The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-24
EXPOSITION IS IMMENSE.

General Greeley So Expresses His opinion of St. Louis Worlds Fair. General F. S. Greeley, who has just returned from St. Louis. says that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition was too |big a thing for him to attempt to de- scribe The only word he could use in trying to give an idea of it's magnitude was immense" The space occupied by the exposition buildings can only be measured by the mile. The exhibits were nearly all in place. and in a very few days the exposition will be com plete.
 President Francis said that the num- Der of visitors was fully up to expecta- tion at this time.
 The state buildings are varied in de- sign and furnishing. Many of them are palaces, but the Connecticut building is a perfect gem. It is purely colonial in style and furnished throughout with furniture of the colonial period.
 General Greeley's visit to St. Louis was for the purpose of attending the an nual congress of the national society of the Sons of the American Revolution, of which he was president general. Their opening exercises were held in that magnificent building called Festival Hall" on the morning of June 15, where speeches of welcome were delivered by General George H. Shields, Governor Francis and others, and replied to by General Greeley, Hon. James D. Han cock of Pennsylvania, Judge John Whitehead of New Jersey, Hon. George | w. Bates of Michigan. The regular business meeting commenced in the af-
 ternoon of the 18th at the Pennsylvania state building, which was kindly ten- dered for their use by the commission CTS of that state. A large number of delegates were in attendance. The meetings closed on Thursday, June IS, l and it was a most harmonious meeting.
 A large amount of business was tram sacted. Reports of the various officers and committees showed large gains in
 numbers, and a vast amount of work
 Accomplished. General Greeley having declined in most positive terms a re- nomination, Hon. James Denton Han cock, of Pennsylvania, was elected
 president general.
 | Many social events took place in hon. or of the Sons, among them being a reception to General Greeley by the
 Daughters of the Americal Revolution
 at the Missouri state building after the meeting held there, at which General Greeley addressed the Daughters
 The same evening dinner was given at the New York state building by Mir.
 Lewis Stern, commissioner of New
 York, at which General Greeley and
 Mrs. Donald McLane were guests of honor.
 | On Thursday evening most brilliant reception was given to the delegates of Ithe national society by the Missouri so- ciety, Sons of the American Revolution
 and the Daughters of the American
 Revolution. This reception was atten- ded by the officers of the exposition and l a large number of the most prominent families os St. Louis.
 1 On Friday evening, June 1T, Commits ESloHer l. w. blruSeye duu MIS. Dllus- Ieye gave the national society officers
 and delegates fine reception at the Connecticut state building, which was
 a most enjoyable affair. The weather during the entire week was everything lthat could be desired.
 General Greeley returned home great lily pleased with his visit to the great exposition, and thinks that any one will l be we'll paid for the time and expense | of visit to the worlds fair.