The record-union., 1894-06-08
ALL COMPLETE FOR THE BIG DAY.
Sacramento win Shine at the Mid
winter Fair.
How and Where to Procure Railroad
and Fair Ground Tickets,
Also, Badges, Etc.

The Sacramento Day Committee met
last evening to conclude arrangements
for the observance of Sacramento Day at
the Midwinter Fair tomorrow.
j. o. Coleman reported that badges had
been sent to the Sacramento County ex-
hibit for those who are now in San Fran
cisco, and also those who will leave for
the Bay to-day.
The committee desired it explicitly
understood that round-trip tickets will
not be sold at the depot nor on the train,
but must be purchased where they are
for sale.
Mayor Steinman will be requested to
have the fire and church bells ring at
4:30 o'clock tomorrow morning to arouse
the people in time TO take the train that
viii leave this city at o'clock.
The members of the committee de-
cided to attend the celebration and to do
all in their power to make the occasion
a decided success and attend to the wants
and care of the visitors to the fair grounds
who will take part in the celebration.
George G. McMullen was appointed to
act with committee from the Foresters
to request the Southern Pacific Company
TO decorate the engine and cars that Will
carry the people from Sacramento to the
fair.
The excursion train will leave the de-
pot at 6 A. NJ. Saturday and returning
will leave San Francisco at 6 o'clock Sun
day evening. Tickets for the round trip,
S2 90. Two children, 5 to Y years old,
will be passed on one ticket.
Tickets can be had at the following
places: r. j. Van VOORHEES, drug store,
4 49, So Il pff&,
Il street; w. L. Helke's drug store, 20l
K street; Orangevale office, pa street.
The twenty tive-ceut tickets for admis-
sion to the fair can be had at the Fores-
ter's headquarters, l20 O'Farrell street,
San Francisco, by all Sacramentans leav-
ing here before Saturday. Those who go
on the excursion train can get their tick
cts for the fair here or on the cars. If
these tickets are not procured IN advance,
fifty cents will be charged at the fair
gates.
State Gardener Dunn was engaged
nearly all day yesterday in cutting how-
ers in Capital Park to send down to San
Francisco for Sacramento Day decorative
purposes.
So great is the profusion of flowers in
bloom, however, that If he had cut five
times as many as he did their absence
would hardly be perceptlble.
Twelve immense crates of flowers will
go down this morning from the head
quarters at 3l4 street. to which they
have been sent by the citizens.
In addition to other firms which have
decided to close their places Of business
on Saturday is that of III. Fisher " Co.
The Southern Pacific freight offices and
all of the banks will also close.
THE EXERCISES
OF the day, outside of the general features,
will consist of:
Overture by the celebrated Midwinter
Fair Band of forty pieces, Mr.. Casassa
director.
Call to order. Captain T. B. Hall, Mar
shal OF the Day.
Address by J. NJ. Morrison, Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors, President of
the Day.
Response by NJ. II. de Young, Director
General.
Music by Foresters' Band.
Address by Hon. n. Greene Curtis.
Music.
Address by Hon. Judson C. Brusie.
Vocal solo by Mrs. Longbotham.
Music.
Mayor Steinman will act as Chairman
of the Reception Committee, and will be
assisted by the elective county and city
officials and the members of the Citizens
Executive Committee.
THE MAIN FEATURES.
Following is a brief synopsis of the
features proposed to be presented:
Outside of the Sacramento and Forester
parades and exercises the fair managers
have arranged to have Mardi Gras pro-
cession, in which will be the magnificent
floats recently received from New Orleans,
elegantly decorated and appropriately
mounted.
Following that splendid feature there
viii be grand parade of all the conces-
I'D 4. ~. r
ure VIII be peculiarly interesting, mas
much as 1t will combine the cameIs and
trained animals, the Greeks and the
Turks, the Roumanians and the Japan
eSe, the Esquimaus and the Chinese the
Samoans and the Fiji Islanders, the Ha-
waiians and the Russians.
The magnificent allegorical fountain in
front of the administration building will
be elaborately decorated with flowers and
evergreens, while the grand court will be
brilliantly illuminated with 5000 varie-
gated lanterns.
In the evening there will be a special
and unique programme, entitled "a
Night in JAPAN" Beautiful Japanese
women in sedan chairs; gorgeously cos
tuned representatives of the Mikado's
realm in gaily caparisoned jinrikishas
Will excite the wonder and admiration of
the spectators.
There will be grand fireworks exhi-
bition in the evening. The principal
features will be distinctively Sacra-
mentan.
The celebrated Mexican and Midwin-
ter Fair Bands will discourse high-class
music throughout the day and evening.
Says San Francisco paper: ITO the
Saturday demonstration and to the Ger
man day, which is TO follow, all eyes are
turning. Sacramento Day and "A day
and a night in Japan," will be all that
can be satisfactorily crowded into one
twenty-four hours. 1t is particularly de-
sirable that the weather shall be fine, on
account of the lantern feature of the
Japanese celebration.
There will be festoons of beautiful
japanese lanterns entirely encircling the
central court. there viii be great strings
Of lanterns from the electric tower to the
buildings around the court, and it is ex-
pected that thousands of lanterns will be
carried by visitors"
THE FoRESTERS.
As soon as the exercises of the Forest
ers in Festival Hall are concluded they
win march to the Northern California
building and be the guests of the Sacra-
mento Day Committee and take part in
the day celebration.
Cards will be issued to the visitors en-
titling them TO reduced rates at number
OF the concessions.
THE STATE PLAT.