San Francisco Call Bulletin

June 9, 1915. This article is reprinted below.


Grecian Art is Unveiled at Dedication

The attractive Grecian pavillon at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was dedicated today. As a part of the service 183 pieces of statuary, reproductions of the most famous Grecian masters, were unveiled to the public. At the close of the Exposition the Grecian government will donate all these magnificient pieces of art to the city and county of San Francisco.

The exercises opened with prayer by the Rev. R. Calistos. William H. Crocker, vice president of the Exposition, acted as chairman of the day. Counsul General C. Vassardakis, Commissioner General of Greece, made the principal address. Other addresses were made by William Bailey Lamar, United States National Exposition Commissioner; Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of California, and James Rolph Jr., Mayor of San Francisco. At intervals during the program national anthems, both American and Grecian were played by the official band.

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