Show AEROPLANE PARADE OPENS SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION Secretary tary Represents President dent at Second Dedication Dedication Dedica- Dedica tion of Coa Coast t Fair f UNFURL SPANISH FLAG Largest LarE st Crowd Ever Gathered Gath ered ed in Southern City Attends Celebration J SAN SAN DIEGO DE O Cal March 18 With With an aerial parade of military mili mili- tary a aeroplanes headed by four record holding aviators as one Of f fits its features the Panama California Cali Cali- fornia f International exposition wa was dedicated today In the presence of one of oC the largest crowds ever assembled In hi southern C California Franklin K Lane Tane secretary of ot the Interior representative representative representative o of ot President Woodrow Wilson Wilson Wits Wil- Wil son s n delivered the address of the day At At noon President G. G X A. Davidson L offered a a. toast to peace and declared San Diego's exposition formally opened L fer Its Us second year year year-a a record which L bids fair fall to stand for alt all time BeIdes Besides Besides Be Be- i sides Ides Secretary Lane and President Davidson others who had places on the tha program were Governor Hiram Hirani I Johnson of California representatives I of seven other Western states Charles C. C Moore president of the Panama Pa International exposition and state I and city officials from all aU p of the I Pacific coast Miss San Diego 1916 Diego 1916 raised the exposition flag lag Count Vail Vall de raised the flag lag of ot Spain sent by KinnI ling King Alfonso and the standards of ot nineteen I other nations all exhibitors at the exposition exposition ex cx- ex- ex position were unfurled to the breeze I while while- war vessels In the harbor fired salutes Op i air all singing and dancing both I b by the public and by Spanish professionals professionals professionals band concerts and music from froni L the mammoth pipe organ pyrotechnical pyrotechnical displays and a carnival on the i Isthmus Isthmus the the concession district district- t kept the festival spirit rampant and L during the day each of the exposition L courts and patios was dedicated with I quaint and fanciful ceremony The days day's program began at 10 a. a m. m with a a. military parade The aeroplane parade was the most spectacular feature feature feature fea fea- ture of the day It began from th the North Island government aviation school f Twelve army tractors circled I Ithe the grounds and at the conclusion of o r tho parade the four pilots Lieutenant t. t T. T D. D Milling O. O A. A Brindley Corporal Corpora I A. A D. D Smith and Floyd Smith landed landec I Ion on the exposition grounds and were S given medals by President Davidson This evenings evening's pr program gram includes the thi S banquet at which man many r notables were to be present and man many v special p cial entertainment features Exposition officials official are confident t that the venture will have even a more mon S successful year In 1916 than It en en- en joyed last year Many exhibits were I t-rought t Intact from San Francisco at tho the close of the Panama Pacific Inter Inter- r rational exposition last December and the Isthmus has been greatly enlarged enlarged en en- and Improved An ambitious program of ot special events has been prepared for the entire exposition period Twenty nations nations have have installed thousands of exhibits and have given givena a a. d decided International tone to the entire en en- en tire Ure undertaking |