The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-21
PLANS NOVELEXHIBIT
Would Reproduce BullOch
Hall at Jamestown Fair.
HOME OF PRESIDENTS MOTHER
w. y. Mitchell. Head of the Georgia
Commission, Wants State to Have
Distinctive Exhibition Building
Could Be Reproduced In Its En-
tirety IL the Plan Succeeds.


Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Atlanta. Ca. Oct 1s-Georgia's build
ing at the jamestown exposition, will be
a reproduction Of BuIloch Hall. the home
Of President RoOscvelts mother. il the
plans are carried out as advocated by W.
y Mitchell. president Of the Georgia
commission Such plan, in Mr..
MitcheIFs view, would give Georgla's ex-
hibit distinctive appeal and at the same
time carry out the idea OF Virginia's fair.
that Of showing the relation Of Southern
"a national life and history.
Before making this suggestion public.
Commissioner Mitchell visited BulIoch
Hall. at Roswell. Ga. in company with
Architect Thornton Marye, and a careful
examination developed the fact that The
building could be reproduced in its en-
tirety. including many Of its most inter-
esting surroundings
Wants state Well Represented.
Georgia is looked upon as the leading
Southern State" said President Mitchell,
in speaking OF the matter, and the
jamestown exposition will by nature and
| location be a great Southern exposition.
It is proper, therefore. that Georgia be
the most prominent State at this EXPOSE
ton.
There is no way which this prominence
may be better attained than by the re-
production of BuIloch Hall as the Georgia
building at jamestown Il was the home
OF one OF Georgia's early governors. a
leader in his day, and many of whose
descendants took up arms in defense OF
the COnfederacy
But the reproduction OF this building
at jamestown would become national.
even international. In its character and
| interest, owing TO its having been the
home of the mother of the President OF
the United States. and the roof beneath
which she was married.
At the St. Louis exposition the home
of the beloved and illustrious Gordon
was reproduced. and. I'm my Judgment. IL
viii be most fitting that BullOch Hall be
reproduced at jamestown.
Georgia, the greatest OF Southern
States. in erecting this building. will SYM
bOliZe and herald 10 the world the last
ing union of the North with the South,
showing that in the blood Of the Presi-
dent there Is intermingled all the at
tributes of Southern and Northern Chival-
~ and manliness-attributes that have
been attained by such union as that
Of the father and mother Of the Presi-
dent
Would Follow Grady's Teaching.
In opening this building to the world
at jamestown, Georgia viii but be con-
tinuing the great mission of Henry Grady.
Of whom il was so aptly said, he died
| loving a nation into peace
in considering this project President
Mitchell has found at Roswell some of
| the original furniture used by President
| Rooseveit's mother which ne proposes
to secure for use in the building should
/ il, be erected. He also proposes to Sc
cure from Roswell roots of violets from
Bulloch Hall and cuttings of the shrub
berry to be forced In hot houses during
/ the winter and 10 be planted in front OF
the building at jamestown showing 20
! the many thousands Of visitors who viii!
/ seek out the Georgia building an ex-
act reproduction of this noted residence.