Show r l r D DAY r OF f fT T THE f W l l f FAIR IR Gates Thrown Open to Children And Those Unable to Attend For Tor l or Pecuniary Reasons RECORD BREAKER ATTENDANCE Since Opening on April A lo to Have lave Heen 57 RecOrded St SI Louts Louis I D Ideal orl early winter weather prevailing with the tha th gates late thrown opus o to children oldren amito to tho hoe WilD who scars wera worthy but Jut Imil imd tUll huh bean 11 unable to 10 train from tOI pecuniary re re ru Poise IlIa with crowds pouring through the turnstiles the tha Louisiana Purchase ex exposition exposition position held forth Its ita I last Iset day dl today lud President David DIh It n 1 ln lt m was ti tile III guest of or liQuor honor today and ld Vale W l conducted In lit II commemorating the tha service ho he has Ims hl rendered In hI lh th the exposition x a 1 success I It I Is la estimated that limit the lime attendance was 11 In the neighborhood of oC a fe d br rtH l Sn j t e 0 lj on onnor 01 A I io tb theta h aj nor Qt tn Na r rl In Jle tier her bel when this the total attendance wn wa The ThA days nt itt was wan Wil on Kept Sept U 15 when fit St Louis Loul LOUII day 8 was observed oh That every evor of St touts lulB might aught participate In ils II the tile lust last 1181 duty day of ot the expo today loda was tac wie proclaimed a 1 holiday by b Mayor 1101 Wells WEl Ion Oo Hocker like Ilke likewise wll wise hail had proclaimed u n holiday through throughout out the tue and poured Into the time city rl nt A large largo number of ot business hou and tutu the public schools were dowd President I U D Jl Jt Francis ar arrived aI tired rived ut ul tile the li administration building early today amid after A n brief reception he was escorted by b the tile worlds fair directors all alt of ot time the officials and suid Ild em en of oI or the th exposition company anti and n is detail of nt M eo Jefferson guards to the lisa th plaza of ot St Bt Louis lull The procession was ivan Wil headed haded by a R eort of ot all ni tile the military organizations on th this the ground time the regular soldiers stationed at Je 1 barracks and II other oilier ml lary sty of fit St Louis President Francis took Iok his hil place lilacs on the Ihl north norh Me of ot the Pur Puri i time rhale monument lo to deliver his Imie hil fare farewell rl well address nt lit the hits exact place wh where rc were WArt held belch hell time tho opening exercises In April Apri The members member of ot the national thuS board of man agers arl the members of nf the Ih foreign tor il mind tt state and other notable guests occupied the Immediate vicinity of at the sj faker stand and stretching away Into th the distance on 01 all al tides pities wins wim wima WI a I ten sea of ot fares Brief addresses wore marie inside by Isy h Governor Dockery In behalf of o the state aunt Mayor MAyr In to behalf of ot the lie city rl Fronds then thin de tIe delivered livered his hil farewell farwell address AB As Al le he heArM arose ArM a I mighty aught nicer cheer went treat up the thousands President Francis told of or th the exposition as a 1 of Industry of ot the world work s sa If as asit a it 1 universal Institution of ot Instruction and amid as aa a R patriotic sucrose When he had halt ceased speakIng the mammoth assemblage again ARB n burst Into cheering and then Ihen to I for this the set last time tm the th extensive I i I of the exposition Drills Dris concerts and receptions yen gen generally In eroll 11 throughout the grounds occupied pied pl 11 the thu Ih latter hatter laler part rt of ot the th day dat Pres President ident Preach Francis was wa tendered a general reception at t the iii house of at the lie board b ot or orla isis la m managers n President Francis said In part ing In nj of ot the results of or the work expend expended ed on nit the worlds world fair fall Time will 11 be required to demonstrate that thai the thought and labor and the sac eat 18 that have hUt entered e tred Into tat It ware not lot lIIa bestowed The conw conee con will continue to How flow for t r at least a generation to comae Its II info will wilt be he li felt and appreciated In widening it circles as I the Ule years go 50 by b It 11 marks a n new n w epoch In hi Intellectual and Industrial advancement of ot th tJI the world and the dawn of ot a era Ira In iii Inthe the relations of ot govern governments monte ments and an peoples |