Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-20

ny IA stanu oi colors, ana supported on the
right and left 10y tht flags of all the
American Republics. 40 rne south, on
the correspondln- panri, "1s tue shield OF
Spain, surrounlr' lags of all the
nations of the Old Worli,a bouquet Of ma.
tional emhlems. in which the colors OF
Spain aud Italy were conspicuous To
the right and left, before and behind,
above and below, hurt'ring in the air
from the balcouies, ana hiding from view
the primitive uakodnrss OF the marble
pillars. were the stripes in profusion, al
most beyond Arithmetician's art Of calcu
laton or guess work.
Queen Flora also played no Insignificant
part in the decoration. There were fes
toons Of wild smilax running In front Of
VII the boxes. aud running thence along
the balcony and the gallery proper. Here
and there the green Of nature was relieved
with rosettes of red and yellow. Tower
ing banks of palms and ferns supported
the panels to the right and left of the
proscenium, while mass of green foliage
formed u cen ,erp'rce for the stage. and
rising bank OF ferns and tropical plants
hid from view the military baud, directed
by ~ousa of Marine baud renown, that
furnished the music for the grand march.
The Appearance of NIr. Morton
was rrco .uizei 10y futier Of feminine APP
parel but de'orum initiated against any
demonstration Of joy and glalness OF the
part of the Sterper SIX The vics preSi-
dent was es lrtri To position In the east
ern corner the hall, and the reception
was at once inaugural d. The guests
passed over the floor in procession, being
first introduced to the managers then To
the committee OF arrangements, next to
the patrones =, and finally, after running
the gauntlet to The vice president and dis
tinguishrd guests.
At the conclusion OF the reception, which
continued until nearly II o'clock, the vice
president was escorted to the loge on the
immedilte right OF tn stage, aud the re-
mainde of he distingu shed guests fol-
lowed.
After the reception considerable time
was occupied by the managers i'm arrang.
ing the floor for the opening quadrille,
and IL was after IL o'clock when the
strains Of the cornet, violin and harp sum
moned the devotees Of the terpischorean
art To the center of the floor To inaugurate
tripping of the light fantastic toe.
The ball Terminated at daylight, thus
allowing the participants brief medium
OF repose pre- Daratory to the review OF the
grand civic parade. An elaborate supper.
however, was by no means an insignifi-
cant feature of the nights program.
The Temperance Question
came mp for consideration 10y the national
Worlds tair commission, i'm the shape Of
bundles of petitions demanding the prohi-
bition of the sale of liquor on the exposi-
tion grounds. Several prohibition speak
ers were present. Commissioner Hundley
OF Alabama declared that the commission
had no right to prohibit the sale of liquor
on the grounds. and offered resolution
that as the commission only has the right
to modify tie rules made by the directory,
the commission should take no action on
the prohibition question until the direc-
tory has acted. A long debate followed.
after which Mr.. Sewel Of New Jersey
moved that the question be referred to the
judiciary committee. The motion was
lost 10y vote Of AZ nays TO 81 yeas.
Commissi oner Kings motion was then
amended To grant the prohibition speak
ers an hour in which to address the com
mission in favor OF dry fair on condition
that the liquor interest be given similar
hearing in the future An adjournment
was then taken until 3 O'Clock. when the
arguments for dry fair began.
The commission upheld General Miles
in his desire to confne the military pa
rade Friday to Washington park. but not
without a parting shot, however, from
Governor Waller OF Connecticut, who
urged the right OF the general public to
witness the display In . downtown re-
view.