THe Devil in the White City(8)

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1. Opening Day began as a rainy day
2. Twenty-three carriages carried the dignitaries to the park for the ceremony
3. President Grover Cleveland gave a short address after others had spoken and turned the key to send electricity throughout the expositon grounds.
4. workers cleaned, painted, repaired and planted, through the night so that everything looked wonderful.
5. the ferris wheel was not completed and some of the other thongs were not ready

4 questions
who was the ferris wheel named after?
why was the fair considered open if things didn't work?
who else spoke before the electricity went through the expeditotn?
was it beautiful, better than paris's fair?

3 vocabulary words
dignitaries-a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
expositon-a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products:
economy-thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.

2 literary terms-description- the way the people want the flowers precisely arranged
imagery - the way in which the men cleaned

1 overview sentence
the fair is now open but the attendance has slowly decreased and some of the exhibits aren't complet yet.