| Show WORLDS FAIR dedication ceremonies when the congress of the united states authorized the tee commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of america by an inter national exposition to be held in chicago during the summer of 1893 1898 it also provided that the exposition buildings should be dedicated on the twelfth day of october 1892 with appropriate ceremonies subsequently quent ly by act of congress this date was changed to october 1892 aside from the international interest in this fitting prelude to the magnificent picture of the worlds world a progress that will be presented in 1893 1899 this thia dedicatory service will furnish an opportunity port unity for the world to behold the extent of the preparations which are biting made for the tx exposition position the rhe wk task of preparing ore paring is a pro gramme of ceremonies which will wil I 1 appropriately herald the greater spectacle commee cing the discovery development and progress of the now new world has baa been a work involving great care and the consideration of many difficulties the following pro gramme of the dedicatory exercises and incidents connected therewith is submitted as the he result of this thought and purpose the evening of wednesday october nineteenth a grand reception will be tendered rendered the president of the united states his cabinet and other distinguished guests at the auditorium after the close of the ceremonies on each of the three succeeding evenings evening st there will to be magnificent pyrotechnic displays thursday oether twentieth THE CIVIC celebration the first day will witness an lampos ing procession indicative ot of pence contentment and prosperity participated in by civic organizations which will be reviewed by the president of the united stater his cabinet the congress and other honored aguet greets ts in the even evening tug at jai ja akson park amid myriads of electric lights and other displays a water pageant the procession of the centuries M will move through the beautiful waterways water ways of the exposition grounds illustrating with beauty and historic accuracy some of the great facts of history connected with the cUe covery of america such as aft the condition of this country prior to the landing of columbus striking events in the life of the great discoverer important epochs iu in american history worlds progress in civilize and aff the the vessels upon which these tableaux will be represented vary from 40 to 68 fiet feet in length modeled after the naval architecture of the period represented for example columbus before the court of spain will be rep resented upon a 9 vessel modeled after the lines of the santa marla maria the following subjects will be illus let aboriginal age representing the american indians an and 2nd the stone age represent representing ire the ciff clial dwellers ard the age of metal representing the azteca aztecs their religious rites mau man hers and customs jtb columbus at the court of ferdl ferdinand ind isabella ath departure of columbus from palos paloe of america discovery jtb tb jtb columbus before the court of ferdinand ferdinand and isabella presenting natives and the strange products of the new country esth english caval cavallars cavaliere cava liers lers and the settlement of jamestown ath hendrick head rick hudson dio discovery overy of the hudson river dutch settlement of new amsterdam loth landing ol of the pilgrims and illustrations of eary puritan life lith ferdinand de soto boto discovery of the mississippi the french explorers pierre lis lia salle and Ma marquette chevalier madette the northwest washington and his gener generals signing of the declaration of independence U union dion of the colon colonies Jet the thirteen original the sisterhood of the great republic welcoming the territories to the constellation of the states westward the course of empire takes its way pa the ge genius nine of invention application of steam i etc electricity and electrical appliances PI ances lances valor 19 h b war representing see flee power death devastation peace representing tranquility security prosperity erity happiness agriculture mining science art and literature the universal brotherhood of matt equal rights law of justice liberty enlightening the world friday october twenty first fiat dedication DAY abe national salute at sunrise will inaugurate the ceremonies of dedication day the president of the united states his cabinet members of the supreme court members of the sonau benau and house of Representative Ft distinguished foreign guests and governors governor or of the different states and terri aorien with their official staff will be escorted by the guard of honor corn com of brooks s of the united states army I 1 detachments detach mente ts of the united states naval forces and regiments from the various state national guards to the man manufactures fractures fac tures and liberal arts building in which ich the deAc dedicatory atory exercises will be beheld hold at one in the afternoon in this thic building the following dedicatory pro gramme will be carried out under the direction odthe of the director general let columbian march written for the occasion by professor john K X paine I 1 ad prayer by bishop charlesh H fowler of california ad dedicatory ode words by miss harriet monroe of chicago music by 0 M chadwick Chadwi ok of boston ath presentation of the master artists of the exposition and their completed works by the chief of construction st ath report of the director derector gene ral of the worlds Colum bien blen commission ath presentation of the buildings for dedication by the president of the columbian exposition to the president deat of the worlds columbian commission vh chorus the heavens are telling haydn jtb presentation of the buildings for dedication by the president of the worlds columbian commission to the president of the united states ath chorus in praise of goll god 11 Beeth beethoven OVeD loth dedication of the buildings by the president of the united Sta stated tet alth hallelujah chorus from the messiah handel dedicatory oration hodam hon wm C P breckinridge kentucky the star spangled banner 1 and hall hail columbia with full chorus and orchestral accompaniment columbian oration chauncey M depew now new york national salute at the close of this pro gramme a special electric and pyrotechnic display will be given with a repetition of the procession of the centuries saturday october twenty leond THE MILITARY celebration A series of military manoeuvres and parades will constitute the main portion of the day days daya a gramme pro in the evening attractive and appropriate celebrations will be provided followed by a magnificent display of fireworks A number of brilliant social entertainments tain ments will be given by the citizens of chicago during the three evenings of the dedi dedia aaion oe celebration lebratto D |
