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TO BEGIN THE CELEBRATION.
COLUMBIAN CEREMONIES IN NETWORK.
CHICAGO TO COOPERATE WITH THIS cIrY-soME
OF THE PLANS

CHICAGO TO COOPERATE WITH THIS CITY-soME
OF TIE PLANS.
Delmore Elwen the Eastern agent OF The Worlds
Columbian Exposition, returned to New-Yorl, Yesterday
after visit t. Chicago. lie Has plenty OF enthusiastic
pralse for the In which The business of the Fair
Is being pushed In that city Five thousand men he
said Yesterday TO Tribune reporter. were engaged
all the time in carrying on the construction of the
buildings and making the improvements In the grounds
There arc now 50 far advanced, he says that charge
for admission to the grounds will be made after next
Monday.
The chief objcc. of Mr.. Elwes visit 10 Chicago was
TO arrange for the cooperation of the people Of that
city in the celebration 10 be held next October here
"The people of Chicago he said, "arc ready and
willing TO do everything that can aid US in making
our celebration ! appeared before the
Board of Control during my visit. and outlined my
plar OF cooperation bctwecn the two cities. 1t
seemed to meet the approval OF the members. As
q result the Board appointed a committee to arrange
the plan and details Of that cooperation The com
mittec consists OF c. V. Massey, Of Dover, Del. ;
j. ii. Bresn. Of this city; Gor.On W. Allen Of
Auburn: b. p. wldencr. Of Philadelphia and John
Boyd Thachcr, of Albany. This committee is to
meet at the Gilsey House at O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. to discuss the situation and has full power T.
determine all details. Invitations will be sent ont
tomorrow 10 the Governor Mayor Grant the Mayor OF
Brooklyn. The National and state Worlds
Fair Commissioners. The representatives OF Circulo
Colon Cervantcs, the Italian Independent Club, the
German choral societies. the spanish societies and
others TO take part in the meeting.
1.-THE celebration in this city continued Mr. Elwe
will be q worthy one. Imrc Kiralfg, who accom-
panied me to Chicago said that be hoped 10 have
$4,000 men in tho streets In costumes OF Columbls's
time. The ceremonies here according to our present
plans. will begin october :. and the Board OF
Control of Chicago has decided to look upon our
celebration the beginning Of the dedicatOry corc-
monies OF the exposition. We shall have on that day
civic parade the procession beginning at the
Battery. II Is 10 represent modern progress. on
Monday. October 10, the spanish. Italian and
German choral societies will give entertainments ON
saturday evening ten trains. leaving New-iork within
ten minutes OF one another Will start for Chicago.
on these trains will go all the people who have taken
active part in the ceremonies here. Invitations
also 70 be to the President. the Governors OF
The various states and other wclllnOwn citizens 10
take part IN the excursion. Al Chicago reception
will bc given TO Newlork's representatives, by the
MAYOR and the City Council They will be escorted
en- october l. to the grounds BY companies OF soldiers
october l.: will be the military day In Chicago and
will be interesting all sodicr' in this shborhood'