Huge Celebration Officially Observes City's First Century.
Morning of Thrills.
Source: Chicago Daily News, 26 May 1933, pgs. 1, 7.
The story of Chicago is the story of the
march of a city.
For a hundred years Chicago has marched forward as an organized
community. This is the centennial year: the end of the first century of
progress.
Tomorrow Chicago will march again—march in its full dress, in gay
color and in proud triumph to dramatize in one sweeping procession its
forward steps through the ranks of the world's great centers of
population.
Prancing steeds and martial bands will be in the parade that for
one hour will be the focus of eyes trained upon the opening of the
exposition which, in more detail, is the story of A Century of Progress.
Soldiers in uniform, sails and marines; veterans of American armies
and veterans of foreign armies—all will be in the parade. Frock-coated
dignitaries and pretty girls, too, will be there.
Tomorrow morning at 8:30 the Chicago world's fair of 1933 will be
open for business.
Morning of Thrills.
But it will be the hour between 10 and 11 o'clock of the morning
program that will thrill the citizens, that will give them a free show
on their own promenade—Michigan avenue.
From Ohio street on that famous thoroughfare the parade of A
Century of Progress will move off promptly at 10 o'clock. South to 7th
street it will proceed, east to the inner boulevard known as Columbus
drive, south to Soldier field and east through the Court of Honor to
pass in review.
Then the units will "fall out" and be seated to listen to
the two-hour program of oratory during which Postmaster-General James
Aloysius Farley, acting officially for the president of the United
States, will sign the proclamation announcing the opening of the
exposition.
All is reported in readiness for tomorrow's parade, in which the
city official band, that of the Board of Trade Post of the American
Legion, and the crack Black Horse troop of the Illinois national guard
will lead the triumphal march that will wind up in the exposition
proper—A Century of Progress.
Orders of March.
From Col. Robert Isham Randolph, director of the fair's department
of operations and maintenance, today
[pg. 7] went the final orders for
all participating units. They will assemble on streets close to the
starting point of the line of march at 9:15 a.m. Six divisions there
will be to the hour-long parade, all in command of Maj.-Gen. Roy D.
Keehn, grand marshal.
Here is the formation given out by Col. Randolph today:
