Evening star., 1923-01-04
PHILADELPHIA FAIR
WILL SET RECORD
SeSqui-C Centennial Exhibition
Will Be "WorId Festival
of Peace"
ay the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 4.-The
sesqui- ui-centennial exhibition to be held
here in 1925, and to be known as
the world festival of peace and
progress" will be one of the most
ambitious world fairs held in this
country, according to plans made
public by the fair association.
The exhibition, which will open
the end of April. 1926. and close
November of the same year, will
mark the 150th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of In
dependence.
The fair associations advisory
executive committee, which submit
ted the plan, estimated the cost of the
exhibition to the association would
be $15,000,000. Buildings or other
participation by separate organiza-
tions would be paid by such bodies.
The fair will be under auspices of
the president and Congress of the
United States, the governor and the
state of Pennsylvania and the mayor
and council of Philadelphia. It's pur-
pose, in addition to marking the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, is ito portray the progress of
the world, particularly in the fifty
years since the centennial exhibition
held in Philadelphia in 1876" and ito
create a closer understanding and
foster the good will of the peoples
of the world"
Million Visitors n Day.
Gardens, lagoons. paths and road
ways will be laid out between the
permanent and temporary structures
to be erected. single concourse
the accommodation of hundreds OF
thousands of persons to listen to
speakers or to witness ceremonials.
Plans for handling a million visitors
day have been worked out. Aero
dromes and special railroad stations
will be constructed.
THE distinguishing feature Of the
exhibition will be it's legacy of per-
manent structures" the report of the
fair association said. 1.-THE United
States government will be asked to
construct on the parkway a per-
for federal uses afterward. The COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania will be
asked likewise to construct a per-
manent building to house later the
states activities in Philadelphia.
"a free library will be erected and
the new victory hall will be completed
in time for the fair. with it's various
in which will be given
great musical and choral festivals by
the great choruseS and .orchestras of
all nations, organ concerts by the
greatest organ in the world 10 be
erected in the largest auditorium,
foreign balls and festal banquets in
it's spacious dining hall to seat many
thousands of people.
Foreign Exhibits.
1.-THE contribution of the women of
will be a splendid, per-
manent and thoroughly equipped hos
pttal, to be used during the exhibition
and to be equipped after it's close as
the most complete maternity and
general hospital in the world"
Foreign nations will be invited to
make exhibits illustrating their
progress in industrial fields. and they
will be asked particularly ito evil
dence their good will by loaninE
some Of their most treasured art
possessions.
Among the temporary exhibition
buildings planned are a vast auto
mobile ha1l. an airplane building, an
electrical palace, halls OF commerce
and industry and a palace of the
press. from which a daily newspaper
of the exhibition will be issued.
Adequate provision and necessary
buildings and land for showing the
progress in agriculture, mining,
fisheries and transportation and ship
ping will be made.
Athletics will be q permanent fea-
ture of the exhibition.