The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-25
PLATES FOR 326 CHILDREN
SET AT MODEL FAIRGROUNDS
Little Folk From the Corners
the Thanksgiving Dinner Given at the Worlds Fair-Ice
Cream Too Cold Moro-Pesdent Francis and Mavor
Wells Address the 1oungste rs of Twenty Two Nations

| The largest dinner party given at the
| Worlds Fair was held at the Model Play
grounds yesterday afternoon. when 3cf
children. representing twenty-five differ
ent nationalities at the Worlds Fair, sat
down to an oId-fashioned American
Thanksgiving meal.
President Francis. who addressed the
children. stated that of all the fine func-
tions given at the Worlds Fair the chill
dren's Thanksgiving dinner yesterday was
one OF the pleasantest Of the many Ex-
position affairs. The tiny guests, the
guests Of honor, the Jefferson Guards and
everyone who attended the children's par
ty heartily Endorsed President Francis's
remarks.
Inc dinner was the crowning event In
the little children's experiences at the st.
Louis Worlds Fair. Many other functions
have been given in honor of the children
at the Fair during the Exposition period,
but none that have reached the same de-
gree OF success as the big dinner party of
yesterday.
Children from strange lands, from the
-FOUR corners of the World, from the Land
Of the Midnight Sun to the tropics of Min
danao Isle. were there to eat turkey to.
gether, the first Thanksgiving turkey
they had ever eaten. Without one excep-
ton, they generously Endorsed the Ameri-
can Thanksgiving dinner. and all ex-
pressed desire that it might be adopted
In their own countries
COLLECTED IN AUTOS.
A dozen big automobiles went into IL
hooks and corners of the World. Fai1
yesterday morning, searching out the
small guests. Every attendant had list
OF the invited guests. He ran his eye
over the list and sighed. There was Ting
Sing. Lung Loo. Urbana de Filipino. Hi
awatha, Escanabo d'Uetsaluza, Young Big
Indian and enough others to make the at
tendant forget his own name when q
bright little Igorrote demanded the at
tendant's name.
But in spite of the odd names and big
numbers Of children who possessed those
names not one was neglected or for.
gotten. They were all present at the
Fairgrounds in their best and brightest
colored bibs and fuckers
The little Igorrotes were the last to ar
rive at the festive scene, and one of the
committee, anxiously awaiting their pres
ence, gave his opinion that their delay was
due to their extensive toilets.
When the last automobile appeared with
its load of the little guests, Wells Band
struck up a march. The children formed
into line, and, headed by the band, formed
a double marching column twice around
the Fairgrounds. The children chose thei
own dinner partners. A little Negrito II
q pink-checkered gingham dress locke,
twice into the eyes Of n little boy from tn.
Boer country; then she slipped her hano
into his and fell into line.
Little Emily Low. whose residence is or
the Pike, went into dinner with a Httl.
Fisayan boy. Clear Eyes. daughter of the
Cheyenne chieftain, had for her partner at
dinner daughter of the far North. clad
in her bearskin robe, with a bright-coI
ored red ribbon tying the braid of her
dark hair.
NO DISTINCTION SHOWN.
There was neither distinction of social
caste or nationality to be seen at this
dinner. The guests sat at small tables.
each accommodating about twenty chill
dren- The Exposition newsboys and the
Worlds Fair office and messenger boys
occupied two tables TO themselves.
As the children took their places at the