The leader., 1904-06-01

the Ohio they have to display
equal alacrity in getting into
coach to themselves, when the
river is crossed by trains coming
southwark.
East st. Louis was reached BY
tho Editorial party about dark
and after an amount of switching
in the railroad Yards of that
smoky city, the train crossed the
great Ead's steel bridge to st.
Louis on the Missouri side and
entered the dark tunnel which
runs under several of the princi-
pal business blocks of the city
and landed our party a5 the mas
sive stone structure called the
Union Depot. There, some took
the Laclede Avenue street cars
and some the Market Street cars
and in less than a half hour after
wards were safely landed at the
Inside Inn, on the Exposition
Grounds, were they were to make
their home during the memorable
visit.
When the Mississippi editors
arrived. it was Press Week at the
Exposition. The National Edito-
rial Association, representing the
press of every state in the Union,
was in session; also the Inter
National Press Parliament which
was participated in by prominent
editors from every civilized coun-
try of the globe, besides numer-
Gus State editorial associations
like Mlsslssippi's that, like hers
had embraced this opportunity to
attend the Worlds Fair in a body.
1t may be observed here that no
greater tribute has ever been paid
to the power and influence Of the
press, than was accorded it's mem
bers by the Exposition manage
ment, the city of st. Louis and
by numerous prominent state rep
resentatives at the great Fair. The
hotels extended reduced rates to
all members of the press, and
every editorial visitor was sup
piled by the exposition manage
ment with complimentary tickets
to the grounds, street car lines
and all public and individual ex-
hibits for the entire week. The
Mississippi contingent will al
ways have a soft place in their
hearts for Secretary Choate, of
the Press Bureau, who was so un-
firing and attentive in his courte-
sizes to them. For the time being,
at least, the average Mississippi
editor felt that he was lord of all
he surveyed; and Bro. Joe Dale,
of the Monticello Press, actually
took the big head.
True to their State, the entire
editorial party of Misslssippians,
visited ''Beauvoir," the Missis-
sippi building, the first thing on
the first morning after their ar
rival. In fact, its doors were
thrown open by Commissioner
Henry for the first time on May
10Th, in honor Of the press frater-
nifty of the State. I'm the absence
of the officially appointed matron
or hostess, Mrs. r. H. Henry re-
ceived the party with great cor
diality and BETTING courtesy,
after which the commanding com
missioner declared the building
formally opened to the public, and
to the editors and other Mississip-
plans in particular. Hon. j. G.
Mcclure, secretary of the asso-
citation, responded in a particular
ly hearty and happy manner,
after which careful inspection
of the relics of the days of Jeffer-
son Davis was made. The build
ing itself is fac-simile of Mr..
Davis old home now occupied by
our disabled Confederate soldiers,
and all apartments, including the
great hall, the parlor on the right,
the library on the left, the bed
rooms in the rear, were furnished
with what remained of Mr.. Davis
household goods. In the centre of
the hall the old, circular settee
made resting place for travel
lers; in the parlor we're handsome
the old family piano
and organ and various handsome
mahogany pieces; in one of the
bedrooms stood the bed stead,
heavy four-poster, upon which
Mr.. Davis died at Judge Fenner's
in New Orleans in 1889.
This historic piece of furniture
was modernized by thouand dol
lar crazy quilt" that Miss Lois
Fem, of Amite county, had sent
for exhibition. It was curious to
note that some ladies (not of our
partly were more interested in
fancy stitches than historic
"reminiscences or relics that made
some pulses throb with breath
of 1.-THE days that were, and bent
assiduously above the quilt forget
ting the significance Of the day in
the brilliant mosaic of many-col-
ored tiny scraps of silk.
One of the clocks that Mr.. Davis
had made for the government
during the time he was Secretary
Of War, had been secured through
the arduous efforts of Mr.. Henry,
and had been placed on the bed
room mantel. 1t is made of bronze
and statue of Mr.. Davis ia
bronze adorns it. In the library,
unique book cases, tables and d.
vans were noted with great inter-