The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-04
TILES kOR EvaRYBODI.
Worries Fnir Ghnc,nis with Iour,nx- for
Something High Sounding.

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Worlds Fair. That In itself is not Of startling
Importance. hut 1t serves to 'lircct attention
to the fact that one Of the principal Industries
OF the Worlds Fair officials has been the ere.
alton uf titles. No scIoolboy. il!eL with
stories of war and adventure. over longcd for
u high. sounding tito more than tho officials ~
tho Worlds Fair seem to strive for something
awe.insriring TO prefix tn their names. II ono
Is TO nudge by results they must have given n
great deal OF thought to the subject. The
latest tit!o IL Minister OF Works. and as near MS
can he learned 1t was conferred 10y Daniel H..
Durham. architect. on Chief OF Construction
PANEL II. Durham. OF course it was snnc-
toned by other officials. 1t Is inmate
rial TO them what title n man takes to pleas,
his vnnity II he docs not take one laid nsile
by one OF them for his own Individual ase.
II is understood that Minister Burniam.
late Chief burnham. thought ut first OF taking
ths title General. bit decided
that the General in this case was altogether
tuo common. lie was trying to get out OF the
ranks OF the ten or fifteen chiefs OF depart
monts. and II he wcro going to do that he,
might as well Jump over tho three or four
Generals and take an exclusive title. lie did
30. md II fairly mado the Director-G General.
the Solicitor-Gcncral. and the Promotcr.tion.
eral gasp as thoy saw him vault clear over
tHc'l a'itN wv l'h NO VI "plkS w
tho lapel OF his coat. But 1t pleases him. and
harms no one c!sc. 1t simply serves to recall
some Of tho other titles. and tho sleeplcss
nights officials must have passed in inventing
or adapting them.
General Davis had his title con.
ferred on him 10y tho Board Of Directors. In
fact. tho title was created before the appoint
ment was made. hut 1t opened the struggle for
titles. Tho national Commission at once de-
cided that II there was a Director-0en.
eral there would have to bo n Commissioners
General. and the fight that resulted nearly
wrecked tho Fair. The Commission gnve in
making him its own officer. Col. Davis then
became Dircctor-ionsrRl Davis. or, for tho
sake Of hrevity In conversation. Gen. Davis,
Ben Buttcrworth was next on tho scene. The
that .Bntierw"rth. could b. Of great scrvic" TO
and no accepted 1t. but ,SlO.On0 for a Sccrr-
tarX,.well,. that seemed nretty stcer., esne-
S Si..siy as took X" It S IA 4na 'en n"%%iss' t'at 'm Il the
Commission could not have u less expensive
T. Dickinson a salary Of siO.00U' But SiH..
900 seemed only n moderate salary for u
worth became solicitor. Genorai Butterworti..
Secretary Dickins.n, it Is understood. at once
SS cst ns a cs still I hint w ,ns G z Ss,'sr 4 'iiI i. but sst0 the
while officiating with tho militia ut some innu-
g%uration ceremonies In Trxns., That title
s"Then came Moses i: Ha,n.y q Ihilaie!phiq.
HE He was t" ,;,ss. c MHisS Il }t,e the ir r M ana ir Int
i1oS S'n aIter. iI T" Mnrr pHyn Tad r re- M !" y s nn1
iIsved that Mr.; ,Hnndy's experience, ma the butt
IA iar iSe v aISS y eI and s 'SSGS w %aae oa hl% I I" lin.
He accepted and brought the Ci"vrr club to
e ali sSiis 'af Sa0 T But ssc fs"s 'a 1f liz
, ,iS!s s@ss \. $50 sssmS HS%"d ! u %11; ' H,s
salary, for that position. About as soon as Ii.
landed in the Office things We're changed and
motion and Publicity. That sounded better.
and the. salary seemed no more than adequate.
phrs1s; n9E Ssd eins seSa%e Mr. r'H Hnn%y biosron ned
forth as Promoter General Hardy. Then he
felt Of more Importance. and when a critic
feeling that Handy must be underpaid.
One or two other Generals appeared on tho
when Mr.. Durham decided that he had to get
out OF the ranks Of the chiefs. it seems that he
Seci%Sa a a' Mih aG felr t he G woui1 prs s%5n.i5lsly h aps
preferred tho title Of Grand Commander.in
Chief Of the Columbian Exposition. but II no
Would anioattediS have Vetoed it, Mr.. BB aker
had been casting = longing eye in the direction
finally and stenped down and ont, abandoning
the idea he had appa rently cherished so long Of
shortiv tharanrtar 1nt .notn.r ,I'. III
S ,no. :. M.nt ~ H. III IA aHotteI .i.it, no Is
n nHm President OF th h Boaid Of 81 Add lpffniors; h nm
de- dent eIq but there there - IS se a fee INN t thnts I Sne H ibss'.
NJ .' mata r hn ID re MAN 10 al nnd hJpIns thfe' ra,at II
y W. have a' uonn NJ RMrnb Wv nm way ne
anI nut h niS . t"ri iutn hia ,itin in nne LETTER
AM NIP DI Bu n1i.aaTs ' titI. u M ieis or Of sfM Wor Iay' 70.
sMtin ~ ! una mnrinn' w xhbS,h hcyv ." hsa may Ue inter,
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c ~ = :snac;ntiv - y n ici"r"tin LIN ~ an mr-
ff mrese NJ yspf Rnat w ss th ue msn no KRpn%rlIdt.ss tE Fair
officials wnntcI.' IT IS = mo- rcd"ctiiom nn . ~ 4,
T,rnh,s hiitvv ~ 70 mU tbn IN ~ Ro on MT,
th.. man they ey' We're "a aft tory WHEN lru t tb.v Y'S Sot T ths
ih h N u, nrossinnn NJ Ina time. a. Bu ,ta IT. i tnnt was WAS
n memher OF the firm. and when thew he cot Nm Il
t H. S" nSo vol I IT. RuTnhnIn ot = nso nr rns y
S yeart or the hhU" ssrvic,s Of tm" "I meM WAS s1-'ooo "
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