The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
AT BUFFALO'S BIG SHOW.
Many Southern People Have Good
Positions There.
HoBsoN AND HARRIS ARE TO THE FRONT
What the Women Are Doing for the Pan
American Exnibit--Louisiana's
Display.
HOBSoN AND HARRIS ARE TO THE FRON
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correspondence OF The Post.)
Buffalo. n Y. May 6-I am very much
gratlficd at the interest the Southern States
are taking In the Pan-Amerlcan exposition
In fact, many Southern people are already
installed in positions here. Among these Is
Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson OF
Alaboma. In charge OF the exhibit of the
navy department in the government build
ing. He "won his spurs" when he sunk the
Merrimac In Santiago harbor. happen 10
have personal cognizance OF this young
mans fighting ancestry which can not fail
to be of interest to his fellow citizens re-
gardless of the section from which they
come. 1t shows in q marked degree lie
wonderful influences of heredity. his moth
or was the daughter of Chief Justice Pear
son of North Carolina Chief Justice Rtcn-
mond Parsons father was Richmond Pear.
son of Revolutionary fame. In a quaidt
book In the library of congress this incident
is related by one of the forgotten chroni-
clcrs of incidents of the Revolutionary war
II is as follows!
"a British captain was drilling n compa
man. from what is now Surry county, North
Carolina, was rudely reprlmanded for some
slight breach of discipline Mr. Pearson
did not like the tone lis which he was ad
dressed. 1t was about the time many OF
the colonists were beginning to think of
and Mr.. Pearson was one of the earlier pat
riots who had made up his mind al the
first opportunity to, throw on the yoke OF
George I'll Instead OF obeying his superior
officer he stepped boldly out Of the ranks,
made appeal to the other men OF the
company, dared the captain to his face and
asked the men to join him as their com
mander and form company to night for
liberty. Nearly every member of the com
pany followed, him and Captain Pearson
commanded bhis body n many Of the hard
fought battles Of the Revolution"
Chief Justice Pearson,s wife w a Mss
Williams Of Kno1vile Tenn wye father t
1912. Thomas Benton was llfhtenant col
onel under him, and Snm Houston of Texas,
though a mere boy, lieutenant,
~
Captain Peter c. Harris Of Georgia repre-.
SCENTS the war department on the govern.
ment board. He was in the Philippines
fighting for the flag when he was recalled
10 this country on account of the death Of
his fatherin-law Major Guthrie, who thon
had charge of the exhibit Of the war de-
partment. With the army and navy In
charge of sons of Alabama and Georgia the
interests of the old nag are In safe keeping,
but ii would sound little strange II we
could roll back about thirty 1--WE years OF
time. Both gentlemen are of North Cairo
lima stock.
Thomas w Crdler. third assistant secre-
tary Of state, and native, Of Leesburg, Va.
is the moving spirit IN all international ex,
positions lie is really the man who helps
legislative shape. Every exposition com
mission that has been aRp9nttS ea w't hin
more or less on Mr. Cridler's executive dbil-
ity and thorough knowledge of the subject.
He is not here for there Is no who
Colonel John b. Brownlow, who has
charge Of the postofticc department, is a
Southern man, and is named for Hon john
Bell, the last whig candidate for the prcst
dency, one Of his fathers most intlmatt
friends. Colonel Brownlow is the sou OF
the old Governor and Senator Brownl1w
who is better known, perhaps To the worlt
as the famous "Parson Brownow." IL,
was associated with his father for nun
her of years as the editor of the Knoxville
wing Colonel Rrownlow commanded tn
Ninth regiment ,of cavalry in the Fedora
army and has always been a strong Uninl
man, but Is devoted to what he conceivr
TO be the best Interests of his section. lie
too comes of North Carolina ancestry.
Washington city Is the residence Of NOR
officials here than any other place except
tng Buffao AT least thirty representatives
of various departments are from the Ma
tional capital and hold positions in IN,
Pan-American grounds. They ARE more o.
less what may he termed exposition OK
perts, having been connected with sovera
expositions In the past.
Roscoe W, German of opellka, Ala, ha
been appointed cnmml ssloncr Of the Pan
American exposition by the governor a
that State and win have charge of the Ala
bama exhibit.
The women throughout the United States
appreciate 5ne consideration and courtesy
which has been shown them by tho director
general of the Pan American exposition
General Buchanan's course In this respac
has been fully justified by the work don
mere which he entrusted to the care o
women. Instead Of separate displays o
mems and women's work the two ar
merged, and the work 80 far done by III
women rests solely ON Its merit 1t rank
with the best. Miss Adelaide Thorp's ORG
inai plan for the interior decorations re
ceiyes the endorsement of all the experts
she disbursed over S30CDO for this featur
alone. Her business ability is equal to he
acute appreciation of the beautiful.
J nave never known an exposition 4
which all worked together so harmonlousl
and satisfactorily. Director General Bucu
anan has the absolute confidence of every
body connected with the exposition He
man of wonderful energy, industry an
executive ability. He had a diplomat
as director general Cor the Pan-Amerlea
exposition. He Is n man of fine presence
the best social position, large means In
mas worked sometimes until midnight I
make the Pan-American exposition what
is. There is no donht Of II that consIderin
sts scope II is the most satisfactory pxDOSI
ton that has been held In this country an
in point of artistic and skillful arraugemcn
rxceeds anything in which the United STATE
has taken part within my recollection 1
has been done by hard work resstless en-
ergy, and at a comparatively small cost
The States south of Mason and Dixon's I'm
who fail TO make exhibits here Win haN.