New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
MANY WILL BE AZ THE FAIR DINNER.
ACCEPTANCES POURING IN UPON J. sEAViI'
' PAGE, WHO is IN CHARGE OF
ARRANGEMENTS.


Acceptances Of invitations to the Worlds Fair '!n
ner at DemoDacos ON Monday are coming in apace W
j. seaver Page who is in charge of the ARRANGEMENTS
Vice President Morton and Mayors Grant and Chapm
are among those who have sent word that they VIII
be present. A few letters of regret have been re-
ceived among them the following from ex-Mayof
Abram S. Hewitt Il much obliged to you Tor the
invitation to dine with the Commissioners OF the STATE
of New-York for the Worlds Fair Columbian Expo
sition on the o1st inst. am sorry TO say that am
quite unable to attend public dinners, and have been
compelled during the whole OF the present year 10 de-
cline all such invitations. will be glad, however, 10
cooperate in any way in forwarding the work, ana
think that New-York should do her share in making
the Exposition q success"
Richard Croker will he unable to be present on ac
count of absence from the city. Mr.. Page has 10
ceived the following from T. W. Palmer, OF Chicago,
president of the Worlds Columbian Commission {:
your note of the 12th inst, with card Of invitation
inclosed is received 1t VIII give me pleasure to re
spond, as you suggest, 10 the toast The Worlds Fair
from National Standpoint ! am glad TO know that
Mr.. Depew Will preside, and that Mr.. Boyd Thacher
and Mr. Baker also down for talks None OF us
have ever had any doubts as 10 New-YOrk doing her
full share in this great national enterprise, and have
merely regarded what people have considered as
hostility In the NewYork papers as eXuberance or
the editorial and reportOral mind which did not
evince any hostility toward the great Exposition 10
which every American Is now committed"
GortOn ". Alien, who with Mr. Depew and John
Boyd Thacher of Albany is giving the dinner returned
TO his home IN Auburn on Wednesday from trip to
Denver. Mr.. Page had long talk with him over
the telephone. Mr. Page said yesterday "lt will
give YOU idea OF the immense scale on which the
Worlds Fair is planned, TO tel you that building
c0sung 100000 and covering an area OF nine and
three quarters acres Is TO be devoted TO electricity
aloQe. The fact that II possible Yesterday for
me to be called up from Aubnrn by telephone and 10
talk with Allen the subject of the arrangements
! for the dinner Monday, i being able 10 hear
him quite as distinctly IL he were in the city. Will
give people TO wonder what degree OF progress
| In electrical communication Is IN store for us"
The following letter Of acceptance has also been
| received
The First National Bank OF Chicago.
December Is, 1891.
| J. Seaver Page, Esq, NewYork:
I am honored by the receipt OF your Kind invita-.
ton 10 the dinner OF the evening OF December FL
accept with pleasure and trust that no untoward
| event Will prevent my attendance. Looking at the
matter in a large way, IL appears 10 me the most
important occasion in It's relation TO the Exposition
| that has arisen since the Act Of Congress was ap-
| proved Truly yours, LYMAN J. GAGE.
TO ACT FOR THE BELGIAN COMMISSIONERS.
Chicago, Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Lambert Tree. OF THIS
city, has been appointed resident counsel for the
Belgian Royal Worlds Fair Commission.