New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

Paterson, n. j., Nov. 5.-ThfS city Is
ra apidly donning it's holiday attire in honor
of the big industrial exposition that is to
be held in the 5th Regiment Armory from
November 9 to 10. Public and business
buildings are already being garbed in ex-
position colors, old gold and royal purple.
and thousands OF flags and yards of bunt-
ing will wave a welcome to visitors during
the day, while myriads Of electric lights
will twinkle their greeting at night.
The exposition is in honor Of the leth
anniversary of the manufacture or SILK by
power in this country. and Paterson will do
royal honors to the occasion. In the armory
| there will be disclosed for the first time the
secrets OF the silk industry, and a silk mill
will be in full operation. showing the evo-
luton of silk from the cocoon 10 the fabric
There will also be court of fash1on
where the finished product will be displayed
| on living models.
Thousands of visitors are expected at the
exposition, and careful arrangements are
Being made for their entertainment and
care The Erie Railroad has arranged a
special rate to Paterson over its lines ana
branches, and the exposition service will
receive special attention.
In order TO promote enthusiasm in the ex-
position the Board of Trade. which has the
celebration In charge, gave a dinner last
Tuesday night and about two hundred per-
sons were present. There were addresses
by Mayor Mcbride, President Ellenbogen OF
the Board of Trade, and other members of
prominence II was said at the dinner that
no effort would be neglected to make the
exposition the most prom unced kind OF
success.
The decorations of the city will be one
ot the features of the exposition Ten
thousand dollars has been contributed tor
| lighting the streets and decorating the main
| buildings. while even more than that sum
will be expended on private buildings AT
| the head of the Erie Railroad station plaza
| grand arch has been erected and TINS
/ will welcome visitors 10 the city with blaz-
| ing letters The station will also be a
mass of huttering flags and bunting
The full programme for the ten nights
of the exposition has been completed, and
il contains attractive features for every
night On the opening night Governor
Fort will deliver an address. as will Mayer
| Mcbride. There will also be a chorus of
| three hundred voices from the Paterson
| Choral Union. The feature of Thursday
night will be the vaudeville performance,
| and on Friday night there will be held the
| illuminated automobile parade. More than
a hundred cars will be in line, and will
traverse the principal streets of the city.
| Special prizes for the best decorated ma
| chimes have been offered There will be a
special set of circus acts on Saturday night.
| Monday night. November IA, will be
silk manufacturers night, when the Wash
ington ambassadors of the main silk
| growing countrieS-China, Japan and Italy
will be present, as we'll as men of i'm
portance in the silk industry. The court
| of fashion will also open on that night
and there will be concert by the Orpheus
Club. The following Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights there will be vaudeville per-
| formances, and Thursday night will be
| ladies night" There will be special
| and the officers of several women's tailor
ing associations will be present Specia
| vaudeville entertainments will mark ths
| two remaining nights
The interior of the armory will be g
| Veritable fairyland while the exposition is
| in progress. 1t will be divided into five
aisles, and a grand arch covers the en-
trance to the middle aisle. Purple and golC
will abound and streamers of these color:
will be draped from the ceiling. The booth:
will border each aisle, and in them will b'
shown a variety of forms of the city:
products The silk exposition will occup.
the centre OF the armory Rubber goods
machinery. knitting. shirt manufacture
jute products and dyeing viii be some o