NEBRASKA DAY
Very low excursion rates from all parts of the state had been made by the railroads, and it was planned to make Nebraska Day the greatest day of the Exposition, but on account of the bad weather the attendance, though very large, was not as great as had been expected. The Governor and his staff, the Nebraska State Commission, State Officers and other officials, were escorted in carriages to the Exposition grounds. The exercises were held in the Auditorium at 11 o'clock A.M. The program was as follows:
Invocation . . . Chancellor MacLean, N.S.U.
Music . . . . Wesleyan Quartette of Lincoln.
Encore.
Welcome . . . . President Wattles
Violin Solo . . . Miss Mae Rees, Hastings, Neb.,
With Piano Accompaniment, Miss Edith Payne.
Music . . . . The Christian Sisters, of
Ashland, Nebraska.
Oration . . . . Honorable Wm. F. Gurley
Address . . . . Governor S.A. Holcomb
Music . . . The Christian Sisters.
The musical features of the program were exceptionally interesting, especially the violin solo rendered by Miss Mae Rees.
Governor Hale, in his address, took occasion to compliment the exposition officials for the great credit they had brought to the state in so successfully building and conducting this great industrial exposition.
A reception was held at the Nebraska Building at 3 o'clock P.M. the governor and members of the Nebraska commission receiving.