The morning call., 1893-11-09
SPACE PAYMENTS.
The First to Settle Is
San Joaquin.
School and Lecture Bureau Proposed.
Efforts to Secure a Postal
Exhibit.

San Joaquin County is the first to make
payment to the executive committee for
space taken in the official buildings of the
Midwinter Fair. a number of districts
have asked that space be reserved for
them, but San Joaquin has taken the in
tlative in speaking with coin. A check
for 5000 was received at headquarters yes
terday in part for one of the alcOves
under the dome of The Hori icultural
building, where SAD Joaquin's display will
be exhibited. This space will comprise
625 square feet. and may be increased by
supplemental apportionment.
The latest com bination of counties Ia
connection with the Midwinter Fair Is one
embracing Tehama, Shasta, Trinity, Siski-
you and Modoc. These counties. styling
themselves the northern group, are con-
templatIng the erection of a building to
include the joint eXhibi of the five.
The Hungarian Benevolent Society Of
this city, through committee which con-
ferred with the executive committee yes
terday, proposes TO build an Hungarian
cZarda, In which In Hungarian restaurant,
with an accompanying orchestra, shall be
conducted during the fair. The plan in
clnfes concerts to be gwen by an Hun
garian band two or three times daily,
WIN tDe duutu dltEdctiOu OI HUNGARIAN
dancers and various mplifcati0ns Of
the everyday life as seen ia the villages
and cities of Hungary.
The cash receipts Yesterday aggregated
S2163 30. OF this 500 was sent In by
Rheinstein & EisDer. with a letter ex-
pressing the appreciation OF the donors
as To the browning Significance and i'm
portance to our Stale Of the Mldwinter
Fair"
A subscription has been received from
the Tulare Volunteer Fire Company,
amounting to $40 OF. This is the second
contribution made by any organization out
side this city. the former gift having been
made by the employees of Agnews Insane
Asylum. The total cash receipts to date
are S257, 347 II.
There is a project on foot among the
choral societies of San Francisco to have a
series of concerts at the exposition ground
during the fair.
The athletic leaders of the Pacific Coast.
repres enting all the outdoor sports played
In California. met last night at headQuar-
ters to form an organization for the pTeps-
ration OF an athletic programme to be ear
ried out during the progress of the eXposi-
ton.
The athletic auxiliary committee wss
formed with the following officers: VIII
liam Greer Harrison, president; DR..
Max Magnus, vice-president; Archi-
Udiu hCAiIops SccIctdly. w iINcitu
st. Paul Seitz, treasurer exeeu-
tive committee R. E. Maynard,
ton; Leon E. Prescott, California COL
leges; DR.. Max Magnus. Pacific Coast
Turner's Association; George P. Wet
more. wheelmen; Colonel T. p. Robinson.
baseball; R. E. O'Connor and Archibald
McKillop, football; F. j. l.. MacCormsc,
Scottish sports.
Fenton L. Newbery. secretary of the
Canadian auxiliary committee, has received
n letter from the Montreal Board of Trade
assuring the Canadian residents of this
city that the Montreal business orgauiZa-
lions would Cooperate in making a credit
able display at the Midwinter Fair.
Congressman Loud. who has just re-
turned from Washington. believes that a
Government postal exhibit could be ar
ranged for the fair, although no appropria-
ton for the purpose is available at present
Theodore Bacigalupi presided at a
largely attended meeting of the italian
auxiliary committee, held at headquarters
last evening. The question considered was
the proposed Italian building. 1t was
unanimously agreed TO proceed with its
erection provided the executive committee
would permit Italian exhibitors TO make a
display 10 their national building in addi-
to their competitive display in the official
halls. AS there is little likelihood of the
management objeeting to this arrangement:
the Italian building may be considered
assured.
A school and lecture bureau for the in
struction of children and young people in
matters which may be practically investi-
gated at the exposition Is being considered
by the executive committee,