The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-01

in this demonstration, which will begiI
with a horticultural parade about the
grounds of the exposition, with bands OF
music, floats representing the products OF
the trees, banners and traDsparencles.
a reception to all interested In horti-
culture will subsequently be held IN the
hall of the Horticultural building, and
prominent fruit-growers from this and
other States will be on hand to meet all
who call. Over $4,000 sample boxes OF
California fruits will be distributed on this
occasion. All of the counties have con-
trbuted fruit for this purpose. and the
chief product of the State will be prom
inently put forward.
Thereafter a meeting will be held in
Festival Hall. Addresses upon subjects
pertaining TO the orchard will be delivered
by Y. ?. Chapman of Red Bluff, John Bid
well of Chico, NJ. NJ. Estee of Napa, Ell
wood Cooper of Santa Barbara and Frank
A. kimb Of National City. An original
poem will be read by Miss Nellie Boyd.
who was formerly Oh the stage and is now
a commissioner from Fresno County.
Delegates to the Building and Loan As
ISOLATION convention amended their plan
TO hold exercises in Festival Hall yester-
day. They concluded that there had been
sufficient talking at the downtown meet
ings. and so took An informal outing at
the fair without following any programme.
They got all the fun that was coming to
them, however, and made matters lively
along the Midway.
The executive committee of the Italian
celebration. which is To take place at the
exposition on Sunday next, has made ar
engagements for a grand display of fire.
works that evening on the recreation
grounds, and for the grand stand to be free
70 all Corners. The pyrotechnics will in
clude portraits of General Washington,
ri Of
Italy, and other prominent Italians.
Another fireworks feature, which will
be presented in connection with Italian
dav, will be the city gate of Rome, called
"PoTta Pia," which will be opened by the
flames and give entrance to the Italian
soldiers, thus forming a reproduction of
the storming Of Rome in Septemb Der, 1870.
AS Sunday is 25-cent day, the attendance
is sure to be very large.
At the exercises in Festival hall, which
Will begin Immediately after the arrival of
the procession, probably in the neighbor-
hood Of 1P. NJ, there will be a grand oDen-
ing chorus from the opera 81 Lombard"
by Verdi sung by large chorus OF
Italian singers under the direction of
SignOr SDadins. The president of the day
will be Vice Consul-General Puma. This
gentleman will introduce Director. General
de Young, who will then welcome the
Italians to the exposition ana whose ad-
dress will be followed by speeches from j.
Calegaris. c. Crespi and ). ShOrridge.
State of Maine day. which is to be cele-
brated at the exposition June 6. will be
one of the big days of the season. The
celebration will be under the auspices OF
the State of Maine Association of Califor
MIA, which will in this way celebrate its
seventeenth annual reunion.
All natives of the State of Maine, and
all friends of the easternmos; State of this
Union, are invited to join in making thi:
a grand festival. Free literary exercise,
will be held in Festival Hall at IL A. NJ
Music will be furnished by the Mexican
band, and there will also be vocal selee
tions by Mrs. Mariner-Campbell and
others.
Addresses will be made by Frederick E.
Whitney, the president of the State oil
Maine Association, aud a poem will be
read by j. G. Severance. Other speeches
may be expected from Governor Cocorc
of Nevada, who has promised to be pres.
ent, and by Governor McGraw of the State
of Washington. both of whom were born
in Maine. L. KnOwltoD. vice-president of
the State of Maine Association, will be the
official orator of the day.