The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

farther in than the Inside Inn for
love or money. But the gate-keepers
had their orders.
Gee, they's the real thing" said
the nearest small boy as he watched
the unimpeded march of the crowd
20 the intramural station. The Intra-
mural itself mustn't run on Sundays,
but it did for the editors. It was the
ubiquitous and aggressive committee
again that had made these things pos
sible. Capt. Whitney returned from
his third trip to St. Louis to perfect
arrangements the morning the excur-
sionists started, and of course turned
around and went back with them, as
sisting his Chesterfieldian partner,
Frank Meyst, in promoting the well
fare and anticipating the wants of
the party, 800 strong.
Worlds Greatest Hotel.
The inside Inn is an Institution. It
holds 5000 guests and treats them
we'll. The clerks do not go by ma
chinery, but most of the establish
menu does, including the egg-boiling
and DISTINGUISHING. 1t is an enormous
frame structure, as little metal as
possible entering into it's construc-
ton, though the bell-boys, it must be
admitted, are expedited by silver tips.
The system throughout is perfect, the
table plain but excellent, the service
good. Mr.. Statler, the owner, is en-
titled to handsome returns from his
enterprise, and as the house is full all
the time he will doubtless realize
them. The editors from the time of
arriving at the Inn" were swallowed
up by the fair They melted into the
crowd and were seen only as units
among tens Of thousands. This is al
ways educational, however, and not
unpleasant unless one values his own
personality in inverse proportion to
its Importance.
Defeating Minnesota Building.
The exercises of Minnesota day,
when the state building was dedicat-
ed, brought most of them together.
This was on Tuesday. Gov. Van SAINT
and his staff, the members of the
state exposition commission and
many other Minnesotians attended.
The exercises were simple but suffi-
cient. The Philippine Constabulary
band furnished the music There
were two delightful solos by Miss
Maloney of Hopkins to relieve the
tedium of the speeches. President C..
F. Macdonald of the Association was
in the chair and congratulated the
commission on the admirable work it
had done. President Francis of the
Exposition made an address of well
come, thanking the Minnesota con-
gressional delegation for their aid in
Washington, and especially Congress-
man Tawney for his share in the
work. It was graceful and dignifed
tribute to Minnesota's share and as
sistance in the exposition. Condo
Hamlin,, chairman of the state COM
mission, then turned the building
| over TO Gov. Van SAINT in well deliv-
cred speech. He said that it was the
privilege of but few men to build
cities, or to govern them, but that
President Francis had both built and
was presiding over a city reared by
his hand. He said the exposition
would form one of the Creates OBJ
ject lessons of the future. Gov. Van
SAINT responded, accepting the build
ing for the state. The governors
introduction was jolly, after which he
gave an exhaustive resume of Mime
sofas resources, growth and develop
ment.
Congressman Tawney was then in
PRODUCED and delivered an able ad-
! dress. He concluded by saying that
the enormous amount OF work and
fabulous wealth expended in collect
ing material from every section of
the globe should not be wasted, but
made a lasting benefit to the world.
He urged wider and more effective
advertising for the fair.
Messrs j. M. Underwood and Theo-
dore Hays, other members of the
commission, also spoke with refer
ence to their work and it's result. The
addresses were closed by c. w. Stan
ton on behalf of the Minnesota Edi-
torial association. He referred neatly
to the editorial interest in the fair
and the fruit it had borne, and paid
fitting and thoughtful tribute to
Minnesota's energy and progressive
ness, closing with a graceful express
sion of thanks to the commission and
to Mr.. Mitchell for their various kind
nesses to the editors.
UnfurGng the National Colors.
Lastly came the flag raising, which
took place on the grassy lawn at the
side of the building. The band
played the "Star Spangled Banner
AS the music began Miss Mime Sofa
Whitney, the daughter of Capt. Whit
ney, pulled a cord and unfurled an
immense American flag in front of
the building. When the beautiful
ensign broke out and foated aloft the
crowd burst into enthusiastic cheers.
The enthusiasm was warranted, for
it was as pretty scene as one would
wish to see. The cool brightness of
the day, the flag, the blue and gold
of the staff costumes, the animated
faces of the onlookers, the stirring
music, and, most of all, the lovely
young girl at the foot of the flag
staff, all contributed their share to
the, picture. Following this cere-
mony, the "oh6cial photograph" was
taken with the strong architecture of
the Minnesota building as back
groud, the governor and staff, the
o0rnmi sim and tho o1i%or:o1 M ,&~,