National Republican., 1883-09-04
AN AUSPICIOUs OPENING.
The Great Exhibition at Boston Successfully
Opened.
Distinguished Representatives from All
Parts of thc World In Attendance.

BosroN, MASS, Sept. 3.-The opening of
the foreign exhibition took place at noon to-
day in the building of the Massachusetts
Charitable Mechanics association on Hunt
ington avenue. The doors were opened some
time before the formal opening, and at noon
crowd Of 1000 or more filled the floor and
galleries OF that end of the building where
the exercises took place. There were many
persons Of foreign nationality present, beside
numerous members Of the state and city gov
crnmcnts At 1909 the present of the eNecu-
tive committee, Nathaniel j. Bradlie, escorted
upon the platform Rev. f. A. Horton, OF the
Second church, who was to offer the opening
prayer. The music was furnished by tho
Victoria Rifles band. Some fifty prOmi-
nent persons followed Mr.. Bradlie upon
the platform. Among them were Secretary
of the Navy Chandler, Lieut.. Gov. Ames,
Hon. Geo. b. Loring c. F. Adams, jr., w. W.
Rice, Mayor Palmer, ExGov. Rice, and b.
Pierce, Secretary of State Marshal 2. Wilder,
Mayor Palmer said the time and place of
the exhibition were peculiarly appropriate.
On the three hilled city of Boston the indus.
trial arts had found nursery and music
home. Boston had had many things unique,
and this festival of industry and art was not
the least of them. The exhibition was tho
Kindergarten of nations-the academy of
arts and labor. The crowned heads Of Europe
were present, for labor, industry, and art
these were tho crowned heads of the nine
teenth century.
Marshall p. Wilder, tho oldest merchant in
active business in Boston, spoke briefly
Jobe Duvall, vice president of the Paris
municipal councils, spoke in French, Eurio
Haas, the commissioner from Germany, in his
native language, and Manager Capel made an
eloquent address in English, III which he
alluded to the fTaternal spirit spreading
among the nations Of the country and the
faith which the represented He was heartily
applauded.
Mr.. Hoolagee, commissioner from Japan;
Loo Wen Shih, from China, and NJ. Labareve,
Of Panama, spoke in their native tongues, ac-
knowledging their obligations to Boston for
the invitation to participate in the exhi-
btion.
NJ. Canbert of Paris; Mr.. Kaufman, from
Austria, and Mr.. Carter, Hawaiian commits
sioner, spoke in the same vein.
After prayer by Mr. Horton, Hon. Nathaniel
j. Boadless began the speech making, alluding
to the signing of the treaty of peace which
ended the war with Great Britain on Sept g.
1853 and the grand results which had been
achieved in the past 100 years
Hon. John Jay, of New York, sketched the
history for the regulations for peace and
read the tributes paid our commissioners by
statesmen and historians.
Charles Francis Adams, ir., called attention
to the fact that the third of September was
the anniversary of the battles of Dunbar and
Worcester, and of Cromwell's death. In open
ing this exposition on this date it is this
blessed centennial of peace that we commemo-
rate for the United States.
Hon. w. L. Chandler responded, congratu-
lating the foreign visitors that they had come
to city enterprisng and hospitable as
Boston, and welcoming them to America on
behalf of the government of tho United
States.
Lieut.. Gov. Ames spoke briefly for the COM
monwealth.
Ex-Gov. Rice said he was called upon to do
two impos iblc thingS-to speak in place of
ono of tho most illustrious sons Of Ma5sachu-
setts--Robcrt c. Winthrop--and to extend
to the people from ali parts the
hearty welcome which Massachusetts, gave
them. Commerce and art were the agents Of
civilization and of human brotherhood
The speakers We're often applaudGd The
audience had doubled before the exercises
ended. A hundred guns were fred in COM
memOraton Of the event. The exhibition
was in Il much more advanced state to-day
than was anticipated on Saturday. Although
there was considerable vacant floor space the
exhibits already set up seemed to be in most
cases complete, and gave to the floor and gal
lercs n bright and attractive appearance. The
exhibits IN the west end, where the opening
exercises took place, were in better shape
than in othor portions of tho building. They
We're arranged by nations, national colors
DelnR prettIIY utSpHycn III lrOnV OF cach
countrys exhibit. Brazil, Japan, Spain, Por-
tugal, Austria, Hungary, Algier 5, Holland,
Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Rus
sa Persia, Turkey, siam, Cuba. Tuns and
Hawaii wore the countries represented in the
west hall. The display consisted largely of
fabrics, especially carpets, porcelain aud pot
terry. Some very fine japanese pottery is
shown from the works in Toxic and Arita.
Between the two halls is the art gallery
which contRins very good though not very
many, pictures. Among them is one painted
by the Princess Louise. There are remark
able tapestries on exhibition, and n few fine
pieces Of statuary. In the east hall are the
exhibits of China, England, France, Ger
many Colombia, Canada, aud the East Indies.