Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27
A DAY FOR BROOKLYN
Thousands From the City Of Churcbs
at the Fair.
PARADES, MUSIC AND SPEECHES
Pilgrimage Of Singers Comip
From Rome.
EXHIBITS NOW ALL READY

woRLD's FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO, June a.
This is Brooklyn's day at the fair and thou
sands from that city are here celebrating Ii
event. Chief among them is Mayor Boody. W
C. Bryant Of the Brooklyn Times, st. Claa
McKelway Of the Eagle and President Cone:
Of the board Of alderman, so that the politics
and literary elements OF the city on Lon
Island are well represented.
Then there we're societies swelling the mum
bers and they had a parade, there was musi
and speeches. and this evening the enterprisin,
citizens from staid old Brooklyn will wind ~
their days celebration with q banquet.
To begin at the beginning, il was q mas
vellously beautiful day. II was cool and ~
freshing breeze blew from the lake. There ws
not a cloud in the sky and the palaces Of ar
and science of which the white city, is made
appeared at splendid advantage. The principe
speech Of the day was delivered by St. Clat
McKelway OF the Brooklyn Eagle
PILGRIMAGE TO CHICAGO.
Some time in September Maestro Mustaa
and forty other singers are expected to make
pilgrimage from Rome 10 Chicago Thea
they will sing 1t the worlds fair. Mus
taga is director of the choir Of Sistim
! chapel and his musicians. taken from the lead
ers Of the profession in Rome. sing for Pops
Leo IN the vatican. The choir OF Sistins
Chapel has never made a pilgrimage from
Rome II is one Of the sacred institutions q.
| the Catholic Church. Most Of the singers ars
veteran musicians who have been long In tbs
service of Mustaga-
for concert purposes alone. The pope
promptly mentioned this months ago
when the subject was broached. but
he added that he might permit the
old singers to visit Chicago and take
part in some great festival Of the Catholic
Church. Leading Catholics are now con-
sidering plans that will furnish pretext
Mgr. Satolh is cooperating with the expo
sition managers and Archbishop Ireland y
using his influence In same direction
CANADA TO HAVE A DAY.
Canada is getting ready for q big day at the
fair July IL. The dominion commissioner has
asked all the local societies to join in ths
ceremony OF celebrating the anniversary Of
the confederation of the provinces. There
being more than $1,000 Canadians in
Chicago as residents and citizens the
be something immense This day is about the
same a. the Fourth of July in the states and the
demonstration will be Of Q patriotic nature.
There viii be orations in festival hall and
speeches by prominent men. Several repre-
sentative statesmen from the dominion are
expected to be present and help in the sxer'
cises.
| CHICAGO BAPTIsTs FAyoR SUNDAY OPENING.
At a regular weekly conference OF the Zap
tist ministers yesterday resolutions condemn
ing Sunday opening Of the fair wers unsni-
mously adopted After recisng at length thu
conditions imposed by Congress at the
inception Of the exposition the reso-
lutions say that the action Of the
direction IN taking advantage Of the Sill
ence Of the appellate court is an act Of down.
| right rebellion against the government TO which
| tiouing that the President take such measures
ss may be necessary 10 carry the case to thu
Supreme Court of the United States. resolving
to lend all their power to assist in making thei'
protest effective
/ ALL THE ExHrBrrs READY.
Now at last there lie not q single one Of thu
main exhibit buildings into which visitors may
not 60 at will The Anthropological building
was opened yesterday. Ii is the last depart
ment OF the fair to be opened.
ooNoREssMEN INVITED.
At the suggestion Of William E. Curtis nearly
every member Of the United States Senats
and House committees on naval Affairs hal
been invited to come to Chicago and
make a speech when the Columbus caravel
reach the worlds fair grounds late next week
Senators Lindsay. Hale, Frye. Sherman. Mo
Pherson and German, Congressman Thomas IL
Reed, Secretary Herbert, ex-Secretary TRACY
and ex-Asssistant Secretary Sotey are among
the invited guests.
The Baltimore delegation OF merchants and
manufacturers took in all OF the worlds fan
YESTERDAY Most Of them registered q
the Maryland state building, bu
nothing out of the ordinary hs'
been provided for their entertainment Tn
party is here to stay two weeks now, but ex
poets to come again to help celebrate Sta
Spangled Banner day, September IL