The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-15
WORLDS FAIR ASSESSMENTS
ARE STILL POURING IN.
Banquet To Active Friends of The Louisiana Purchase Ex
position Bill Postponed-State Militia Seeks
Adequate Recognition.

| james l.. Biair chairman of the Worlds
Fair Legal and Charter Committee. has
| the incorporation papers of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company in readiness
Ia file with the Secretary OF State mme-
| diately upon the collection of the 10 per
| cent assessment. All Worlds Fair work
ers are anxious that the papers be filed
with as little delay as possible. and for the
| last three days have spent much time in
urging subscribers to MAKE their payments
promptly on Monday.
Members of the Finance Committee an
| iicipate little difficulty In raising the first
| $4,000. Yesterday the tcllers III the Ma
| tiunal Bank of Commerce We're kept busy
from the time the bank opened until
O'Clock i'll the afternoon receiving subscrip-
| tions and giving receipts The collections
| have ranged from 81 up to sl.OGo. Special
preparations have been made by the bank
! TO accommodate the rush which is expected
Monday morning.
Yesterday was Il busy day at the tenn
porary headquarters in the Mercantile Club
! building. The Regular force. Reinforced by
| several additional clerks was kept at work
| from a. m. unit! 1890 p. m. indexing and
classifying the numerous blanks which We're
turned IN. In the last three days more
than leo blanks have been listed. Secre-
taty Cox said he was well pleased with the
blanks. but there are many still to be heard
from. He urges solicitors To make their
returns as rapidly possible
Banquet Postponed.
Owing to the inability of the business
Men League TO reach the various Scna-
tors and Congressman wncm il wishes to
honor. the proposed banquet for March y
has been postponed. President Walbridge
received Il telegram from former Governc-
ID. K. Francis. who is In New York Ic-
cepting the suggestion that the banquet be
held between March % and 2s. There will
be a meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the league this afternoon to perfect
plans for the entertainment.
The Master Builders Association. whase
members have Individually subscribed lib
orally to the Worlds Fair fund. has taken
steps t secure representation in the
Worlds Fair directorate 1t has iniorsed
A. W. Black, former president of the asso-
citation, as its candidate Other organiza-
tions throughout the city have indorsed
candidates.
y petition was circulated on the floor of
the Merchants Exchange yesterday asking
Governor Dockery to appoint Judge William
X: Wilkinson as one of the Missouri Com
missioners for the Worlds Fair. Judge
Wilkinson Is member of the State Board
of Agriculture. The petition was signed by
many of the leading members of the ex-
Change.
Militia Seeks Recognition.
The Missouri militia are taking steps TO-
ward recognition by the Worlds Fair man
aSement and the citizens of st. Louis
About year ago. when officers and MEM
bers of the National Guard in ST Louis
were requesting funds for new armories and
other purposes for which money was
urgently needed, they were told to wait
until the Worlds Fair subscription of $780,
600 was raised, when they would be taken
care of. The First Regiment is much in
need of an armcry and Battery A has n
handsome arinory partially completed
which owing to lack of funds, cannot be
finished. 1t is desired that this building be
completed before the Worlds Fair.
While the Fair lasts the local troops will
be in constant demand for escort duty. fir