The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-09
City Will Do Its Share in Making
the Celebration at the
Fair a Success.
DECORATIONS TO Be FEATURE.
Real Sandwiches, Each d Meal in
Itself, Will Be Distributed
at the State Pavilion
October II.
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q ELABORATE PROGRAMME
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. FcR MISSOURI DAY. 4
& 9 TO Il a. E.-Band concert In &
. front OF Missouri! Building and an 4
= orchestral consert In the State hall q
. Of the Missouri building. q
10 n. m.-Distribu:ion at Missouri 4
. building Of souvenir metallic 6
= badges TO all Missouri men and 4
. women and u souvenir button to all &
= Missouri children. {
. 1870 a. n.-Grard military pa 6
. rade, composed OF $50 United &
= States regular troops and $500 q
. Missouri National Guardsnen. q
. II a. rl.-Review Of grand military 9
= Parade by Governor Dockery and 9
= staff, Missouri Commission and Q
& President Francis from review Q
. stand in front OF Missouri build g
= ing. Q
o 11:D a. m.-Missouri Day sxsr- O
. cises in State hall OF Missouri &
= building. consisting of special mu- .
q sic and addresses By Governor !
= Dockery and President Francis. .
. 1890 p. Redistribution of sand q
. wiches and lemonade from a booth .
= on the south side of the Missouri .
. building. =
- p. Inland and orchestra rom =
= certs In Missouri building during .
. the afternoon. .
q .. m.-Reception and ball to +
o Governor Alexander N. Dockery .
. by the Missouri Commission. =
In common with the patriotic citizens of
other parts of Missouri. the residents OF
ST. Louis will observe Missouri Day at the
Worlds Fair, October II. as a holiday. and
attend the Exposition in a body on that
day. It will be the %outpouring Of the cit
liens Of a great Commonwealth, and the
Gay will be made second only, il not equal
to. st. Lou Day In point Of attendance.
By proclamation. Mayor Rolla Wells of
st. Louis has declared Missouri Day a
legal holiday. In compliance with his or
der. all of the public Offices of the city
Will be closed, and in accordance with
the desires. as stated in the proclamation,
of making Missouri Day a banner day Of
the Exposition, it Is expected that many
business houses of st. Louis will close
their doors and allow their employees to
visit the Worlds Fair.
Tit Response by the business men Is
expected to be almost as liberal as on st.
Louis Day. when there was a practical
suspension Of mercantile and other Indus
trial pursuits In this city.
President Davis Of the Missouri Com
mission has requested the members of the
board OF Education to issue an order
closing the schools of St. Louis Missouri
Day, and it Is expected that the pupils
Will be permitted to be released from their
school duties that day, so that they also
may be allowed to take part in the fes-
tvities.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS.
decorations have been a feature on other
celebrations at the Worlds Fair. but the
Missouri Commission promises to Guido
anything heretofore attempted at the Elk
position. The building itself will be made
a bower Of beauty. while on the lawns the
erect Will be that of faryland as a result
or the thousands of lights which will be
used.
The great state hall of the Missouri pa
rilion will reveal some of the most artistic
designs in bunting. flag festoonins and
Movers ever displayed from its walls. The
great dome OF the otunda will have wild
smliax flowers embellishins its beautiful
ailegories. which portray in pictorial art
the history connected with the Louisiana
Purchase and the four great eras in the
development Of mankind. From each WIN
COW OF the towering dome will hang down
over the rotunda long strings of wild
smiiax, and in every recess flowers will be
displayed lavishly and in artistic harmony
with the surroundings. Thirty-fye cases
of wild smilax alone will be utilized in the
decorations.
The Pain Fireworks Company has Sc
cured the contract for the outside and
law decoration of the Missouri building.
Thousands of large and small lights of
various colors will be used all over the
four-sided lawn and in the trees. On the
west and north lawns Missouri, will
shine brightly. the name being in an erect
position. Special Illumination coIors in
hre Will be burned from selected situa-
items on the lawn during the evening.
TO SERVE SANDWICHES.
In Its endeavor to surpass any celebra-
ton yet held at the Exposition the Mis-
souri, Commission has gone further than
preparing a feast for the eye in artistic
decorations. and pleasure for the ear in
a series Of parades and concerts and
has also provided a substantial spread of
refreshments.
One of the most interesting features of
the lengthy programme for the day will
be the distribution at 12:SO, at the Mis-
souri, building. of sandwiches and lemon
ade. Judge ]. H.. Hawthorne of the COM
mission guarantees that these will be
sure enough sandwiches, none OF your
dainty things hat are served at recep-
tons. but a great. big slice Of ham. be-
tween two large pieces of bread. and the
treasurer OF the commission also states
that the lemonade will be not of the cir
GUS kind.
A a souvenir OF the Worlds Fair
metallic badges will be distributed Mis-
sour Day. These badges are of a unique
design, and are more substantial than the
average State badge which has been dis
tributed at the Fair. Thirty Thousand of
the metallic badges will be given away TO
Missourians, and besides a supply Of TO-
900 buttons is on hand for the children.