The Cairo bulletin., 1914-08-21
Safe viii Celebrate on Juiy "A and
Oh cago on October 0. Both On
Saturday
FIRST REGIMENT WILL
ACCOMPANY GOVERNOR
Illinois Bui ding Win Be Most Com
plcte of Any State Building
on Grounds

chicago, H., Jutt Ho'iP"
karpen, chairman OF the Illinois
Commission to. the Panama Pacific
International Exposition, and An
drew NJ Lawrence, chairman of the
Commissions House Committee.
have completed arrangements with
Coils Il. Cooley, chief OF spe, ial
events of the Exposition, for thu
reservation of dates for two of the
most important and elaborate special
celebrations Illinois will have at the
Exposition.
These two celebrations will be
illinois Day." which has been set
for Saturday, July 24th. and Chi
cago Day" which will be October
.. also ON Saturday.
Governor Edward T.. Dunno will
attend the celebration on illinois
Day" The chief executive will be
escorted to the Illinois State build
ing, where the celebration will cen
ter, by tho entire First Regiment of
the Illinois National Guard, in full
uniform and with the regimental
bands. The regiment will travel In
special trains.
The specials will also carry the
Governors staff. the women men,
hers Of the party; the officers and
members Of the Commission; both
Senators, congressman, and State
officials, and many prominent citi-
2ens, At least two thousand per-
sons will he in the chief executives
escort on illinois Day"
Plans are now being worked out
to take the Chicago Symphony
tThomasl Orchestra 10 the Exposi-
ton on Chicago Day"
The work of constructing the
Illinois State building at the Expo
sition was started june 30, az which
time there were elaborate ground
breaking" ceremonies on the site
of the building on tho Exposition
grounds which were witnessed by
crowd estimated at more that 5000
persons, all former residents of
Illinois.
The Illinois building will be one
| of the most complete Of the state
| buildings that will grace the Expo
sition grounds. 1t will cost about
| 100000 when completed, furnished
| and equipped, Lange & Eergstrom.
| VI San Francisco. contractors. have
the contract for the building. for
$4,000, 1t is to he ready for oc-
| cupancy by December /
In the building will be a giant
pipe-organ, which Is being built to
order especially for the building by
the Hinners Organ Company, Of
Pekin, Ill. Organ concerts by eel
ebrated organists will be enc of the
daily features of the building.
i The moving picture theatre.
which will seat about 800 persons,
also will be found in the building.
In the movies will be shown pic
lures to entertain, amuse, and in
struct, Special arrangements are
Icing made by the Commission to
| show in the pictures the States
wonderful manufacturing and In
dustrial enterprises, and natural re-
sources. The agricultural, dairyins
and livestock interests, in which
| Illinois is supreme. viii be given
particular attention.
2 Another feature of the building
will be huge room devoted to an
exhibition Of the life aud history OF
| Lincoln, and another room devoted
to Grant and other great men of tbs
| state.
The Illinois building, accordina
to plans now being worked out By
| the commission, will be q ccmbina
4 ton home, club and exhibition
| palace, and there will be sometime
c doing" for all Illinoisans, and for
ner residents of the State who visi
t the Exposition, all the time.