Ere this you have doubtless seen Mr. pearson's account of your reception at the Fair GroundsEditorial Note: On September 6, 1900, Mary Baker Eddy visited the Concord State Fair by invitation. Septimus J. Hanna and Camilla Hanna travelled with her in her carriage, which circled the racetrack escorted by the Governor's Aide. Hanna later reported on this visit in the September 13, 1900, issue of the Christian Science Sentinel in a piece titled "The New Hampshire Fair." Hanna's report also included an excerpt from the Concord Evening Monitor's accounting of the event. The Monitor was one of the papers edited by George H. Moses. on Thursday. I trust his language is acceptable to you, though, with the weight that the fair has put upon us, I am surprised if anything has gone as we would wish it.
The main thing about your visit which should be remembered, as I regard it, is the genuine spontaneity of your reception. Nothing was prearranged, nothing was studied. It was the true recognition of your personality--and as such is worthy to be cherished as indicating the real feeling of the people.
Speaking for myself, and for the other managers of the Fair, I beg to express our thanks for your visit, and our wish that we may see you on future Governor's Days, when you may fitly share with "The First Citizen" the honors of "The First Resident" of the state.