The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-24
At TAP OF GAVEL
AND TOUCH OF KEY
THE WORLDS FAIR DECLARED
GINES STARTED.

At the tap of the now historic gavel
made of MANY woods grown in beauti-
full Forest Park, St. Louis, and at the
touch of a golden telegraph key, in
Washington, President Francis of the
Exposition, and President Roosevelt,
chief executive of the nation, opened
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
and set in motion it's complex and won
derful machinery.
There is more to the opening of the
Worlds Fair than may have appeared
in the casual reports of the event.
There were surging masses of people,
enlivening strains of music, speeches
and toasts in the DAYTIME, and fire
works, and probably more toasts in the
evening.
1t was a gala day when possibly too
little thought may have been given to
the significance of the dedicatory cere-
monies, to the opening of the great
spectacle and to the most marvellous
gathering of nations the world has
ever witnessed.
Early i'm the enterprise, Walter b.
Stevens, Secretary of the Louisiana
Purchase, said:
I The magnitude of this Exposition is
of small concern compare lively. It's
| immensely is simply incident and ne
| cessary to the execution of the motive
+ This motive is life, motion, processes
1t means creation of power by steam
gas electricity, until the mighty energy
unloOsened before the eyes of the be-
holder, reaches the combined strength
of 10000 horses.
1T means processes of manufacture
artistic and unitarian
I 1T means the growing flower, fruit
and forest.
1T means industries innumerable in
operation.
1T finds expression in more than a
| hundred ACRES of exhibits. Indoor ex-
| hibits include thousands of working
mechanisms.
This motive of ANIMATION finds il
| lustration in the presence of commune
ties of all peoples.
1T brings together the athletes of
various nations for quadrennial cOmpe-
! tition in Olympian Games.
1T prompts hundred of congresses
and conventions, national and inter-
national"
All this may not have occurred TO
the opening day crowd, but it will i'm
press itself upon thoughtful visitors
and fill them with an earnest desire to
catch and preserve the real spirit of
the Fair
To do this there is no better way than
to secure for future inspection and
reference the superb descriptive and
pictorial series, known as the Forest
! City Worlds Fair Art Portfolios"
This splendid collection of 480 photo
graphic reproductions is placed within
the easy reach of all our readers. II
! purchased as original photographs,
these views would cost an almost pro-
! hibitive sum, but, as we have arraned
| the price is merely nominal, and no
J reader earnestly desiring to possess the
work need be prevented from so doing.
Prom announcements which haVe
already appeared almost every one now
knows about the Exposition, ana about
this magnificent series of Photographic
/ reproductions, which are to mirror ITS
beauties and reflect its magnifcence
In order TO secure the series IL Is
only necessary to clip and send or bring
TO the Star the Forest city" coupon,
which appears from time TO time in
| these columns, together with ten cents
/ TO pay cost of handling mailing, etc.,
and amy one of the portfolios thus far
issued win Dee promptly forwarded,
Ii is certain that those who obtain
! the earlier numbers, win be anxiously
awaiting the appearance OF those port
folios a may safely be said that as The
F'aF progresses, ths portfolios Wnl