Evening star., 1898-04-12


found that there was room for more and
the doors were opened again, but at 9:S0
1T became necessary to repeat the clos
/ ing. This time there were probably 4,5O0
people in Convention Hall and the armory
annex, and everywhere they turned they
met an attraction to center their interest.
Vice President Hobart Present.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Vice President
Hobart. accompanied by President Nc,
Kinley's private secretary, Mr.. John Add
son Porter. both Of whom are Masons, ar
rived, and were admitted through the en-
trance Of the Armory annex. and thence
escorted by President Small, District Com
missioner Ross. Director General Evans.
Secretary Perry and the members of the
board of control. to the platform, where
the opening exercises were held, where,
for few minutes. they enjoyed the splen-
did scenes before them. With President
Small as a guide. Vice President Hobart
ard Mr.. Porter made the rounds of the
hail. visiting the various booths and re-
manning for several minutes in the olde
English village. where they listened to
some excellent music being rendered by an
instrumental quartet in the open-air thea
ter of Harmony's attractive anachronism.
Both gentlemen expressed themselves as
astonished at the magnitude and beauty OF
the fair and exposition, and their conf
depce that the substantial success to fol-
low would be as great as the artistic sue
cess, which had already been accomplished.
Daylight View.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the doors of
Convention Hall were opened, and three
quarters of an hour later the vast struc-
ture and adjOining annex contained a
crowd scarcely smaller in proportions than
the throng which assembled last night to
inaugurate the enterprise. The scene in
the daylight is scarcely less beautiful than
in the evening, and as the attractions are
frarn fhn of yv,ot tiron yyiIl
doubtless be taken advantage of by many
thousands Of visitors.
The Booths and Their Guardians.
The various historic edifices and the bod
les in charge Of them are as follows: Ho-
henzollern Castle, New Jerusalem Lodge;
Buddha's Ten pie. Georgetown Masonic
bodies; Temple of Confucius, Washington
Centennial Lodge; the Parthenon 0wo re-
productions), Almss Temple of the Mystic
Shrine; Occur de Icons Fortress. A. A.
Order, Scottish Rite; Temple of Karnak.
Osiris Lodge; the Pearl Mosque, De Molay
Commandery; Mosque Of Omar, Eureka
CHAPTER; the Pretorium, Columbia Chap
ter; the Castle Of Chillon. Orient Com
mandery; Ten pie of Athens. Mount Horeb
Chapter; Saladinis Temple, Washington
Chapter. s=--t
On the east side Of Central avenue, to
conducted by B. B. French, Lafayette.
Hope and Pentslpha lodges, Lafayette
Chapter; Dawson Lodge, the Order of the
Eastern Star and Washington Comma nd
| cry. To the west and at the left Of the en-
| trance are the booths of Arminius Lodge.
Columbia ComInandery, st. Johns, King
| David's, National, Hiram, Federal and
Lebanon lodges, and the annex to Wash
ington Centenniafs Temple of Confucius
The covered bridge connecting Convention
| Hall with the armory annex leads to many
| attractions. There is an excellent display
! Of Photographic skill in several large rooms
l Iii u; n l,nE 10
| important articles donated to the project
| are on view. Columbia Commandery con-
ducts a Turkish smoking parlor. and where
one sees all the remarkable beauties pro-
duced in the electric scenic theater he may
visit lovely and voluptuous mysterious
lady. Tonight will be an eventful one, as
the fair is to be taken captive by the va
| rious blue lodges. The swell chalet will
opened to the public. Under the direction
of Mr.. E. B. Hay there will be an interest
Ing speciality entertainment athletic feats
by the Washington Turner'S. bicycle won
ders by Cupid Baker, dancing by the pupils
| of Miss Geddes and other interesting fea-
| lures.
Fair Notes of Interest.
| Mr.. Colin Studds OF the Pennsylvania
| Railroad Company yesterday wrote Presi-
dent Small stating that the passenger de-
partment of the Pennsylvania company
| would contribute to the fair and exposition
Gle excursion ticket to the. Yellowstone
National Park and return on the personal
~ conducted tour beginning September 1,
/ II Guiding transportation, meals en- route
| sleeping car; accommodat ations end all the
| necessary expenses OF the trip. Mr.. T. e.
Roessle of the Arlington sent Mr.. Small
bis check for $50 toward the temple fund.
The board of patronesses of the fair and
| exposition who have signified their inten-
| tion of paying frequent visits to it are:
Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Alger Mrs. Griggs Mrs
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Mrs. Mark Hanna. Mrs. Gary. Mrs. Bur-
rows. Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Faulk-
ner, Mrs. Foraker. Mrs. German. Mrs.
| Spooner, Mrs. John L. Wilson, Mrs Marion
DeVries, Mrs. ]. P. Doliver, Mrs. D. B.
Henderson, Mrs. VIM. Alden Smith, Mrs
John Addison Porter. Mrs. Binger Her.
| mann. Mrs. J. Russell Hermann, Mrs j.
Russell Young, Mrs. D. A. DeArmond and
Mrs. Bate.
The voting contests promise to be ami
mated and interesting. The handsome gold
mounted base ball bat and golden ball to
be voted to the most popular base ball
player in the District will prove a subject
of warm contention between well known
amateurs and professionals. Printed blanks
have been distributed to the various mana
gers of the numerous contests, which are
to be filled out with the result up to .
o'clock each night for use of the press.
The Masonic Fair News has made its ap-
pearance, crammed with advertisements,
wit, telling points and genial guying
President Small spent the first money in
the fair, investing dollar bill in canned
soup at Hiram Chapters booth. Hiram
Chapter placed the note on exhibition last
night to be voted to the most popular MEM
Der of the board of control. Over $25 was
realized as a starter.
The voting for the regulation gold-mount-
ed sword to be presented to either General
Lee or Captain Sigsbee is lively. and the
Mystic Shriners pat their pockets expect
antly.
1t Wasn't Suppressed.
From the Louisville Commercial
Several good religious people who are ac-
customed to drive out the Brownsboro'