Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-04-29 | Page 1 | Gold-Laced Army Swoops down on St. Louis for the World's Fair Dedication

GOLMACEB AMY SWQQFS DOWN ON. ST. LOIS FOR THE WORLD'S FA! DEDICATION ,. RooscycU and Clercland .to Rest Under Same Roof; President to Lead Strenuous Programme During Ereninj. ST. LOXJI3. April 29. This morninr the residents of St. Louis in reneral and the managers of the World's fair In particular were given their first experience ex-perience or th conditions that will confront them during the remainder of the week. Passenger trains by the score rolled into the Union passenger station all morning and militiamen and regulars. Governors and Governors' staffs poured through the gateways In what seemed a nerer -ending stream. It was the first of the coming rush and It came like a tidal wave. St Lou In faced the situation nobly, however, and everybody was cared for promptly. Roosevelt's Hot Programme. President Roosevelt will have a busy time after his arrival. His train is due at 4:5.0 this afternoon and between that hour and 9 o'clock at night he Is scheduled to eat one dinner and deliver three addresses. He is on the programme pro-gramme to speak first at the Good Roads' convention within twenty minutes min-utes after his arrival. At 5 o'clock he will be at St. Louis university for his second speech and at 6 o'clock he will be driven to the home of President Francis for dinner. .At 9 o'clock he will addrers the Frans Siegel Slonument association at Music hall, Thirteenth and Olive streets. . Cleveland Under Same Roof. . Ex-President Cleveland is expected to arrive over the Baltimore A Ohio , Southwestern at 5:20 this afternoon.. He will be met by a committee representing repre-senting the exposition company and during his visit in St. Louis will be the guest of President . Francis of the . World's fair, in w hose home President Roosevelt will also stay. Cardinal Gibbons, who Is to deliver the-Invocation at the dedication ceremonies cere-monies tomorrow, arrived late last night and1 was taken to the residence of Archbishop Kain, whose guest he will be for the remainder of the week. Gen. Gomez of Cuba was to arrive at 7 o'clock this nrorning. but it waa three hours later when his train came In. He was given a hearty welcome at the depot de-pot by a reception committee and es- . , corted to the Planters' hotel.