Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-05-31
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Americans. which allied Go overlooking
the rounda, galleries and reception
rooms. Tho inauguration was open
to all Americans, a special notice haN-
ing been placed in the Paris edition OF
the New York Herald 20 the eHert that
every American would be welcome
Special Invitations were issued TO the
United States commissioners and their
friends, and persons provided with
these invitations togotner with repre-
sentatiyes of the press vera admitted
to the building before $50 which was
the hour set for the COMMENCEMENT OF
the ceremony. For an hour and a half
before this time the crowd around the
entrance from Quai d'Ossay had been
growing gradually and when the doors
we're finally thrown open there were
probably 5000 Americans closely
packed about the pavilion, VI was
strictly American crowd, and United
states was the prevailing language.
Camera dends were plenutuly scat.
tered through the crowd and early IN
the afternoon had taken their positions
at vantage points from which to get
snap shots at the various prominent
persouages who took part In the rere-
money. The United States guards and
tho Partisan sorgonts de willie did the
policing necessitated by tho large
crowd. The guards, numbering CO.
were marched IN u body from the bar"
racks to the pavilion at Las y, m and
were stationed in two lines leading
from the Rue DIES Nations through the
door of the pavilion and up to the re-
rciying stand Promptly at go Com
missioner General Peck and the French
commissioner general, NJ, Picard,
walked up the aisle from the Rue DIES
Nations and took their place at the re-
cetying stand When thes" gentlemen
appeared Sousa's band Immediately
struck up the Marsctllaise, following it
vita the Star Spangled Banner, After
MIR. Peck and NJ. Picard had taken their
| places facing the door the crowd, which
had been waiting patiently for an hour
or more WIS let In. The rush for
places inside which followed swept the
French policemen from their places
and they became moNutcahly mixed
with the rest Of the crowd,
When the pavilion was packed rs
full as 1t would hold Commissioner
General Peck made n short speech in
English to NJ Picard presenting to him
the United States pavilion and then
rendering aim with a gold key from
which was suspended a medal bearing
la representation Of the national
pavilion, NJ. Picard. although he could
not understand the beautiful senti-
monts which had been expressed by Mr.
Peck, replied In French, welcoming the
| Americans to the exposition and giving
! utterancG to the sentiment Of friend
Illness which prevailed between Franc"
and the United States Both gentle
men closed their speeches with wives
for each other and for each others
country
II was then announced that those
who wished to meet the two com
missioner generals would be given an
| opportunity to do SO and the crowd
! formed In line and for tho next hour
| Nj Peck and NJ Picard were busy re-
! ceiying the Americans, During the
afternoon buffet lunch was served In
the basement Of The pavilion, that h tG
say, II was served as long as there was
| anything left to serve, which was not
moro than an hour. The lunch con
sisted Of lemonade ices and sand
witches and was free to al corners.
The commissioners and their friends
were served to more elaborate lunch
| after the reception
Among those present were General
| Horace Porter, Mrs Horace Porter ana
| Miss Porter. Mrs Potter Palmer, Mrs
| Ferdinand w Peck, Miss olive Peck,
| Mr.. ogden H. Fethers OF GAINESVILLE,
! WIS, commit ssi0ner 10 the exposition.
! sir edmond Moison, the British am
| bassador and Duke de Sestas, the
| spanish commissioner general The
/ last named was present on the special
| invitation of Commissioner General
Peck who had been present at the
Inauguration Of the Spanish pavilion q
| few days before.
The American national pavilion diff
fers greatly from the other national
payilons In that It contains no exhibits
whatever Every thing in the building
Is PUT there with the aim Of adding .
| The comfort Of Americans VINO are a.
tending the exposition The basement
contains q restaurant and bar where
Americans can obtain a meal Or drink
prepared In the way they are accus-
tened to at home. The ground floor Is
devoted 70 the general reception room
and the United States postOfice where
mail can be sent to and obtained direct
| If from the United States without pass
| Ing Through the hands 0f the French
postal authorities at all This floor will
also contain 4 well appointed smoking