The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-04
INDIANA BUILDING At ST.
LOUIS IS TRANSFERRED
TO COY. ". 7. DURB|N
Chief Executive Accepts the Pretty
Hoosier Resting Place in Name
of the People.
ELABORATE. EXERCISES
Addresses by Messrs. Ball, Mar
shall and Gilbert-Alice Roose-
welt Visits Building.
ELABORATE EXERCISES
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

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ST. LOUIS, June 3.-Indiana's building
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition was
this afternoon formally transferred from
the State Commission to the people. The
ceremonies were elaborate and many prom
inent Indianians were present.
Governor Winfield T. Durbin, Lieutenant
Governor Newton w Gilbert Henry w
Marshall, Frank c. Ball and President
Francis, of the worlds fair, were the
speakers. In presenting the building Mr..
Marshall rendered gold key to the main
door to the Governor. On the face side of
the key is engraved. Presented to Governor
W. L. Durbin.' and the reverse, 'Indi-
ana Building Presented
Miss Alice Roosevelt and her party Wis
tied the building soon after the conclusion
OF the exercises She was introduced to
Governor Durbin. the members of the COM
mission and the women of the party, leav-
ing after a few minutes call.
In the evening at o'clock a reception
TO Governor Durbin was given by the com
mission. The receiving party consisted of
Governor and Mrs. Durbin aid the MEM
bers Of the commission and their wives.
Guests were received in the Governors
otNOAid
side of the building
The dedication ceremonies this afternoon
were held in the new building. Owing to
the weather the military parade was aban-
dcned- The Culver cadets awaited the ar
rival of Governor Winfield T. Durbin at
the administration building. and at 1:45.
through a line of soldier boys. the chief
executive of Indiana made his way to the
office proCiHanf
reception in President Francis's office Lieu
tenant Governor Gilbert proposed the cleo
ton of the expositions president as an
honorary member of the Indiana commits
slan and this impromptu demonstration of
good will was carried unanimously
AFTER the exchange of greetings. carria ges
were taken 10 the Indiana building, where
the dedicatory exercises were at once COM
menced. The building, which was Crowded
during the ceremonies, was elabOrately dec
GRATED with American Beauty roses and
carnations, the blossoms being placed in
drtistlc profuslon throughout the rooms of
the building. The roses were from New
castle, Ind. The music room, which is on
the first landing of the grand stairway.
and overlooks both the first and second
floors of the building, the speakers
platform. plat More than one thousand chairs
had, been installed for the guests, COM
pletely filling the large reception hall on
the main floor and the reading room and
library on the second floor.
Vice President Henry w Marshall was
master of ceremonies, and the following
were seated on. the platform: David r.
Francis. the Rev. Walter b. Cole, d. d..
OF Trinity Church. Lafayette. Ind. Colonel
and Mrs. Lockwood. Colonel Oran Perry
and Colonel and Mrs. A. f. Fleet and the
following members of the commission and
their wives: Newton w. Gilbert Fort
Wayne; Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette;
j. w. Cockrum. Oakland City: w. W. Hicks,
Bloomington: w. w. Stevens, Salem w
III. O'Brien Lawrenceburg; Crawford Fair
banks. Terre Haute: d. w. Kinsey, New
Castle; Nelson a. Gladding Indiana polls;
Frank c. Ball, Muncie; G. c. Shirley. Koko-
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