Thomas b. Kay, stat
: treasurer.
n Address-R. E. L. Steiner, sup
f state hospital.
r address,. f. Robinson. presider
@ Pendleton Commercial association.
a Music.
Evening Reception.
: In the evening a reception is to
o given in honor of the governor al
d other visitors at the Eagles-Woo,
men hall. The reception is to beg