The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
Miss Shain Will Be Assisted BY
Other Lone Star State
Girls.
ARBUCKLE WILL ENTERTAIN.
Actor 10 Display Skill at Sketch
Work-Reception at Indiana
~Pavilion-Mississippi
Day september u.

fhe coming week at the Texas building
will be known as "Debutante Week" and
for the next six days young ladies from
Texas will be in control OF the ive-pointed
pavilion.
Miss Margaret Shain of Mckinney,
daughter of Jesse Shain, Commissioner in
charge of the Texas building during July,
will be the hostess. and will be assisted by
Texas girls. The matrons of Texas have
heretofore acted as the hostesses, and the
innovation is regarded as a delightful one.
Miss Shain was called upon 10 act as
hostess upon short notice, but she proved
equal to the emergency. She secured sew
eral attractive features for the week. and
it promises to be as successful as any in
the past.
The feature OF the week. and one Of the
most novel entertainments at any of the
State buildings so far. will be on the after
noon OF Macklyn Arbuckle's appearance
at the Texas building. The hero of George
AIDES The Country Chairman is an art
ist as well as an actor. and he will give
an exhibition OF his skill at rapid sketch
work. The finished product will be dis
posed Of for the benefit Of the Texas
Worlds Fair Commission. Mr.. Arbuckle,
whose country home Is near ST. Louis. is
a native Texan
Miss shain will be assisted by the fol-
lowing young ladies: Miss Perkins and
Miss Clorse of Dallas, Miss Harrison of
Sherman az Miss DANIEL MIsl %.,, AG IS Miss
vile. Miss Hall of San Antonio. Miss
Workman of Austin. Miss Potter of
Gainesville. Miss Love Of sherman, Miss
and Miss Maltby of ST. Louis. former
Texans.
Mrs. Calhoun Landers Potter Of Gaines
Vile ended her week as hostess of the
Texas building yesterday. The South Da-
kota Band gave a concert from 4 to 5
o'clock. and the afternoons entertain
ment was closed with a reading by Mrs.
NJ II. Ludlun of ST. Louis and whistling
solo by Miss Craig of Marshall.
Several hundred responded to the invita-
ton of Mrs. Nelson A Gladding. the host
Mrs. Arthur Dueii Gates and Mrs. Slough
pavilion, and between the hours of 4 and 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon the spacious
halls were nlled With guests; Fishers
Russian pianist. furnished the music. Mrs.
9iadding's guests included members of the
Board Of Lady Managers, Exposition Of
ficials and directors. department chiefs.
icers.
ne IOTDldl QeC1CdIlCN OF the MlsSlSSlD-
pi building will occur on September Is.
July Z was the date originally agreed upon,
but II was postponed on account of the
Democratic convention; The programme
President Francis. Governor Vardaman
and Commissioner r. H. Henry, the cele-
bration to end with a reception. Tn Mis-
the country home of Jefferson Davis. and
contains many of the personal possessions
Of the President Of the Confederacy.
Mrs. William Larrabee, wife of Presi-
President Larrabee of the Iowa Commits
sion, Will conduct the regular Sunday song
this afternoon. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster will
deliver an address and solos will be rem
dered by Miss E. F. Pierce of Boston, and
E. Z. Peck of ST. Louis.
William the Third waits to hear the
"wnLIAM LARRABEE JR,"
This Is the telegram from former Gov
ernor OF Iowa William Larrabee. received
this morning from his son. who is man
aser of his fathers business affairs at
Clermont, Ia.
Governor Larrabee has long been con-
neeied with public duties in Iowa. He
served continuously as a member OF the
legislator. He was Governor for two terms. |
and has since that time served his State
In important positions. being now the
president of the Commission. In which he
takes a special interest and pride. He has.
at his personal expense, Installed the large |
pipe organ. the four bronze statues which
but not least the mechanical singing birds
which have attracted so much attention
to the Iowa State building.
Judge l. W. ShurtIifY of Ogden, one of |
the Utah Worlds Fair Commissioners. is |
Visiting the Fair, accompanied by his
bate Judge and Is now President of one
OF the districts of Utah. He will remain
here until after the demonstration of the
Utah concentrating mills in the Mine
ana Metal lrsy building on Wednesday.
Miss Yates. pianist: Miss Jordan. So
prano; and Victor Chabulak, a boy violin
list. win furnish the programme for the
regular weekly recital at the Arkansas
building Tuesday morning.
Executive Commissioner and Mrs. Ed
Ear 9 Marchant of Oklahoma have re-
..,riled from n pleasure trip on the Mis- |
s.ssippi River. Misses Katherine and
acting as hostezses in the absence of Mrs.
Marchant. have returned home.
President Lee Mantle of the Montana
Commission, whose return home was de-
layed on account of sickness. departed |
Yesterday for Butte Mr.. Mantle. who
was formerly United States Senator from
Montana, wifi stop at Chicago for several
days.
. NusteI Ldst Stdnu upon winch Ar
fist E. s. Paxson of Butte spent seven
years. Is TIE largest of a collection of
Western paintings on display in the Mon
tana building. Each face represents a
separate study. and the work is valued at |
$4,000. The Latest Arrivals" another
Painting OF Parsons. represents the ar
rival Of an Indian family at a trading
post.
VI. A. Marshall of Moorehouse. Mo-. one
of the Missouri Commissioners. is i'll at
the Missouri building. Mr.. Marshall re-
Gently returned from Arizona.
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