The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-11-21
Exposition Draws Near.

IN IQe CQarLer OF CQe SOuCQ CdTOllud
Interstate and West Indian Exposition
Company it is provided that the expo
sition shall be opened on December l..
1t happens that the 1st of December
falls on Sunday. This fact was not
noted until several months after the
charter had been granted. The official
opening Of the exposition will not take
place until December 2, but the board
Of directors have determined upon a
preliminary religious service. to be
held on Sunday afternoon, December l..
They wish, in this way, to express
their gratitude, to God for His help in
enabling them to complete their great
work and they have been very much
gratified, indeed, at the cordial spirit
Of cooperation manifested by the cler-
gy of the several denominations in the
state. The Sunday services at the ex.
position will consist Of an elaborate
program of sacred music under the d.
rection of Madame Barbot of Charles
ton, who has organized a special cho-
rus of 200 voices for this occasion,
which will be accompanied by the First
Artillery Band Of the United States
army. In accepting the invitation of
the exposition company to offer the
opening prayer and preside at this
service, Bishop Ellison Capers, Of the
Episcopal church, writes:
II had made another appointment
for that date, but l must do what you
ask for the exposition, and you may
rely upon me to do as you request"
Bishop Duncan, of the Methodist
church, writes: 81 fully appreciate the
kind consideration that calls me to
your service on the opening day, De-
cember l. 1t will be gratifying to me
If my official and other engagements
make it possible for me to be with you.
I know Of nothing to prevent my pres
ence."
The Rev. David M. Ramsay, D. D.,
pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist
church, of Charleston, writes: 1T
will be pleasure to me to comply with
your request and make an address"
Bishop Duncan and DR.. Ramsay will
make addresses suitable to the occa.
sion, and several other ministers of the
other churches will be invited to take
part in the services.
The exposition will be altogether
unique in many of its features, and es-
pecially in the fact that its official
opening will be proceeded by relig.
ious demonstration.
The social side Of the exposition at
Charleston will be consistent with the
reputation Of this community for re.
fined and gracious hospitality. The
Woman's Department of the exposition
is under the management of Mrs. Sa.
rah Calhoun Simonds, grand-niece
of the great statesman, and she has as
her aids all the society people of the
city. At meeting of the woman's
committee on reception and entertain
ment, of which Mrs. Andrew Simonds
Is chairman, it was agreed that an "at
home" would be given once week in
the woman's building on the exposition
grounds, to which all the exposition
commissioners and their wives and Wis
itors will be invited, and all visitors to
the exposition to whom special courte-
sizes should be extended. At these
weekly entertainments tea grown on
American soil will be served. flanked
by such dishes as are peculiar to this
latitude.
1t is the intention of the ladies to
make the visitors feel entirely at home,
and the exposition period the most