The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-05-11


! the exposition gates, the charge for
adults remaining at 30 cents as usual.
The result was crowd Of fully $4,000
people, large and small, and one Of the
very prettiest pictures that has thus far
been presented in the beautiful frame
which the Midwinter Exposition FUR
Inishes for everything within its gates.
With the average San Francisco child
tI0 cents is not an impossibiiity, and
from the manner in which the conces-
sions were patronized during the entire
day, very few Of the children came with
out having more spending money than
the mere price Of admission. The May
festival exercises were not to begin until
the afternoon, but the Juvenile visitors
began to arrive early in the morning.
The intervening hours were spent by the
little ones in visiting the exposition
buildings and in thoroughly inspecting
every nook and corner within the big
board fence that surrounds the two hun
dred exposition acres.
The 40 Camp gave all the boys free
ride to the camp itself and only charged
10 cents for everything inside the enclos-
ure. AT one time there were 1852 boys
piled in and on that carry-all. Never
did vehicle SO fully Justify its name.
Next to the 40 Camp the South Sea Isl
anders seemed to offer the strongest at
Traction to the juveniles. When the
Idusky, lightly clad warriors came out
4 for their MONDAY airing around the cen
Itral court there was crowd Of children
in their wake, such as had never been
seen following any procession on the ex-
position grounds before The South Sea
Islanders, cannibalistic though they
may be at home, are showmen Simon
pure here, and when q big, brawny chief
would make grab at some fine, fat ur-
chin who was almost within reach, the
rest of the islanders would smack their
I, lips and roll up their eyes just as If they
really did want mouthful Of boy,
though Of course it was only in fun, and
the boys knew it in moment.
4 The big grand stand, which was built
to accommt date 1900 people, was full
for once in its history during the May
festival exercises on the big dancing
platform which had been built directly
opposite the ecenter Of the stand. Chill
| dren sat two and three in chair, and
\ their elders stood up in the aisles or
Z along the edges Of the stand and held on
| to little ones who were in constant danger
Of falling over the edge. The day was
as beautiful as if it had been made to
order, and everything went off without
hitch in the proceedings, and in this
midst Of more enthusiasm than had been
manifested in connection with any DEM
onstration previously held in that part
Of the exposition grounds.
For the delectation Of this multitude
of humanity in every stage Of develop
ment, 800 prettily costumed children
marched on to the recreation grounds
from Festival hall which had been
turned into an immense dressing room
for this occasion. A platoon Of exposi-
tion guards marched at the head Of the
line, and behind them came the Mid
winter Exposition band, playing one Of
the Sousa marches, to which the chill
dren stepped gracefully and buoyantly.
4 These white robed Juveniles ranged
from graceful girls Of IA and Is years Of
, age down to little tots Of 6 or 4, all beau
tifully dressed III white and with faces
wreathed in happy smiles. They
. marched and countermarched in front
Of the grandstand, and then passed with
ncy..marching figures in review. Then
the music changed to q different march
and the little ones passed up stairwey
to raised seats, which had been arranged
around the throne where the May Queen
and here maids Of honor were 10 sit.
The May Queen, Miss Jessie McNab,
q little lady of 9 years Of age, arrived
upon the grounds in little pony car
riage, driven by q footman in livery,
with positions at the head Of the little
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