The World in Baltimore Exposition
THE world is to be reproduced in miniature in Baltimore, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 30, 1912. The purpose of “The World in Baltimore” is to show the progress of Christian civilization in every part of the world. In order to do this in the most effective way, lifelike scenes of foreign lands and sections of America in which the work of missionaries is carried on will be set up in the exposition. Each section will be surrounded by beautifully painted scenery, reproducing parts of foreign lands and of our own country. Inside of these scenes there will be erected buildings which will be duplications of the structures that a visitor to a foreign city might look upon. In all, there will be between thirty and forty of these sections. Twelve thousand people, who are being enrolled as volunteer helpers for the exposition from two hundred twenty churches in Baltimore and its vicinity, will impersonate the natives of each country, and most of them will wear characteristic costumes. They will have prepared themselves by careful study to answer the questions of visitors, and to explain everything which a person may see at the exposition.