The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
INDIANA DAY.
The Hoosier Building Formally Dedl'
Gated on Thursday.
The Key Turned Over Into tho Hands Of
Gov. Claude Matthews, Who Paysa
Glowing Tribute to the Illus-
trious Sons of Indiana.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, June 18.-
Hoosiers thronged the exposition
grounds Thursday. For several days
Incoming trains from the east have
been loaded with citizens of Indiana,
and when the hour arrived for the
formal dedicatory exercises of the Indi.
ana building the spacious halls and
parlors of the structure were filled with
people. The interior of the building
was decorated with palms and foliage,
and cut flowers were placed in profu.
sion on the heavy mantels.
The Laporte city band arrived early
in the morning and was stationed in
the rotunda, where it discoursed pa.
triotic airs. Ex-president Harrison ar.
rived just before the beginning of the
ceremonies and was greeted by gener.
Gus applause. He and his party were
escorted to seats especially reserved for
them. Prayer was offered by Dr. Ii. A.
Goblin, after which Il. L. Haven, execu.
| tive commissioner, made . short ad.
| dress, in which he stated in detail the
| work which the executive board has
accomplished, and then delivered the
keys of the building to Clement Stude-
baker, president of the Indiana board
| of managers.
Mr.. Studebaker accepted the key in q
brief speech and turned it over to Gov.
Claude Matthews, who received it and
consigned the building to the use of
! the people of Indiana and their friends
during the exposition. The governor
spoke at some length and compliment
ed the commissioners on the work they
had accomplished. He said the state
was prosperous, the people industrious.
and that during the fair he hoped that
all citizens of Indiana would avail
themselves of an opportunity to visit
the exposition, which ne characterized
as the great educator of the nineteenth
century. He paid glowing tribute to
the illustrous sons of Indiana and con-
cluded by saying that the people Of
Indiana should regard the building as
a home and make their headquarters
there while visiting the White city.
An address was then made by Mrs.
Virginia c. Meredith, member of In.
diana Board Worlds fair managers,
by Prof. j. l. Campbell A flag made
for the building by the public schools
of Kendallville was presented to the
commissioners by Perry ID. Creagor
and was received by the governor.
The building was erected with n view
of furnishing home for Indiana peo-
pie.
The architecture is French gothic.
1t is three stories in height and porch
thirty feet in width surrounds the
building. Several hundred chairs have
been placed on the portico for the ac-
commodation of visitors. There are
no exhibits in the building. Tho first
floor being arranged into parlors and
reception rooms. Hanging on the walls
are portraits of notab men and women
of Indiana, including Hendricks, Nor.
ton, Gresham, ex-President and Mrs
Harrison and others. On the second
floor are the offices of the commission.
ers and reading rooms. The entire
| third floor is set apart for a lunch room.
The building is near the Fifty-seventh
street entrance and is in easy access to
persons visiting the fair. Three fine
marble statues also ornament the inter
| ior of the main room of the Indiana
building. They are the work of young
| Indiana women, and all are female fig.
ures typical of the progress of the
state. The most noteworthy of the
trio is that carved by Miss Frances
Goodwin, of New Castle, and repre-
sents the progressive intellectual WON
an of to-day. Connoisseurs have pro
nounced it noble work OF art. The
other two statues are by Miss Jean
nette Scudder, of Terre Haute, and
Miss Retta Matthews, of Indianapolis
The former typities the beauty and
purity of womanhood, the latter thai
! of the home circle.