The Washington herald., 1907-04-26

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the President OF the United States and
by the hospitality shown our foreign
guests when they are once assembled on
our shores. II will be all the greater vic
tory and the more decisive step toward
that universal peace for which we all look
and for which We Ions. But for the army
and navy there would be no United
States OF America nor would this great
nation long survive without an army and
navy.
state Buildings.
VrgInia.-Of the state buildings. that
Of the Old Dominion IS the most lmpos-
F Ing, presenting d massive type Of colonial
structure in all its conventional dignity.
The Virginia exhibits viii not be under
this roof. but will have space IN the va
rious exhibition buildings, according 10
classification. leaving the State structure
90 serve exclusively for the reception and
entertainment OF visitors and guests. The
Virginia building has frontage Of 1I6
feet, including the side porches. II is Of
I brick, with stone and marble oruamen-
tation. and the front elevation presents
the harmonious effect of Ionic elegance
combined with DOTic simplicity Lofty
Corinthian columns, surmounted with
acauthus-leaf capitals. support the roof
projection above an imposing entrance.
The building is very appropriate for the
purpose intended. that OF home for the
children Of old Virginia from near and
.afar
The Georgia building is a representation
OF ''BullOch Hail. az Roswell Ga. "Bul-
loch Hair was the home Of Matte Bull
l0ch, mother Of President Roosevelt, and
here she was married TO the President S
father The reproduction of this building
/ typihed several periods in the history OF
the Empire STATE OF the South. The
builder OF the house was the second gov
| ern0r Of Georgia. Archibald Bulloch. the
Presidents uncle. was a captain in the
Confederate navy. and his brother, James,
was an officer in Lees army. The Presi-
dent VIII deliver the address of dedication
of this building on June 10, speaking on
the subject The Growth and Prosperity
Of the South. The twelve rooms of this
building viii be furnished by the leading
cities of the State. including Atlanta, Sa-
vannah. Columbus. Macon. Valdosta
WaycrOss. StstesbOro. Albany and Cor
dele
North Carolina has one Of the prettiest
buildings at the exposition. II is Of large
colonial design, with immense columns
ana porches, and is constructed of North
! Carolina yellow pine. The appropriation
Of this State for building and exhibit is
$50 600
Mrs. George Vanderbilt. of Bntmore,
| furnishes one of the rooms OF this build
ing. and the White Furniture Company,
/ of Mebane, another.
/ Delaware, the little Diamond State. "
| has erected a building of colonial hip
troofed design, with d uerqUet gallery run
ring around both interior and exterior, the
Delaware coat-of-arms over the doorway
and the word Delaware" impressed upon
the side wall, with colonial porches, old
time cornices and immense brick chin
neys and creditable building
Washington's headquarters.
New Jersey has one of the most artistic
Of buildings. representation of Gen.
Washington's headquarters at Norris
town The building is stately structure.
of a pure colonial type of architecture.
S5X33 feet in size, and its facade presents Il
beautiful colonial picture. It viii be the
headquarters fer New Jersey visitors and
for the holding of social and other events.
New York has built a large colonial
mansion modelled after the home of the
late Gen. Lee. Arlington on the POto-
mac, opposite the city Of Washington. It
viii be surmounted by a dome in resem-
blance to the dome of the Congressional
Library, at Washington.
The hostess of the New York building
| is Mrs. Nelson Guy Henry. wife of Adult
ant Gen. Henry, of the New York militia.
Pennsylvania has constructed a replica
of old Independence Hail. of Philadelphia,
corresponding I'm every detail 10 the Origi-
nal which is familiar by picture or per-
sonal inspection 10 almost every one. A
mammoth fOur-faced. eiectFic-illuminat-
ed clock viii ornament the tower, and all
lines of the tower will be illuminated by
rows of electric lights Two clusters Of
lights viii suTmount the front terrace.
while from the posts and brackets there
viii be additional clusters OF lights in
abundance.
Maryland has reproduced as her build
ing at jamestown Exposition the home
| of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton Carroll
was one of the signers of the Declaration
OF Independence. and survived all the
others by half a dozen years. One room
Of the building is a replica of the old
senate chamber at Annapolis. where
Washington resigned his commission AS
eommander-in-chief of the army In ad-
dition to the state building the city Of
Baltimore viii erect a House of We'll
come, of colonial design two stories in
height and with sixty feet front.
Massachusetts has attempted a repro
ductiOn of the old State House as it
stands at the head Of State street, Boston,
and in this they have succeeded remark
ably we'll, The structure is one Of the
most interesting and quaint in the group
OF State buildings. The first story Is
given over to the entrance and exhibition