The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
August 19 Has Been Sci Aside
as West VirgTliass lay at
the EXPOSITION.

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SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 20 The
West Virginia building al the Panama
Pacific International Exposition is fl5.
feet long and two stories in height
the outside made in Travertine in~ccn-5
formation with the exposition plan eN-
cept the ends which are made or glass
in bay window effect The style is
colonial architecture, the front hay7
ing a columned verand1t similar toa
that of Arlington. the homo Of the
Lees, and to Mount veTEcn. the atbate
ct Washington. Like these historic
structures the modern mansion faces
a broad expanse OF water. equally fa-
nous, The bay or San Francisco. and
fhest west Of the exposition grounds,
2sit stands literally hestfe the Golden
Gate.
IIattield's Pictare.
The principal room !i a yece.ti5n
hall. broad and long. the main feature
of which is an immense fireplace and
over the mantle hangs the picture of
the governor Of West Virginia. Henry
ID. Hatfield. In this fireplace. l9gs
\ are always burning. throwing an att
amosphere of5cheerfnincss and welcome
around the visitor as lie enters the
room, which was designed 10 give tie
&einias are famous and III certainly
fulfills it's purpose. Gr either end are
two other large rooms separated from
it5only by columns and pertiars. max
the combined length of8t1c apart
5nent over 100 feet. the entire east
end being one Of the bay windows
above mentioned Tie ceiling af inc
main hall is curved following the oEt-
lines Of the roof to which ii reaches.
This hall is used for receptions and
dances Here after the dedication Ger.
5emonies held March 4, the gracious
and dignified official hostess. Mrsi
Charles S. Williamson rf .lartinsbu.g
Mrs. Edward Kenna. social secretar:f
of Charleston. the attractive daughter
ln-laIw of former United States Sena
nor kenna from West Virginia and
Mrs D. Brandley Ply1nire. OF San
francisco, wife OF the president Of
the West Virginia California Society
the members OF tile fair commission
from West Virginia. the president ofi
the local society received and served
refreshments to over three hundred
guests, and yet the room was moi full
Here too was held the dinner and the,
dance given by the West Virginia.
the evening of the dedication day. the
z1at1crs being but a forcrnnner OF many
proposed happy reunions TO be held
in the building du.1ns the exposition
year.
Darcins Floor.
iBesides the above described rooms,
there are ladies' room, an Office and
a .gentleman's smoking room on the
first floor On either side of the fire-E
place in the entrance room are colon
4ial stairNays leading to large balloon,
les overlooking the dancing floor. and
of Of each are fonr bedrooms and
two baths, and here the governor oil
the state. the commissioners and the
other officials live during their visit,
TO the exposition
5 On the broad veranda directly over-i
looking the bay. the Hon. G. o. SagleI
one Of the fair commissioners. feltv-I
cred the opening address. reading al
telegram from Governor Hatfield, Who
was unable TO be present on account
of an extra session Of the West Vir.
gina legislature which convened nnlyt
sveyed congratulations from the peonle,
management for It's greet enterprise I
THE successful elimination OF which sol
far as his state was concerned ter
minated with the turning over, to thel
exposition Of the building which rep-|
resented their efforts TO be adeauatelyI
represented In fti1is Wonderland of
EjeWel1ed and italian towers. foreign
castles, Mohammedan spires and thei
domes Oriental gardens rare birds
and rarer5 flowers that has been cr-at-1
ed on the rim of the western contin-l
tent beside the western ocean. in the
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