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Show THE CHICAGOIaE Opening of lbs World's Congress In Ibe Art Palfce. ririSTffKLK (ilVLS TO WOMES. Aelelresi of Welcome by Mm. Palmer nil fqiMclics by Oilier Prominent Laellci. Ciiioaoo, May 15,-Tbe third week k of the World's Fair opeted undcrmuch ' more favorable circumstances than the (Int. Tbero wow only low cloudi In tlia iky In thu morning and though a Uarp wind blew out of tbs uoilb, tho temperature rose with tbo tun and Iwfors noon tbo alghMoors were willing to throw off their wrafs. There til a crowd of visitors waiting at each gate boforo they opened thla morning. At 10 o'clock It was estimated esti-mated that twelve fourteen Ihoueand bad been admitted. It wls given cut thin morning tbnt the icrown prlnco of Auttrla and tulle wero expected to visit the fair In October, lie li now uuatrlp around thowotld and expects ex-pects lo reach Ban Franolsoo In September. Sep-tember. Alter viewing the sights of the Far Weit be will proceed to Chicago. . In the Memorial Art rlace on Lako Front thl morning, 1'retldent U. C.llouney of tbu Worlu'i Cnngreee, an auxiliary of the World's I'alr, di llTereil an addrou, formally opening the gnat terlta of gatherings that will continue until the World' Fair la at an thd.and will deal with nearly every question of general Interest to human-ley. human-ley. The tint week has been allotted to women, and tbelr work opeued thli morning with an address of welcome by Mrs, Potter Palmer, president of the woman's branoh of tbe Auxiliary, and Mrs. Chaa. Ilenrotln, Tics presl-dent. presl-dent. Turin were rcepondoJ to In brief speeches by faraoua women representing represent-ing Canada, Ureal ilrltaln, France, South America, Itueala aud Iceland. OAI.noll.NJA roiTORS AIlllIVK. 1'lghty representatives of the Call, forula Press association arrived at the Fair In a body this morning. Tbe allocution It made up of Call fornla newspaper men and wo men outside Han Francisco. They will remalu In Chicago for two weeks. Most of the time will be spent In taking tak-ing In the Fair. On reaching the K'ounda today they went direct to the Administration building wbero tbey were given the freedom of the grounds by the Exposition olUclala. This over, they went to California Stale building, where they spent the day. The national commlsson held a short acMloo today, A resolution providing for Ibe appointment of a committee to hear complaints waa Introduced, and after a lengthy dltcusslon referred to the Judiciary committee. Adjourned. |
