The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02

not departed from the walls Of the I.ory
City. ere the advance guard of world
jurists began TO clamor for the attention
| Of the fair ones. For another week tho
| Commissioners were forced 10 remain In
the background while tnc tsir ones
worshipcd at the shrine OF the law. They
| did not murmur they did against tfio
| men OF science, for they know that the
| legal lights would turn the letter Of the
law TO Justify their acts, and that srgu
| ment would be in vain.
! The reception given to the Universal
CONGRESS. of lawyers by the Missouri
. Commission was perhaps the "drcssieSt
| affair OF the week.
| While there is section in IN" I,y-la W.
| of the Executive Commissioner Associa-
ton. which reads ils follows: Any
| member Of the EXe'utig. Commissioner
| Association. who shall DC found guilty
! of wearing u drcss ant 20 any OF the
| State functions. shall be fined So every
| State Commissioner appeared ut the Mis-
| souri, State building clad in an evening
! suit. TREY preferred the fine. to having
| their rivals outshinc them in their own
| special territory. hence the accounting OF
| the 'dr-ssv affair."
| The State Commissioners accuse tnH
| iurist. of unfair dealings. They sSy tho
| interpreters OF III" law promised the
| fair ones. that they would soc that laws
were so changed that women should liavo
/. voice in all the aff.iirs Of the nation
| that she could 90 to the polls and stuff
| the ballot boxes to her hearts content.
Commissioner General 4. Bermudez of
Nicaragua to the Worlds Fair, and
Sonora Bermudez celebrated their wood
en- wedding at their homo, No. $50; West
Pine boulevard. last Wednesday evening
1t was an Informal affair. Commissioner
and 3lrs. BermudeZ inviting some fifty
Of their friends to celebrate thelr we'd
ding anniversary. The guests were main
ly friends from their own and other
South American coun;rie%-
The double parlors and recsption-room
were decorated with bride and American
beauty roses. The guests were enter
tanned with dancing and Spanish songs.
lfrs. Bermudez was becnminSly goTned
in tissue over rose-pink taffeta. She wore
handsome diamonds. which were the bridal
gift Of SenOr BermudaZ
The reception given by the Georgia Com
mission to Governor and Mrs. James y.
Terrell OF Georgia was In truth Georgia
affair. as most of the guests were Gscrgi-
ans.
his entire staff of nincty-nine COionels. and
each Colonel was accompanied by his wife
or IA feminine friend. Many beautiful ''El
berta" girls from Georgia were present,
all handsomely gowned.
The famous Georgia artillery punch was
one OF tFc features Of the evenings eu-
tertainf1cnt. II vas difficult 70 tel wheth-
CT it yas the exceedingly warm weather
or the pretty yCanS girls vrfIa presided sc
the punch bowls that caused tde Colonela
10 remain in the yici7.ty OF The Ducan
bows.
Tfn South Dakota Commission tendereet...
. reception 90 Governor and AlTa. Isrric1.
at the South Dakota State bt ldins. All
tho Other STATE Commissioners and the
hostess were present. and 4 @o0dfy NUM-
Der OF South Dakota pope. VINO came to
take Part in making South DdkOta's one
of the greatest days in the history OF the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, attended.
Even Dan Cupid claimed attention this
week. il was re who played his pranks
among the APPLES and oranges of Kansas
Snrnla. and as q result the Sun
flower State Pavilion was the scene of
pretty wedding last Thursday evening.
when Miss Rose Phoebe Steele OF Kansas
became the bride OF H. Adm Green OF Gail
ifornia.
Ars. Noble PTentis. the charming host
oss oc the Kansas building. acted as ma
tron.
The Missouri Commission gave a recep-
ton to the Missouri Press Association at
the Missouri state Pavilion. Governor
Dockery was present to receive the cd
itors.
II was an informal affair. aad. like ruost
Missouri functions. the lire was conspici,-
GUS for its absence. The Commissioners
and The hcstesses. Mrs. Emma EuucoJ5
and Mrs. Bell Hall Small mingled win,
the sTi~sts. making evesvouc feel ~ Ic-nn