The morning call., 1893-09-10
GOLDEN WEST DAY
One Touch of California
Hospitality
MADE THE BIG FAIR GLAD.
For the First Time the Voice of the
New Liberty Bell Rang
Out.

bright and promising with a gentle yet
sxhIlarating breeze from the lake, and the
people came to the gates with a rush.
Early this morning the avenues to the
White CITY were thronged and all indica-
tions pointed to great attendance before
the turnstiles were locked for the night.
The programme for the day was great
one. California kept open house in honor
Of the States admission into the Union.
1t was also Utan day, and the inhabi-
tants OF that Territory did their share
toward making the occasion success.
The Grand Army veterans we're out en-
masse, and took prominent part in the
exer cises.
Ii was civil engineers day, trnDsporta-
tlon day, the day to dedi cate the new lib
erty bell and the day of the transfer of the
Columbian caravels from Spanish to the
United States control. These were strong
cards.
Among the prominent Grand Army men
present were: Captain John f. Adams of
Massachusetts, the newly elected conf
mander- in-chief; John P. Rae, past CON-
mander-in-chief; Major George S. Merrill,
past commander in-chief; a. G. Weissert,
retiring cOmmander-in-chef; Joseph B.
Fuller. rast commander department of
California; L. ii. Williams, commander
department of California; and, in fact,
most of the commanders and past CON-
manders of all the States, as we'll as host
of others prominent In circles of the vet
Grams.
The Grand Army hosts, just returned
from Indianapolis, paraded through the
grounds fully 1000 strong and with 1000
ehilnran lad iaa tod tho no axval harty hall in
front of the west entrance to the Admins
tration building. Alice Scott, daughter of
President Scott OF the California commits
sion, swung the iron tongue of the bell for
the first time and the otner children filed
around showering the bell with flowers.
Dlrector-Gsneral Davis and the command
er-in-chief of the Grand Army stirred up
the enthusiasm with patriotic speeches and
Alice S. Mitchell sang her new song. "The
New Liberty Bell"
One by one the young women represent
ing the States and Territories advanced,
and as their respective State flags were
run up sou nded the bell. Fifty times the
bell rang, forty-fo strokes for the States,
FIVE for the Territories and one for free
dom.
The Salt Lake City Tabernacle choir
sang America and the "Siar-spangled
Banner" and brass band lent music for
the occasion.
Two big eampfres assembled one in
Festival Hall, the other in the stock pa
vilion.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies the
Californians stamped themselves the
most hospitable people of the country by
giving away a trainload of fruit. grown in
the rich soil of the Golden State, to the
Worlds Fair visitors. This is really
Golden State day, the anniversary of Cali
foInia's admission to the Union. and it is
doubtful IL her citizens ever planned or
carried out more successful affair since
the State was Territory. During all of
the parading and attendant excitement
of the day the largest crowds were at tie
California exercises in the old Mission
building.
The building was completely filled with
the resources of the products of the great
Golden State. 1t was marveled at by the
surging mass OF visitors. Flags and bunt-
ing were everywhere. flowers only grown
in the orange belt OF California, fruits ar
ranged In huge pyramids and fanciful
shapes. and shafts of fruit reaching almost
10 the roof were some of the things to be
seen.
Regardless of the fact that the State
marks the extreme western boundary of
the United States. fully 1900 of her citi-
zens arrived here to take part in the inter-
estlng exercises planned for the occasion.
Whas California lacked in numbers it
made up in hospitality. Large booths
were constructed around the high, quantity
artistic building, filled with fruitmen
busy handing out oranges. grapes, april
cots, pears, peaches and other fruit from
the Golden State. All day long great
crowds surged about the booths, waiting
10 be served. Refreshments were served
on the roof garden to invited guests.
A large crowd ssembled in the State
building to take part in the exercises of
the day. The Third Regiment band of
Wisconsin was stationed in the building
and played good music. The exercises be-
gan by James D. Phelan, vice. president
of the State Commission, making q speech
of welcome TO the visitors from California.
Senator Stephen NJ. White of California
then delivered the Grafton of the day, and
Miss Alice Mitchell sang California"
President T. w. Palmer, in a short adj
dress. complimented the State and people
beautiful building and filling it with the
products OF the State.
Addison Ballard. forty-niner and presi-
dent of the Pioneers Association of Chi
cage. related anecdotes of the early Cali
fornia life, and Edmund Russell, an apos-
tie of Delsarte. read an original poem by
Emma Frances Dawson, entitled THE
Voice Of California"
The programme concluded by the De
Moss family Of lyric bard singing.
A great many Californians of promi.
nenee were in the ihrong, among them
being Hon. Stephen Nj. White, James D.
Phelan, John j. Boyle. Alice Sterling
Cummings. Louis Boyce, DIR. Jerome A.
Anderson. James Temple, Mrs. c. T.
Deane. James Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. V. Huntington. Miss Huntington,
Miss Orndorff. James w. Barnes, Mrs.
Romusldo Pscheeo, Miss Daisy E. VIII
lard, MIR. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey, Eli
s. Denison, Alexander Boyd, Professor
Avis Lejea and hundreds more
Governor West and the Utah Commits
sionsrs had their hands full receiving