The morning call., 1893-12-06

report, which Superintendent SWEET sup
piemented. The programme decided upon
is 10 be:
Teachers' day will be Tuesday. March 13,
coming nicely the spring vacation. The
same day has been made Educational day
for the entire coast. A hal; big enough to
accomm odate 1000 people has been arranged
Ior on the fair grounds. Ii is to be deco
rated with class flags by the school chill
gren. The United States Commissioners of
Education, William P. Harris, is TO come
mere from Washington, ID. C., and deliver
an ADDRESS. In addition to MIR. Harris it
Is expected that speeches will be made by
PRESIDENT Martin Kellogg OF the State
University, President David Starr Jordan
OF the Stanford University. and Professors
4. y. Brown and Earl Barnes. who teach
peuagoglcs In the two universities respect
lVely. Then there is to be chorus OF 100
teachers and an orchestra.
Inc meeting concluded to enlarge the
committee of arrangements from five to
twenty-five. The original committee is to
choose the other members, taking care
10 select from the principals those best
ADAPTED for the work.
At meeting of the British Benevolent
Society. held yesterday afternoon, John
IrounsoD and James Z. McGauley were
appointed TO act with CAPTAIN George
Naunton on the ST. Georges auxiliary of
the Mldwinter Fair in place of p. C..
Beamish and G. T.. Marsh, the two latter
gentlemen, while heartily in sympathy
with the work, having found it impossible
TO attend meetings. owing to a pressure Of
business.
Captain George Naunton reported excel
lent progress toward establishing a salts.
factory British headquarters. Prominent
Brltlshers are becoming interested and
subscribing toward the funds for the
Anne Hathaway cottage. which Captain
George NauntOn stated will enable visitors
to the Midwinter Fair from the British
Isles to be received and, if funds admit,
rendered some slight hospitality by their
fellow-cOuntrymep.
The cottage is already in process Of erec-
ton. flowers similar to those In the classic
WRrwickshire cottage are being planted
around il, and even the kltchen-garien of
British cottagers cultivate will not be
neglected.
Honorary National Commission.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-The list of memb bers
of the Hon orary National Commission of
the California International Midwinter
Exposition. which opens in San Francisco
on January l, has just been completed.
Among those who have accepted the ap-
D intment are Vice President Stevenson,
Whitelaw Reid, w. j. Arkell. Melville E.
Stone, Fred w. Peck of Chicago, Moses P.
Handy. Professor Selim 81. Peabody. chief
OF the liberal arts division of the Colum-
blan Exposition, G neral A. Alger, John
/. Dickinson. secretary of the Ma iOnal
Columbian Commission. G. A. Massey OF
Delaware, W. A. Stadelman and T. A.
Matthews sof the American Exhibitors
Association, Colonel E. 0. Meier of ST.
Louis. David Rich of New York, w. Penn
Nixon of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, James
w. Scott of the Chicago Herald, Preston
Harrison of the Chicago Times. Joseph
Medill Of the Chicago Tribune, James
Watson of Texas, Hon. Thomas w.
Palmer, president of the national COM
mission; George W. ChiIds of Philadel-
pha. w. T. Buchanan. chief of the agri-
cultural department; Halsey G. Ives. chief
of fine arts depar ment; l.. w. Robinson.
chief of machinery; ID. FL. Burn ham. di-
rector of works; General Horace Porter of
New York. L. G.. Rapier of the New Or
leans Picayune, Charles T. Yerk's of chi
cagO, Lyman j. Gamo. president OF the
FIRST National Bank of Chicago; John A.
Cockerill of the New York Advertiser and
a num- ber of others Of quail prominence.