Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-01
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best things In the street OF conccs.
sions are Hagenback's Animal Shows,
New York to tho North Pole, Crea'
ton, the Chinese and Japanese thea
tres and the Cliff Dwellers. Mr.. To-
bin has done well with the last nam
cd attraction. the most popular fea.
ture being tho MoQui Snake Dance.
Fair Society.
II is a far cry from the Pike to the
social atmosphere where Mrs. Daniel
Manning and Z court Of fair and cul.
tured ladies' from many
states hold graceful sway
The Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has been the first 10 EN-
phaslze the social side. Mrs. Man
ping and q number Of able feminine
CONDUCTORS besought congress for
500, 900 with which to defray the ex.
pense Of such receptions and social
entertainments as would likely to
promote cordial good feeling among
the people OF different states and
with foreign countries. or course
the ladies got the money. They
have expended 1t TO excellent pur.
pose. Missouri has been the center
OF the social circle. From her beau
tifuI state building, she has dispen-
sed lavish hospitality to all corners;
she has held receptions and given
entertainments almost every day and
has had for guests OF honor many OF
the most noted people OF the land.
The boards of lady managers from
the various states and the hostesses
OF the several state buildings have
united In making social life Of the
white city during the fair pleasant
and of refined tone. Receptions have
been held In nearly all the buildings
and the hostesses of any state have
always stood ready to aid their fell
low women. That the precedent es-
tabllshed by the board of lady manag-
ers OF the fair Is q wise n can not
DO doubted. The experiment has
been demonstrated n success. Distin-
guished foreigners have been afford
ed an opportunity for seeing the
very best side of America n life, a side
usually very much In the shade dur
ing a fair. Furthermore the people
OF tho different states have learned
to know each either better and more
appreciatively. A sort Of I'VE are a
John Lamson's BARNS" feeling has
been promoted and national pride, al
ready enhanced by the superb show
ing that America has made among the
nations Of the earth. has been given
another and healthier tone by the
cordial meeting of cultured people
from the east and south with those
Of the hitherto lightly considered but
broader and more progressive west.
So successful have been the efforts
Of the ladies OF the fair. that a move
ment has been set on foot to per-
petuate the social organization, The
ladies ask for a good deal, but there
are those in high position here, who
believe they will not be denied.
It Is proposed to form an organi-
cation of the lady managers and hos
tesses of the fair for the purpose Of
holding stated meetings and serving
at coming expositions. The promo
tiers Of this alluring scheme will ask
congress to pay the bills incurred in
carving out tho details Of the plan.
While powerful support has been
promised. there are doubters who be-
lieve that congress will be- ungallant
enough to decline to give the neces-
sary appropriation. The ladies who
have SO ably looked out for the so
clal interests of the exposition have
almost certainly established a proce'
dure which will be followed hereaf,
ter in all great expositions in this
country. However. many believe
that II would be unwise to p%erpetuate
tn present organization with any
view to its giving assistance at future
expositions, Each exposition 1t Is
argued. should be free to make Its
own arrangements for social fea
lures.
have intended to write somewhat
fully of the slendid display made by
| France. Germany and Canada. But
| this letter grows over long. | vii
merely say that France captured more
prices than any other foreign country
that Germany exceeded in scope OF
exhibits all other outside countries
| and that the superb exhibit OF Cana
da's agricultural, mineral, forestry
marine and educational products, Il
made. very largely, with a view Z
encouraging emigration to the vast
~uuaeyeloped. vet resourceful areas o