Show l r r f fT T THE W WORLDS l l f FAIR l Gates Thrown Thiron Open to Children And Alit Those Unable lc to Attend For l or Pecuniary Reasons RECORD BREAKER ATTENDANCE Since Opening n on April lo There Rave Have licen Admissions n corded St SI Louis Loul lice Dec Ideal early OAr winter w ith r WI h the Ule at thrown open to children aims to 10 those thoa who w were re but had hind bo boemi n unable to attend from pecuniary rots ron w cons FOns s with crowds pouring through thus the turns turnstiles lies the tius Louisiana Purchase ax c position hold held tenths forth Its Ita last lut slay day S today President David n It was wis the tho th guest of or honor today and were flO conducted In lit commemorating the service he lie has hafl rendered In III milking Hi tn the exposition a 11 success I It It t IB lit that list the attendance today was wan in Its the neighborhood n of at a 1 abar II I e i a on kno hll liars D hig b re tl lIu ff a in S feih liar bar when hen he thus total attendance was The Tue largest In t single days at attendance att t was on StIlt HeIst 15 1 1 when St Louis day slay was observed oh tred fh t every fIery citizen n of oC St SI Louis LoUIA might participate te In Its the lie last day of the lie expo exposition I Mitlon today was 18 proclaimed ro a n holiday I II I by h Mayor Inor Wells 00 like likewise I wise nice hod proclaimed a holiday through throughout out the lie state slate antI and poured Into liuto I the city II A largo large number of or und amid the lie public schools were stare President D U H E Fronds Frauds ar Rr arrived rived at the administration building early PArly today and alter after a brief reception he was escorted by IJ the this worlds tAIl fair directors 1 all nil of ot the officiate officials cm ens of or O the exposition company and anda a 1 detail of ot 80 IiO Jeffer on guard guards to tin lit plaza of ot fit St Louis Louts The procession was wan headed by b n a military escort ort of nil all the military organizations o rg I on ci th ground the he regular soldiers at al Jeff ron 1 barracks and other mill millIn In lilT tory ry organizations of ot St SI Louis President Francis took his hla place on the tho north side Cile of or the Louisiana Pun Pur Purchase chase chuse monument to deliver his hili fare farewell well wail address at nt the exact t place where were stare hold field the hue opening a exercises es In Apt II Tho members of ot the national commission the lie board of ot lady mitts man agent the members nf ot the foreign and state and other notable nota IIII gu guests Ms occupied the lie Immediate vicinity or of tho the speakers stand cud and stretching away 11 Into the Itie distance on oms all tides ids was wa wasa waa a eon of ot taros tacos lintel Urlet addresses wore were mole made liy by w Governor Dockery D In behalf or of tho the and Mayor Wells Wehla in behalf of ot the city ell J then de delivered livered livened d his hI farewell address As he arose a mighty her cheer went up from this the th assembled thousands President Francis l told nf ot the Use exposition OR ass a Q monument of ot Industry try of ot the tue world as all asa asit a it universal Institution of ot Instruction a itS al a II patriotic success When he had ceased cea ed speaking the mammoth assemblage aS again burst bUl t Into Inlo cheering anti and then tI r d to explore for tor the lest last time the tM extensive of or the exposition expo Drill concerts and receptions gsa gen generally throughout the grounds roUnda occupied Pled pied the lie latter hatter port Part IJ rl nf ot the day III Pr Pra Ident blent Francis was wius tendered a general 11 I reception at the lie house houle of the hue board ot of President Francis Mid Miti In part speak peak speaking log ing of ot the results of or the ha work expend expended ed eth on oil the Worlds world fair Time will b be required to demonstrate that the thought and labor and the sac ac that thu have ha entered Into Int It were went It not bestowed The cones cone will continue to in now flow no for tor at atI I lust least Il a t a R generation to come C It II Its Influence ence will be felt tait and appreciated In InI widening I circles cirri as UI the year yeni BO go hy by b It a 11 new n epoch Oth tl In the Intellectual and anti Industrial advancement adan ment of or the wet Id nod the dawn of o a new hew era ala In lb Inthe the International I relations of govern stud and peoples people |