The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
Maryland. Louisiana and Massa-
chusetts Delegations Will
Celebrate.
PLATEAU WILL BE LIVELY.
Governor Blanchard With His
Staff and Large Party of
Guests Expected This
Morning.

| With the Maryland Day exercises to-
morrow and the reception To Governor
Wariield. and Louisiana Day "Wednesday
and Massac husetts Day Saturday. rhi.
week promises 10 he the liveliest the Pia-
te.Iu OF States at the Worlds Fair has yet
seen since ;he dedication cf ihe various
State building
Governor Newton =. blanchard oc LOU
, isiana and staff and invited guests. the
pGr;y numbering 10. are due to arrive IN
St Louis this morning to take part in the
observance OF Louisiana Day. Wednes-
day- The Governor and some OF the party
will be at the Buckingham. while the 9TH
ers will stop 1T the Monticello Hotel The
official party includes:
Generals V. G. owen and /. r MyIes.
Major General u. 7. Stafford. Colonel T.
Beary and wife. W. II. Byrnes and party
OF four. ". 81. Buatnerin. a. Estinopal.
J. p Irvine. william Murray, J. A
Alexander and wife and party CT two.
Lieutenant Coloneis 4. Baldwin. +. $
Cobb. e. ID. Gcndran. W ID. Hickman. l.
NJ Lichtenstein. J. Marks. Be; Wolfson.
W. l.. Young. and Majors +: r Burke,
A W. Burton. II: de Ia Nergne ana
party Of seven. II. ". Davidson and party
II four. Ad. Duse. wife and child. +. ia
bac and party of two. Alba Hey wood. J
J. Hardin, J. /. Hodges. A. Isaacson. T.
Lowsnthal. George Lesis'
ply. l.. II. Narrero. A W Ne"in aiIo
one. c. H. Pescay and wife. "; J. Ray.
W. V. Seeber. B. 7. Young: Lieutenant
Richardson and party OF two. Captain A.
owen and party OF two. Captain ". ID.
Gardner and party o: two OF the WASH
inGton ARTILLERY: and tnirty-sik rneHSss Esa,s
borne and dauehter, Lieutenant > hiGn-
ardson, Miss Miltenberger. Major J. W
Jordan and wife. f. f. Nunez. James
and party OF two. Mis-, Ginen. Miss
ViIleri, J. A. Prudhousne and party OF
three, J. W: Person &. T. PriGhard aho
Mry. J. F. wo!ters OF LaGrangs is the
hostess at the Texas building this week.
succeeding Mrs. ". e. Green OF Tyler
As it will be Texas Week and thousands
Of visitors from that state will be here.
Mrs- Wolterss task as hostess Will pe
a d.ficuit and strenuous one. but those
who know her capabilities state that she
will be equal to the occasion. Mrs. MoteEs
will have as her assistants Mrs w =
Ennis. Mrs George M. Bailey and Mira
Jonathan Lane Of Houston. Mrs. N Cock.
reli OF F1atonio, Mrs. w II. Talley ana
Hiss Helen kaulbach Of LaGranse. Mrs
oscar Roos OF Yoakum. Miss Helen HaT.
ner of SchulenburK, Mrs W. E Green OF
Tyler and Miss Kate Friend o: Waco.
r. WoIters. who Is a member Of the Gov
ernor's stafI. has held several important
Offices in the Lone Star State and IS quite
prominent IN political circles In Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs Robinson l. Vail Of Phila-
delphia are the guests of their father. Ex-
sc,itive Commissioner J. H. VAL. at the
Connecticut building.
Mrs. ". ". W!cks OF bloomington is the
new hostess at the Indiana building. She
viii be assisted By Mrs. Grace Cunning
ham. her daughter
The last regular weekly recital at the
Arkansas building. under the direction Of
Professor F. d. Baars OF Arkadelphis. will
take place Tuesday. The recital will be
given by Miss Amy Keith Jones. violin
ist O. Chicago. formerly of Arkansas. as
sisted by Miss Pearl Woods OF Arkadei-
phia. violinist. a;,d Mrs. a Z: Fills OF Lit
lie Rock. soprano. with Miss Eleanor
Gates OF Little Rock. sccompanist
Charles $ Mitchell departed last night
FOR st. Paul accompanied by Mrs. Mitch
ell. W. W. Stevens. who succeeds NJ
Mitchell as Executive Commissioner for
Minnesota will take charge of the build
ing and exhibits to-day Arthar St Clair
Of Duluth takes the place formerly held
by Mr. Stevens superintendent OF the
Minnesota exhibit in the Palace OF Mines
and Meta!lurxy.
II Is probable that another performance
will Be given of the Pikers. minstrels.
which was the feature Of the entertain
ment rendered the hos;esses at the New
York building THURSDAY evening. Strong
pressure Is being brought to bear upon
Mrs. Lyon to repeat the performance for
ta bon pf the who
barred from attending the hostessss' en-
;.rtainmeni. and IL is likely that she viii
accede to the many requests which have
been made
Charles A. Ball. secretary OF the New
York Commission departed yesterday for
Albany TO attend the meeting Of the New
York Commission. I4ans for the observ-
ance Of New York Day will be discussed. /
as well as the details for the social sea-
son at the New York building.
Governor Thompson b. Ferguson and |
Mrs. Ferguson OF Oklahoma departed last |
nigh, for Purcell. after having spent all |
of Oklahoma Week at the Fair. The |
Governor will return to st. Louis on 4
another trip to the Exposition. to spend |
several weeks sightseeing. Edgar B. \
Marchant, Executive Commissioner FOR |
Oklahoma. and Mrs. Marchant returned |
spend several weeks
The Executive Commissioners will give 1
a ride on the Mississippi River this even |
ing, the entire upper deck OF the steamer
Corwin II. Spencer being chartered for /
the occasion The party win depart from
the foot OF Locust street at 2. m. and
will return at IL D. m
Y, NJ. c. A. SONG SERVICE.