Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-02
SITES FOR STATE BUILDINGS
Ceremonies At Worlds Fair Grounds Are
Enthusiastically obiarHad.
NEBRASKA PLEDGED TO PARTICIPATE
Governor savage aud oammisstoner
Price Tell what viii Ne DOne
when L~egisIatafs Makes
the ApproprIatioh. .

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participate In the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position that will erect. buildings, was COM
pleted this evening. Inc weather In. con-
trast with that OF yesterday brought out
an immense crowd Of spectators, who In ad-
dition to the thTong of governors, msmhers
Of state commissions. special representa-
tives and worlds fair ~aficialA, followed the
exercises from early in the morning until
nightfall. ,,iJs q. '...
Special trolley cars carried the particle
pants to the grounds. from the hotels down
town. Arriving there, they formed in line
and headed BY a band and escorted by a
squad Of mounted police and a. platoon Of
Jefferson Guards, marched from site to site,
the locations OF which were marked by flags
and surrounded by ropes to keep back this
throngs Of people. Thirteen states and ter
r~itories, the Fraternal Temple association,
Travellers Protective association, the Burns
Cottage association, the Conoatenated Order
Of Hoo Hoos and the Philippine Islands we're
assigned sites. ,dn each sinAtanee President
d. r. Francis of the Louisiana, Purchase
Exposition oompany. made the preseptation
speech, and nirector Of Works Tayler ten
dered the site. .,,.
All sites Accepted.
South Carolina was the first state called by
President Francis. Former director OF the
Charleston Exposition Colonel John H.
Averill accepted the site as the personal
representative Of the governor In behalf Of
the people Of his state. His speech Of
acceptance told OF South, Carolina's enthu-
siasm and purpose to be grandly repre-
sented at the exposition of 1904.
New York was next called. Congressman
James X. Stewart, q member Of the EN-
plre state commission accepted the site In
a few we'll chosen words.
DR.. o, B.. Quinn, member OF the Mis-
sissippi commission, accepted the site for
that state and presented Chief Commits
sioner r. II. Henry, who said the build
ing erected by his state would be a replica
Of Beauyoir, the home OF Jefferson Davis.
Kansas was represented by State Senator
John g. Carpenter, In the ahsence Of the
governor. He promised that the Kansas
building and exhibit would be, the most
notable Of any except that Of Missouri. :
Captain George W. Thatcher, commits.
sionsr for Colorado, accepted for that state,
Hon. Leroy W. Palmer, on behalf OF Iowa,
promised a magnificent exhibit and build
Ing.
Nebraska was represented by Governor
Ezra p. Savage, who introduced Captain
William B. Price. That commissioner out
lined the elaborate plans to be followed
out u the desired appropriation ot s7s, eeC
or 500, 900 shall be secured from the next
legislature.
Chairman Myberger Of the oklahoms
commission formally accepted the site al.
lotted that territory. In the absence Of
the governor, Indiana was represented b,
stephen B. Fleming, chairman of the com,
mission, and formally accepted the site
Tennessee was fepresentsd by Major e, g
Lewis. who was director general Of tbs
Nashville expedition. No oficial repre-,
sentative OF Michigan was present, hut a
the request OF u6SernoF Bliss Msssrs. Eel,
ker, F. s. Osborne and q. G. Crandall
members Of the AUXILIARY committee, re-
ceiyed the site for that state.
For the Fr~ateFnaIs.
After lunch the site on which the Tempt,
of Fraternity Is to be erected was pre-.
scented to the association representing f,
membership, in different societies, number
ing 500, 900 persons. Vice President EdSor
formally accepted the site,
Much enthusiasm was shown when TIL
site for the. building to be, erected by tn
Travellers, Protective association wa
reached President Francis spoke of tn,
travelling men as missionaries who had don,
much for the worlds fair in ell parts O
the country, and 1t was a pleasure to at
ford them a Bite for their building. Charlie
H. Wicord, chairman Of the Travellers Pro
tective association worlds fair building
committee, formally accepted the site.
Lewis b. Goodall, chairman Of the Main
commission, accepted that states site. Hon
Elmer e. Johnston, executive commissions
OF Washington, In accepting, the site allotte,
, to his state dwelt at length on the vas
+ resources of the Puget sound country
) President J. W. Dick Of. the Burns
Cottage association accepted the sit
: for that building and NJ w. Nc
3 Leod, president of the .Concatenate
! Order of Hoo Hoo. did similar service 70
his organisation. The Philippine islands
Y site was the last one reached, It was grow
: ing dark when Hon, P. W. Wilson. the di
l%Tector general OF the Philippine island;
exhibit, made his response to the p~resentA
tion address OF President Francis. He toi
OF the vast resources Of the islands tha
, had never been developed.
President OF WomeR'r BOsrd.
Mrs. James Lawrence Blair OF 81. Lou
was today elected president of the board {
lady managers Of the Louisiana Purchas
exposition. The women's board unom
; oially decided to ask the exposition, manage
DNAN ~ - NOAiNA = pAAuink On III
2 grounds. -. .' - r,,.-.
. Miss Helen NJ. Gould offered a set {
y resolutions this afternoon which expires
the sentiment Of the board IN favor Of
high moral tone in the exposition an
3 against anything savoring of the objection
able dances. performed on the midway OF tn
O Chicago fair.
The complete organization OF the boar
as effected includes seven vice president
In the following order; Mrs. Edward ]
~Buchwaiter Of Springfield. Ohio; Mrs. ]
d p, Ernest Of DenVeri Mrs. Helen b. HUI
sieker Of Philadelphia; Miss Anna L. Dav,
sr Of Pittsneld. Mass Mrs. Belle. Everest
le Atehison, Kan; Mrs. H. n. peYoung
he San Francisco and Mrs. Fannie L. PortI
As Of Savannah. Mrs, Frederick L. Hanger
s. Little Rock was elected secretary, and Mr.
r. William II. Coleman Of indianapolis tFeal
Pm uTsr. Mrs. John Miller Of Buffalo, N. Y
at was appointed chairman Of the eOmmittI
be on rules and regulations, The other men
re beTs OF the committee are Mrs. emile al
y, more Knott OF Louisville, KY. and II
D. Edward l. ~BuehwalteE. THIS committee b
cd been instructed to formulate a code for q
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