San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16
DEFENDS MRS. ToBIN.
And Writes a Few Notes About
Texas People and the Texas
Building.

day one or more residents of the
Alamo City comes to the Texas
building and there meet their
friends and swap experiences of
the great Exposition. From their
expressions, they are all delighted
with their trip and they never
seem to tired of relating of sights
they have seen.
The Texas building is the rem
devious, and every day, in the
neighborhOod of three hundred
new arrivals register, they all ap-
pear to be delighted with their
building, although of course regret
is expressed that no exhibit has
been made. AS soon as Mrs. Tobin
receives day from the National
Commission, a dedicatory day,
will be announced, but this re-
mains with the Board which will
not name conflicting day. But
it is expected that this ceremony
will be held about the latter part
of this month.
| find great deal of curiosity
manifested in Texas in general.
and San Antonio in particular. |
have published a large edition of
a neat little pamphlet and it goes
well, visitors invariably putting
one in their pocket, thus preserv
ing it for future reference.
Dean Rict ardsUn can b. seen
almost every day doing the Won
ders. Despites his age, he appears
to get over a good deal of ground,
and feels that he is amply recon-
pensed by the many beautiful
sights to be seen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chamber
lain showed up this week and
Immediately proceeded to map out
a course and take the fair in sys-
tematically. He says that it is
the greatest institution on earth,
the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
New York.
j. Simpson and Frank Wash
have mated and take in the sights
together. They say that many
beautiful things are to be seen, but
that for pretty girls San Antonio
beats Chicago all hollow.
George Browder, of the Menger,
registered last Wednesday, he was
accompanied by a cousin from
Kentucky. He says that Frank
Leslie was so full of the EXPOSE
ton upon his return, that he
(George) had to come up and see
for himself. Eduardo Bee is also
busily engaged in seeing all that
there is to be seen.
Otto PrSe ger and Jake Waelder
are this week taking in the bicycle
races. They did not enter into any
of the handicaps. Charles j. Cha
bot is also attending the meet, but
they all occasionally find time to
come out to the fair grounds.
Ferd Herff, Jr., wife and daugh-
ter expect to return home in few
days. They have been out to the
fair almost every day. They are
enthusiastic over it and declare
that it surpasses their widest an
ticipations. DR.. F. Rerff and wife
will probably remain here for some
time.
Among San Antonians who are
here are Sim Hart, William Muth,
Miss Emma Muth, Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Green, Jr., j. S. Evans, j.
Wharton, F. F. Ezzell, J. T. Jenkins,
F. r. Foster and wife, and Al. Du-
pree.
In the LIGHT, of the Sth inst, /
noticed a communication from one
A. G. Smoot, of Austin, in which
an attempt is made to ridicule the
Texas building, and more particu-
larly to abuse Mrs. TObin. The ar
ticle in question is all the more i'll
timed, inasmuch as / am led to be-
lieve that Mr.. SmOOt has never Wis
tied the Exposition since the open
ing of the Texas building, but has
received his Information (?) from
some people who have been inim-
ical to Mrs. Tobin from the start,
and who have ever endeavOred to
throw every obstacle in the way of
the success of the Texas building,
and since, despite their antagonism,
the building is success, they can
find no other way of venting their
chagrin than by attempting to be-
little the work, and in other ways,
further embarrass the efforts, that
are now being made to maintain it.
Almost every person, upon en-
tering the Texas building, says,
"what a beautiful building,"and if
Reilly Gordon were here he could |
not but be proud of the enconiums
that are heaped upon his work.
The interior is neatly decorated, a
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