Evening star., 1901-09-02
ALI Arrangements Complete to Make
.>lo It a Success.
FINEJ WEATHER IN PROSPECT
Many. Washington People Have
Already Gathered at Buffalo.
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW

Special From Staff Correspondent.
PAN-AMERICAN GROUNDS. BUFFA-
LO. N. Y, September 2-Washingtonians
by the hundreds have been pouring into
Buffalo during the last three days and are
now engaged In viewing all the wondrous
sights offered at the Pan-American. To-
morrow the people Of the capital city will
join together In a most elaborate celebra-
ton of District of Columbia day, the ar
rangements for which are finally completed
this morning
This afternoon Director General Buchan-
an of the exposition paid an official visit
to Mr.. Macfarland, president of the board
or District Commissioners, at his quarters
in the Beden apartment, and later the Com
missioner returned the call, thus complet-
ing the introductory exchange of cour-
tes!es. The Commissioners and the District
committee of arrangements this morning
established headquarters at the United
States government building, where Secre-
tary w. V. Cox of the board Of manage
ment Is making all the capital folks at
home.
Washington people are met at every turn
and corner and the indications are that an
immense throng will participate in the eX-
erciseS tomorrow.
Good Weather in Prospect.
The weather, which has been cloudy and
disagreeable for a week or ten days past,
has cleared up nicely and promises to be
propitious for District day. The attendance
at the exposition Is now at it's height. In
fact. it appears that the celebration of Dis
trict day is most timely, and will be a men,
orable occasion in the annals of the big
fair.
Many District people will stay over until
Thursday, so to be present during the
observance Of Presidents day. The pres
ent week. including, as 1t does, both Dis
trict day and Presidents day, will be of
national Importance and interest.
The Corcoran Cadets. commanded by
Captain E. c. Edwards, have arrived and
will give an exhibition tonight on the grand
esplanade. Their coming has been her
aided far and wide, and the drill has been
widely advertised
The United States Marine Band, which
Will be such an appropriate feature of Dis
trict day, will arrive tonight, under the
direction of Lieut.. W. II. Santelmann
Capt BEACH, the Engineer Commissioner,
joins Commissioners Macfarland and Ross
tonight. Several excursion trains from
the capital scheduled to arrive this after
noon and evening will materially augment
the already Eextensive District representa-
ton in the rainbow city.
Invitations to the exercises have been
formally extended to about a thousand Of
the exposition officials. the representatives
or the various foreign countries represent
ing their governments here and the commits
Sioners of the various states.
Program for Tomorrow.
The District Commissioners will arrive at
the Lincoln gate Of the exposition tomorrow
morning at 1870 o'clock. They will be ac-
companied By the members of the commit
tee of arrangements At the gate the party
will be1 met; by the United States Marine
Band, d company of United States marines,
commanded by Capt. Harry Leonard, the
Washington Tofficer who lost an arm during
the regent operations In China and the
CorcorAn Cadets, representing the District
militia. - 1-
General Harries, commanding the mill
tia. will be present at all the ceremonies.
The Commissioners and the District party
will proceed at once to the government
building. where a formal reception will be
held by the Commissioners, during which
the Marine Band will play. After the re-
ception Commissioner Macfarland will en-
tertao his associates of the District board
and the District committee and exposition
officials at luncheon in the Stadium.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the celebra-
of Music. Mr.. John w. Douglass, chair
man of the committee of Arrangements,
will preside and deliver an Introduce ory
address. Short addresses will be made by
President Milburn and Director General
Buchanan of the exposition.
The Grafton will be delivered by Mr. Mac
farland. The Marine Band will be heard in
concert during the exercises. Tomorrow
night in the Temple of Music there will be
a stereopticon exhibition of views in and
around the District of Columbia, with ex-
planation by Barry Bulkley, secretary of
the committee of arrangements.