The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-28
VIRGINIA'S ATTRACTIOY.
Thousands of Visitors Flock TO the Mt.
Vernon Building mt the Fair.


VIRGINIA BUILDING CHICAGO,
ILL. June .-special.-This show is sim
| ply incompatible. a description Of 10 is
| impossible. Only an idea can be given
| In words, and II must be by sight alone
| hat a correct impression can be had.
Looking over the big register I'm the
Mount Vernon building, l find that not q
| few Virginians are here. using their eyes
10 good purpose Richmond. Of course
| has the largest representation Of any
one place. All DO not register, by any
mears. there being often such crowd
around the big register I'm the hall that
uany pass on through the historical
room without leaving heir autographs.
From Richmond w. g. Camp, Miss
Mary r. Brown, Mrs McInare. Misses
Mclntire, Wthers Miller Miss Miller
II. r. A. Burke, T. A. Stumpf. Joseph
Breckman. Madame Guilaume, Palmer
Gray. Dr W. +. Richardson ani Mrs.
Richardson. Dr. and Mrs George Ross,
Misses Ross Edscrton Rodgers. John
Potts Mr. and Mrs. Blythe Moore. r.
w. Gentry: also the following former
residents Of Richmond; Professor VII
liam y. Cabell. now Of Washington, j.
c.. Hon. T.. G. Cabel, now Of St. Louis;
John r. Rhodes, now Of Texas Charles
T. AllnllEflUuft anu WI - +fINhANFiif 4i'f
Of Chicago three from Coyingt0n, Mr..
r.. l.. Parrish and wife. from Ashland;
Or. w W. Smith and wife from Char
lottesvllle; Dr. Alallet and wife. from
Staunton; Captain T.. ID. Ransom ana
Baldwin Ransom from Manchester: Miss
Friend and Miss Pyle. from South Bos-
ton: Hon William /. Jordan and wife.
from Danville: Dr. l.. y. Harvie and
wife, c. c. Holland and Spencer James.
from Warrenton; Greenville Gaines and
wife and Miss Mullen from Norfolk;
Mrs. V. d. Groner and Mrs. Augustine
from Washington.
At the Mount Vernon building the al
ternate lady assistants. Mrs. James Y.
Leigh of Norfolk and Mrs Caskie cab
ell Of Richmond. most gracefully dispense
the hospitalitlcs Of the place, and add
TO its attractiveness, as only refined Nir-
einia ladies can.
Virgnla's building is the only one OF
all the state homes here which has been
distinguished by the Exposition authori-
ties in having a station on the Inter
Mural elevated railroad named after N.
AT Mount Vernon Station" about 100
yards away every few minutes a train
load of curious people are dumped and
straightway a rush is made for the
Washington Home" and it is overrun
with an admrng thr0ng, who go from
room to room. memorandum book and
pencil I'm hand. examining the costly old
paintings. quaint relies and antique fur
niture. as well as the modern works of
art and nature which emDellish the
rooms and adorn the walls ana cases
This collection is being added TO daily.
or. more properly, nightly. The rules
here do not admit Of any hauling on the
grounds until after II o'clock at night
AND even while | am writing. the hour
after midnight. the house has been
aroused four times by the knock Of the
expressman. or his wagon has brought
10 the door numerous articles. some OF
them long expected 10 be added 70 the
Punishment Of the building and the at
traction and value Of its contents.
Ba tiss Conrcmr sunltv OTrring
CHICAGO. ILL, June a.-At the resu-
lar weekly conference Of Baptist minis
ters yesterday resolution oondemning
the Sunday opening OF the Fair was
adopted. After recitine AZ
length the conditions imposed by Con-
gress at the inception OF the Exposition.
the resolutions say that the action Of the
direction I'm taking advantage of the
silence Of the Appellate Court Is An act
of downright rebellion against the Gov
ernment TO which they call the atten-
ton Of the President. requesting him 10
take he case 10 the Supreme Court OF
the United States, resolving to lend all
their power 10 assist in making their pro-
test effective