The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
EXPOSITION IN
GLADDEST ARRAY
San Diego Affair, After Gala
Opening, Settles Down for
Years Run.
THRONGS VISIT WONDERS
District Of Columbia Day Celebrated
January l8-Special State Cere-
monies Arranged.
THRONGS VISIT WONDERS

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 16.-With the
tumult Of the opening night and New
Years Day diminishing. the San Diego
Exposition has settled down for its all
year run" with activities scattered
over the entire space of GA acres.
With the exception of Nevada, whose
large building is situated on the Ala
media, the Western States have their
buildings along La Via de los Estados.
on the lower plateau. and from early
morning until late at night open house
is maintained in all these buildings for
the entertainment of visitors from
other sections.
The main buildings are closed At sun
set to allow for the installation of fresh
EXHIBITS. but along FL PTado, on which
they are located, and in the various
plazas there continue special evening
events in the way of concerts and pa
rades until midnight. when the gates are
closed. This rule did not operate on New
Years eve. 1t was just at midnight that
President Wilson. in Washington, pressed
the telegraph key which officially opened
the exposition, threw on all lights at full
voltage and set of the array Of fireworks
at the lower end of the Plaza de los
Estados
Enthusiasm Manifest.
At that moment there broke loose all
the enthusia sm of the 4. GGO people who
had been pouring through the gates since
sunset many in carnival costume, and
all lightly clad for wandering about in
the bslmy climate Of New Years in
Southern California. The babel of noise
which started then did not end until
nearly sunrise. when the crowd vanished,
to come back for the more diEnified cere-
monies Of the following day in which
there figured Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoO. representing President Wilson;
Secretary Lyman J. Gage. Count del
Nalle de SalaZar, representing Alfonso
NH Of Spain; Gov. Johnson. of CalifOr-
mia; Gov. Spry. of Utah; Lieut.. Gov. de
Baca, OF New Mexico; Rear Admiral T.
B. Howard. commanding the Pacific Fleet;
John Barrett, director of the Pan-Amer-
ican Union, representing the Latin
American nations. and other celebrities.
On the following day came the mil
itary and naval parade. in which there
were representatives Of all branches
Of the army, the Fourth Regiment of
United States marines. stationed on
the exposition grounds, the men of
the I. s. s. San Diego, Rear Admiral
Towards flagship, and a large array of
semimilitary and civilian Organiza-
lions. From Mexico came \ military
detachment just now unconCerned with
the revolution in the republic twenty |
miles away. From Portland, Greg, |
came the Royal Rosarians with their |
own band. the members Of the society /.
clad in white summer fannels. From |
Utah and Idaho came delegations by |
special train, and the nearer states !
uf the Southwest sent their representa-
lives in imposing array.
Special state Ceremonies.
ON each Monday will he a special
ceremony for one of the States of the
Union. January { was Arkansas dav:
4 week later came Delaware day. with |
January IS set for the District OF
Columbia. and January - for Georgia
The population of Southern California
is made up largely of people who have
come from other States. and these To-
cal residents supply the nucleus for
the State day celebrations. All State
societies are fully organized for mis-
purposr.
The ''Isthmus" has achieved notable
popularity. From sunset of December 81
it has been crowded with visitors swarm
ing through the many amusements along
its 200 feet of frontage. They have
spent hours in the painted desert, watch
ing the Apache. the IIOpi and Zuni and
Navajo and other Indians at work in
the varied arts and crafts. They have
y andered about among the palms and
ha mana trees and pineapple shops Of the
Hawaiian village listening to the singers
and ukulele players and watching the
hula dancers. They have stroIlcd through
the streets OF Japan and the depths of
Chinatown, and seen the
other curiosities Of what j. asserted by
San Diego to he the greatest amuse-
ment street in exposition history. The
heavy attendance Is the hest index to the
Justice Of the boast