Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-14
Sunday Closing at the Fair
Highly Probable
PEOPLE WILL NOT ATTEND
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rh~s fhrss W>s Ss sna~y -
op~@s~x No Gsse<

TosnoErow the directors q the vosid's
fair si'i again take up the Sunday ques-
flos- aud hcfore this meeting zdsourns
st 10 psohsbbs that an orvlss viii b
issued cio~ing the gates on every sun
day after this week until the end of the
sxpn~ltion. The directors have come 70
the conciusisn that in view of the light
stfeniascs At the tair on Sunday It will
b. a good business mose % eiose the
sxpossrion Ca that day In reaching
this decision they Do not alter their
views on the desirshility of an
open fair. a. such, but they rec
sgnize the fact that with many
u tho buildings closed and exhibits
severed, tbs people sili not 'tcnd
their only siay Il re<t there. Il have
not the -lirht.~t doubt that the di-
rectoss viii false acton tomorros to
cioee ths gates hereaftrs on sunday.
said Director N IA kohlsaar tosisy- Il
hasr taikesf with nearly every niemher
of the corDnrsfian and have MT met one
xho docs not fhink that under the err
camstance~ the ui-est thing 10 be done
- 20 go back 10 sunday elssing Ii ~
at 4 question ~ religion or cFecd with
be directors. In j. good business
,siicy u Gloss the fair on that day.
Learned Ausfsors.
Prof T. e. Davis. librarian of the
University az Michigan. rad paper to-
day on the overu-e uf hooks az the CON
sr,.ss a librarians A numbes of other
oap,rs were feaIi - interest 10 librarians.
The congress II authors seems 90 be
particularly felicitons in IT. selection
4 prcstdng oflcers Yesterday Il vel
comesi " .dtcr Bc-ant; this morning
Charles Dudley Warner The general
.go,eef of tnt session VAS criticism
And literature and Mr. Warner intro
aGeed Mrs Tefhune marion Hariapdk
n ho spoke on the function of literary
crificnan in the United States. John
burroughs IL West Paxk. New York.
.unsldereJ the excess * art over life IN
recent literature. Papers Which have
osen sunt acrofss lhe water for presenss-
fion o. The coiigTe=s were then read as
soilows Int Future OF English
Drama henry Arthur jones. London;
The Eeiafioos ~ l.fteratGro and Jour
3al.su H. - Trail. London. ~Womens
Mission ~ Ialerstufr IN Italy. Mrs..
Faanie =. Cslakar. Rome.
Dust a. Dust Today.
Preparations far tho funeral q the up
tieat.ns<l siesrl II Nonfay's Hse have
been ctsEfdsts The funeral procession
Wlil leave the iirc engine Louise. corner
20 Cottage Grove avsUue 1nd Forty sixth
street Al l<ip o'clock sharp tomorrow.
There ws.l hsirichf eeskets placed on a
ratalf4gc dralsa by eight black hofses.
A Isfaii fror, The nsr department sill
- present an! a company II Columbian
quarts. uniisr Colonel Rec. Who will he
niafshai q: the pEocession. Tne music
eid tc furni3hed - tne exposition. BE
s.tit- citizens, there ~ili - such civic
sociefiss a. hlich the dead had mefn-
hsrshis Ceremonies 81 the catholic
rhrrn viii - he.d az The church II
faf1ps tflscnsa frurn thence 10 Oak
NQod cemetery s1ere the protestant
sersie~ va te hrid The bosi.es will -
bfrriss. in a ~ donated - Marcus A.
Ftrwfl pressien. u The Eastwood Gem.
eterY as=eeistion.
The aorids fair Commission for
ff,fnre. th~ ronsDiaT represen tativfs q!
that repobiic. and the French Amer
cans in chicago generally. vii unite Il,
eeieffasins, ts,assfr5w. July "a. the snni
xfrsafy of sre fail II the bastiiC iht
s-etenaaisa all - quite interesting. al
thoegh notnso1 of = very formal cbarac
o. All bs etfriesi cut The ceicbfatioa
e,aisifisof la-e irrakiasf given y the
etsufua sssitf - she ids FAIR officials
and - = rna.ser q ievi.ei guests.
fa,,.., s,r tte alncted.
The Hiu,ft.F general Has Issued the
f.4ves0- ffter in fciatien a. the coiisc-
tiou 90 ssl s.irtlnts ier the tire rclsal
fand lefueu,sficn hss been received
that unauthorized rere 80 are s.illc1ting
~aisf.rsp ptpias fsr the bea,.iit - the suf
f-rcf4 ~ the rereuf IRE. ! ,.essre a.
81 a. thaf the chltfs "a the several exhi
~ slrpanatents have bsen authorized
g. >slis1f @utsrripftans ard revive
asreool- fes this fund They wili rs
port al contributions 90 this of'lee. and
81, .a.as ssil =, duly afciueted for ~
fte euue8i q 8dr. iuisi ratlon hasirg
ftis msffer ia charge Exhibitors snh
others Uithin the several eshinit iepay;
aleatz arr therefore requested - meks
their subscriptions ena rrmittanesss b.
fhs irrespective chiess
Tn saturday mernirx re hominr
s.esans ek!l he liberated - , ~ o'.lo..x
h. frtnf "a the government piazza. Thla
!. st. iirss n the ccnptitive flight D.,
Se.es tise pixs-uns. vhteh vili 10 cus =
\ tIu. frstl-es 20 tho exposition. A hr@
q, aCfion - birds has been obtained
fresn ulssy q the esfi.s - the United
isttfoa nad aas heeu reiected as the
pick 20 arNarris Il 1ss n the finest
hir's@ in fhn eounsry Among the cities
rfpreseutf.l ase bo<toa. New fors.
pisi seoipsis. Nesnf< ast Wsshinefsa.
De
Nsrltf~ feir >oss-.
frfsv the kal0hss aisd iasiies q the
Ennd tatie. ftys and xirs fas,< PC.
~e~~ia q the New iofk And Peannyl
TSnbt talsirg-. They we're ssfire~@,d
- Dtzs,s~ n,sifsg WaFuar. Charles
tsfiet.m Cofiu. f,earraI Milo and
aths.rs
f-mtrrsW Ccnan .esstuer Iohn Nc
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