The Green Forest tribune., 1892-06-02

Childs has donated to the Exposi-
ton number of rare and beautiful
palm trees from his conservatory.
He is very enthusiastic over the
Fair and it's prospects.
The liberation of carrier pigeons
and the keeping Of q record of their
flight will be an interesting feature
of the live stock exhibit at the Ex-
position. A number of breeders of
pigeons will exhibit birds, and
they are now making arrangements
for the proposed contests. George
W. Childs, of Philadelphia, and
several others have offered prizes
for the winners in the contests.
The speed record now is 325 miles
in 800 minutes.
The Agricultural building, al
imposing and beautiful structure,
situated across the main lagoon,
southwark from the great Manufac-
lures building, is rapidly approach
ing completion, and will be finished
even to all details of fornamentation
before Oct. 1st. 1t measures 500
bp 500 feet, and has an Annex 800
by $50 and a connected Assembly
Hall, which has seating capacity
Of 1900. Close by on the south
is the Dairy building measuring 100
by 200 feet.
President Harrison has accepted
the invitation, conveyed to him by
a committee, to attend the dedica-
ton ceremonies of the Exposition
building next October. 1t is be-
lieved certain that every member
of the Presidents Cabinet and of
the Supreme Court and nearly every
senator, congressman and govenor,
also, will be present on that occas-
ion. The president manifests very
great interest in the Exposition and
keeps himself thoroughly posted
concerning it. He has said repeat
ed!y that be stands ready at all
time to do all within his power in
it's behalf.
Mrs. Viola Fuller, of Mitchell, S.
D., has applied tor space in the
Women's Building for unique and
beautiful opera cloak, the only one
Of its kind existing. The garment,
which is ffty-seven inches in length.
and circular in design, is composed
entirely et certain small and par
ticularly delicate feathers Of prairie
chickens. Only five or six feathers
of thing peculiar kind are found on
a singh bird, consequently the
cloak represents not only ten years
patient labor, but the plumage of
hundreds Of birds. The feathers
were sew ed to the foundation one
at a time and deeply overlapping,
and now form q light, even surface
as smooth as the birds breast. The
cloak is trimmed in otter fur. which
is also the product Of South Dako-
ia
Invitations are being sent to dis
tnguiShed guests to attend the ded-
ication ceremonies of the Exposi.
tion next October. The invitation
to the President of the United
States was presented by special
committee representing both the
National Com mission and the Di-
rectory. The invitation to the
President is a very elaborate and
beautiful affair. It reads:
The Worlds Columbian Commission
invites to participate in the ceremonies
attending the dedication of the building
of the Worlds Columbian Exposi ton at
Jackson Park in the city of Chicago
Oct. II, II and 13, 1892. and requests the
favor of an early acceptance.
To the President, Benz amin Harrison,
Washington, District of Columbia.
The principal words are in mod
flied Old English and modern
Gothic letters, heightened with
gold and colors, and on the back Of
the scroll the words "The Worlds
Columbian Commission" appear in
pen-work branches Of fan and fern
palms. At the lower left-hand
cornor is the official seal OF the
Commission. On the fyleat is the
simple name, Benjamin Harrison
in large Gothic letters, with illum-
mated initials, and on the Leaf fol-
lowing the invitation aDuears list