The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-21
COLLEGE FRATERNITY DAY
Sigma CHS Open Their Convention and
Attend the Panhelenic Blowout.
Worlds Fair Grounds Echo with College Songs
--Sweden's Day-Typewriters and Ste
nograrbers' Congress = Notes.

and which has four chapters In Indiana.
opened It's convention at the University
Hotel this afternoon. at o'clock. In the
absence of Grand Consul Reginald Fendali.
of Washington. ID. c., National Secretary
w. L. Alden. of Chicago. presided. Com
mittees were appointed and all the prellm-
inaries of the convention disposed Of At
4 o'clock the delegates adjourned and took
steamer for the fair grounds. where they
joined In the concert Oh the lake front. At
9 o'clock tonight they took dinner at the
famous White Horse Ian. worlds
fair grounds Three hundred and
fifty members of the fraternity are
in the city. They wound up the evening at
the Panhelienic reception in the New York
State building. College fraternity day
was observed by several thousand en-
thusiastic students at Jackson Park to-
day. No special programme was carried
out. but the bands on the grounds observed
the day by playing well-known college airs
to tae exclusion of the operatIc melodies
with which the ears of the pOpulace are
generally RECALLED. a variety of college
songs were sung in the afternoon. at The
music pavilion. on the east side of Manu-
features Building. around which the
students assem- Oled in large numbers. The
latter part Of the afternoon was devoted TO
social amenities, the women having ar
ranged reception for the men at the New
York State building.
The annual convention Of the Phi Beta
Phi college society has called together
sixty college girls from different institu-
lions. This Is the oldest ladies secret so.
cIety in existence. having been founded at
Monmouth. Ill, IN 1857. The present con-
vention Is attempting to establish second
degree of the order. members being eligible
only after they have left college. Miss
Emma Harper Turner, OF Washington, IL.
c., the grand president. is preceding.
Sweden had her day at the Worlds CO.
lum bian Exposition to-day. The custom
Of setting apart o day fOr each of the great
nations of the world has grown in popu-
larity. and the immense numbers that
marched In the PROCESSION TO- day made the
Swedish day one of the most successful
demonstrations of this character that have
been witnessed. From the Swedish build
ing the procession moved east to the Ca
madam building. north past the Spanish,
German. Norwegian aud French build
ings. countermarohing south to the En-
glish government building, and then again
west past the Swedish government build
ing to the Fisheries Building, whore tho
procession disbanded. After the parade q
grand copcert was held in Eestiv al halI. G.
4. IuDGquist of the Royal opera. Stock
HOLM and Nine. Caroline Oesterberg, the
well-kDown Swedish soprsno. were brought
from Sweden especially for this day and
their efforts were loudly applauded by
their apprecIative countrymep. Conrad
Bshrens. the distinguished bassO. also par
tioipated and all were assisted by the
Swedish singing societies aud Theodore
Thomass orchestra of 14O pieces. At z
o'clock this evening Swedish day was fur
ther celebrated at the wOrld's fair
by mass meeting at the Swedish gov.
eminent building. After speech.making
there was an elaborate display OF fireworks
in honor of the day. Among the features
was q gantic reproduction of the Swedish
and United States flags with the word
..Sweden" produced In lines of silver.
Then came floating lights of great bril-
lancy, wonderful aquatic display en-
titled "Fr0lic of the Water Devils" pro-
duced by the discharge of small fountains;
flying fish, water devils. the floating swan,
showing flock Of swans sailing on the
surface of the lake; fountains rising from
the water and throwing columns of liquid
fire into the air: salvO of gigantic sixty
inch bombs. flight of the tourbillons,
horizontal wheels on the lake front. with
small fountains of jeweled jets and an
illumiD alton of the lake and grounds by
half ton of magnesium fire.
The republic OF Colombia threw open tho
doors of its building at the worlds fair to-
dav. The structure stands in the rear of
the Swedish and German edifices, and is
the smallest in the foreign galaxy. except
that of Norway. Italian renaissance is
the prevailing style; 1t Is two stories high,
and is surrounded by gallery extending
to the second story. Eighty-three years
ago to-day Colombia declared its indie
pendence from Spain. and the formal dedf-
cation OF the building was delayed until
the anniversary Of that momentous event
To the numerous congresses at the Art
Institute on educational SUBJECTS was
added to-day congress of stenographers.
There was q profusion OF typewriter girls.
j. L. Bennett. of Chicago, who was made
chairman. congratulated those present on
being members OF the first stenogrsphic
| congress ever held. Then he read the fl ret
paper on the programme. which was writ
ten by Prof. William KronsheIn. of Ger.
many. The subject was The Relation of
| Stenography to Universal Language" A
number of other papers were read. Sstur-
day, July %. will be- steDographers day at
the worlds fair. This day has been as
signed by the council of administration.
| and ARRANGEMENTS have been made for ad-
| dresses in Music Hall. at the north end of
the Peristyle. at $50 p. NJ. by Robert X.
Hit, of Illinois, aud Robert w. MITCHELL,
of Oregon. There will also be an address
by May Wright Sewsll of Indianapolis,
in the Woman's Building at 4P. NJ.
The resolution adopted by the local di.
rectory closing the gates of the fair SUM-
days was brought into the national com-
| mission to-day and read for confirmation.
| Commissioners Ciendening said that az the
resolution entirely ignored the authority
| of the national commission he moved to
lay the resolution on the table. The mo-
| ton prevailed. A communication from q
Pittsburg firm stating that 1t had an ex-
hibit valued at 100000 adjacent TO the oil
| storage house where six thousand barrels of
oil were stored. and on account of this the
| firm was unable TO obtain any insurance
| against fire excepting at extrahazardous
| rates. and that unless this oil wa remove ed
| the lirm said 1t W. uld hold the United States
government responsible for ell losses il fire
should result. was referred to the commit
tee on grounds and buildings.
| The birthday of Queen Marguerite of
Italy. was celebrated at the Womans Bull
| ding to-day.
The bureau of music announces that the
| American compositions received under the
circular of June %. 1892 have been ex smined
| by the board of judges appointed for that
/ purpOse. The accepted compost tions are
| now being prepared for performance OF
! which due announcement will be made.
| Ali tie Russian exhibits at the worlds
! far have been put under cover. and will
| not be uncovered To public gaze un til salts
faction has been given for an alleged insult
TO the Russians by the officers OF the United
/ States. The cause which led to the action
taken by the Russians was q demand by