The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-12
$4,000 MUSICAL PROGRAM
FOR CAROLINAS EXPOSITION
Beth Carolinas Governors to Be Pres
ent-Largest Show of Kind Ever
Held in South


The Made-in- -Carolinas Exposition,
which opens in Charlotte September
IL and runs through the 29th, IS IN
assured success on tremendous
scale, according to officials of the
Carolinas Exposition company.
From the standpoint CT diversity
cf exhibits the exposition will be by
far the largest ever held in the south,
and will represent manufactured
displays from factories all the way
from Charleston to the Tennessf e
state line, and from Wilmington %
Reidsyille, it is declared.
The first large building of brick
and steel and concrete construction
is nearing completion. 1t has total
floor space of 10000 feet, about "a
900 of which is being sold for manu-
factured displays. Up to Saturday
night, $4,000 feet of this amount
had been sold or optioned, and the
directors of the Carolinas Exposition
company are hoping to close up all
options and all remaining space in
this building tbs week, and then be-
gin preparations for the immediate
construction of another large ad-
joining building of steel and wood
and concrete.
Requests for space have come in
from all over the Carolinas, and the
show promises to be a wonderful
educational revelation.
David Ovens has returned from
New York where he has concluded
arrangements for a $4,000 musical
program which is declared without
question the. best musical organiza-
ton ever appearing before south
ern show or exposition. This pro-
gram will embrace. the New York
concert band-one of the few large
American. bands which is always in
tact and which is made up Of indi-
vidual artists of the highest order.
The patrons of this band are such
men as the Guggenheims, John D.
Rockefeller and others. There will
be 81 pieces and the members OF
this band were carefully selected
from such organizations as Dam
rosch's orchestra, Sousa's band, and
others. In addition to this band,
eight soloists of national note, two
violinists of international reputation,
and one mixed quartet of Metropoli-
tan opera calibre have been contract
ed for.
In addition to this program, the
directors are considering the matter
of spending several thousand dollars
in addition in arranging other musi-
cal features, among which will prob
ably be $500 in gold offered for the
best Carolina band competing in a
contest between bands of the differ
ent towns of the Carolinas.
Governors to Attend.
Governors Morrison and Cooper
have accepted the invitation to be
present at the opening of the exposi-
tion and deliver the addresses. A
high government official has been IN
vited, and announcement will prob
ably be made soon. Among other
notable figures who will be on the
program are: DR.. E. C. Brooks, n. {.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction DR.. D. B. Johnson, presl-
dent of Winthrop college and others.
With the presence in Charlotte
during the exposition of the eighty
FIRST division with 5000 men, the
convention of the Southern Textile
association, the FIRST convention OF
the N. c. Manufacturers association
and other similar assemblages, the
attendance at the exposition VIII 1oiA
far over 100000 in the opinion of
the officials.
The housing committee will short
ly begin it's work Of providing every
comfort and convenience for the
thousands who will visit the exposl-
ton during the two weeks.
Railroads are being urged to make
special rates so that school children
all over the states may attend and
study the exposition.
]. F. Hurley, president of the
North Carolinas Press association,
sends out bulletin to all members
as follows:
81 cannot refrain from mentioning
the industrial exposition to be held
in. Charlotte. this fall and to urge all
newspaper men to boost this to the