Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-04
DosTON,s FOREIGN EXHIBITION.
Centennial of l eace With Great Britain
Distinguished Persons Present
Al the Opening Exercises.
RoS1ox Sent e


The opening of the foreign exhibition ex-
ercises took place at noon today in the build
ing of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechan
les Association. Huntington avenue. The
doors were opened some time before the for
NAL opening. and at noon crowd of one
thousand or more people filled the floor and
galleries of that end of the building where
the exercises took place. There were many
persons of foreign nationalities present. be-
sides numerous members of the State and
citv government.
At two minutes past -, the president OF
| the executive committee, Nathan j. Bradlee,
escorted upon the platform Hon. +. A. Hor-
| ton of the Second church. who was 10 deliver
| the opening PRAYER. Music was furnished
| bv the Victoria Rife band. Some fifty prom
| inent persons followed Mr.. Bradiee upon the
| platform; among them were Secretary Chan
| 1ler. Lieut. Gov. Ames, Hon. G A. Loring,
| c. z Adams, Jr.. w. w. Rice. Mayor
Palmer H. b. Pierce. secretary of state, and
Marshal P. Wilder.
After the PRAYER. Messrs. Horton and
| Bradlee began the speech-making, alludirs
to the signing OF the treaty of peace which
ended the war with Great Britain Sept. Sd
| 1888. and the grand results which have been
achieved in the past one hundred years.
Hon John Jaw OF New York sketched the
history of the negotiations for peace, and
read tributes paid our commissioners by
| statesmen and historians.
| Chas Francis Adams called attention to
the fact that the Sd of September was the an
niversary of the battles of Dunbar and Wor
cester and of Corvallis death, On open
| ing this exposition on this date it is the
, blessed centennial of the peace that we com.
memorate for the United States.
Han w i Cbandl,r reSpoD1pi cODprat-
ulating the foreign visitors that they had
come to city as enterprising and as hoSpit-
able as Boston, and welcoming them t.
| America in behalf of the government of the
| United States.
Lieut.. Gov. Oliver Ames spoke briefly for
the commonweal th. Ex-Gov. Rice said he
was called upon to do two impossible things
to speak in the place of one of the most il
| lustrious sons of Massachusetts, Robert c.
Winthrop, and to extend TO the people of all
parts of the globe the hearty welcome which
! Massachusetts gave them. Commerce and
| art were As ents of civilization.
| Mayor Palmer said the time and peace OF
the exhibition were peculiarly appropriate.
On the three hilled city of Boston industrial
arts had found a nursery and music home.
Boston had had many things unique and thin
vestival of industry and art was not the least
ten of nations. The crowned heads of Eu-
rope were present for labor, industry and
art-these were the crowned heads of the
| 10Th century.
Hon Marshal p Wilder, the oldest mer.
chant in active business in Boston, spoke
briefly. J. Duval, vice president of the Paris
| municipal council, spoke in French f.
| Haas. commissioner from Germany, spoke in
his native language. and \. Capel made ar
| eloquent speech in English. and alluded tc
the fraternal spirit spreading among the ma
tions of the world and the faith which he
represented. He was applauded.
| Mr. Hookagee, commissioner from Japan
| Loco Wen Shib from China. and Der Lebar
lave of Panama, spoke in their native tongues
| and acknowledged their obligations for lnvi-
tatIons to participate in the exhibition. Mons
Caubert of Paris, NJ. Catzam of Austria. and
! Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian commissioner
spoke in the same vein. The speakers were
not applauded. The audience was doubled
| before the exercises ended One hundred
event.
| The exhibition was in more advanced
| state today than was anticipated Saturday
| although there was considerable vacant f1ool
space, The exhibits already set up seemed
to be in most cases complete, and gave to the
floors and galleries bright and attractive
| appearance. The exhibits in the west enc
where the opening exercises took place. were
in better shape than in any other portion ot
| the building. They were arranged by ma
tions, the national colors being prettiv dis
PLAYED in front of each country's exhibit
| Brazil, Japan, Spain, Portugal. Austria
Hungary. Aigiers, Holland, Sweden. Nor
way, Belgium. Denmark. Russia, Persia
Turkey. Sam. Cuba, Tunis and Hawaii were
the countries represented in the west hall
The display consisted largely of fabrics. es
Peciallv carpets. porcelain and pottery
some very fine japanese pottery is shown
from the works in Toxic and Arita.
| There is also terra Gotta work from Copen
hagen. Cherique ware and rough pottery
from Mexico, Spain and Portugal.