The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
TRIP AROUND
The WORLD
Details of Plan Proposed for
Industrial Exposition.
GIVEN FOR CHARITY
Manufacturers and Jobbers
are Much interested in Plan.

| The local representative OF the Indus
| trial Exposition company. who is working
upon the plans for holding an exposition
in the Auditorium during May, called
upon Secretary Resing. of the CONNER
cial Club. the first of the week and laii
before him all the details in connection
with the exposition. Secretary Resiag
was very much impressed with the I'M
portance and magnitude OF the PROPOSE
| ton and promised to lend his aid in any
manner possible TO make II a success
Colonel Toier was called upon regard
| ing arrangements and the necessary alter
ations that would have 10 be made in the
| interior of the Auditorium. SO as to ac-
| commodate the exhibits and the booth
space for Same on the main floor. AS
! soon as all the details are perfected nee
! essary to present the matter before the
| local manufacturers and merchants,
/ thorough canvas of the city will De made
ard the plans laid before them for their
| consideration.
Interest has already been aroused
among some of the ladies as individuals.
who are identified with several of the
charitab bic organizations in the city
/ though nothing official has been done TO
| bring a feature of the program before
! their respective associations.
| The "trip around the world. is the
name of the feature that is attracting
| much curiosity, and It IS now outlined
for the benefit of those not fully con-
versent with the idea The plan is TO get
orga MIA TONS either charitab BILE. social. or
churches to select working committees to
take full charge of some country, for eX-
ample; they may choose the United states
and make their headquarters the city of
Washington, which shall be located at
| M
Grated in United States flags. bunting
in red, white and blue. all the war relics,
G. A. R. flags. "reminiscences of the civil
and Spanish-American wars. are gath
cred from among their friends cards are
attached to the articles. giving de-
scription CT their worth and what they
and who loaned them. This is 70
assist the committee in returning them 20
their rightful owners. as well as enabling
the tourists to learn what value is 1T
tached to them as mementos. The ladies
are to be robed In the old colonial style
of dress. others in such costumes as they
may decide upon characteristic of the
periods intervening Up to the present
year. Homemade refreshments, such rs
pies, cakes, ices, lemonade and confec-
tions are sold at a nominal figure, and
sometimes Il small mOmento or souvenir
is disposed of or a boutenir is offered AT
out to the visitors that it is for SONS
worthy purpose. 1t is the intention of the
Exposition company to take tourists,
specially chaperoned by uniformed cour-
iers, from the starting point, either in
buses or street cars. from one country 10
another. between hours agreed upon by
the committees in charge of the several
countries represented.
Constantnopie is another city that can
he az sill a house
the decorations can be done with oriental
rugs Turkish draperieS and embroideries.
Refreshments such as coffee, parched
melon seeds. sandwiches and foreign con-
fections can be offered for sale.
Germany is the country that unques-
tionably VIII be much sought after. Here
is where the good old wienerwurst.
frankfurt and cheese sandwiches will pre-
vail. Japan can lie easily arranged ,cr
also. with japanese umbrellas. fans and
quaint draperics. the ladies gowned in
Japanese kimonas. Tea waters. japanese
candied fruits small trinkets and articles
of a various kind are offered for sale.
England. Ireland. Scotland. Switzerland.
Italy. France. Spain. Cuba and Old Mex
leo can be exhibited equally as economi-
cal as well as having all the characters
displayed In some instances the native
music is introduced, which Is not very
difficult to initiate.
The proceeds derived from this feature
of the exposition program is retained !
solely by the several committees In
charge separately or can be combined for
the united charities of the city. The m
terest that the merchant has in helping to |
promote this feature is to enable them
to extend an invitation to their custo-
mers TO join them in a tour around the
world" upon the occasion OF their visit to
Wichita. making their trip 10 the city
one OF business and pleasure combined.
At the Auditorium. afternoons ard
evenings. where the merchants and man
ufacturers displays are held. confirm
Gus high-ciass performance Is going on
as well as Il very elegant parade of a
merchants pageant, composed of maEnsf-
icent floats. representing each firms bust
ness. bands OF music. horses. led by
grooins. mounted bands. rla,oons Of po-
lice. all OF which is brilliantly iliumi-
natedboth afternoon and evening. by red.
This feature alone f. one OF the most
spectacular undertaking ever introduced
and is visited many times over and over
again by the same people. Some peo-
pie may think the parade effects are in
troduced by paintings or pictures thrown
on canvas but this is not so. Each fiost
is a separate and distinct object. just
the same rs is sen in street pageants.
only on a miniature scale. the effect BE-
ing iientical.y the same
The interior Of the Auditorium will De-
one blaze 81 glory. the electrical effects.
one Of he NEST magnificent ever sc n
in the city The artists engaged for these
fessional art. The bill each week l. en-