The Critic and record., 1891-04-29
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
What Number of People Are Doing
to Make a Success.


to Make a Success.
France, Great Britain. Spain, Venezuela
Mexico, Salvador, G uatamala, Nicaragua,
Honduras, San Domingo and Colombia
have formally accepted the invitation to
participate in the Exposition, Informal
information has been received of the ac-
ceptance of Russia, Japan, Peru, Brazil
and a number of others.
Theodore Thomas, it is announced, will
be musical director of the Exposition, and
Professor Tomlins, choral director
w. Il. Baker, who succeeds l.. j. Gage,
as president of the Local Directory, is
president also of the Chicago Board of
Trade. He is a Democrat in politics. His
enthusiastic work during the past year in
behalf Of the Exposition. together with
his recognized ability, 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 making
a creditable exhibit at Chicago aud has
urged the Government to assist them to
do so.
DR.. j. f. Fox, Member of Parliament
for Kings County, Ireland, VISITED Expo
sition headquarters recently and assured
the officials that there will be 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 $500 900 upon its ex-
hibit. Its trade with the United States
amounts to $25,000,O00 annually,
Abraham MOnakad, a Syrian residing
in Damascus, wants To reproduce at the
Fair portion of the "The Street Called
Straight" and the house of Cornelius, in
which the Apostle Paul was converted,
and to exhibit dozen of his countrymen
engaged in embroidering, playing and
singing national airs, and making and
serving coffee in Syrian style.
The Department of Publicity and Pro
motion, Of which NJ. +. Handy is chief,
is sending out in six or seven languages
between 5000 and 1000 separate pieces of
Worlds Fair literature daily. They 90 to
about 10000 newspapers and 5000 indi-
viduals and commercial agencies, etc, in
nearly every nation on the globe.
ii is announced that the Lady Mana
gers will soon send Miss NJ. b. Schiller of
Pittsbufg to Colombia, Venezuela, keua-
dor, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil; Miss Ellen
A. Ford of Brooklyn to Chilli, Argentine
Republic, Paragua and Uruguay, and an
other woman, yet to be selected, to NJ lex
leo and Central America. This is in ac-
cord with a recommendation Of COM
mittee of the Board of Lady Managers.
Chief of Construction Burnham has APP
pointed Dion Geraldine superintendent of
buildings of the Exposition. lie expects
soon to have 100 draughtsmen and 30 sur
yeyors at work
A Boston orchestra, composed of young
women, has offered 20 furnish mlsic az
the womcn's building during the Esposi-
ton.
Kearney, Neb., has an incorporated
Worlds Fair Excursion and Investment
Company with a capital stock of Sl00,
900, II invites persons TO pay to il S52 in
installments Of fifty cents week aud
agrees for that sum TO take them 10 aud
from the Worlds Fair in special trains,
pay for their meals en- route and their liy-
ing expenses for week in Chicago at the
best So per day hotel and furnish them
with tickets Of admission, guides aud
printed information.
The row bet Ween the National Commits
sion and the local Board Of Directors is
hot The latter has the money and will
probably control affairs, which mean that
Director General Davis, who holds under
the National Commission, Is % be forced
into resigning OF becoming a mere figure
head.