The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-06-22
KENTUCKY DAY
AT EXPOSITION.

pOSiIlOu udWutu anu uIbN dilnOob W a
chose without cloud to mar It's So
renitv. Late in the afternoon a
heavy rain fell, but it did not break
into the day materially. Every one
was from Kentucky, and the l 800
badges which the Committee on Ar
rangements provided were supple
mented by ). 900 others struck off in a
st. Louis printing shop. Augmented
by more than three times their origi-
nal number, the badges were soon
exhausted and the Commonwealth s
proud name quivered over a host Of
hearts inspired by patriotism and
sentiments closely akin. The red let
tiers were conspicuous In every part of
the.fair grounds. On the Pike they
were seen seeking the daredevil at
fractions, but refusing to pass the
most commonplace In the Palace Of
Liberal Arts, the Administration
building and, most of all, in the
Kentucky building, the crowd was
marked with the symbol that stands
for cordiality, hospitality and good
fellowship in all parts Of the world.
Louisvilles delegation, accompanied
by crowds from Richmond, Frankfort,
Lancaster, Shelbyville, Cloverport,
Henderson and Owensboro, increased
the Kentuckians already in st. Louis
by nearly 500 persons. The Hender
son route special train poured owe
800 out at the gates, while the South
ern and the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern brought heavy trains
to this city.
Review of Troops.
Gov. and Mrs. Beckham, Miss
Hattie Bell Fuqua, Miss Meme Smith,
President A. Y. Ford, of the Ken
lucky Commission, and Mrs. Ford,
Judge S. W. Hager, Mr.. and Mrs
Ely II. Brown, Chares F. Granger,
Mayor of Louisville; Gen. Percy
Haly, commanding the Governors
staff, and --Garret Wall were received
in the Administration building by
the Hon. David r. Francis, president
of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton. Accompanied by Harry b.
Halves, president of the st. Louis
Kentucky Society, the party went to
the Kentucky building.
Y Gov. Beckham and President
Francis mounted the balustrada at
the south entrance, and reviewed
body of troops which is maintained
at the Exposition. The troops were
the jefferson Guards, which are un'
der command of Gen. Edmund Rice,
master of ceremonies; the Philippine
scouts. battalion of United States
marines. headed by the First cavalry
band the Philippine constaDulary,
the Frazier Guards, of Memphis, and
cadets from Simpson College, Iowa,
and from Iowa State College. Gen.
John c. Bates, VINO was first in COM
mand of the West Point maneuvers
last October, paid his respect to the
Kentucky delegation during the cere-
monies az the Kentucky building.
Lieut.. j. Sidney Haight, who was
at West Point, contributed much to
the smoothness of the military re-
view. The Filipinos are excellently
drilled. and form a part Of the Uni
ted States army.
President Francis Welcome.
The Exposition band thrilled the
crowd with Southern airs of ma rtial
and pastoral measure, as Gov. Beck
ham, President Francis, Mr.. Ford,
Harry B. Halves, and the three flag
bearers advanced to the low platform
that had been erected. Mr.. Ford in
troduced President Francis, saying
4rst that ne wished to welcome every
one to the little spot of Kentuck y
which had been transplanted to
Missouri, aud that in Mr.. Francis the
audience would see native son ot
the cid Commonwealth, who could
much more ably bid anniversal well
come to the new Kentucky home. Mr..
Ford called attention to the fact that
even the element seemed to ia vor
Kentucky, as it had rained on Mlssou-
II day and on Indiana day, but to-
day "the san shone bright in the new
Kentucky home" The rain later to-
day did not dampen the bright cheer
in the Kentucky building. The build
ing, which had been comfortably
filed at the beginning, was packed
almost to suffocation when Mr. Fran
els arose, He told mis- hearers of his
love for old Kentucky, his native
State, and followed with a statement
of the manner in which Western
energy had eclipsed all former efforts
at producing Worlds Fair and what
part Kentucky had played in the
Louisiana Purchase and in the Expo
sition from the first until to-day.
Gov. Beckham's Response.
In an able and long speach Gov.
Beckham responded to President
Eraucis He said in mart -