Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-06-03
NUMBER 28.
OPEN SUNDAY.
A Crowd In Attendance at the First SUNDAY
Opening OF the Worlds Fair.

A Crowd In AttenuhuceH 1T siie rp'e '"'.~s
Opening OF the Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, May 29.-One hundred and
twenty-five thousand people after
week of toll took in the fair grounds
Sunday, and with souls freed from
care drank in the inspiring music and
feasted their eyes upon the artistic ana
natural beauties of the White city,
while their minds were improved by
studying the works of genius and in
dustry. 1t was the first open Sunday
and it was success.
1t was an orderly, well dressed crowd,
which evidently was OF the OPINION
that it had already been kept away
from its property altogether too long
and they took possession in the name
of ..toilers' day.
The music during the day was OF an
elevating character and the band
stands were surrounded by large
crowds, which grew enthusiastic over
Schubert's scrcnade, selection from
"Lohengrin,' Gounod's sacred song
'.There is Green Hill Far Away,
meditation on Bach's prelude by Gou-
nod. "Halleluiah Chorus" Wagners
Hail Bright Abode" the good Old
hymn Nearer My God to Thee, and
the coronation march from Meyerbcers
"Le prophete" The music, which was
continuous from half past in the
afternoon until 10 at night, was fur
nished BY Sousa' S, the Chicago and Gin
cinnati bands.
The doors of fifteen states and terri
torial buildings were locked for this
day only and visitors were generally
informed to that effect by cards. Mis-
souri,. Delaware, New York, Virginia,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North
Dakota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland
and Massachusetts, were among the
buildings which the people obtained
only an outside view of. Utah had the
closed sign on its door and North Da-
kota added to its announcement the IN
yitation: Come on Monday" On the
doors of the Bay state house was the
following typewritten legend: "By or
der of the great and general court OF
) Massachusetts this building is closed
on the Lords day. Signed, f. u
,, Hovev, executive commissioner.
The Maine commissioners had sign
. outside their building which read
. oOpen to Maine visitors and theil
:, friends only" but everybody who
- pleased entered, ignoring the attemp
i. at exclusiveness without absolute clos
= ing.
Q The influence of the Anglican churcl
was seen by the visitors who desired u
!. enter the buildings erected by Urea
y Britain and her ma jesty's colonies. Al
: were closed tight and no person coul'
J., he seen inside, which was not the cas-
re with the "closed" state buildings. Th
SIS great carved oak doors of Victori
H. house were shut, although the unio
=, lack tloated from the roof.
lis The officials in charge of the govern
a ment buildings and the battleshil
10 Illinois, did all in their power to sho'
~. y. the thousands of visitors who passe
to by that Uncle Sam officially did NJ
'p. approve of allowing American citizer
or foreigners to view on Sunday ii
". panorama of art and genius or the i
10 dustrial works of the nations. The b.
Ire painted signs "Closed." which were ust
ny originally when the government Dull
.M ing was not finished. were place
nd in front of the doors and guards we
k. stationed there to keep people fro
ls. breaking in and disturbing Uncle SAN
~ peaceful observance of the Sabbath.