The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-11
Plans of the Texas PaviliOn's Sev-
eral HOSteSses Seems a
Success.
APPLES CREATE COMMENTS.
Display of the Fruit in Washing
ton Building Whets the Ap-
petites of VisitOrs-Oth-
er State News.

Many Texans and others visiting the
Worlds Fair are attending the daily re-
citals at the State pavilion this week, ant
the plan OF having several hostesses seem:
to be meeting with success. Yesterday
| afternoon. Miss Ella L. Fuchs of St. Louis
gave a song recital. For one Of her songs
| TELL Me. Enchantress." She was accom-.
panied by the composer. MacNair Tisen.
fritz Of ST. Louis.
sonk and plano recital viii. be the pro.
gramme this afternoon at the five-pointed
pavilion. II. T. Hufrmaster. formerly OF
Galveston, will render several barytone
solos. and Wilbur F. Macdonald of Dali
las. pianist will play. This will be Mr..
MacDonald's first appearance at the State
building for ten days. as he has been ILL.,
Theodore Sturkow will be the accom-
| PIANIST.
Copies Of the second edition Of the Sou
Venir Of the Connecticut State building at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" were
received at the pavilion yesterday. The
book Is catalogue OF the furniture and
works OF art in the building. including a
sketch OF early Connecticut Colonial his
tory: from the per Of Mrs, John NJ. ,Hol-
combe. member Of the Board Of Lady Man
ayers. and second vice president OF the
Connecticut Society OF Colonial Danes.
Nc, Most t. OF the antique furniture II the build
hostess Of the building. The new edition
is more profuse with photographs than
the first. The book is for distribution to
Connecticut visitors to the Fair.
The Spalding Grays, Captain NJ. ]. Dam
lei. Of Griffin. Ga, are at the Fair for a
ten days visit. They called at the State
building yesterday.
Alaska" will be the subject Of the day
at the meeting of the Presbyterian Mis-
sion Society at the Alaska building at 10
o'clock this morning. Addresses will be
made by Mrs Mary E. Hart the hostess;
Mrs Wilbur Boyle and Healy Wolfe. an
educated native Of Point Barrow. At the
close OF the exercises tea will be served
In the native Indian houses adjoining the
main Alaska building.
George W. Ingraham. manager of the
Eastern Washington exhibit. and Mrs.
1ngraham; have gone to Spokane. on ac-
count Of the illness Of their son. They will
be absent about three weeks.
The Michigan Commission has received
valuable volume in the form of COL
lection Of autograph photographs of prom
inent Michigan men. The book is hand
sorlely bound. and contains more than a
hundred photographs. 1t was presented to
the commission by c. NJ Hayes & Co. OF
Detroit.
Grant Thomas Executive Commissioner
for Wisconsin, has returned from visit
to his home at Madison. Mr.. Thomas
ports that the interest In the Fair In Wis
consin Is increasing steadily. and tn, at
tendance from now on Will be large.
One OF the most attractive exhibits at
IN,,s.
eastern Washington section OF the State
building. Nearly every variety is shown.
the Ben Davis. and even the Arkansas
blacks. which are The especial pride Of the
Bear State. are there in profus.on. Tne
apples especially appeal 10 thu hungry
ing many comments are made concerning
the fruit. Apple hungry" is the way
most of the visitors express their feel
inss: while i the apples look mighty good
to me- Mighty tine" and Finest J have
ever seen," are some Of the expressions
of others.
Mrs. C. c. Monson. the hostess of the
Connecticut building. is expected home TO-
day after visit to her sister at winona,
Mimi.
The meeting OF the Chi Omega Sorority
scheduled to take place in the Arkansas
building last night was called OF out of
respect to the memory OF Miss Mabel len
kins. member OF the sorority. who was
killed in railroad wreck last Sunday
while coming from Colorado to attend the
meeting OF the sorority. Miss jenkins
lived in Kansas City. Mo. and was IA Stu
dent in the University OF Kansas.
C. S. Mitchell, Executive Commissioner
for Minnesota. is attending a meeting of
the Board OF Commissioners in St. Paul.
Helen Nav PutIer-s ladies. r,flitor, r,,3
of fifty pieces which will give a concert
at the Worlds Fair on September is. will
be the guests of the Rhode Island Com
mission at the State Pavilion the follow
ing afternoon. After reception the band
will give a concert at the building. The
organiza ton is from Providence. and Is
one Of the few ladies' bands OF the coun-
try. An extended tour to the Pacifi Coast
is now being made. Helen May Butler.
the leader. is the composer of "Cosmopol-
itar America" which has been selected
by the Republican Executive Committee
as the official march for the campaign.
Judge c. W. Raymond of the United
States Court for the Western district of
Indian Territory. is a visitor to the Fair,
guests at the Territory Pavilion yester-
day.
Missouri chapters OF the Sigma Nu Fra
ternity will give dance. in the Missouri
building Tomorrow evening.
Tie Fourth Illinois Volunteers will give
reception to Governor Richard Yates
at the Illinois building on the evening of
August q. The Fourth Illinois will arrive
In st. Louis about August 30. 1t n under
command Of Colonel J. Mack Tann=r.
PICTURES ATTRACT ATTENTION.
inter of portrnif. NJ IScpfuclfnn.