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Show The Opening of the San Diego Exposition On December 31st San Diego will open the first all-year exposition in history. The celebration will start at sunset, when the completed exposition expo-sition will be opened to the public. The ceremonies of the early even- ng will take place on the Isthmus, vhere the concessionaries are planning plan-ning special celebrations in each ol lie amusement places, and several oands will ' play at different parts j the grounds. The dancing girls vvill be out in full array, and the guards and attendants will be attired as caballeros and conquistadores. At midnight the real opening will1 take 'place. Every light on the grounds will flash out at the moment when President Wilson pushes a key, normally opening the San Diego Exposition, Ex-position, and starting the official cele-oration cele-oration of the completion of the Panama Pan-ama Canal. There will be a resounding resound-ing salute from the guns on the ships in the harbor, a scream of whistles from every industrail plant in San Jiego, and the general babel form the city as the New Tear comes in. The bands at the exposition will unite n the national anthem, and immediately immedi-ately afterward the special fiests and -he riot of music, dance and conetti throwing will be on. It is unlikely that there will be any limit to the celebration on New fear's morning. The more dignified proceedings of the opening consequently conse-quently will not be held until the .niddle of the day. Governor John-on John-on has accepted an invitation to speak, and the leading officials of the exposition will address the visitors, m the different state and county juildings there will be formal excer- :ises, with oratory playing a promin-i promin-i ;nt part. The Exposition is now a bright array ar-ray of brilliant colors, furnished by the beautiful flowers of Southern California. All along the Parade is a display of red bougainvilles. The walls of the old Mission buildings are covered with a thick growth of roses, clematis and jasmine, climbing up to the towers and belfreys. In the campaniles are great flocks of pigeons, so tame that they flutter down 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 lagunas are so tame that they come for food when they are called. The orange orchard is rapidly approaching ap-proaching full bearing power; the trees of the model intensive farm are bearing peaches, apricots, pears, walnuts and cherries. The tea plantation plan-tation from Ceylon is progressing well. At the north end of the Isthmus, Isth-mus, the red population of the Painted Paint-ed Desert, the Indain Village, is rapidly rap-idly increasing. The adobe pueblos are complete, and on the sands in front of them the Indians are weaving weav-ing rugs, blankets and baskets. There, the ahoriginees will hold their special New Year's celebration in full paint and feathers. The Salt Lake Route is making adequate ad-equate preparations for transporting visitors to this grand opening. A - .:n lnn.m Ciolf T.oVo Special Ucliii leave - City on the Salt Lake Route, depart, ing in the evening of December 29th. Governor William Spry and other prominent State officials will be on board, together with members of the Utah-San Diego Exposition Commission Commis-sion 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 j and other points on Salt Lake Route for December 29th, full particulars of which will be given on request to nearest Agent or to Assistant General Gen-eral Passenger Agent, Salt Lake Route, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
