Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-22
At SEATTLE.
Exposition viii Be Ready
June | as Planned.
Fifth Of August Has Been
Named as New England Day.
An Elaborate Program Has Been
Arranged for That Day.

Seattle, Wash. May 21-(SpeciaD.-
Special state and society days will be
particularly interesting to visitors of
the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition
during the season of the Seattle fair.
In arranging the program Of these
events, care has been exercised to pre-
sent such events as will prove most en-
PERTAINING to visitors and many de-
sirable features will be shown in addi-
ton to the usual attractions of the ex-
position.
The New England Club of Seattle has
entered actively into the matter Of car
ing for visitors from the New England
states and the ground floor of the Hal.
Ter Building has been secured for club
room purposes. The club also has a
booth in the Manufactures Building Of
the exposition, and here will be found
roster containing the names and
business and residences addresses of all
Now Erslanders residing in the city.
These number more than 5000.
The fifth Of August has been named
as New England Day and the society
has provided many attractions of in
terest for the date. Among these events
will be fete reproducing the landing
Of the pilgrims at Plymouth. and YES
sci designed from the "Mayflower" will
lan,i 40 members of the New England
Society at the exposition grounds on
the shores of Lake Washington.
The pageant will be a beautiful spec
taCular affair. and the cast will be
CARRIED in the apparel of old pilgrim
times. From the sylvan landing place.
the procession will make it's way to
the beautiful Auditorium, and here an
elaborate program will be carried out.
On the twelfth of the same month the
Worcester Board of Trade will take
possession of the grounds, and the oc-
casion will he one to remember.
At the club rooms in the Halter
Building. everything possible will be
done to make pleasant the visit Of New
England guests. The rooms include
reading and writing rooms, telephones.
kitchen for pr pairing light luncheons
and department where all possible in
formation regarding the exposition. city
and surrounding country will be given.
All mail sent to visitors from New Eng
land in care of the New England Club
will be carefully looked after. and ever.
possible care will be given it's safe de-
livery.
The extraordinary increase of Das-
senger travel assured the various
trans continental railways has resulted
in a wonderful increase i'm passenger
carrying facilities, and tic lines are
now in position to supply ample accom-
modatious to Pacific Coast travellers.
Substantial reductions have been made
in transportation tariffs. and these car
-ry additional privileges in stop-over
permits. and offer very desirable
range in choice Of routes.
The exhibits housed in the exhibit
palaces and national buildings are as
comprehensive and valuable demon-
STATIONS OF the resources of the many
countries as can he assembled They
are general in scope. and are entirely
free from freak and abnormal curiosi-
ties of art and manufacture. The ALAS
ka- Yukon Pacific Exposition will be a
dry exposition. and no liquor will be
permitted sold on the grounds, and
none is on sale within a radius of two
miles.
The work of construction is now COM
pleted, and the exhibits will be fully in
stalled at least ten days before the
opening on the first Of June.