The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-03
INDIANA DEDICATION.
State Buildingat 81. Exposition 10 be
Dedicated June 3rd. .

Louis will be formally dedicated on
Friday afternoon, June 3rd, at ,
O'Clock. The Indiana Commission
ers through the press OF the state
extend a cordial invitation to all cit
Izens OF Indiana TO be present on
this occasion. The ceremonies will
be held at the Indiana building and
the program though not yet an
|nounced will consist of addresses by
Gov. Winfield I. Durbin. Lieut.
Governor Newton w. Gilbert and
Henry W. Marshal, Speaker OF the
Houss of Representatives on the
part of Indiana, and byEx-Governor
David r. Francis. President of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, for
the exposition company. The
Cadets from the Culver Military
Academy will participate in the GER
monies, as will also the Philippine
scouts and about 400 marines sta
Toned on the exposition grounds.
There will be music throughout the
day by bands from Indiana and 9TH
sr organizations connected with the
Exposition. In the evening a recep-
ton will begiven by the Governor Of
Indiana and the Indiana worlds Fair
Comissioners to all the people OF In
diana and the Worlds r air officials
and other invited guests. 1t is ex-
lpected this will be one OF the great
days for Indiana at the exposition
aud the Commission is making ex-
tensive preparations to entertain a
large number Of people from lndi-
ana which they are assured will be
present.
Indiana has a building at the
Worlds Fair that every citizen OF the
state will be proud OF when he sees
lit. The throngs Of people who are
now passing through the building
unite in sounding its praises and ev-
cry hour of the day persons are
heard expressing the opinion that
lit is the most beautiful building on
the Exposition grounds. The build
ling is located close to the Inside Inn
at the State Building entrance atthe
southeast corner OF the grounds.
liz is designed in the spirit of the
French Renaissance and intended
to be a resting place for all visitors,
to meet friends, social and music en-
Itertainment.
The building is surrounded by a
broad terrace and is approached
Through a spacious portico, on either
side of which are csndelabra OF q
monumental character. Through
the portico, you enter large loung-
ling hall, 80 by 5S, furnished with
heavy leather upholstered furniture.
/ On either side are mems and wo-
mems rest rooms l9 by 81, luxur-
iously furnished with upholstered
furniture and each furnished with an
upright piano, one manufactured by
the krell- French Piano Co., OF New
Castle Indiana, the other by Schsff
Bros. Co.. of Huntington, Indiana,
back OF which are commodious toi-
LET and retiring rooms. The toilet
rooms nave tile floors, and walls and
partitions are made Of heavy opa4ue
sanitary glass manufactured al Alex
andria. Indiana. At each end ofthe
building, in connection with the
resting rooms, are verandas- The
portico, terrace and verandas are
FURNISHED with Old Hickory tables
and chairs. In connection with the
lounging hall isthe secretary's office,
also the postoffice, check room, reg
lister clerk and bureau OF informa-
ton. A broad spacious stairway in
in the center, leads to the landing,
with Corinthisn columns supporting
an art glass dome. This stairway
invites visitors to the second floor.
Midway il a large landing, on either
side, stairs leading to the floor above.
This landing merges into a large
music room 20 by 80, superbly t1-
nished with oriental rugs, Louis NV
furniture, and containing two grand
pianos, one from the Star Piano Co ;,
lat Richmond, Indiana, and the 9TH
er from the Packard Piano Co.,,
of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The art glass used in the decOra-
Itions throughout the building and
in the dome is manufactured by the
Opalescent Glass Works at Koko-
mo, Indiana, and represents a ma
terial whose superiority is unex-
'celled.
On the second floor Is a
large library or reading room, in
which are kept on file all the stale
newspapers aud magazines; also all
the principal daily papers and week
Nv and monthly magazines. Al one
end Of the building is the Governors
reception room, st the other the
Commissioners reception room and
private offices. In connection with
the latter is the art and literary de-
uartmeut. which contains copies OF