The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-29
Three Races to Unite i'm
a Display.
Al ADDRESS TO GERMANS
The Contractors Begin Work on the
Fine Arts BuiIding-Some New
Features Proposed.

Benevolent Society a meeting of Seryian.
Montenegrin and Roumanian residents
of this city, which had been called with
the object of discussing how to obtain a fit
representation of these three nations at
the coming fair. After the meeting had
been called to order LaZar Jovoyich. pres
ident of the society, introduced the COM
missioner-general for Roumania, Seryia
and Montenegro to the California Mid
winter international Exposition, w. z.
Won Johannsen. acting Consul for Rou-
mania, who addressed the meeting for
fully an hour and a half, telling what
there has been done already and what
there will be done toward having build.
ing OF the three nations at the exposition.
The address was enthusiastically received.
and resulted in the election of L. Joyo-
vicb, L. Lepetich and A. Sovich 20 consti
. tute an auxiliary committee to aid the
rcommsSiOner-genera
Is transpired during the meeting that
there will be State building in which tina
three nations will be united in their reprs
sentation, and that the leading industries
of ROmanla, Servia and Montenegro will
be represented there. 1t furthermore
inspired that preparations will be made
to have on the national day of the three
nations at the fair an elaborate dispIav
and parade Of Roumanians, Seryiaps and
M0ntenegrins in their national costumes
performing national games and dances.
also sham-battIes and combats will take
place. IN which the curious and ancient
-. arms OF Old Seryia will be brought into
display. There will also be performers on
the 'gnzZla. an old Servian instrument.
There are over ten thousand Seryian-
speaking people on this coast. They have
their own newspapers, of which the
Sloboda liberty is the principle one. The
next Sl0b0da Will contain an account in
The Servlan language OF all that has been
done so far for the fair and the prospects
Of these three countries thereat, giving also
Illustrations of the five Drin cipal buildings.
The contractors for the Fine Arts build
Ing began work promptly Yesterday
morning. the first day after the signing of
their contract. Thus far. however, only
the contractors and their helpers are en-
gagged, and these only on the portion of the
site that has been completely graded.
They made an Impression on the face of
that portion OF the park, however and
made sufficient progress to show that
within weeks time the walls of the
Egyptian building, as the Fine Arts
structure is sure TO be called, will be ris-
1ng:aboye the sands.
=, Ii has DOW been decided to set out a
r grove Of Egyptian palms around three
sides Of this building TO enhance the
Egyptian effect of the structure and TO
add to the general beauty of the fair site.
The foundation sillS for the Mechanical
: Arts building were placed in position yes
terday on three sides of that site and the
carpenters made considerable progress
With the laying of floor girders. The con-
TRACTORS expect TO have the girders for the
IOoIlng Of the entire building almost all
N position by Saturday night, so that the
erection NJ studding can be begun the first
Of next week.
Charles c. Whitney of the News Mes
eenger, Marshall, Mimi, writes to the ex-
:ecugye committee that he knows of twenty
families In his vicinity who are contem-
plating spending the winter in California
with view to taking In the Midwinter
Fair. Mr.. Whitney says the people of
Minnesota are particularly interested in
the fair, the more so because IL is held at
a season when they have leisure to travel
Among the curiOsitips which have bean
offered as features of exhibits at the fair
is A silk map of the United States, which
Is now on exhibition at Chicago, and when
Kate ID. Buck of Salt Lake City wants
space to show at the M!dwinter Exposi-
ton.
A suggestion in connection with the fair
comes from farmer in one OF the south
ern counties, who offers TO train team of
four or six head of elk, to be driven to a
light wagon. in the exposition grounds
every day for purposes of exhibition and
10 giNS TideS 20 curious people who want TO
try every possible means of Iocomotiou
George d. Shearer, secretary of the
Marin County Commissioners, called at
the office of the executive committee YES
terday for subscription blanks, applica-
ton blanks and general information for
use IN the county over the bay. MI
Shearer promises at least $1,000 from his
county.
George f. Duffey has been appointed in
spector of sanitary arrangements at the
Midwlnter Exposition without compensa-
tion.
:. Among the Interesting exhibits for the
. exposition is one in which M. B0net is in
terested. and which represents an i'm
proEement on the Old-time shooting gal
lery: This device is known as Hunters
Hall" The exterior represents an artistic
!: hunting lodge III forest with coy resting
places IN the vestibule. The shooting gall
lery proper is arranged very much after
the style OIL the ordinary shooting gallery.
with the exception that the objects to be
shot at are effigy productions of real ami
mails. These are arranged on revolving
wheels, and at different ranges. so thar
the handler of the gun can have all the
PRACTICE he wants at sighting and range
judgment, and can have very much the
same experience as if he were really in the
hunting-fied
There have been handed to the finance
committee during the last few DAYS a large
number of increased contributions. Men
who had already subscribed something for
the fair have begun TO send in additional
sums with the remark, "We are more than
ever satisfied that the fair will be a go.
and we want to do something more to aid
IN is auccess."
Another communication in the same line
was received yesterday as follows: II am
going to take a walk out to Golden Gale
Park on Sunday. II | see anything there
that looks as If the buildings were being
erected. will go home and write out my
check Tor contribution to the fund Aft
er that am going to make weekly trips
out there and, according to my satisfaction
Win the progress of the work, l shall in
crease my donation from time TO time"
ms letter seems to voice the sentiment
OF q great many people in San Francisco
VINO nave been waiting 10 see building
operations begun.
Inc performance of the ''Pirates of PEN
zance, by the Golden Gate operate
Society. which is to take place at the
Standard Theater ON October z. promises
TO be one of the best performances of that
opera ever given by amateurs in San Fran
cisco. Stage rehearsals began last Satur |
day and every opportunity for improve