Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-04
Festiyal Notes.

| The Executive Committee of the Floral
Festival met Saturday night. The COM
| mittee desire it understood that the after
noon exercises will begin Wednesday at
half-past o'clock. When they say this
they mean half-past 2, not moment
later That is, the people are not to as
semble at halfpast 2, but the exercises
will beqin then. There are three
| thousand children to be in attendance,
and they will not be kept waiting mo-
ment, nor must the exercises be disturbed
| by any late coming sections to take part.
The floor of the Pavilion will be given up
in the afternoon to the children, and adults
will all be confined to the galleries. AT
night, however. adults will occupy any
part of the building The evening exercises
will begin at 8 o'clock, sharp. The Ex-
ecutiye Committee state that all persons
working ON floral pieces in the Pavilion
must conclude their labors by II o'clock,
and none will be allowed to con
! tinue later than 11:30, for the vast build
| ing has to be swept and all litter
cleaned up by noon. At noon the
pieces from abroad will arrive and the
committee want the hall clear al that time,
that the outside contributions may be put
in place, and only barely time will then be
1 n
work. The committee will arrange, If
possible so that at a given signal Wednes-
| day afternoon the whole scene may be per-
petuated by photography, the Souvenir
| Committee requesting that this opportunity
be given in order to get views for the SOU
yenir. To effect this three Photographic
artists-Messrs. Payne, Gregory and ker-
lin-will occupy different points of view in
the hall and when at the point on the pro-
- ,4rl +l.A+t
is to be photographed, call will be
sounded and after second or two the
President will give signal that can be
| heard by ALL when every person is eX-
pected, for four or five seconds to become
motionless, and all fans to cease move
ment. By this means the Souvenir Com
mittee believe good views may be
obtained, and by their request the En-
ecutive Committee is considering
some such plan as above stated;
Being an inside" scene, it cannot be well
taken, except by some such arrangement,
because of the subdued light. The pupils
of the High School are requested by their
teachers to meet at the High School build
ing this afternoon at 1:45. The pupils OF
this school have not vet been thoroughly
organized for the festival, but will be to-
day. and have part that will do them and
the occasion honor. The Sacramento
| Grammar ScnOOl pupils are 10 meet 10 oiy
at P. NJ. at their school building, by re-
quest of Professor Rowell. Professor
johnson, of the Capitol Grammar School,
meets his pupils at the Pavilion this morn
ing. 1t is understood there are to be some
pleasing effects i'll formation essayed by the
pupils.
Mrs. Mumford desires to meet all the
pupils of the Twenty-Fourth and N-street
School at the new Pavilion this afternoon
at l P. NJ. sharp, for drill, etc.
The Executive Committee agreed last
evening upon the following AS the aft
ernoons entertainment is especially the
children's, adults will be confined to the
galleries, with the exception of the teach
ers accompanying their schools; and an
other exception is made that each exhibit
ton of floral designs, for the protection OF
the same, will be permitted TO have one
representative to take charge of the exhibit.
For the safety of the children these rules
must be strictly conformed to. Every one
will have ample opportunity in the even
ing of inspecting the floral display"
W. r. Ormsby returned yesterday from
Marysvlle, where he had been to solicit
flowers for decorations. He met with en-
cOIIrapinp success