| Show SECRETARY OF STATE AT ST he will attend international press convene tion next week belgium national pavilion opened 81 louis may 14 secretary of state john hay who arrived last night formal began his visit to st auls and the louisiana purchase exposition a the representative of president roosevelt by being escorted to the ad ministration building by president Fr ancla A reception committee was present at union station to welcome secretary hay upon hie arrival but he waa tired and worn and when by the reception committee and be failed to meet he hurried to hie hotel and gave orders that he to rest quietly and thoroughly until today president francis waa an earet caller and escorted the euist to the exposition grounds accompanying compa nying secretary hay are hay mr henry adams and alea adams secretary hay came to the exposition more especially of the concree con gree which will he la nest WM I prince pu luu of the imperial dynasty of celaa and party departed today for chicago which will bo the farst stopping place in prince pu lune tour of the eastern part of tho country before leavans the prince accompanied by wong kal kah imperial vice commissioner from china called upon president francis at the exposition to aay farewell A a token of esteem president francia presented the prince with a gold vatch bearing the inscription louisiana purchase exposition prince pu lun in acknowledging the gift replied through wong kal kah acting a interpreter abie watch shall be a most cherished memento and ite every beat will remind roe of the pleasant incidents connected with my visit to st louis and the louisiana purchase exposition the first feature of program at tho exposition was the opening of the belgium national pavilion the ceremonies were unique in that no invitations biad been sent out the guests of honor were over young girl from the different orphanages of st louis and received by baron Mon cheur minister from belgium to washington the german section of ho palace 0 agriculture was formally opened today commissioner gen lewald presiding abe feature of the afternoon was the beginning of the olympian games in the stadium the initial games being the inter championship of the missouri bbate schools the gadea were officially opened by Preel dent francis who stepped to the center of the arena and a a given signal fired a pistol an immense crowd was present to witness the contests to which eighty individual entries had been made with a grand total of |
