The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-17
-FOUR DAYs MORE OF THE FAIR.


einavlan Day q Success.
PosT-IsTEILIoEscER HEADQUARTERS. Is
rEEsrATE FAIR. TACOMA, Oct. iG.-lSpecial-l
The closing days of the fair promise to
be hnmmers. Five or six car loads OF
people from North Yakima and vicinity
will arrive Thursday evening, and on Fri
day there will be special excursions here
from the Portland division of the Northern
Pacific. The rates by rail have been re-
duced very low for the occasion, and on
Friday 80 cents will admit any one to the
fair and nearly all the sights inside the
grounds. Friday will be another En-
pioyes' day. Employees day last Sunday
was q great success. Tomorrow will be
Babies day. and prizes viii be awarded for
the finest baby.
Scandinavian day. today, was great
success, a large number of excursionists
arriving from Seattle by the steamer
Henry Bailey, which made two trips.
The steamer Hattie Hansen brought the
Scandinavlans from Paulsbo. kitsap
county, and hundreds came from various
parts Of the state 10 Join IN the meeting of
the representatives OF the fifty or more
scandinavian societies. at which was or
ganixed the Scandinavian american Con-
federation OF Washington. over 5000
scandinavians we're represented at this
meeting, and the committee appointed TO
formulate bylaws and constitution was
instructed to report at Seattle July 4,
1sa5, to present its report. The object of
the confederation is to secure mutual CO.
operation of ell Scandinavians for their
own welfare. Its organizers state that
there Is no political significance to
the confederation, but that the OBJ
iects of their organization would
result, Of course. in resenting. in
fair and honorable manner, any
act or condition that Is inimical to the
welfare of scandinavians. The officers
elected by the confederation were: Presi-
dent, O. b. Barbo, Whatcom: vice presi-
dents. Andrew Chilberg. Seattle; r. w.
Remington, Tacoma; secretary. Mr..
Holmes, Tacoma. The name OF the treas
urer was not among the minutes of the
meeting Hans E. knatvold delivered the
address. OF welcome, which was responded
TO by Mr.. Barbo. who 10 the prime advo-
cate Of the confederation. o. b. Iverson,
X 6. Fasgre. II. p. Rude. II. Spilde and
Dirk Blaauw also spoke. There were over
80 delegates present At the meeting OF the
confederation. and over 5000 persons at
tended the fair during the day and even
ing. In the evening during the fireworks,
the Viking ship and Ericsson 5 monitor in
miniature could be seen on the lake.
Considerable merriment resulted from
the announcement that Cassssa PLAYED
"St. Pairick's Day in the Morning. on
Scandinavian day, and that that was the
first purely Celtic air he had selected thus
far during his engagement BEGINNING
Sunday afternoon Cassasa will make a
tour of the Sound before going to the Los
Angeles exposition. His FIRST appearances
will be At Seattle, where he will give = con-
cert SUNDAY afternoon and evening in the
Seattle OPERA house. He will visiG What
com, Victoria and Vancouver. II. c., during
the week. Cassasa's band has given the
best OF satisfaction here. and ne captured
the hearts OF the "posr-ISrEIIfsExcKs
day" children BY meeting them az the
wharf, that being the only instance when
his band appeared IN a street parade here.
only on very important occasions does his
band appear in rSrs3es.
The poultry show opens tomorrow. Sap
erinsendent Collier. of the poultry depart
rseat. has received = large number Of fancy
birds from all parts Of the North west The
show Is one thar Is certain 10 attract al
poultry fanciers in the Northwest.
FrsdAy neS. is to oe she day Of the
womanss Auxiliary Of the Interstate fair.
The aay will open with short address By
the president, Mira c. Slaughter. Miss
Arbeod will give a talk. in native costume.
on the women of Syria Mrs. Harriet
Tyler will talk on the women Of fndia.
Mrs. Judge Scott. Of Port Townsend. will
interest her aud encs by describing the
life. customs ard costumes Of the women
OF south AuaerSes. Music. ART aad iitera-
sere. and reception 20 the woFnan's or
carnations will occupy the afternoon, and
. most delightfal time Is assured. AshoTs
musical programme si.i ee arranged The
exercises wiiI ae held in the att galleries
from 70 a n. 10 6 p IN.