The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-02

-Four great features which have never
been seen al any previous exposition were
allotted Etes yesterday during the closing
ceremonies. Designating the locations OF ma
tionaI and State reservations at the Worlds
\ Fair.
They are the Temple Of Fraternity. Burns
Cottage. the Travelers' Protective Associ-
atoms club and the House OF Hoo Hoo.
/ The motives behind each OF these buildings
/ typify tho development OF human brother
/ hood
l In point Of architectural distinction. as
well as sentiment. they are intended TO play
thetr parts 10 the harmonious scheme of
| the Worlds Fair. The sites assigned for
these structures are among the choicest on
the wooded plateau. where the mansions Of
| tie States VIII arlsa.
Thirteen State sites. In addition TO the 81
located Tuesday. were delivered into the
custody Of the commissions appointed TO re-
ceiVe them These commonwsalths were
South Carolina. New York. Mississippi.
Kansas. Colorado. Iowa, Nebraska Indiana.
Tennessee. Michigan. Maine. Washington
and the Territory Of oklahoma
FRATERNITY BUILDING
on FAVORED SITE
The Temple Of Fraternity will stand on
favored site In the forest on one Of the
/ main drives OF the wooded plateau. Its emf
| nence is commanding enough to AFFORD
stately setting for the building which II de-
signed in the style Of the PnFthenon-
Burns's Cottage and the Palace OF James
/ V will occupy the loftiest hill on the
wooded plateau overlooking the United
States Government building. and many o.
the main-exhiblt buildings on the boulevard
plain Both structures viii Be faithful re-
productions OF the original.
Spacious and imposing Will be the great
clubhouse TO be erected by the Travellers
Protective Association. II will become the
Exposition. home OF hundreds OF thousands
OF commercial travellers from every civilized
nation in the world. In appointment and
service II will be modern and substantial
The House OF Hoo Hoo is another sump-
tuous club which the lumbermen and other
members OF the order have decided 10 make
a permanent building. leaving II after the
Fair TO become a museum for the perpetua-
tion OF memories associated with the great
est Exposition OF all time.
These four notable mansions stand in one
correlated group in the most broken portion
OF the great wooded plateau at the extreme
eastern part Of the Worlds Fair site and
near the Forest Park fence. a minutes
walk carries the visitor from one 10 the
other. The Missouri State building Is to the
=orth OF them
TRAVELLERS BUILDING
SITE IS AWARDED.
II was late afternoon when President
Francis and Director OF Works Taylor ap-
preached the site Of the Travellers building
An enthusiastic building committee await
ed them. President Francis made speech.
in which he formally transferred the loca-
tion. The great army OF commercial travel
ers were described as the Industrial ad-
vance agents OF civilization. who followed
the bIazed trail OF Lewis and Clark into
the vast domain Of the Louisiana Territory.
In receiving the site. Charles II. wickerd
chairman Of the Building Committee, pre-
senfed Murray Carleton. a member OF the
association and one Of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Worlds Fair Company. Mr.
Carleton referred humorously to his dual
capacity and gave an earnest pledge that
the first structure to be erected BY the as
ISOLATION al any worlds fair would be a
distinctive feature OF the Exposition and a
deligh. to those who were blinded By its
glories.
The alIotins parade. led BY Captain Nc
Namee's squad Of mounted park pohce.
Wells Band and company OF Jefferson
! Guarus. moved 10 the site OF the Temple
OF Fraternity. Representatives Of al the
fraternal societies in the country who have
participated in the associated movement
were grouped In the >roped incIosure about
,the silken standard marking the site.
President Francis alluded to the fraterns-
ties as typical OF that better feeling which
Il bringing all the nations OF earth to-
Erther He presented the location TO w. r.
Edison. vice president Of the Worlds Fair
FraternaI Building Association.
Mr. Edison accepted the tender and In
troduced W H Miller. chairman OF the
Building Committee. as sponsor for the fra
ternities. The SPEAKER reminded the audi