One case contained a collection of Bagobo, Manobo, and Mandaya materials and a collection of materials from the Tagakola, the Bilan, the Tiruray, and the Subano.

A good collection of materials from the little-known Tagabanua people of the island of Paragua was displayed.

The third hall contained, almost exclusively, materials from the various Mohammedan people of the archipelago, commonly called “Moros,” such as Moro mats, saddles, and bridles made and used by the “Moros,” crude string and wind instruments gathered from many places in the archipelago, and curious gongs used by the Moros as musical instruments and for beating sound messages from place to place.

A typical manial house attracted much attention.  The building represented a house of the wealthy class, with shell windows.  The exhibit contained therein consisted in the main of handsome handwoven fabrics and embroideries, prominent among which are the famed jusi and pina cloths and sinamy fabrics.  There were, besides, many pieces of hand-carved furniture and works of art.

There were artificial flowers, cotton goods, fancy goods, embroidery, jusi cloth, sinamay cloth, pina cloth, and silks.

Besides the above, the walls, ceilings, and show cases were decorated with hats, baskets, mattings, and pottery.  In the rooms were 50 pieces of carved furniture.  A number of paintings was also on exhibition here.

Following is the list of awards as approved by the superior jury: 

Grand prizes, 1; gold medals, 16; silver medals, 62; bronze medals, 213; honorable mention, 1,200; total number of awards 1,492.

PORTO RICO.

In the Agricultural Building, not far from the main entrance, was found the Porto Rico section.  It was in the nature of a pagoda of two floors.  The lower one was dedicated to agriculture, mines, forestry, and a few of the manufactures exhibits.  On the second floor were the liberal arts and manufactures exhibits and the offices of the commission; also the needlework display, which was collected and exhibited by the Women’s Aid Society, San Juan, and the Benevolent Society, Ponce.

The commission that represented Porto Rico at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition was composed of the following: 

Mr. Jaime Annexy, president; Mr. Gutsavo Preston, commissioner; Mr. Antonio Mariani, commissioner; Mr. L.A.  Castro, assistant secretary; Mrs. R.A.  Miller, honorary commissioner; Mrs. Hortensia Y. de Annexy, honorary commissioner; Miss Maria Stahl, representative Women’s Aid Society of San Juan; Mrs. David A. Skinner, representative of Benevolent Society of Ponce; Miss Pearl Magehan, superintendent of education; Mr. Nicolas Hernandez, attache.