The morning call., 1893-08-22
IN A SILVER BOX.
The Broken Earth to Be
Gathered Up.
TO CELEBRATE.
Elaborate Ceremonies Will Mark the
Beginning of Work for the
Fair Buildings.

The happiest girl of the dozen stenog-
raphers employed at the Midwinter Fair
headquarters was she who announced
Yesterday that the Senate had adopted the
bill making the exposition international
and constituting the buildings TO be erected
in Golden Gate Park bonded warehouses.
This young woman was taxing dictation
from Secretary Badlam when the telegram
from r. b. Mitchell in Washington arrived.
As soon as she heard its contents she hur-
ried from room to room conveying the
good news to all the officials that foreign
exhibitors could ship their wares to the
buildings i'll bond 1t is an important coll
cessiOn and insures the success of the
foreign end OF the exposition.
Preparation for the ceremonies attend
ing the breaking of the ground ON Thurs
day occupies the attention of all the
officials at the headquarters The plan for
a grand stand has been prepared. The
platform will be semi-circular and seats
for 600 persons will be provided. These
Will include the speakers, musicians and
others participating in the programme.
The audience may stand or sit down In the
sand during the exercises.
The reception committee, dubbed by
General Barnes the "WhooD-her-uU Con-
tingent," has been hard at work attend
ing to many matters outside OF its own do
main. The members believe that Thurs
day will be observed as public b olIday.
Already about 100 firms have agreed 70
close and by this evening it is thought the
holiday movement will be general.
The military display will be feature of
the ceremonies. General John II. Dickin-
son, Second Brigade, n. G. c., has agreed
10 take charge of the parade, and issued
the following order last night:
"Al the trnops of the Second Brigade
located in the city and county Of San
Francisco, first troop OF cavalry, Battery
A, Light Artillery. mounted, will be in
their respective armories on Thursday,
August 24. 1893, at 1:30 p. NJ, prepared to
parade al the inaugural ceremonies of the
coming Midwinter Exposition, and will
there await orders as to the place of forma-
tiOn."
Every military and civic organization in
the city, including the Boys Brigade. will
be invited To participate in the parade.
each society furnishing its own mar, hal
and assistants. Among the organizations
which have decided TO march are the
French Znuaves, the Juarez Guard, the
Italian GARDINER Rpali Captain r.
Babino, the GarlbaIdi Guard, f. lei;
Company a, First Regiment, California
Sons Of Veteran Guards of Oakland; the
Alpine SharpshOOters.
The music committee has placed the di-
rection Of its part IN the programme in the
hands of Emil Bauer of the TiVoli and
Director Suadina of the Park band. The
services Of BrandI's orchestra, the Park
band, the Symphony orchestra, and other
musicians numbering 800, have been prof
fered and accepted. The committee, of
which Louis Sioss Jr. Is chairman, is de-
termRed that its share of the exercises
will be a series OF magnificent melodies.
a solid silver box. to contain the first
- lE..n 4. -
the ground, was presented TO the executive
committee bv A. Andrews yesterday.
Several specimens of placer gold, discov-
cred al CUlusa, IN 1S4S, will be placed IN a
uhial and form part of the contents of the
box. After the earth has been broken a
gong will ring at $3.50 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon, and 800 wOTkmeD will COM
mence 10 level the ground by throwing
earth into 100 carts, which will De drawn
up for the purpose.
The popular subscriptions received by
mail yesterday aggregated $500. Haywood
Bros. and the Indianapolis Furniture Com
pany Jointly offered to furnish 500 chairs
for the platform in the park on Thursday.
Financial Manager Shainwald received a
curicusly compiled letter from William and
Charles BeZ asking to be allowed to do
nate their services in polishing the wln-
dows of the buildings hereafter to be
erected.
Italy has appointed Commissioners to
represent the Italian exhibitors ut the
Midwnter Fair. The British exhibitors
have also met and listened TO an address by
Assistant Director-General Cornely, al
though no official will be appointed to act
for the British Government here. Nearly
all of the English exhibitors were present
and enthusiastically approved California's
exposition.
Rev. II. Fl. Rice of Oakland will deliver
an illustrative lecture in The First Presby-
terian Church next Thursday evening.
His subject will he "The Worlds Fair
Through a Camera" Over 100 stereopticon
views will be shown on canvas. Mr.. Rice
has recently returned from Chicago, and
bis views comprise photographs of some
of the finest exhibits.