The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-10
MAY BE KEPT OUTSIDE.
Possibly Public Cannot See Worlds
Fair Opening Exercises.
GENERAL WORLDS FAIR NEWS.
Plan Formulated by Which Admission
VIII lie by Invitation Exhibitors In
dignant at Delay I'm tho Allotment OF
Space.

CHICAGO, dec. lO-lt De2ins 10 look as
II the general public is TO he barred from
seeing the opening exercises Of the Col
umbian exposition next May.
A plan has been submitted TO Secretary
Culp for presentation to the mmittee
on ceremonies which. il adopted, will
give only a chosen few a chance to see the
exercises. while the public whistles out
side of Music Hall, which will accommo-
date not more than 2,0O0 people.
That plan has not yet been adopted, but
il is TO be presented TO the committee,
aud IL is believed TO be what the commit
tee wants.
III the exercises are to be neld in Music
Hail 1t means that only the officers OF the
exposition, the officers of the depart
ments OF the government and che repre-
sentatives of foreign governments will be
permitted TO be present Secretary Culp
said to-day he thought the COMMITTEES de-
sired TO have the admission entirely by
invitation.
Aside from the musical numbers, which
are TO be n great feature OF the exercises,
Col. Culp's program includes an inyoca-
ton, poem, one address, benedction and
the starting OF the machinery
Delay In Allotment of Space.
There Is a general complain on the part
of intending exhibitors at the fair be-
cause Of the delay in allotment OF space.
Applications for space in the manufac
lures building closed July !, aud were
virtually all in May IL, still not hardly
firm or individual yet knows whether he
or il is TO receive the amount Of space APP
piled for.
Inuuiry after inquiry has been made
for some definite amount OF room, but
those who have made such inquiries of
Chief Allison, who is charged with the
task OF alloting space. complain that they
can get no satisfaction from him, and un-
less they learn pretty soon say they will
withdraw their applications.
Chief Allison is still detained at his
house by sickness. His physician
ascribes the illness to nervous prostra-
tion and overwork.
Flags to be n Striking Feature.
The flags for the poles which stud every
building on the fair grounds are coming
in fast, and the order which has been
placed with French firm or hagmakers
will soon be completed.
At present 900 flag poles are In position.
Before the fair opens the number Will
run into the thousands.
W hen each pole displays n flag, the
decorative effect will be one of the strlk-
ing features OF the fair. The flags repre-
sent the colors of 45 nationalities.
The national committee OH awards will
meet on Monday, for the purpose Of for
mulating some system for judging the
exhibits in competition aud distributing
the medals.
Charles M. Kurtz, assistant director OF
the art department., will 20 TO New York
tomorrow TO assist artists there in col
lecting for the exh ibltion pictures that
have been sold TO private owners, aud to
get the consent of artists for the eXhib
tion of some of the pictures which own
ers want TO exhibit
President Higinboth am has signed { he
order for Eiifet Shepard's 10000
Worlds fair coins. and they will be de-
livered TO him direct from the mint at
the same time the first consignment
comes 10 Chicago.
Woman's Part at the Fair.
Two committees of the board of lady
managers met to-day to begin the most
important work that women will do at
the fair. A subcommittee of the execu-
tive board met to assign space To the
hundreds OF women who nave asked for
room in the woman's building in whica
10 make displays. The other was called
TO take steps to secure expert Judges To
pass upon all exhibits offered by womeu
TO make rules for governing the building
and to fix rules for the woman's library,
which is to be an important feature OF
the display.
Mrs. Palmer was given authority to
appoint ali the committees of experts that
wiz examine exhibits offered by women
and TO appoint director of the women's
building, who will ins all the exhibits
and in general way occupy the same
reation To exhibitors as chiefs OF depart
ments. The appointment OF librarian
was also left TO Mrs Palmer.