The state chronicle., 1893-04-30
POLISHING UP FOR THE EAlR.
Unpacking Of Exhibits Must Cease To.
Night.

Of Exhibits Must Cease To- |
Night.
A Chicago special says: Time
was called Friday for the opening
of the Worlds Fair.
Director Davis issued an order to
the exhibitors instructing them to
stop all unpacking of exhibits be-
fore 10 o'clock Sunday night, in
order that the buildings may be put
into presentable shape for Monday.
A great force of sweepers and can
ers went to work Immediately, and
the big buildings will be scrubbed
and secured from floor to roof. Spe
cisl arrangements are now being
made in the various buildings for
the reception of the Presidential
party by the department chiefs.
Sixteen hundred Columbian roll
ing chairs reached Jackson Park to-
day and we're Immediately put in
service. They are comfortable,
roomy affairs, and every one is ac-
companied by guide. The chairs
are intended for invalids and tired
visitors who can afford to be lugged
about at seventy-fve cents per hour.
The rate for chair and guide per
day is $6, and the chair alone goes
for So SO.
Classic Boston invaded the termi-
nal station today, ond the building
assumed an unwonted interest, shell
| terering more than 200 3oung wo-
men, who invested it with halo,
not of romance, but of business.
They have come here to act as
mattresses and serve at lunch coun
ters, as no agreement was made as
to return transportation, it is pre-
sumed that many of them will
change from Eastern to Western
girls if their Worlds Fair expert
ence proves agreeable.
Judging from their appearance, q
crowd of Boston girls can present
more different styles of walk, talk
and dress than much larger col
lection of femininity from any Other
American city. For a considerable
time traffic was practically at {
standstill in the terminal station
and the lunch girls held full swa,
The Worlds Fair National Com
mission was again in session thi
, afternoon, with about fifty member
7 present. A long and at times acri
7 monious discussion over the form
t of passes to be issued to the Colum
t bian Commissioners and the Boar
| Of Directors was brought about b
letter from Edward B. Butler
4 chairman of the Bureau of Admis
D sions and Collections, suggestin
4 that the directors and commission
g ers should conform to the rules Ii.
s other people. When the commun
d cation had been thoroughly dis
q cussed a resolution was adopte
d calling for special committee {
; four, which is to consider the mstte
l. in conjunction with the judiciar
committee. The joint committe
,, will report as to whether commi
g sicners and directors shall subm
if to having their photographs paste
3, on their passes.
}, Mayor Harrison to-day issued
|, proclamation supplementing that
D. the Governor issued this week, d.
is claring the lst day of May hol
Is day and day of thanksgiving, closin
n all public ofices, and urging tt
J. people to observe the day TO tt
g fullest degree possible.
Commissioner Massey of the Jud
is ciary Committee of the Nation
IL Commission, has called that cor
a. mittee to meet at 10 o'clock tomo
o. row. This is the committee
W which the Sunday-opening resol
in tion of Commiss ioner Nlboeck,
OF Iowa, was yesterday referred.
1e MIR. Massey said this morning th
tn he would have called the commit
1T, today were it not that Commission
I'd Sewell, of New Jersey, had not y
IT, arrived. The probabilities are til
n the committee will not make a
OF port until Saturday, and perha
tn not until Tuesday. Commission
Massey, who is the head of the Su
lr. day-closing people, and Comm
ey sioner st. Clair, of West Virgin
tn who is the leader of the moveme
"a in favor of opening the fair Oh Su
ew day, are both members of the co
NJ mittee, and consequently will f.
* the matter out in meeting.
~. Director General Davis's rept
he to the National Commission on t
he present condition of the Worl
ed Fair shows that thus far the en-,
IN, nous total OF $33,243,93O /
on been raised for the purpose of t
ed fair without taking into accou
7as the cost of the exhibitors, viii
]a- will amount to many million doll
Der more. Four hundred separ,
he buildings have been erected, brir
7as ing under roof an area Of about Z
)n- acres.
on The cars for the exposition ele