The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-23
Many Persons From the Prairie
State View Parade and
Hear Speeches.
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR YATES
Chief Executive Predicts That
Ocean-Going Vessels Will Soon
Sail From ST. Lawrence to
Mississippi's Mouth.

With a military parade. exercises a: the
State building and a dinner In the even
ing the second and last OF the two Illinois
days at the Worlds Fair was observed IN
a manner that was most ausp.cious- Even
a larger number Of the people o: Illinois
were present than on the FIRST day. and
the Illinois building was packed and
tammed with these who came TO hear the
addresses and songs
In the parade were Governor Yates and
Adjutant General Scott and the s;afr OF
the Governor. the members o. the Illinois
Commission. the Jenries. Taylorville and
Illinois Naval Reserves bands. the eight
divisions o: the naval reserves. four from
Chicago. and one each from Alton. Quincy.
NoIin. and Rock Island. Company " OF
:he Eighth Infantry OF the Illinois Ma
tionaI Guard Company p OF the Fifth In
fantry ard Company X OF the Sixth In
fantry.. The parade was relieved by Gov
erno- Yates. President Francis AMI the
members OF the Illinois Commission
The exercises took place in the main
hall OF the building. Every chair was Ia
ken and many persons stood II. ". Dun
lap. the president Of the Illinois Commits
sion. presided The SheibyviIle Quartet.
composed of n a. Hite. first tenor. E. ".
Hopkins. baritone. l. 1. James. basso.
and l. NJ Douthit. second tenor. gave
several numbers
President Francis cited the success Of
the Chicago Exposition. eleven years ago,
and the wonderful exhibits made by the
people of America at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. in dispute OF any state
ment tina; America Is nation of shop
keepsrs. Aren.; You proud. YOU Of III
these two great universal exposi,ious
should be held in the heart OF this coun-
, tryy' He spoke of the splendid showing
made BY Illinois at the Worlds Fair and
compliInenteG the Illinois Commissioners
for the success OF their efforts
GOVERNOR YATES SPEAKS
Governor Yates came after President
Francis. He spoke. in part, as follows:
IL Is Appropriate for Illinois to exu-.ss SYM
PATTY In this .nierpr-e- Two huni..d yssT>
Tvnee and Mississippi net and passed each 9TH
.I In sesliif9, eountry called b. the Indians
led them TO ;he shores q the Gres, LAKES. MIN
but, ~, .i,,ls inisrTgpiSn- The dreams they cher
connection % the commerce o: the two Srvaf
streams are airnnst realized The state Of MIS-
eorri has done much TO make the hope a real
energies to hasten the adven, Of nat rssiity'
mouth OF the Mississippi ocsan-soinx v....is
viii soon pass and rsp.ss with speed and cas-.
held In their hearts and project by theIr arm,
the main cEanrel o: circulation o. the lS- =,
the great body polite known the Cnite,i
States
In variou. ways this central Conno,v.,I,b
hail from has tried 20 der,or.t.ste ~. s,r..,
TO be Integral part o: the coming Gr-ater
America.
Eighty years ago pioneers .rnr, osL, md
New England. with settlers from KENTUCKY r-d
yirEinIa-;he former with all the p-lidenc. and
the latter with all the artor OF chelr arc..;ors-
inierrinE'ed their blood and their -nerxi-, 20
found a great free state. and buili-d better
than they knew
Forty years ago. when with rnalic. .,.,-,
none ant charity :or all. there cane FRS,
Washington the mighty cry FOR help IN time.
most beloved scs. Abraham Lincoln ITiinSi<
sent OF; -5e.0 brave and iusty ard ioyal men
to do battle and % dare. and II need be lie on
a thousand glorious fiei6s FOR union anI I'm
.-.y % xot, .-i so- M. ans -, -, -" -, ~,
and FOR the eternal Tisht.
Twenty years ago Illinois .nauxurate. the
he THE. or destroyer OF other prc1.5,v az
rights all vtolators % the sacred law. .. s,I.-
frage. AMI then ard th-re stamped out forever
all opposition TO Al absolutely free ballot
After the exercises Governor an,i Mrs
Yates the members Of the commission
and their wives. and the Governors STAFF
and their wives attended the recep;ior az
the Virginia building. and then procee led
to the East Pavilion. where a dinner was
given in honor OF the members o. the
For;y-third General Assembly.
Governor and Mrs. Yates, Mrs Henry
Yates Mrs. II. W. Weber of Springfield
and Miss Berkiey .. Champaign were the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs c J. DOYLE at the
Odeon production OF Louisiana" the
party occunyirg box
to the general public last night and many
citizens OF that State called there During
the evening the Jeffries Band OF Jackson
VILE played.