New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-14
GLIMPSES or THE BIG SHOW
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF THE ROUND
TABLE HAVE DAY AT TIE FAIR


OPENING or THE EXPOSITION on SUNDAY A
FAILURE AND THE GATES MAY BE CLOSED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO SAVE LIFE
NOTES FROM JACKSON PAkK.
Chicago, July 13.--Two thousand merry, bright
looking. prctuly dressed boys and girls IRON name
10 California and Texas. swlrmcd ell dny about the
New. York and PENNSYLVANIA buildings particularly. but
they seemed to think Jackson Park was transformed
into tho White city for their spcclal purpose ana
education They were bound together by ties OF
good fellowship. mutual klndncsS, ana interest," III
Juvenile stories not Of the trashy, pernicious orier
Nearly all belonged order known as the knights
and Ladies OF the Round Table, and Tie "OiidS
Fair was taken advantage Of by the founders to bring
tho Youngsters together for the first tmc that they
might not only see and talk with each OTHER lot
the first time, but meet and hear many OF 'he men
and women who have written for the magazines ,ie
stories which these boys and girls have r'ad WIN
pleasure and profit The Ncw-fork Board Oh MAJ"
ayers rendered the State Building for the use oil
the children and they enjoyed themselves Immensely
au.r an hour spent In Intercourse, exchange Oh
idcas and stories tho boys and girls gathered AZ
o'clock In the gorgeous banquet nan Oh the rVp'o
States building. Kirk Munroe took charge VI .''"
and introduced all he could To himself 'harisS u
lev Warner, Margaret H. Sansstcr' Charics Oe'iio'
Col
Gnsrnscy General Nelson y. Miles ana Others All,
e~ccpt General Miles addressed the Knights ana
Ladies In an Interesting style. and the re'cp'oh 0
writer received most cordial Ner"hfu uS many
. could be seated on the broad steps and piazza OIL
,hc state building photographed IN group ~"
this time the Iowa State band was playing on the
vcranda OF tho Pennsylvania building. Tue Ladies
and Knights received and introduced at the
Keystone state building around Old Liberty, Exocu-
tive Commissioner Farpuhar acting us host
The banquet hall Of the Ncw-York building has
been made more artistic and magnificent than ever
hy the addition OF stately palms alongside the walls
and The siken banner Of the state strung across inc
han These decorations are for the FIRST compli-
mcntnry banquet BE- held In The hall The host oil
the occasion will be John Mccall, Of New York ana no
will have as bis guests two hundred OF his Insurance
and personal friends The banquet Will be given TO-
morrow night at o'clock and viii be preceded by
reception
Tomorrow the Directors Of tho Worlds Fair
will again take up the sunday question, and be
fore hi, meeting ndourns II Is probable that an order
will b. Issued closing the gate on every sunday uhi
the end of tho Exposition. The directors have come
10 the conclusion view Of The Hight attendance
at the Fair sunday It viii De good business move
,o close the Exposition on sunday. Director Lyman
J. Gage would not say uncquivocally what his views
were on the subject the light Of recent develop
ments but he plainly indicated that sunday closing
appears as advisable To him rs II does to his mere
ou's pokcn colleagues In the Directory.
The president Of the National Commission spent n
hafh after noon to day in getting quorum to-
gether In tn Commission Hall In the Administration
building. The special committee appointed by the
commission report upon tue facilities Tor saving HE
IN case OF fire IA any OF the Exposition buildings re-
ported to that body soon ~ the rolcal was over
| They recommended the establishment Of a corps Of
ITO Ia be
with all the modern appliances or saving life. this
corp, TO he sta toned at some central point within
the park. The report was adopted
| Managers OF the Virginia and NcwYork Buildings
are mach troubled by the work OF vandals who have
written aud carved their names all over the walls oil
these splendid structures 1t may yet become nece'-
snry to exclude the public from portions Of the build
| ing Il these petty ou,rdsos continue.
Tie Office OF ". |. buchanan, chief OF the Depart
| ment OF Agriculture. throngcd yesterday after
| noon with foreign commissioners. who came In re-
sponsc to an invitation from the exhibitors oil nsrl-
| cultural machinery To- make A tour OF Inspection
| through, the machinery annex. AT night the comm
| ,ionrrs were dncL the Chicago Beach Hotel sew
rnty five OF them being present. with nearly 100 eA
| Auditors. Chic buchanan presided ana H. u Saver
| acted ns toastmaotcr Short addresses were drlV-
| cred By NJ. D. liartcr. Of the Al man-Inyior Manu-
featuring Company 1hoEia, Gault, OF st"rlnS' Ii'
and William Dccrne. of TIL. city.
| Eleven Of the JUDI who Will pass upon the OK
| hlbi,s In the electricity department ana award Inc
medals ana diplomas wrir appointed ycsi'rmN py 'c
! National Commission. They W'r' IL. = ''rhar' ~
| Ann Arbor: II. j. Ryan, of Pennsylvania, d. T.
| Thomas. Columbus, onto, GcorS" f. haihcr' rn'N''
drphia: r. C. Mcnd,naall, Washington, u. e.; Rob
] cri Is. owen, Lincoln, Ncb. Mirhnel Od"a' 'o''
Dame Ind; w. NJ. ,tlar, Chicago; samuel N'o'r'
| .. :. A.; II. A. Rowland, Baltimore, T.. l.. warner
| Chicago Euernc eccor. Of FOREST city, Iowa, was
| apr, in,cd ludg. Ia the honey exhibits.
seer, a-y Carlisle Yesterday decided that the foreign
\ ib,o., vmIa allowed 10 a'Il Their cAhst, 'o
| drivrry after III Exposition. Lar, "''9i..' a.. ~,
secretary CARLISLE up,os he calrulfons ., ,,i ,
II n,s ir,cnur the SHAPE ol l're'h'as'S from
| thr sale Ol exhibits.
| An.r the usual two hours spent III DISCUSSING i
tiviI maturs LAT Ii litllr or no conn ''on w." ,
! III" business IN hard ,' ho",u :. , i.", n,,rr" nr,,
r,t around to tn c.'nider'l"n OF t' h,"or p,o
lo,,d for IT, ,eq. on award~ Late yr-t'riy l'r""o''
Miss Juri COr>on. nj New t"'k o.,'"" -, lv.rd
| la,d va, referred iac" 10 IN" ,ohih'''' U" ~ i,,
br NJ rs or 81. Of Micn.S,n. s.is: h''''' o. iTnh'
lraii. a.r-. LGGi. Ma L., "i Inn az, "i ~;
Iha before" uo,dGn, n MSr' nj Of orcnturr
! 81, ST., ,l, al lrNt-. r..rIi OH "a IT, Ia hi's
ci' ~ Li;. of ,llorni' s1 l. su' rivng "asn
p cal-l. ,ourm'u i''',u ,o ,, mani
rr Of tn,. bnart an l'>bcii' Ti''' ""N "'"''
noisy and enthusiastically adopted
Heinrich Graf Eailroud COMMISSIONS o, As'r n
here 20 inspcct the rnii!"a" 'NIl,s 1T r'.
Exposition. and III" 'y,,i'n,. VI ud oprr,cI bv The
! Government Commissioner Graz nan r.c .h VIZ
,Onciu sion after m,prctne me "N,,o' ,, f. il ,
and the railroads Of The mr. r nrynic CORPORATIONS
yer mem ow ucrship. h" -nys H'nh'> ''' ~
imperfect because of the constant '",ns ~, y,
| the rni,rosds wore owned by private corporations
those In charge would take deeper interest," Ill Tue h