Arizona republican., 1892-04-26

WORLDS FAIR Meeting.
A Large Gathering at the Opera
House Last Night.
VERY HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
Arizona Flowers Show to Great Ad-
vantage.
The Meeting Addressed by Able
Speakers and the Reception
a Grand Success.

Last night at 8 O'Clock one OF the
most notable audiences that has gath
cred in Phoenix for long while, and
one with the interest OF the territory at
heart, assembled at fine opera house. 1t
was the reception OF the Worlds fair
committee given by the ladies OF Phoenix.
The stage was handsomely ornament
ed with Arizona flowers and presented
beautiful appearance. The SOM
mittee on arrangements had done their
part well, and the proceedings went off
without the least friction. Several
speeches were made, to the effect that
Arizona should have an exhibit second
to none, and equal to any, at Chicago in
1898.
Mrs. Chief Justice Gooding presided
in behalf Of the ladies, and Judge Camp
bell in behalf of the gentlemen. The
opening address was delivered by Mrs.
Gooding. and was as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen;
We have with us tonight Mrs. Butler, of
Prescott, and Miss Lowell, OF Tucson,
ladies who have been honored with APP
pointment and commission as Worlds
fair commissioners for the territory OF
Arizona. 1t would be needless for me
to say to this audience that these ladies
are eminently qualified to do honor to
themselves and the territory they repre-
sent in the discharge of the duties that
devolve upon them in their official ca
pacity.
A Worlds fair at any time. and in
any country, is an event OF extraordi-
nary interest; but Worlds fair in the
United States, the most progressive OF
the nations, and in the city noted as
without rival in ancient or modern
times for rush. dash and marvellous
growth, becomes an event so startling
in magnitude and proportions as
to pass beyond the grasp of our
comprehension.
The occasion is fortunate for Arizona.
The richness and uniqueness of Its
marvellous resources, il properly placed
at the grand exhibit OF the nations far
and near, while it does not rival in
magnitude may yet eclipse in attractive
interest and in novel features many Of
greater proportions and higher pre-
tensions.
When the curious visitor shall cast
his eye on the cacti OF the desert, the
golden fruit OF the valley, the onyx OF
the mine, the many hued specimens
from the petrified forest, the imperfect
but suggestive photographs OF Natures
greatest wonder, the "Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado" and the many other
quaint and curious things that mark
and characterize this wonderland, it
will not be possible AGAIN to say that
Arizona is unknown.
We have met tenight to hear from
these, our lady commissioners, their
plans, their prospects and desires.
Let me present to you Mrs. Butler
and Miss Lowell.
Addresses were made by Hon. w. L.
Van Horn, and others, the text OF
which space only forbids our giving.
The ladies deserve special credit for
the arrangement OF the evening and
the handsome entertainment.
There Is no doubt but that the ex-
hibit Of Arizona will far excel the ex-
pectation OF many who are earnest in
its support.
The committees OF the evening con-
sisted OF the following Phoenix ladies':
On introduction Mrs, Gooding, Mrs.
n. o. Murphy. Mrs. Heyman. Mrs.
Bulge, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. Talbot,
Mrs. j. f. Walker, Mrs. j. Y. T. Smith,
Mrs. Devereaux, Mrs. Frank Cox, Mrs
L. w. Hine, Mrs. Logan.
On arrangements Mrs. Jerry Mil
lay, Mrs. Hollenbeck, Mrs. Hammond,
Mrs. Ainsworth, Mrs. G. Belden, Miss
Mamie Garlick, Mrs. Hancock, Mrs.
Morford, Mrs. s. ID. Lount.