About 7,500 came for the opening speaker's two services.
Back in the auditorium, the main and largest room of the Duffey buildings, the opening speaker was still holding forth on stones and their patinas.
He found a seat and settled down to listen to the opening speaker in the first of the day's debates.
Faircloth was the opening speaker for Professor Dawkins's 2011 and 2012 book tours.
The opening speaker was former Senator Chauncey Depew followed by the "father of radio", Lee De Forest.
Zachary George was the leader of his duo, and he was the opening speaker for the round.
I think it is great having an opening speaker so enthusiastic and informative about their subject matter.
The opening speaker, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., set the tone when he took the floor and asked what he was doing there.
Satchidananda came to public attention as the opening speaker at the Woodstock music and arts festival in 1969.
In August 2011, he was the main opening speaker for Stockholm Pride, speaking to an audience of tens of thousands.