The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-25


The local columns of the Dubuque Times
OF Wednesday, are filled with descrip.
tion, or rather with descriptions of the
Great Fair which commenced there Tues.
day, of the Hall and the articles on exhi.
bition, and the proceedings of the first
day.
The ladies' of Iowa. emulating the spirit
and labors of their sisters in other States.
who have done SO much for the soldiers
by the proceeds of Fairs, and emulatine
also The patriotism and self-sacrifcine
spirit Of devotion to country which have
characterized the soldiers of Iowa, have
been laboring for months to have this Fair
worthy of the State. worthy of the glori.
Gus name which the valor of its sons and
the loyalty of its daughters have made for
it. They wished to make this Fair, in its
splendid adornments sEd the beauty and
amount of goods contributed, unsurpassed
By any Fair which has been held in the
Northwest. And from all accounts they
have been eminently successful in their
labors.
The Fair was opened at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon with prayer BY the
Rev. d. NJ Reed.
President Wiltse then delivered brief
but eloquent inaugural address, which
was FLY responded to by w. L. Calkins.
Esq, in behalf Of the several delegations
present. After which the several com.
mittees took charge of their respec,ive
departments, spectators were admitted and
business began in earnest, and when the
Fair closed at night, the receipts for the
first afternoon and evening were consid-
erably over thirteen thousand dollars.
We should like to take from the Times
its description of the various departments,
but want of space forbids it.
We copy the following fn reference to
1t from the Herald, of Wednesday.
After noticing Mr.. Calkin's response, it
proceeds:
The President then announced that the
respective committees should repair to
their posts of duty aud that the audience
was expected to gcit.''
In half hour the number Of visitors
was doubled, aud then as the throng NOV.
ed from one attraction to another the Fair
seemed fairly opened. A spectator Who
watched the visitors and not the exhibit
tiop that drew them together, would have
seen group here examining some of the
finest fabrics embellished by the mos.
skllliul neeolework, or looking at mutt
lated banner from Pea Ridge, relics from
the battle e6el Is, or antiquarian curosities,
momentoes of unprotected aris, curious
things long disused, and modern imple-
ments OF the greatest practical value.
Dubuque alone could never have fur
nished such display. Educated heads
and fingers OF other counties and States
contributed to swell the number of articles
donated, loaned OF for sale that made up
at least ten thousand separate items for
the grand display.
To one familiar with the City Hall as
1t was, II was like entering place where
the power of Aladdin's lsmp had appear.
ed. For this week the whole is changed
to many things. 1t is forest of foliage,
bazaar ot the best goods in the maket,
flower garden Of beauty and fragrance,
palace of elegance and grandeur. a place
where the emblems of war and the arts Of
peace represent the mixed condition of
our country SO strikiDgiy that as one looks
among the red, white and blue hang,ngs,
or peeps around some American Gag 10
II aoncealed attractions be, ond,
hARvkes ,housand things.
thousand
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