Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-08
Worlds Fair Notes.

France, Great Britain, Spain, Nenc.
zuela, Mexico, Salvador. Guatamala
Nicaragua, Honduras, San Domingo
and Colombia have formally accepted
the invitation to participate in the En-
position. Informal information has
been received of the acceptance of Rus.
sia, Japan, Peru, Brazil and II number
of others.
Theodore Thomas, it is announced
will be musical director of the Exposi.
ton, and Prof. Tomlins, choral director.
w. Il. Baker, who succeeds l.. J.
Gage, as president of the Local Direc-
tory, is president also OF the Chicago
Board OF Trade. lie is Democrat in
politics. His enthusiastic work during
the past year in behalf OF the Exposi-
ton, together with his recognized abil-
ity, secured his election as head of the
Directory.
The Art and Trades Association at
Vienna has declared in favor of the art
lists and manufacturers of Austria max
ing creditable exhibit ut Chicago,
and has urged the government to as
sist them to do so.
DIR. J. +. Fox, Member of Parliament
for Kings county, Ireland, visited Ex-
position headquarters recently and as
sured the officials that there will be IA
fine exhibit from the Emerald Isle at
Chicago in 1898.
Peru will hold an exposition at
Lima in July, 1892 and transport the
greater part of it to Chicago in 1893.
Japan will spend $j0O,0JO upon its
exhibit. Its trade with the United
States amounts to $25, 900 600 annual
ly.
Abraham Monakad, a Syrian residing
Ill Damascus. wants to reproduce at
the Fair a portion OF the "The Street
Called Straight" and the house of Cor
nelius, in which the Apostle Paul was
converted, ana to exhibit dozen of
his countrymen engaged in embroider-
ing, playing and singing national airs,
and making and serving coffee in Syr-
ian style.
The Department of Publicity and
Promotion. of which NJ. p. Handy is
chief, is sending out in six or seven
languages between 1900 and 1000 sep
arate pieces of Worlds Fair literature
daily. They go to about 10000 news
papers and 5000 individuals and COM
mercial agencies, etc, in nearly every
nation on the globe.
1t is announced that the Lady Man
ayers will soon send Miss NJ. b. Schiller,
of Pittsburg, to Colombia, Venezuela,
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil Miss
Ellen A. Ford, of Brooklyn, to Chill, Ar
gentine Republic, Paraguay and Uru-
quay; and another woman, yet to be
selected, to Mexico and Central Amer
lea. This is in accord with recon-
mendation of committee of the Board
of Lady Managers.
Chief Of construction Burnham has
appointed Dion Geraldine superintend-
ent of buildings Of the Exposition. He
expects soon to have 100 draughtsmen
and fifty surveyors ut work.
A Boston orchestra, composed of
young women, has offered to furnish
music at the Women's building during
the Exposition.
Kearney, Neb., has an incorporated
-" Worlds Fair Excursion and Invest
ment Company" with capital stock
of 100000. 1t invites persons to pay
to it $52 in installments of so cents a
week and agrees for that sum to take
them to and from the Worlds Fair in
special trains, pay for their meals Ell
route, and their living expenses for
week in Chicago at the best$3 per day
hotel, and furnish them with tickets of
admission, guides and printed informa-
ton.