Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
GETTYSBURG ENCAMPMENT PLAN
WAS HALTED. BY PENNYPACKER
Governor Refused to Permit Later Associations to
Become Connected With Historic Battlefield.
The ST. Louis Exposition

New Castle. Pa: u. Il. Hardenbergh.
Honesdale; Isaac y. Brown, Harrisburg;
John NJ Scott, Philadelphia; John c.
Grady, Philadelphia; William c. Sproul,
Chester; William +. Snyder. Spring City;
]. Henry Cochran, Willlamsport; cyrus u.
Woods, Grcensburg; Theodore Il. Stub,
Philadelphia; John Hamilton, Philadel-
phia; William u. Kirker, Bellevue; vii.
liam Wayne, Paoli; John a. +. Hay, Clar.
ion; Fred T. Ikcler, Bloomsbury; William
II. Ulrich, Ifummelstown; a. r. Cooper,
Homer city: Frank B McClain. Lancaster;
George j.. Hartman, Wilkes Barre: VIII
liam :. Harve,', Philadelphia; Morris Il.
Clothier. Philadelphia; Joseph VI. Guzzam.
Philadelphia; George II. Earle Jr, Phila-
delphiu; Charles b. Penrose Philadelphia
George r. Oliver, Pittsburgh; II. IL. Gilky.
son, Phoenixvillc; Hiram Young, YORK;
James Pollock, Philadelphia; James Nc.
Bricr, Erie.
selected as Pennsylvania Day the goth
Of August tho 10th anniversary Of
Waynes victory ut the Fallen Timbers, in
order TO enforce attention TO the fact that
it was Wayne who won for us the whole
Middle West. There was much opposition
TO this date among the commission, for the
reason that it was in the very midst Of tho
hottest part Of the season, and, therefore,
likely to interfere with the pleasures Of the
occasion. but 7 was incxorable upon this
point. IN artistic building was erected at
a. cost Of S96.14j.G4, and IL was visited by
more people than all of the other state
buildings together, due in large part to the
presence Of the Liberty Bell. The exhibits
were most credltable and received many
medals from the National Commission.
Returning Balance
We left Philadelphia on the 18th with a
large party, which included my staff, Mrs.
PennypackCr Mrs. Carson and many of
the commissioners and their wives, and
tho next day arrived in st. Louis. where.
for the first time, ! saw tho Mississippi
River, and we put up at the jefferson
Hotel. On tho menu for dinner there ap.
peared Boiled Owl" I.was sorcly tempted
to try what the thing was like, but the
price was 81 and ] forborC. We concluded
that night to go out in automobiles and
take preliminary look at the fair. We
had gone about four squares when ono of
the most violent Of thuudcrstorms let loose
upon US, the bolts of lightning striking
and splintorlng the poles beside us on the
street, and we hurried back % the hotel
wet 70 the skin. In tho morning, escorted
by tho famous City Troop, with John G.
Groomo at its head, / was driven out 10
the Pennsylvania Building. which wo OK.
amined. The day proved TO be fully a.
hot as had been anticipated and all were
uncomfortable, but endured their martyr
dom for the good of the state There I
| delivered an address, setting forth in detail
| Pennsyivauia's part in the creation of the
| West and the securing OF the lands of the
| Mississippi Valley. II has often been re
| printed; II appears in my pennsylvania IN
! American History" and it produced the
| effect which had been intended. In the
| evening Mrs. Pennypacker and I held q
| reception attended by Governor David r
| Francis, the president Of the exposition
! In connection with the exercises had re-
| produced A. j. II. Duganne's poem, "Hur
! rah for Pennsylvania" up to that time al
| most unknown, and it was rendered Will
| great effect by Il lady elocutionist. Aftel
examining the exposition we left ST. Louis
on the night Of the 23d. When the Stat,
| Commission closed it's labors it returned
! 100000 to the Treasury. an event almost
| without precedent.
Tomorrow Governor PcnnSpacker tells Of a new
"a NiIn ElaNa