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Auxiliary Committees have been formed by the natives of 

 Franee, Sweden, Mexieo, Roumania, Servia, Montenegro, 

 Switzerland, Italy, and Germany, residing in San Francisco. 

 The object of these organisations is to assist Exhibitors from 

 their countries in the matter of transportation, allotment of 

 space, insurance, customs, etc., at the California Midwinter 

 International Exposition. They are also designed to stimulate 

 interest in the Exposition in their respective countries, and 

 furnish any information requested. 



W. E. Von Johannsen, Commissioner of the Californian 

 Midwinter International Exposition for Roumania, Servia, and 

 Montenegro, writes Assistant Director-General Cornely that 

 the entire Servian and Monteneefrian Colonv of San Francisco 

 is enthusiastic over the Fair. The Servian newspaper, The 

 Slobada, of San Francisco, is publishing a special edition for 

 transmisssion to Servia and Montenegro. One of the features 

 of their participation at the Midwinter Fair will be parades in 

 the picturesque costumes of Servia and Montenegro, the 

 participants giving exhibitions of national games, national 

 dances, etc 



The Italians will be largely represented at the Fair. At 

 a recent meeting of the Italian Exhibitors when they were 

 addressed by Royal Commissioners, Dr. Ettore Candiani and 

 C. Pogliani, all but three of the sixty present declared their 

 intention of removing their exhibits to San Francisco. Dr. 

 Ettore Candiani will shortly leave for Italy to prepare for the 

 sending out of fresh exhibits solely for the San Francisco 

 display. 



Among the exhibits promised are Ferrari's famous statue 

 of the death of Lincoln, Froubetzkois' marble group of ''American 

 Red Men," Majilica pictures valued as highly as §20,000 each, 

 ivory and ebony inlaid furniture costing as much as §6,000 for 

 a single cabinet, Florentine Mosaics, Etruscan wares in end- 

 less variety, reproductions of ancient Pompeiian jewellery, 

 the product of the finest silk looms in Italy, tapestry, filigree 

 work and carved marble in abundance. In addition to all 

 this, Signor Bacigalupi, of San Francisco, contemplates some 

 sort of an exhibit where the different States of Italy shall be 

 historically and industrially represented by tableaux, in which 

 the costumes of each province will be faithfully introduced. 



V. Zeggio, Royal Commissioner to the World's Columbian 

 Exposition, who has been appointed Commissioner of Fine 

 Arts at the California Midwinter International Expositon, has 

 left for Rome. Signor Zeggio expects to have a most 



