Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-05
GROWINGIN INTEREST
THE INTERSTATE FAIR IS NOW IN
FULL BLAST.

THE INTERSTATE FAIR is NOW IN
FULL BLAST.
Soldiers Day-Our British Cousins
Well Pleased-Miners, and IS P..I,,
Day-Portland's Day Next Satur.
day-The Elks will Parade-Ger.
man Day ON the 8th-Etc.
| TACOMA, Wn., Oct. 2.
The G. A. r. celebration at the In
terstate fair began yesterday and will
last until Thursday night. Tonight
the veterans took part in sham bat
tie representing the storming of Mis-
sionary Ridge. They defended Cyc-
lorama Terrace while the local militia
companies attacked and were driven
back. Another feature of tonight's
celebration was a magnificent display
OF fireworks.
Tomorrow night the G. A. r. visi-
tors will participate in large camp
fire and bean-bake on the fair grounds
conducted under the auspices of the
local posts OF the order.
Military days at the fair were yes
terday and to-day. The offices of the
entire national guard of the State
were gathered here to participate in the
election of Adjutant General and
Brigadier General last night, and also
to take part in the celebration, which
resulted in the choice OF one of these
officers from your place. From Se-
attle and other surrounding towns
came several whole companies OF mil
itia to assist in making the day not
able one. There was parade yester-
day that was one of the finest from a
military standpoint ever seen in the
northwest. Nine companies OF Infan-
try and two troops of Cavalry partici-
pated.
Special days at the Interstate fair in
great number recently have sent the
attendance up at q great rate and
proven the popularity of the exposi-
ton. For all the pecial days, secret
societies and others, there have large
excursions run from various parts Of
the northwest. These have brought a
vast number OF people to the fair and
served to sharpen the public appetite
for more of the exposition which is
now drawing to a close, there being
but q month more before it will be at
end. So successful was British Colum.
bia day, Saturday, Sept. %, that au-
other British Columbia day is being
arranged for date about October 20.
Those who came down on the 22d
carried back such favorable reports
that many who missed that excursion
now desire to come. There have been
no more enthusiastic admirers OF the
fair than those from British Columbia.
In their press and by private cor
respondence since their day they have
been praising the institution and
marvelling at the lack Of extortion on
the grounds and among the many
amusement concessions.
Another great day at the fair was
last Saturday which was Miners day
and the Seattle Post Inteligencer's
day. For the first event the principal
mines in this vicinity closed down and
allowed their men to come and assist
in the celebration. There was an es-
pecially large crowd from Carbonate.
That town sent its band and its FAM
GUS glee club of thirty voices. During
the day the band rendered a concert
on the fair grounds and both in the
the afternoon and evening the glee
club sang from the band stand in the
main hall of the liberal arts building.
For Post-Intelligencer day there was
monster celebration. The newspa-
per gave free tickets Of admission to
the school children Of Seattle, Tacoma,
Everett, Snohomish, Olympia, Port
Townsend, Victoria and other cities in
the vicinity and sent the youngsters
in by the thousand. The P-L. did not
stop at furnishing free admission but
also arranged for free transportation
to the children from the outside towns.
In the afternoon there was special
band concert by Cossasa's band and
vocal concert by Seattle school child
rem. A May Pole dance during the
afternoon was another feature. Then
there was q pie-eating contest be-
tween small boys and in the evening
there was a wedding on the band
stand in the presence of thousands OF
spectators. The bride was Miss
Brooke OF Seattle, and the groom
James Ingram, of Tacoma. The cele-
bration concluded with an immense
display of fireworks on the grounds.
| The next great day at the fair will
be October 6, which promises to be the
banner day OF the whole fair season.
1t is Portland, Elks, Mystic Shriners
A. o. u. w. and Athletic Clubs day
combined. The Northern Pacific rail
road has announced the remarkably
low rate of $3.50 for the round trip
from Portland to the fair on that occa
sion. Such low fare was never be.
fore made. 1t is expected that several
thousand people will take advantage
Of it. The entire First Regiment oI
the Oregon National Guard will attend
in body and on the evening of the
+ 9th will participate in sham battle
' with the local militia companies. TIL,
/ fire-work display that night will be OF
! more extensive scale than anything
, ever before seen in the northwest. l
will include a number of special Sc
pieces and devices. One will be tn
J, words Welcome to Portland" in let
, ters OF fire. For the Elks huge Elk:
7 head will be shown and and for tn
6 Shriners there will be q mammoth fez