Show THE SAN DIEGO exposition will open on december in a blaze of pomp and glory on oil december san diego will open the first all alj year exposition in history the celebration will start at sunset when the completed exposition will be opened to the public the ceremonies of the early evening will take place on the isthmus where the concessionaires are planning special celebrations in each of the amusement places and several bands will play at different parts of the grounds the dancing girls will be out in full array and tile the guards and attendants will be attired as caballeros and conquistadores at midnight the real opening will take place every light on the grounds will flash out at the moment when president wilson pushes a key formally opening the san diego exposition and starting the official celebration of the completion of the panama canal there will be a resounding salute from the guns on the ships in the harbor a scream of whistles from every industrial du plant in san diego and the general babel from the city as the new year cornea come in the bands at the exposition will unite in the national anthem and immediately afterward the special fiesta and the riot ot music dance and confetti throwing will be on it is unlikely that there will be any liml to the celebration on new years morning the more dignified proceedings of the opening consequently will not be held until the middle of the day governor johnson has accepted an invitation to speak and the leading officials of the exposition will address the visitors in the different state and county buildings there will be formal exercises with oratory playing a prominent part the exposition is now a bright array of 0 brilliant colors furnished by the beautiful flowers of southern california all along the prado is a display of red bougainvillea while the plaza de panama is aglow with lovely purple bougainvillea the walls of the old mission buildings are covered with a thick growth of roses clematis and jasmine mine e climbing up to the towers and b belays el in the campaniles campanides camp aniles are great flocks of pigeons so tame that they flutter down tor for food and alight on the shoulders of the attendants even the pea fowl which strut proudly on the lawns overhanging the canyons and the fish in the la guinas are so te tame that they come for food when they are e called the orange orchard is rapidly approach ing lull full bearing power the trees of the model del intensive farm are bearing peaches i apricots aDri tricots tri cots pears walnuts and cheri cherries fes the ala a I 1 plantation from ceylon is progressing well at the north end of the isthmus the red population of the painted desert the indian village is rapidly increasing the adobe pueblos are complete and on the sands in front of them the indians are weaving rugs blankets and baskets there the aborigine aborigines es will hold their special new years celebration in full paint and feath ers the salt lake route is making ade adequate quae preparations for transporting visitors to this grand opening A special train will leave salt lake city on the salt lake route departing in the evening of december governor william spry and other prominent state officials will be on boara beara together with members of the utah san diego exposition commission representative business men from ogden provo salt lake city and various parts of the state special excursion rates have been arranged for from salt lake city and other utah points on salt lake route for december full particulars of which will be given on request to nearest agent or to assistant general passenger agent salt lake route salt lake city utah |