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

No more fitting farewell could have been
given the members Of the various foreign
and State commissions at the Words Fair
than the banquet rendered to them by the
Business Mems League at the Jefferson
Hotel last night.
The relations between the representa-
tives Of the various foreign and State
Commissioners and the commercial and in
dustrial interests Of st. Louis have be-
come closer and closer with each day Of
the Worlds Fair. and the banquet last
night practically made these associations
a lasting bond.
In the opinion of those who have at
tended similar functions in the past. given
by the Business Mems League, the affair
last night eclipsed them all. not except
ing the banquet in honor of the President
of the United States. several years ago.
Certainly it was equal to any banquet
given in the period of the Exposition.
One Of the many pleasant features in
connection with the banquet was the
recognition by the Business Mems League
Of the services rendered by President
Francis in making tho Exposition the sue
cess 1t has been. The appreciation
reached climax when men. prominent in
financial and business circles, agreed to
close their establishments Francis Day.
RESOLUTION WE'LL RECEIVED.
The movement to obselve Francis Day at
the Exposition was inaugurated by the
adoption Of resolution offered by Elias
Michael Of the Rice-Stix Dry Goods Com
pany. and seconded by H. N. Davis. presi-
dent of the Smith & Davis Manufactur-
ing Company; D. C. Nugent, vice pre4d-
dent of B. Nugent & Bro. Dry Goods
Company, and Walker Hill. president OF
the American Exchange Bank. The reso-
luton was adopted by rising vote, fol-
lowed by cheers and much enthusiasm
The main dining hall Of the Jefferson
Hotel, where the banquet was given, was
decorated in an elaborate manner. Around
the walls we're flags of the various ma
tions represented at the Exposition. The
long lines of tables were decorated with
carnations and roses. and candelabra of
varied hues, while the beauty Of the
speakers table was heightened by crys-
GUESTS AT SPEAKERS TABLE.
At the speakers table were President
Francis, James E Smith. acting president
Frank. permanent chairman OF the ban
quet: Martin H. Glynn, George w. Nc
Bride, A. Bermudez, c. H. Spencer. Baron
A. r. Won Stibral, Hiromichi Shugiom,
Georges Gerald. Mayor Rolla Wells,
Colonel Charles M. Watson. Doctor Theo-
dor Lewald. Cyrus P. Walbridge, Wong
Kai Kah, Joseph W. Folk. Thomas H.
Carter. A. r. Nuncio. General John C.
Bates, Festus j. Wade and John NJ. AL
len.
Seven hundred guests were present, and
under the direction of ]. Henry Wentzel,
Reinhold Fischer and Herman Schurz,
nearly a hundred walters were required
to serve those present.
In the opening address, Acting President
Smith called attention to the fact that of
the eighty-eixht members Of the directory
of the Exposition, ffty-eiRht were from
| the membership of the Business Mems
League. including the President of the Ex-
position. Mr.. Smith, as did the other
speakers. had much praise for the chief
executive of the Exposition, and every
reference to his name brought forth much
applause.
After being introduced by President
! Smith. Nathan Frank made a few happy
/ remarks. President Francis responded to
| the toast What the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Has Done for the World
PRESIDENT FRANCISS SPEECH.
President Francis referred to the fact
that the Exposition has served to bring
! the people of all of the civilized
countries into closer relations with those
/ of this country and even caused the peo-
! pie Of the United States to know each
other better. Visitors from various parts