The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23
THE EXHIBITION.

A VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE YEsTERDAX OF
MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATIONS FIRST Ex-
cuRsIoN or woRKINeNEx-PRErAR ArIoNs
FOR THE FOURTH
PHILADELPHIA. June ~, 1874
peculiar feature OF the attendance to-day the
laSge number OF members OF associations. who visited
the grounds body. thus funlhng the general ex-
pec'ation that the Centennial would material
benefit from tho hundreds OF held here Tho
National Association OF Manufacturing Chemists were
conveyed to the grounds IN carriages during the early
par, the day. and followed by members OF the
American Institute OF Mining Engineers, the delegates
to the Congress OF Lawyers, mbers OF the United
States Railroad Mutual Lie Insurance ASSOCIATION, and
other organizations in convention in and about the CITY
To these were added the 200 lady excursions from
The Elmra Female College and several excursions from
parts near the city. The singer Sewing Machine Com
panys excursion brought into the grounds 1000
persons, and tins ,hrong largely swelled by tho
Philadelphia friends aud acqusIntances OF the visitors
who combined the del'g hts OF day at tho Exhibition
with the pleasure OF social intercourse number OF
the students Of the Massach Institute OF Tech
noIoay. encampeo on tho eastern lawn of the
Pennsylvania University, also present during the
day. and TO ali these associations, organizations and
institutes added the usual multitude Of individual
visitors
DAY or COINCIDENCE.
To-day, besides bong marked as one Of the most
successful days Of the Exn,btion, also day OF
peculiar and interesting Cen cnnia ncidences. The
number OF which conveyed the excursion SITS
from Ezabethport was exactly seventy-six At twelve
O'Clock The the turnstiles Nos los
aud lo6 located near the Vienna bakery showed that
the number OF persons admitted through those two
stiles amounted in eacn case TO exhrty l,S76
To these condolences the porter adds two othcrs--
namely, that to-day June 22l was tho thirtysevcnth
opening Of tho Exhibition uhs lumber corresponding
with the States OF the Union) while including both
days the day was the thirteenth prior TO July 4,
tins corresponding 70 the number OF colonies whose
representatives signed The Declaration OF lndcpend
ence.
The admissions TO the grounds on Wednesday num-
bered A. 800 OF these II 2b5 exhibors, attend.
ants, employees, &c. and the cash admissions 81, 1874
making The receipts al tho "a IS Sl6,007
LATE oPkNING.
The grounds will be kept open this evening until
nine O'Clock but the admission gates Will be closed 1t
seven O'Clock.
EXCURSION or woRKrxoxKx
Tho hrst OF what may be cres OF large excursions
OF workmen from industrial es Adjustments throughout
the country reached the grounds this morning IRON
EtzabethporL N. j. Tho cxcursonlsts numbered 63l
and were the employees OF the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. Tho Mayor and CIT. Council Of that place
accompanied the party inv ted guests The visitors
occupied live trans AMI altogether seventy six cars
/ Upon entering tho grounds they were marshacd
Drake, and p-oceeaod 10 the New Jersey State BULL.
| ing. where they were welcomed by Mr.. Samuel c.
Brown, President OF the New Jersey Centennial Boar
| Mr. Brown letter rom Cove Bcdlc, express
ing His Exceeucy's regret beng able to be pres
| cnt on account OF illness.
| MASSACHUSETTS PSYCHOLOGISTS.
The students oil the Massacu ctts Institute Of Tech
nology closed tn r Two week. visit 10 the Exhibition
and heir camp lie on The grounds OF tho University OF
| Pennsylvania by rocep ion ON Wednesday evening"
| Yesterday small dol achinent started homo To-
! day majority OF the other students will iod their
und return TO tile bay st te sensbly impressed
with the many advantages oil insruclion anu recrea-
! ton 10 BE- derived from leisure inspection OF the
wonders Of thr great show,
| CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE
| On July 4th the sixth annual Convention OF the
Catholic olai Abstinence Union OF America convenes
in this city Tor three davs' session. he has
present membership o b35 societies and llO men,
bcr scattered throughout the Uned States British
provinces. TITO SESSIONS will be held in the hall Of the
Church Of our Mother 0t Sol rows, contiguous the
Cent nnla grounds. On the evening Of the 5th uit
monster demonstration will DO made at the Academy
| OF Music #sMN Es4 f6HMss.Y
s'THE NEW HUNDRED IN"
On the night oil july the largest and grandest pro-
cession ever IN America will t~ke place In Phila-
/ delpha II will welcome the century OF Inde-
pcndclce at midnight All clubs and socetlcs OF Penu-
sylvania OF other places that would like to JOIN IN
the procession will communicate with the oh
| the proper committee, whose advertisement viii be
| found elsewhere.