Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13
IT WAS PEOPLES DAY.
Thousands of PittSburg's Citizens
Enjoy the Great Show.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
There VIII BE Excursions From Several
Outside States.
SOME OF TIE EXPOSITION WONDERS

Yesterday was peoples day" at the FIX
position, and the way the people took ad-
vantage Of their own day was mething to
warm the heart of the management. Satur-
day is peoples dav in general everywhere
The SATURDAY. half-holiday has become khe
custom in so MANY businesses that there are
a large number of worlingmen of all kinds
let loose in the afternoon. These working
men include professional men as we'll as
manual laborers and artisans and all have
the same desire for some form of rational
amusement. The Exposition affords them
Just what they want. There is no objection
70 taking in instruction, when it is offered
In pleasing form, and that is the reason the
Exposition is so popular with all classes.
To keep up the character OF peoples
day Yesterday, the management arranged
a musical programme that was calculated to
please everybody. 1t was distinctly popu-
lar in character. 1t included a selection
from "The Bohemian Girl the famous de-
scriptive piece, "The Battle of Gettysburg,
with cannon accompaniment, and variations
on German volkslied, in the STYLES of cele-
hrated composers, that made whole enter
tainmcnt in itself The pieces of music
were received with rapturous applause last
night, and Colonel Cappa, the leader, was
kept bowling for ten minutes at time at
the conclusion Of nearly every selection.
HUNDREDS OF ENCURSIONISTS.
Many hundreds of people came into the
city on excursion trains during the day, and
the residents of dozens of towns within
radius of 100 miles of Pittsburg could be
seen in the throng in the Exposition both
i'm the afternoon and evening. All the
railroads are taking a great interest in the
Exposition. and have promised to run still
more excursions. 1t Is thought that. ten
day excursions from some of the more dis
tant points would he beneficial, and the
various railroads will take the matter into
consideration forthwith. Parkersburg, W.
Va, and jamestown, n. y, are two towns
in particular that take a great interest in
the Pittsburg Exposition.
Next Tuesday will be Veterans Dav, and
extraordinary preparations are being made
to insure a pleasant visit for the old
soldiers. The management desire that all
the g. A. r. men shall attend in full uni
form. 50 as 10 give distinctive Grand Army
color to the whole place. This request will
be acceded to, of course and very pretty
effect it win have. The blue coats and white
vests are pleasant as well as sacred objects
in the eyes of all Americans. and ii is always
a good thing TO see them. There will be
many things in the Exposition that will
please the old soldiers.
SPECIAL MUSIC FOR SOLDIERS.
The Battle of Gettysburg will be given,
with Battery r firing cannons, and all the
other effects that make this piece notable
one Altogether Tuesday should be MEM
orable day in The history of the Pittsburg
Exposition of 1891.
1t Is the intention TO arrange for Nation
al Guard Day very soon. On that occasion
the volunteers of PENNSYLVANIA will be in
vited 10 attend in full uniform, and it is
most likely that there will be special exer-
cises in which the Eighteenth, the Four
teenth and other regiments Of the National
Guard can take part. Although many of the
soldier boys have visited the Exposition al
ready in their character of private citizens,
they have not gone as soldiers and it is as
soldiers that it is desired to see them.