The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-08-19
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The Scenery DeserIbed-Doing the
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Work-sesutifuI Greek Worship.

were the six young lady commission
ers, Misses Lillian Thomas and Edith
Pye, of Jacksonville, representing the
east coast; Misses Randall, of Madi-
son, and Lulu Bird, of Monticello
west and middle Florida; Misses
Agnes Rogers, of st. Petersburg and
Sara Harris, of Ocala, west coast
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wilson,
Mrs. Sheldon Norris, Mr.. and Mrs. B
F. Dillon and Mr.. Herbert Purdy, OF
Jacksonville, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Fulks and Horace Fulks, of Gaines
vile, Miss Rebecca Boswell, of Lake
land and Charles Lloyd, of.Holder.
The route lay through the beauti-
full Blue Ridge mountain section OF
North Carolina and it is entirely be-
yond my power to begin to describe
the grandeur of these mountains.
These grandly beautiful peaks rising
majestically one above the other,
covered with dense foliage and trees,
the lovely valleys and rills beneath,
the mist rising from the mountain
tops, is picture beyond even the con-
ception of a poet or an artist.
Just before reaching Asheville we
passed through Biltmore but only a
| very small portion of the grounds can
be seen from the train. Kenilworth
Inn, at the top of a hill is plainly
visi BE from the train and is quite
pretty.
A stop of about two hours was
made at Asheville, long enough to
enjoy very excellent dinner.
The route for many miles was par
rallel with the French Broad and
Swananoah rivers and the scenery
every inch.was beautiful.
Supper was taken at Knoxville and
Friday was spent, as l have already
written, at Lexington, KY.
Friday night was spent about two
hours in Louisville and had a supper
at the Louisville Hotel.
After arriving in st. Louis yester-
day we were. dOmiciled at Pechman's
Hotel and Immediately after break
fast started for the fair.
The fair is gigantic, magnificent
and almost beyond one's conception.
One could remain here for months
and yet not see it all.
We were all so tired out yesterday
that not very much of the fair was
seen. Only the administration, agri-
cultural, horticultural and several of
the smaller buildings were gone
through.
The Times Union exhibit in the
horticultural building is very credit
able under the circumstances, but as
compared to the magnificent exhibit
of California and the other states of
the union, to be candid, does not do
our state proud.
The special edition of the Times
Union will arrive in a day or two and
will be distributed by the young
ladies. The Times-Union is certain
Iy to be commended for its enter
prise and is a paper any state may
well be proud of. 1t is certainly do
ing everything for the pleasure and
comfort of the young ladies and is
giving them the time of their lives.
The Pike is great. That just ex-
presses it. And before we leave here |
we expect to have "done'' it from
to end.
This morning we attended services
N the Greek chapel, Jerusalem, in
he Worlds Fair grounds. This was
he first service that has been held on
he Fair grounds since the opening.
The servive was entirely IN Greek,
md while none of us knew very
much about what was going on, we
we're greatly impressed by every
hing we saw and heard. The chapel
5 an exact representation of one of
he Greek churches in Jerusalem and
) very pretty. Ii