The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-11-18

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Massachusetts, Sept ID. i2,07s s5,705 o7sG
New York, Sept 2l-...-.-.... 1855 1220O3 l9l5s
Rhodsy y,and ep ePl ssS 2s5S9 S5 Sl
New Hampshire, Oct i2.... 1851 l0i,5l ii54g
Delaware, Maryland, Oct 10. 15,o52 16lS5 1864
Ohio, Oct 26......-"."...". 1S,SG1 1880 1866
With tho sole exception of Pennsylva
MIA Day, the celebration of Delaware AM
Maryland drew the largest attendanc
that has yet been at the Exhibition
This was owing large to the occurrenc
on the grounds of the Centennial Nationa
Riding Tournament, with all the romanti,
accompaniments Of knights in media va
costume, a Queen of Love and Beaut,
and her no less charming maids Of honor
The extraordinary attendance on Ne,
York and Ohio days was due, chiefly, t
th3 curiosity to sec and hear their Cover
nors, Tilden and Hayes, respectively, The
Democratic and Republican candidate
for President of the United States. TIL,
State days and some other special attrac
tions we're not inaugurated until the Ex
hibition was half over, and just as the,
increased in number and frequency SO dit
the contents Of the Centennial TREASURY
swell. This is shown by the followin;
statistics: The total cash receipts in thl
month of May were s199, ,490.35; June
S347 ,S33.41 July, s3lS, 1923 August
s415,659.25; September, 1929, ,O56, ant
October, 81, 1,160,811.50. For the frs
seven days of the present month they
amounted to S314,S7l, and it is believed
that the remaining two days will put the
November figure beyond s475,OOO, which
would make grand total of SO, ,S35, ,049.
"a for the whole term of the Exhibition
OTHER SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
A large number of celebrations evoked
by, and more or less intimately connected
with the Exhibition, have occurred in thi:
city since May 10, in addition to those
already named, and Centennial addresses
have been delivered, within the grounds,
not only on the States named in a fore.
going table, but also on Arizona, Arkan.
sas, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Illinois,
Maine, Mississippi, Michigan, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Washington Territory and West
Virginia. Theprincipal other celebrations
and occurrences took place as follows -
May %, the Grand Temple of the Order
Of True Templars of Pennsylvania, con-
vened in semi-annual session; May "a, the
Judges of Award were initiated, with
speeches, toasts and congratulations; May
29, the Bankers of the United States held
a reunion on the occasion of opening their
special building; June 1, the Knights
Templar Of the United States held re-
union and grand parade; June Z, the
Brewers Congress opened Brewers Hall,
and held convention therein; June II,
the Womens Information Temperance
Convention began; June Is, the Sons of
Temperance of America convene and ded-
icate free ice-water water fountain on the
grounds; June q, the West Point Cadets
began a ten days encampment on the
grounds, the International trial of reapers,
mowers and other agricultural machines
and implements was held near Schenck's s
Station, on the New York Railroad; July
2, congress of authors was held in Inde-
pendence Hall; July 4, the German citi-
zens dedicated monument to Humboldt,
in Fairmount Park; July 4, ten thousand
Of the Pennsylvania National Guard, who
had been cncamped in Fairmount Park,
paraded; July 16, the Columbus, Ohio,
Cadets encamp on the grounds; August
22, the international regatta began on the
Schuylkill, continuing two weeks there
after; August %, the Knights of Pythias,
of America, paraded; August 20, re-
union and parade of Swiss citizens was
held; September l, the international dis
play of livestock opened, continuing during
the remainder of the Exhibition; Septem-
ber 2, twenty-five hundred of the Connec-
ticut National Guard encamped near the
grounds; September 4, the international
medical congress began; September 6, the
volunteer firemen paraded; September 10,
the associated pioneers of California held
a reunion; September and October, an in
ternational trial Of steam plows and other
tillage implements was held, near Schenck' 5
Station; September 20, the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of America paraded;
October IL, the Italian citizens dedicated
a marble statue Of Columbus on the grounds;
October 13, the cadets of the Virginia
Military Institute encamped on the grounds;
July 4, the statue of John Witherspoon,
near the grounds, was dedicated; October
26, the American merchants held re-
union on the grounds; November 2, the
colored citizens dedicated monument to
Bishop Allen; November Z, Mrs. L. D.
Gillespie, president of the women's Cen.
tennial executive committee, held a recep-
tion in the Womens Department; Novem-
Der 8, the United States Centennial Com
mission and Board of Finance gave a
farewell reception and banquet to the
foreign commissioners, and an interna-
tional pyrotechnical contest, between Pro-
lessor Brock, of London, and Professor
Jackson, Of Philadelphia, was held at the
grounds. In addition to the foregoing an
international rifle contest was held in Sep
tember, at Creedmoor, Long Island, by FIVE
teams" representing America, England,
Ireland, Canada and Australia. The
American "team" won the palm.
THE FINANCES.
The Board Of Finance have expended
upward of S7,000,000 in erecting build
ings and improving the grounds. This
amount is covered by the following receipts.
Pennsylvania's appropriation, 81 900, 900;
Philadelphia's, sl,56O,0OO; concessions,
gifts aud interest, 100000; stock sub
scriptions, S2,500,000, and the national
appropriation, 81 100000; total $1,000.
900. The total cash receipts for admis-
slons will amount to about So, $50 900, and
the total expenses, outside Of the 81 00O,-
600 above named, to about 81, 800 900.
According to this, there should be net
profit Of over s2,000,000. But there will
be other expenses, such as that Of con-
ducting the Transportation Bureau, and
there will be other receipts, such as those
from the sale Of buildings, which is to be
held on the LIST Of December. The true
result cannot be known until the Board of
Finance has made its official report to the
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