The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-30
WISCONSIN DEDICATION.

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| Wisconsins building at the Exposition
| was dedicated with appropriate exercises
| yesterday morning Governor La Toilette
and party arrived at the Administration
| building at $50. and were escorted to the
| office of President David X. Francis,
| where a formal call was made upon the
| head of the Exposition after " hlCh the
| Governor proceeded with the parade to
the Wisconsin building. \ feature of the
parade was the appearance of detaCh-
ment Of $50 students of the University OF
Wisconsin.
The principal address OF the day was de-
livered by Governor La Toilette. The dedi-
cation of the building was performed by
former Governor W. ID. Hoard. President
of the Wisconsin Commission. President
Francis welcomed the visitors Governor
Odell of New York was also called upQn
for a few remarks. Joseph NJ. ChapEol
editor of the National Magazine, native
of Wisconsin, also spoke
Al the reception in the evening the re
ceivinE line included Governor and Mrs.
Id Toilette. former Governor Hoard,
President of the Commission; a. J. Linde-
mann. Vice President ana Mrs Lucy T..
Morris. Mrs. Theodcra w. Youmans. w.
II. Flett. Doctor William y. Scott and
5: A. Cook, members of the commission;
Mrs. Lindemann, Mrs. Emma J. Walsh,
hostess at the Wisconsin building: Lieu
tenant Governor James O. Davidson
Secretary of State and Mrs. Walter l.
Houser. State Treasurer John J. Kempf
Railroad Commissioner John w. Thomas
Attorney General l.. NJ. StUrdevant In
SuranCe Commissioner and Mrs. Zeuo NJ.
Host. Superintendent of Public Instruction
and Mrs. &. Z. Carey. Miss Mabel David
son, Miss Alma Peterson and Charles Nor
ris. The line was flanked by AGiUtart
General Charles Boardman. Assistant Ad-
iutant General J. G. Salmon. Quarter
master General J. Hodges Hodgins. Colo
mel John B. Edwards, Colonel |. Watson
Stephenson, Colonel James A F'rear. Colo
mel George Reinhardt. Co'onel Alfred T.
Rogers and Major NJ. c. Berg.
In company with Charles A. Ball. sec
retary and chief executive officer of the
New York State Commission. Governor
B. 3. Odell of the Empire State spent
York State exhibits in the horticultural,
Agriculture, Social Economy and Forestry
and Fisheries buildings. The Governor ex-
pressed himself as being well pleased with
the showing made by New York. Governor
Odell departs this morning at $50 o'clock
for Albany.
The Missouri building was visited yes
terday by several thousand persons. and
the music programme rendered in the aft
ernoon was enjoyed. Those who partic- |
ipated in the programme were quartet, |
composed of Mrs A. l. Epstein. Mrs. |
Bauer: Mrs. Oscar Bollman and Miss Rose |
solos by Miss Olga Zapf, with Professor !
A: !. Epstein as piano accompanist
The hostesses of the Missouri building. !
Mrs. Emma ID. NuckOls and Mrs. Bell Hall !
Small are now wearing handsome gold !
badge rs an insignia of their position. The |
badge Is in the form of an ornate gold |
emblematic of the States and Territories |
of the Louisiana Purchase, surmount- |
ing it.
Mrs. Hall H. Smith of Iona. Mich. wife |
of the secretary of the Michigan State
Commission, is a guest at the State build
ing.
Tennessee's building Mt the Worlds
Fair has not yet been supplied with cleo
trio lights. but that did not deter the la
dies in charge of that building from en-
tertaininE the Tennessee teachers last |
night. Candles were supplied and the old
time Southern hospitality which was char
acteristic OF the Hermitage" Andrew
Jackson's old home. after which the State
building was modelled. was bestowed.
F. c. Hubbard Executive Commissioner
for Indian Territory. is at present at Mus
kogee in the interest of the Territory eX-
hibit at the Fair. The Commissioner will
secure additional exhibits from his Terri
tory for the Agriculture and Horticulture
buildings. as well as additional Indian !
curios, and EXAMPLES of the handiwork OF
building. Honorary Commissioner H. f. |
Spalding of MuskoRee is the ranking Of
fcer in charge of the Indian Territory ex-
hibit during Mr.. Hubbard's absence.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair from Bates
Vile will give an old-fashioned Arkansas
DltillC dI Tue ATkdnStlS state building TO-
day. About twenty-five are in the nartv
rom that place. and they propose to have
A Jolly good time. The picnic will begin
at 10 o'clock and last throughout the day.
NJ. ]; Wade, the only Democratic Repre-
from Iowa IN Congress-. was a
,,isitor at the Iowa State building yester-
lay. Mr.. Wade will remain here several
lays, but will return for the convention.
On July he will sneak in Joint debate at
dcGregor with J. Adam Bede Congress-
nan from Minnesota. Mr.. Wade is from
owa City.
feature of the reception given to the
members of the National Educational As
ociation from Illinois at the Illinois build |
ng last night was the singing of the
Treble Clef Club of Leavenworth, Kas
This organization is composed Of about :
ixty ladies and IS under the direction of s
Professor Carl Busch Solos were, rem
cred bv Mrs. Everhardy. Miss Anna Hoke
+ Marion and Miss Ora Allen of Chanute
resiGed at the punch bowl at the recep-
ion which followed.
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