Freaks
- The men of the fair's newly appointed Retrenchment Committee resign. The responsibility is too much.
- The fair's closing in three months anyway, on October 30 (it was supposed to be October 31 but somebody forgot that October had 31 days).
- Millet tries to promote a series of exotic events to boost attendance, including boat races in the basin of the Court of Honor, swim meets in the lagoon, and a big dance at the great Midway ball.
- Millet succeeds. "The ball and Frank Millet's other inventions imparted to the exposition a wilder, happier air" (3.17.22).