Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-18
Special to the New Mexican.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov 1S.-The cere
monies incident to the proper observ
ance of New Mexico Day at the New
| Mexico building at the Worlds Fair are
in progress this afternoon. There are
many people here from various sec
tions of the Territory and the attend
ance, considering the lateness Of the
season and the long distance from New
| Mexico, of citizens of the Territory
their wives, daughters and sweethearts
| is gratifying. Governor Otero and
party, after calling on President Fgan-
ci,s joined the procession of Exposition
officials at the New Mexico building.
Eloquent and well received addresses
were made by the director general OF
the Exposition, Ex-Governor David M.
Francis, of Missouri; by Governor
Justice John R. McFie, of the Territor-
ial supreme court. Several members
of the New Mexico Board of Managers
were present, among them Charles A.
oplCo0, III C0luClC VI IllC UOdlu al LII VI
Seligman, treasurer and Herbert J. Ha-
german, who had charge of the ar
rangements for New Mexico Day.
The reception held this afternoon
was very brilliant affair. Mrs. Otero,
wife of the Governor, and president of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Board of
Managers, received and was assisted
by Mrs. Slocum and Mrs. JOSEPH w.
Chambers, of this city and by the fol-.
lowing from New Mexico: Mrs. J. w.
Reynolds, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Hopewell
Mrs. Arthur Seligman, Mrs. Bergere,
and others. This evening the members
of the board of managers present in the
city gave mplimentary dinner to
Governor and Mrs. Otero, Governor
Francis, the ladies who assisted Mrs
Otero in receiving, and to a few invit-
ed guests from st. Louis. The affair
was a complete success and very cred
liable to the Territory and to the board
Of managers. The Governor and Mrs.
Otero and the New Mexico party of re.
ceiving ladies are quartered at the Ho-
tel Washington, where Commissioner
Hagerman had secured apartments.
Governor and Mrs. Otero expect to
leave tomorrow for Santa Fe, via Chi.
cago.
Historical Resume.
In the declining days of the greatest
of international expositions and espec-
tally on this, New Mexico Day, at this
magnificent object lesson to the world,
it is very fitting occasion to say
something about the part played by
this great Territory at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, which will soon,
like it's predecessors, become but
memory. On the fact that the exhibits
of the Territory on the ground in St.
Louis have accomplished much, it is
wholly unnecessary to enlarge-ev
eryone who reads, knows what has
been done in the way of enlightening
the people of the country, who know
so little about the Land of Sunshine"
by the New Mexico Board Of Managers
through the Bureau of immigration lit
erature distributed and the exhib-
it's provided.
When, on the urgent recommends
tion of Governor Otero and at the petit
tions of many leading citizens, the
Thirty-fifth Legislative Assembly pass
ed the act, creating the Territorial
Roa ri Of Manap Of tha .OI1 Si9na Pur-
chase Exposition, and voted an appro-
priation, small in comparison with
others, to make creditable exhibit of
the resources of New Mexico, it is prob