The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-29

Of this country had too. formed most
| favorable impre ssion Of st. Louis
Colonel Charles N. Watson, Commission,
Britain" He spoke of the confidence
which King Edward had in this country in
come here. which confidence. he said. had
not been misplaced. He said that more
than million yisitors had viewed them, :,
When Commissioner General Lewald
position and Germany" he was greeted
by prolonged applause and the waving Of
programmes and handkerchiefs. His
speech. filled with keen wit. was often
interrupted by cheering.
He paid a high tribute to the newspa-
pers, saying that those who were not for
tunate enough TO. attend the Exposition
had q very good idea OF the Worlds Fair
from the daily news accounts and de-
1.-THE press OF this country" said Doc
tor Lewald. has had Il,s!I an enormous Enfa part
AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.
He spoke Of Germany as being slow at
first in taking up the Exposition. but that
1t finally got there" At the mention Of
Emperor williams name the applause
lasted for fully minute. He said that
Emperor William shared the opinion that
tho Exposition had been on unqualified
success.
and while the orchestra played "Dde
Wacht am Rhine" drank to Doctor Le-
A greeting was read from Commissioner
General Gerald Of France, who had been
called home. A toast was drunk to him
and France while the orchestra played
the national hymn.
Adal6era =, r yon ihrai CommtsSaoneff nd ef
the last social function of the many Of
the Worlds Fair period and the scattering
Of the people to the four quarters OF the
said. II do not Know where are the limits
or what can be achieved in the future"
He said that there was nowhere now a
pace where ST. Louis resident should
go and feel stranger.
Wong kai Kah: Chinese Imperial Vice
Commissioner, IN his response THE EXPO
sition and the Orient" made one of the
requests for his autographs were numer-
Gus. He said that this country. 12S years
old. has astounded world. 1000 years old.
The word fai.' Is not In the American
When he said. TT is my happiness to
congratulate the greater st. Louis" the
guests were on their feet with rousing
cheer; He spoke of the relation between
America and the Orient. and said that ra-
cial feelings and prejudice were fast dis
appearing beyond the Pacific.
er General Of Mexico. said that his nation
was the first Government represented at
the Worlds Fair and was the first to COM
plete its building.
Engineer Alexander Bermudez Commits
sioner of Nicaragua, spoke of the Latin
American countries and the opportunities
that they afforded.
Thomas H. Carter. chairman of the Ma
tiona1 Commission. tcld Of the birth of
the Worlds Fair and its accomplishments
in eloquent terms. paying high tribute to
st. Louis, the Worlds Fair officials and
Commissioners and the American people
The last speech of the evening was by
Festus ]. Wade.
Festus ]. Wade. who RESPONDED to the
toast, "The Exposition and St. Louis Bus-
ness interests" said:
Joy and sorrow ara corninEled together at this
banquet, to those OF who have 1abored for
the success OF the great Exposition: Joy be-
cause Of its success and happy. termination of
the realization Of all our hopes and all our e1-
and nobIer In Its conception. design. execution
and completeness never was presented to the
human eye before within such limited space.
and sorrow because II must and viii be swept
away in the next few days. sst u
We are Joyous, however. for the dissemina-
tional. commercial and fnancial-bestowed upon
the millions Of people whose good fortune 1t was
to have attended the Exposition as visitors or
exhibitors. Here we have entertained our Pres
ident and Vice President Princes of Europe and
Asia: Yea. the peers and peasants of every
farmer. the artisan. the scientist, the inancier
all Joined forces with us In making the Elk
position glorious euccesa H'3i-
BENEFIT TO BUSINESS INTERESTS.
While the Exposition has been . great uni-