The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-23
Commissioner General 10 Taris Ex-
position VIII Attend Dedication
of Newspaper Building.
FLAG OF BLACK, WHITE AND RED
Visitors VIII BE Taken About the
Fair Grounds AMI Entertained
at Luncheon 5y 4 Local
Committee of Thirteen.

II Ferdinand ". Peck. who was United
States Commissioner General 20 the Paris
Exposition ard member OF the Chicago
Press Club. win accompany the newspaper
men OF the City on the Lakes TO the de5i-
cation Of the Press building at the Worlds
Fair. and VII probably be one Of the speak
ers az the banquet at the Mercantile Club.
Late advices from Chicago state that
fully eighty-fve members OF the club will
arrive Saturday morning II IS expected
that the number VIII be swelled 20 lVl be-
fore the time for departure. The list os
visitors is 20 include some Of the best
known newspaper men OF that city
The press flag. which viii be raised over
the building. has been designed By Homer
Bassford. news editor Of The Republic. and
drawn by Lee Conrcy OF The Republic STAN
lof artists. IN the center OF a white field
appears a fat picture In black OF the oil
this figure forming a border FOR the nag.
are two quills. shown in red.
The propriety OF the use uf the press j.
that IL is the typical original printing press.
which IS n familiar sight throughout the
world. The coiOrs OF the flag will. there
fore. be white. black and red II is proposed
to make two fiags OF this pattern. one for
continual use on the Press buiidius. the
other 10. be given 10 the Chicago Press Club
IS souvenir Of the occasion
Additions to the programme or entertain-
ment include inspection OF the ytaff shop
ing and pouring Of glue mOlds will be Illus
rrated. The visitors may also witness the
raising OF one OF the hig clear story roof
krusses of the Electricity building. which
has span OF about eighty-fiVe feet and
rests on pillars seventy feet high.
An ascent OF Art Hlu Is contemplated.
From this superior vantage point the
Visitors can obtain a view down the great
basin and note the layout OF the ENposi-
zion besides getting an idea OF the char
ncter of the foundations being laid Tor the
permanent Art building. Such Sightseeing
will likely occupy their time before lunci-
ron at the Administration building. An op-
portuni.y to test the immense Perspective o.
the one-mile trsnsverse boulevard is iu
store for the Press Club when Il marches
from the Administration building 10 the
Press building for the dedicatory exercises
Members OF the daily press who have
been asked 70 serve as a Reception Com
tnittee for the dinner In the evening az the
Mercantile Club are: W 9. Steisers mem
her OF the Press and Publicity Committee
and business manager OF the Posj-DiS-
patch. G. VI. Selph. elitor of the Worlds
Fair Bulletin: Edward l.. Prectorius. -husi-
ness manager OF the Westhche Post: II. !.
hfcAuliffe. CITY editor of The Republic: Au-
gust Dietz. city editor Of the WestlicNn
Post; Thomas NJ. Hollingshead: Waiter r.
Carr. business manager of The Republic.
NJ ]. Lowcustein. business manager OF the
Star: James Dunlop Of the Chronicle. Flor
tnce ]. Mccarthy. city editor OF the star.
William =. Saunders. George :. Johns
editor Of the PoSt-Dispatch. md William
t.edbetter. city editor % the Globe Demo
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