The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

two days. and from there he goes to
Washington. d. C. He stated further that
he will accept the position rendered him in
New York as diplomatic agent Of the New
York Life Insurance Company"
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
WANTS PERMANENT STRUCTURE.
The Historical Committee of the Worlds
Fair will hold a conference tomorrow with
the Executive Board Of the missouri Com
mission relative to the erection of perm;s-
hent, fireproof building on the Exposition
grounds for the reception Of Historical relics
of the State of Missouri. 1t is proposei TO
make this building one Of those which shall
stand after the Worlds Fair Is over.
It has been the desire of the meU,bers of
the Historical Committee from the first to
have the principal historical building nre-
proof. Numerous offers of valuable collec-
tons have been made to the committee to
show at the Fair, with the proviso that they
would be exhibited in an absolutely lire
proof structure The Missouri Historical So
ciety is willing to transfer its entire coilec-
ton to such q building II 1t Is made per-
manent historical museum. -
Considerable influence has been brought to
bear upon the Missouri Commission to erect
a BUILDING which could be used after the
Fair as a permanent industrial museum. 1t
is hoped that at themeeting tomorrow some
plan can be decided upon which will make
possible both the historical and industrial
museums.
ESTIMATE OF SPACE
DESIRED WILL BE MADE.
LAS yet we have not fully decided on the
exact amount OF space We will require for
the historical exhibit" said a member OF
the committee, but we hope to be able to
furnish an estimate to the Board Of Dr.
rectors at its next meeting. II some definite
ARRANGEMENT cannot be made with the Mis-
souri, Commission, we will, OF course, have
to 20 ahead with our work without Its
aid"
At the meeting OF the Historical Commit
tee. held at Worlds Fair headquarters yes
terday afternoon. arrangements were made
to visit the fossil beds of William H. Bee
Ter, near Montesano. The committee, with its
guests will go to Montesano on the steamer
City of Providence at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing, and will be driven from there to Mr..
BeelerS farm.
President D. r. Francis was present at
the meeting. He cenversed over the long-dis-
lance telephone with Governor Dockery at
Jefferson City relative to the meeting of the
Executive Board of the Missouri Commits
sion, scheduled for tomorrow morning at
the Southern Hotel.
NATIONAL UNION TO. AID
ERATERNAL BUILDING.
telegram to the Bureau of Publicity
from President Thomas A. Huey of the Mis-
souri, F'raternal Congress-, who ia a delegate
to the National Union gathering at Sara
| toga, states that 5000 has been contributed
to the fund for the erection of the Fra
ternal Congress- building in the Worlds Fair
grounds. The following resolution indors-
ing the Worlds Fair, was adopted:
THAT 1t is the sentiment of this Senate
that the National Union, of all fraternal
societies the most distinctively national In
sentiment and purpose. would benefit great
ly in its work by placing its standard be-
side the others n the halls Of this fraternaI
building. and 70 TINS END. this work Of the
Missouri Fraternal Congress Is hereby in
dorsed and is assured the announcement
and support Of this Senate
William r. Edison, chairman of the
Finance Committee OF the fraternal build
Ing wires from Cambridge Springs. pa.
that the associated fraternities of America
have adopted resolutions indorsinw the
Worlds Fair and the Fraterna1 Building.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
ECONOMY MAY BE FORMED,
Correspondence has been opened NV John
Schroers. chairman of the Committee ON
Education, with William f. Willouahby. an
expert on social economy, relative to es
tablishing a department Of social economy
in connection with the Worlds Fair. This
will be an entirely new feature.
Mr.. Willoughby had immediate charge Of
the work in social economy Tor the United
States at the Paris Exposition OF 1900. He
was FIRST special agent for preparing the
American material. After Completing this
|pwprk he went to Paris as Juror on the
International Jury Of Awards. There he
served not only ss member OF : class
Juror. but was afterwards vice president
Of the group jury. which revised the awards
OF all the classes In social economy, and
member OF the superior Jury. which made
being one of the five American members
On: that body. For his services on these
various 3uries he RECEIVED from the French,
Government the. decoration OF Chevaliar II