West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-07-07
WEST VIRGINIA OPENS BUILDING.
Dedication Ceremonies Mt Worlds
Fair--tsov. White Accepts HIS
states Handsome structure
Special c.mrespondenee A.ru..

ST. LOUIS. July The imposing West
Virginia Stale Building at the wmlds Fair
was dedicated Wednesday afternoon with
appropriate ceremonies in which Gov A. q
White and other prominent West vir.inians
participated. Nearly thousand guests as
sembled for the occasion. many If them be-
ing ladies from the western aud southern
states.
The exercises began with an innovation
by Rev DR.. ID. Is. Purinton, of Morgantown,
West Virginia, president of the xtate Uni
versi,y. Vice chairman Fred Paul Gross
cup of the State Commission. presided and
Introduced Pcesiden, ID. X. Francis of the
louisiana Purchase Exposition, whe deliver
ed a brief aodiesS, compiimenting Yves, vir-
ginia aud the State Commission upon the
good work done in erecting such hand
some structure at the Worlds Fair.
The Yves Virginia Building was then de-
liyered by Col. Grosscup in behalf Of the
commission. TO Gov. White, who accepted
il for the Stale. in q shor, address in which
the good work of the commission was highly
commended.
The State flag was presented 10 the West
Virginia Commission by Hon John T Nc
Graw. a prominent attorney of the State,
who delivered an able address, giving n
careful historical review of the growth and
progress o, West Virginia. The eloquent
address was filed with patriotic sentiments
and contained much of national interest and
beautiful words of praise for the greatest of
all Worlds Fairs, which the speaker re-
garded as blessing to all IN inknd and an
educator for the entire world.
Stuart +. Reed of Parkersburg, w. Va,
who came especially TO attend the dedica-
ton, waslhe next speaker. lie called al
tention to the many men of prominence who
have hailed from West Virginia, whose sons
have distinguished themselves in all profes.
sions and callugs at home aud abroad. One
of West Virginia's sons recognized an army
under The shadows of the Pyramids OF
Egypt; another is in charge OF the Meteoro.
logical Bureau of the Argentine republic; an.
other gave to the United States its methods
of studying mathematics; another occupie.
the chair of political economy in the Uui.
versity of japan.
West Virginia's early history was interest
ingly presented by o. S. Mckinney, a
prominen, lawyer and editor of Fairmoun,,
w. Va.
Prof. Thomas G. Miller, Stale Superin
tendent OF public schools, spoke of Wes
Virginia as an an educational center and 81
the Worlds Fair as the great educator oi
the age.
A. ]. Wilkinson, of Grafton, in a short
improntu address, told of the glories OF
West Virginia and the wonders of the
Worlds Fair.
A. l.. Straus, prominent Parkersburg
attorney, made a few impromtu remarks
full OF happy hits.
The ceremonies were followed by an in.
formal reception on the upper floor of the
building. In receiving line were Gov. A.
b. White and Mrs. White, Mrs. f. p. eros
| soup, Mrs. ID. l.. Abbot, Mrs. A. IL. Win.
chester, wives of the West Virginia State
Commissioners, and Mrs Agnes f. Brown,
hostess of the building. The guests were
introduced by Col. ID. f. Abbot, of the
State Comm ssion, aud S. L. Hu,som, botI
of whom are members of Gov Whites staff
and were IN uniform.
Light ref eshmeuls were served on the
large veraRda ON the second floor after the
reception, AID the visitors inspected the in,
terror of the handsome building, which was
artisticallY decorated with oak boughs filed
with fresh green leaves, giving TO the starr.
way and halls the appearance of oak bower.
and filling he atmosphere with the pleasant
odor of oak leaves. Palms and poltcd
plants addedio the beautiful effect of the
oak leaves md branches and the brilliant
coloring of .rescoes.
The Weii Virginia building occupies a
prominent lace on elevated ground among
the other State Buildings and is general,
regarded as one of the handsomest state az
fairs on the Worlds Fair grounds. IVES,
Virginia has interesting aud attractive ex.
hibits in some of the big Worlds Fail
palaces, that IN the Palace Of Horticulture
being unusually fine, with one of the mos
perfect fruit displays at the fair. In the
Palace of Education, West Virginia has an.
other attractive exhibit aud in the Palace OF
Mines and Meiallurgy the mineral portion
of the State has a crediiable exhibit of Goa
and other products of the mines.
The West Virginia officials aud dis,in
guished Citizens are delighted with III,
Worlds FAIR. which they unhesitatinelv
pronounce The greatest the world has seer
and something which every person should
visit
In the opinion of Gov. White the World,
Pair Is one Of the wonders OF the century, 4
world in itself aud the greatest educator N
history, something which must be seen to b.
fully appreciated, something beyond the
imagination Of man