The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-13
MAY OFFER PRIZE
FOR FAIR emblem.
Subcommittee Not Satisfied With
Any of the Designs So.
Far Offered. Il
DINNER At THE COUNTRY CLUB.
Robert s. Mccormick, American
Representative at the Austrian
Court, the Guest of Foreign
Relations Committee.

A meeting of the subcommittee on En-
blems Of the Committee on Press and Pub
licity, a meeting of the Executive CONT
tee and dinner to Robert 8. Mccormick
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
to the Court Of Austria. were
the gatherings Of yesterday that pushed
along Worlds Fair work.
The subcommittee on Emblems looked
over the material before 1t without reach
ing conclusion. No emblem yet submit
ted possesses in a marked degree the quail
tiles needed. A letter to Director Schroers
from Halsey c. Ives. director OF the st.
Louis School OF Fine Arts. recommending
the offer Of a prize for design. was sub
mitted to the subcommittee.
The Executive Committee drew up COM
munication to the committees, attracting
their attention to the classification OF ex-
hibits recently sent to the Directors, re-
questing that the committees scan very
carefully the division relating to their de-
partments. and asking that the committees
recommend additions to and corrections
and amplifcations Of this classification of
exhibits.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE GIVES \ DINNER.
The Executive Committee also approved
the selection Of Robert A. Aull. formerly
secretary of the st. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair Association, as temporary
secretary of the Committee on Agriculture.
The dinner to Ambassador Robert s. Nc
Cormick was given at the Country Club
last night. Those present, beside the guest
Of honor. were President Francis. Corwin
Col
Charles H. Huttig, Howard Elliott. Charles
w. Knapp. L. D. Dozier, A. L. Shapleigh,
John Schroers. F. w. Lehman. w. T.
Haarstick and F. d. Hirschberg. The in
vitation had been extended to the Vice
Presidents and the members of the Execu-
tive Committee. The dinner was under the
auspices Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee.
Robert S. Mccormick gave the directors
present at the dinner an account Of the
work done by the Columbia Exposition
Company in securing the cooperation Of
foreign Governments and exhibitors. He
had been an attache Of the legation at Lon
don before he was accredited as resident
commissioner to represent the Columbian
Exposition Company in England.
1.-THE British Government" he said. ZAP
pointed a royal commission consisting of
the president, then Sir Richard Webster,
since created Lord Aversion: Sir Henry
Wood, secretary: Sir James Dredge and
other members Of the Society Of Arts. In
dustries and Commerce. to take steps for
the representation of England at the CO.
lumbar Exposition.
1.-The other foreign Governments appointed
commissioners to visit Chicago. to aster-
tain the extent Of the space available for an
exhibit for their countries and to apportion
1t among exhibitors.
I'm England I worked as much as posi-
BILE through the Consuls at seaports. Big
shippers have to secure invoices of their
shipments of the Consuls and these officials
are usually we'll acquainted with the per-
sons who would be most benefited by an
exhibit in foreign country
"On the eve of beginning its construction
work I can give no better advice to st.
Louis than to make as much of its Expo
sition rs possible permanent. Chicago has
scarcely one stone remaining on another to
show for all the vast expenditure tnat pro-
cuced its fair
A meeting Of the Committee on Agricul-
ture will be held at p. m. to-day.
PLANS OF COMMITTEE
ON PRESS AND PUBLICITY.
The Committee on Press and Publicity has
for some time been discussing the plan OF
placing the bureau of publicity In charge
of Secretary Walter B. Stevens. Secretary
Stevens would perform his present duties tr
addition to taking uD the new duties. and
a liberal increase in salary would compen,
! safe for the added work. The immediate
charge of the Bureau Of Publicity woult
he given to an assistant secretary. who
would work under the direction of the sec
rotary. large saving to the company
would, 1t IS calculated, result from comoln
ing the chief of the bureau and the secre
49,, - ba romDany in one man.
MISSOURI EDITORS
TO RE VISITED TODAY.
President Francis. Secretary Stevens and
the members of the Committee on Press and
Publicity have accepted an invitation tc
attend the meeting OF the Missouri Edito'
rial Association to-day. to meet the mem.
| bers Of the association and to expound
| Worlds Fair topics.
| George Michigan, president of the Okmui.
| gee Commercial Club, has projected a meet.
l ing of representatives of all the CONNER
Acial bodies in the Indian Territory at Ok
| mulRee next month to prepare for an ex-
| hil1it of the resources Of the Territory n,
| the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He
! wrote recently asking the sanction of the
| worlds Fair authorities for the movement
eve did not know lust how to proceed
| IN obtain an exhibit for the Indian Terri.
| tory" President Francis answered. "Youl
| co,irse appears to be exactly the right one
| Our Committee on State and Territorial
| Exhibits will cooperate with you to make
your movement a success. We hope anc
1 helieve the Indian Territory will be repre-
scented in manner worthy of its energetic
| nopulation and great resources"
INVITATION SENT TO
! sE.CRETARY OF WAR.
president Francis recently invited th'
Secretary of War to stop In st. Louis OF
his way West. as the guest of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition Company. Yes
terday he received the following answer:
| washington. D. c.. July r. 190l.-Honorabe D
r. Francis. st. Louis. Mo-: The Secretary o
War regrets that his time will not permit an!
delay at st. Louis. He will only make nyin
visit to Jefferson Barracks en- route West. H
thanks you for the courtesy extended.
w. H CARTER.
| Assistant Adjutant General.
The Bureau of Publicity is arranging
with the various wholesale drug houses am
manufacturers Of patent medicines to hav
stamp advertising the Worlds Fair, 4
take the place of the revenue stamp whcl
was discontinued July !, placed on ever.
package and bottle of medicine sent out O
the city. The bureau is also arranging 70
hanger or placard to be put in ever
case OF medicine sent out Of the city.
! FOR A MISSISSIPPI EXHIBIT.
1t Is Thought Governor Longm'
Will Urge Appropriation.
| pt>pr,r,I IL. SPECIAL.