, 1905-01-28
LEWIS AND CLARK NOTES.

The Order Of Railway Conductors Will
hold its biennial session at the Lewis al d
Clark exposition IN May O..
The n ,tional Letter Carriers a~ssocia-
ton will hold a weeks convention at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, beginning
September 8.
Norwegian singing societies will have
a special day at the Lewis and Clark
centennial for a reunion of members and
a contest for prizes.
An airship tournament will be an at
traction at the Lewis and Clark exposi
ton. Large prizes will be awarded to
the successful contestants.
A crowd of almost 5000 people visited
the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds
recently on a pleasant Sunday.
Cars Of exhibits for the Lewis and
Clark centennial are arriving daily, and
the displays are being stored in the fin
ished buildings.
Work on the Government buildings.
five in number, for the Lewis and Clark
centennial, is progressing rapidly. The
buildings are almost ready for the staff,
and will be completed BY April /.
The United States government exhibit
for the Lewis and Clark exposition is
ready for shipment from St. Louis and
Washington. The display will be stored
until the Government buildings are ready
for installation.
J. A. Ramsey, secretary of the Ram,
sey family association, has written the of
hclals of the Lewis and Clark exposition
regarding a reunion of the family at tn,
exposition on August %. There are be
tween 1000 and 5000 people of the
name in the United States and a reunion
will probably be arranged.
Almost every county in the state o
Oregon will have an exhibit at the Levi.
and Clark centennial.
Almost every nation that rises 10 tn,
dignity OF a place on the map will be re
presented at the Lewis and Clark ccnten
NAL.
Photographs Of several hundred schoo
buildings will form an interesting feature
of Oregon's educational exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark centennial,
Idaho fruit growers will prepare for the
Lewis and Clark centennial an apple ex
hibit which promises to rival those o
Oregon and California.
The Italian Commissioner, Mr.. Zeggio
is now in Venice arranging for the col
lection of an exhibit Of Italian works o
art for the Lewis and Clark fair.
Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars
are proving popular las Christmas pres
ents. They are mounted as stick pins
or used in groups of two or three as
breast pins.
An elegantly mounted wild cat, shoI
fifteen years ago on the site of the Agri,
cultural building at the Lewis and Clark
centennial, will be on exhibition at the
fair.
California will probably increase its ap.
preparation for the Lewis and Clark cen.
%tennial from $50, 600 to 500, 900 or So.
900. and build a state pavilion.
Coos county, Oregon, will have a pa.
v,lion of its own at the Lewis and Clark
centennial The building will be con.
struc;ed entirely OF Coos county woods
and will be in itself an exhibit of interest
The Legislature o. the state of Wash
lngton will be asked to appropriate SIS.
900 for the erection of a state buildin,
and the collection of a suitable exhibi
for the Lewis and Clark centennial.
The building which will house Russia
exhibit of paintings by modern Russian
artists at Lewis and Clark centennial vii
be a replica of an old Moscow palac,
used by the Roman off kings of tn,
early times.
Prof. r. +. Robinson. superintendent
of the Portland public schools, has beef
chosen superintendent Of Oregon's educa
l%tional exhibit at the Lewis and Clark ex
position in place of Prof. II. S. Lyman
who resigned on account of i'll health.