New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
PANAnA-PAC|F|C
EXPOSITION OPENS
Joyous Din at San Francisco When
D3ybIeak Broke Forth.
f0R1Y-ONE NATIONS REPRESENTED
Eorty-thrce States and Three Terri
tories of the American Union Also
Represcnted-Prcsid Starts Ma
chinery By Spark from Washington

chinery BY Spark from Washington
San Francisco, Feb. 20.-The gates
of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition swung open to the world
today. Forty-one foreign nations
and forty-three states and three ter
rltories of the American Union are
participating.
This is the world in epitome," said
DR.. Frederick J. V. Skiff, the direc-
| tor-in- chief in a brief dedicatory adj
| dress. Within the enclosure of
| these exposition grounds there are no
foreigners. All may stand and step
upon their soil as if it were their ma
tive land"
Gigantic Parade Held.
Salvos Of artillery, shrieking whis-
ties and sirens pealing bells, rolling
drums and piercing flies had waken-
| ed the city at dawn. The day had
been declared a legal holiday and
nearly all the business houses and
! factories were closed to permit their
employees to march in the gigantic
parade, which early took possession of
the grounds.
! In the parade We're Secretary Lane
! of the department of the interior,
representing President Wilson: Gov
ernon Johnson, the senate and as
sembly of California, the governor
and entire Legislature of Nevada,
Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, Mayor
Rose of Los Angeles, and the mayors
of many other California cities.
Dedication Short and Simple.
| The formal aspect of the dedication
was made as short and simple as
possible.
United States soldiers and marines
escorted Secretary Lane, Governor
johnson and the other officials to a
stand facing the main entrance to the
exposition where they were welcomed
by President Charles &. Moore and
the other executive officers
Wilson to Send Spark. sa
The actual opening of the exposition
gates was to. be signalized by a series
of artillery salutes from the army posts
! on San Francisco Bay, and at noon the
! program called for President Wilson
! to send an electric spark through the
air from Washington to be received
| on the radio antcnneae swung on the
exposition's Tower of Jewels, and
|
exhibit palaces to open and the ma
chinery in Machinery Hall to start.
Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior, representing President Will
son, Governor Hiram w. johnson and
G. c. Moore, president of the exposi-
ton, were to be the principal speakers
of the day. President Wilson was ex-
pected to forward a message of con-
graduation to the directors, to be read
to the crowd.
Signal from Wilson.
Washington, Feb. 2O-Everything
was ready today for President Wilson
to touch button at g p. m., giving
an alectric signal for the opening of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco at noon, Pacific coast time
The ceremony arranged in the east
room Of the White House where places
were reserved for members of the
cabinet and the California delegation
in congress. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt of the navy department,
was invited as the representative of
the government exposition board.
Two Signals Flashed.
Arrangements were made SO that
at the presidents touch one signal
would flash by telegraph to san
Francisco, and another would go TO-
the wireless station at Tuckerton, y.
j.. to be relayed to San francisco by
IA do 1t was first planned to Senu
the wireless fash through the govern
ment station at Arlington, but that
detail was changed.
1t was decided not to have the :
president talk by long distance tele-
Dhone to San Francisco, as secretary !
Lane is attending the opening OF the /
exposition, as his official representa-
tive.
n<Ny.S CLOSE MONDAY