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A communication was received by the committee
asking that the members of the City
Council be given carriages and assigned to a
place in the parade. Favorable action was
taken on the request. The members of the
various foreign commissions in full dress will
be conveyed to the park in carriages as a part
of the Columbian parade. They will be given
places and will doubtless [add?] brilliancy and
color to the column. Discussions as to what
should be done in regard to the First Regiment,
I. N. G., who have been invited
to act as a part of the escort,
and whose uniforms were destroyed in
thr burning of their Armory, was animated.
A telegram was sent to the Adjutant- ...

would take in the matter of furnishing uniforms
for the crippled regiment. It was felt
that without uniforms the men of the First
would not lend the necessary dignity to the
reception.

During the whole of the session, which was
largely attended, Vice-Chairman Charles
Wacker presided. President Palmer of the
National Commision came in a shook
hands with the members.

Union League Club Committee.

An auxiliary committee of the World's Fair,
composed of Union League members, held a
brief meeting at the club-house yesterday to
devise means of aiding and assisting the
World's Fair Committee in Ceremonies in
carrying out its details and plans of the opening
of the Exposition. Normal Williams is
Chairman of the committee, which will continue
to meet daily at the Union League club
until May 1.

The Columbus club will entertain the Duke
and Duchess of Veragua and the Marquis of
Barboles at the new club house May 5. The
Columbus club has recently purchased the
club house formerly occupied by the Chicago
club and will take possession May 1.

Director Ketcham has been appointed
Chairman of a subcommittee which will have
in charge arrangements for the reception on
Vice-President Stevenson, while Judge Grinnell,
as Chairman of another subcommittee,
will see that proper distinction is given to the
reception of the Governors of States.