St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-24

Elans Oh the bOarU Oh Lazy
Managers.
CHICAGO, Oct. ga perfect day at
the fair drew out many visitors. Large
numbers of New Workers who remained
in the city after Manhattan day were at
the exposition. The state building was
thronged with visitors all day. Tonight
chiefs of departments gave recep-
ton in honor of foreign, national and
state commissioners, directors and board
of lady managers. The reception was
held in the Massachusetts state build
ing, and the guests were received by
Chiefs Allison, Barrett, Skiff, Robin
son, Buchanan, ives, Smith, Samuels,
Fearn, Collins, Putnam and Handy. I he
old colonial building was decorated
deliberately for the occasion.
The committee on ceremonies held a
meeting today to discuss the eXef-
cises incident to the final closing of the
fair next Monday. Ii was decided to
hold the exercises in Festival hall. f.
ID. Millet and Col. Culp were instructed
to prepare programme and submit it
at meeting to be held tomorrow. 1t
is understood that President Cleveland
will not be present.
The national commission committee
on ceremonies also held meeting to
consider plans for the closing exercises,
but none of them had any ideas to sub
nit. They took into consideration
John Boyd Thatcher's proposed pro-
gramme for the exercises at Festival
hall Saturday, when medals are to be
formally presented to the exhibitors 10
whom they have been awarded.
Secretary Dickinson Also presented
plan as substitute for Mr..
Thatcher's The main features are
practically the same, but the order
is different. Secretary Dickinson pro-
posed TO have President Palmer preside
over the meeting, with the vice preSi-
dents of the commission on his right
and the committee on awards on his
President Palmer, National Commits
sioner A. L. Britton. and DR.. Richter,
the imperial German commissioner.
II. j. Smith, concesoiOnaire, who
had the cliff jewellers exhibit at the fair.
sent in protest to the commission be-
cause his exhibit had not been examined
for all award. Commissioner TOusley
said the exhibit should be examined,
and got a resolution through to that
effect, but John Boyd Thatcher, the
chairman on the committee on awards,
came in late and got reconsideration,
ana the matter went over until
tomorrow. Some of the judges of
awards had previously explained
that violence was being done to
an established principle of the eXposi-
fInn-fhat ny1iIhIfs winch
ceSsions should be given awards 1t
opened the door to all the unique and
odd features of the Midway Plaisance,
it was explained, and dozen commits
sionerS called out in unison, ''Well,
open the door and give everybody an
award who deserves it,"
John Boyd Thatcher, representing
the committee of awards, wanted the
commission to grant awards of merit to
individual exhibitors, corporations and
municipalities. The fight over this
proposition continued the best part of
the afternoon. Commissioner Walsh,
of Georgia, thought it came in conflict
with the proposition conceived and de-
ayers comforting diplomas on arti-
sans. He thought they should
have all the credit belonging to
original thought, ard asked that
the question be referred to special
committee. Mr.. Thatcher's recon-
mendation was adopted. During an ex-
PLANTATION Mr.. Thatcher declared he
would fight the proposition of the lady
managers now pending in congress ito
the last ditch"
The children of the soldiers and
sailors home at Bloomington came to
the fair today on special train 233
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tee Eddy, Supt. johnson and attend
ants. The children were brought here
at the instance of Gov. Altgeld. They
were shown over the grounds by the at
tendantS today and were given luncheon
on the grounds.
The total admissions today were 26O,-
$50, of which go, 100 paid.