The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-23
SIX BIG STORES AGREE
TO CLOSE ON s.. '.0UIS DAY
Continued From f-mN. One.

st. Louis in CARRYING it out Thss circu-
ar, it was urged. ought to he pushed in
thn mall of all of the business men Of St
Louis, for II would lie desirable to not
only hav" "A mammoth parade on st.
Louis Day but to have xomcbody to sec
the parade 90 by. Chairman Schroers
said that Il great many ieoplc would bc
reached 10y the newspapers that could not
be reached by circulars. and such an ap-
peal as was suggested would be made
through the papers These might be
copied I'm circular form by those business
men who might be willing 10 send them
out.
REPEATERS ARE WANTED.
W: a. HukCski said that the attenda nee
on thicdSo Lay at the Columbian ExpoSl-
tiolI Was i0.,JtN, because a bout nalI OF the
Population of CHICAGO repeated at tn.
satcs. Not more tnan 35o.uur persons actu-
any passed the turnstIles Chicago Day
saii Mt. Iukosk!. But the loyal citizens
ni Shi7ago knew what il meant TO have
the word understand that they We're
heartily in support OF the Exposition, ana
they paid In their 80 cents two or three
times 10 give this fact emphasis. st.
LOUIS needs just such an exhibition of 10y
atty on ST. Louis Day
W hat We want TO do Is to organize L
panc OF repeaterS and go in and out the
a
collar each time we 20 in, and then, il we
Ike. We can go on home
T. VI Hanson, speaking for the st. Louis
Sunday-School Union, said that Judge Fer
riss suggestion that the parade organize
within the FAIR GROUNDS was impractical
bic SO lar as 1t related TO Sunday-school
cnlidren. MIR. Hanson said that were the
chlldren allowed TO come into the grounds
before they were organized Tor parade they
woIld be apt to scatter, but were they or
sanized outside they could be held under
control =
The various representatives OF CONNER
clal travellers expressed loyalty TO the st.
Louis Day celebration. and promised par
lcipation in any manner that might be
suggested b. the committee.
state Mercha2,s associasion, t n. . said That that
his association ard the members OF the
ST. Louis Traffic Association would par
ticipate in the parade. and IL the Business
Mems League desired to Join them 1t
would be glad to have its members do SO.
They had thought that-they ought not TO
march beyond the Louisiana Monument,
and they ought to form outside. as there
would be corps commanders who would
collect the money from the individual
body
Commercial Travellers was somewhat
awed by the contemplation Of a body OF
possibly 10000 persons inside the Fair
grounds. and he suggested that the diff
indicated by the attendance at the meet
ing might be insurmountable. He thought
that there ought TO be quality instead of
quantity, and that the mere procession or
men might not necessarily mean much.
and that those waiting to start in it might
grow wearied before the time came for
them to march. and bolt Tor the inside OF
the grounds. where the principal attrac-
ton would be.
Judge Ferriss said that he had been
listening to the suggestions for the
parade and he believed that Mr. Jack
sons idea was perhaps correct There
should be something besides large pro-
cessions Of persons: there might he floats.
or, as all kinds OF vehicles were to be
admitted. 1t would be possible TO have
attractive banners and maybe comical
features. but owing 10 the fact that no
passes We're to be accepted on st. Louis
Day. 1t would be necessary to organize :,
parade within the grounds. for 1t Would
not be practicable to collect ADMISSION
except by the usual means. and this
would mean that each Individual must de-
posit his own half dollar.
Chairman Schroers said that General
Bates would have charge of the process
sion and that General Bates would be
able TO handle 1t in satisfactory man
ner. 1t was necessary to overcome all OBJ
1ectiOns raised TO know exactly what each
organization would do and this should be
reported at the next meeting OF the sub
committees. which is to be held next Mon
day.
James A Reardon OF the Latin-Ameri
can Club made motion that Mayor Wells
be called on to issue proclamation that
any man found on the streets Of st. Louis
arrested by the police. William G. Frye.
President Of she Police Board, said that
II the Mayor would issue the prociama-
tion he would see that Its provisions were
carried out
President Chapman OF the Travellers
Protective Association. Post A. St. Louis.
spoke enthusias:ieally ,I in, in favor Of The The
members would probably be leaving the
city before September Is. Chairman
Schroers suggested that each member be
asked to leave dollar for couple of ad-
missions to the Fair before taking his de-
parture.
suggestion that pastors appeal from
their pulpits to the people TO make st.
Louis Day a monster success was re-
ceived with approval.
Doctor Lewis said that II would rot be
possible for doctors to send very many
least give the office boy a holiday, and
go themselves and take such part in the
parade rs might be suggested. They GER
tainiy would shut down work for the day.
sUBCOMMnTTEEs ANNOUNCED.
These additions to the subcommittees
were announced:
Library Bcard-Presiden:. T, W. lehman;
St Louis Stock E.chanse-Presiasnt. C. II.
81. Louis Commercial Ciu5-Pres,ient, W. r.
Bixby: c. Gordon Knox. H. n. Davis and b.
Z. Graham.
Post A. ST. Louis T. p. A-wiIlIam T. Jack
son. ]. Herbert stafford and E. r. Iampkin.
The following were among those pres
ent at the meeting:
Adam West Cotton Exchange: James A.
Resrdon. Latin-American Club: John P. Bovce.
Western Commercial Trayelers' Assoc alton.
Byron ". Orr. secretary Advertising Mems
League: James F. Coyis, president Interstate
lfav ct7an 81 ASssr gfel 7. pyE Es
f Ernst Cramer. president I.atin-Amerc,n
Club: "a. B. Lambert Automobile Club: ].
Herbert Stafford. secretary Post A iSt. Louis.
r p. A: Isaac 4. Hedges. chairman commit
chairman Rea, Estate Executive Committee;
Sidney Schiee md J. y Freeman. Miss uTl
Athletic Club: Doctor II Bal sche-. rspr5 seE,a-
tive North 81. Louis Citizens Association: =;
Association Thomas @. Rutledse. Give I'm
provement League: Louis T. I.afeaume. CIVIC
League: l. D. Kingslsnd. Edwin
c. A. Ekstroner. T. N: Hanson: OTTO
y FTitsch. s.. Louis Paint. OIL and Drug Club:
Arthur Kruer. NJ. \. Klein and u L. Fieck.
ST. Louis city drunnlers: J. ". Charles, Mis-
Merchants' Exchange; Doctor Bransford Lews.
St. Louis Medical Society; Earle I.ayman. Civic
League: r o Rolt. Sunday
school linton; r. b. Mcconnell; III Mems As.
club: E. B. Fay, st. Louin Engineers Club: s
b. Russell St Louis Engineer Club: James
NJ breckenridge Mil Mems Association: E I.
Wachter South Br adway Merchants Ass nca-
Merchants Association: Jacob Allb-echt. south
broadway Merchants Association: W. II. Pom
mer.