Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-10-09

b.,
Philadelphia, August 16, 1873.
Hrs. s. B. Bopen, Boseman, Montana:
MADAME The Women's Executive Com
mittee, now working in the interests of the
Centennial Commission, is about to be. en-
larged. 80 as to include in its number one
woman from each State and Territory. You
have been chosen to represent Montana in
the work pertaining to our National Cele-
bratiOn.
1t is our desire to form committees to OBJ
tain subscriptions to Centennial Stock, and
also contributions of various kinds of work
for the Exhibition. BY the advice of Gov.
Potts, have written to several ladies in Hell
ena and Deer Lodge City, asking them to
form committees. Your duty, as member
of the Executive Committee, would be to es-
abish committees, if you prefer, in the var
iOus parts of Montana, and report progress
to the central point, Philadelphia.
The burden of corresponding will be done
in Philadelphia, unless you prefer to form
the committees yourself.
Through you, all that is collected, whether
in money or articles for exhibition, in Mon
tana will be reported in Philadelphia, and
we shall hope, before the close of 1876, for q
personal acquaintance with you, and shall at
all times expect advices and suggestions
from yoa as to the more efficient working of
our organization.
enclose an "Appeal," which we desire
circulated. If you could have it printed or
noticed in any newspaper of Montana would
esteem it favor. But, above all, hope for
a favorable answer to our cordial invitation
to be one of us.
Very truly yours, s., , ,sn,n
1t will be seen from the foregoing that our
townswoman, Mrs. Bowen, has received the
honorable appointment of member of the
Women's Centennial Executive Committee
This appointment is highly honorable to the
recipient and to Bozeman. Upon Mrs. Bowen
will devolve the important and arduous labor
of organizing local committees over the Ter
ritory, and, as chief of them, she will be
held responsible for the success of the effort
expected from the women of Montana.
The duties of the committees will be the
collection of specimens to represent the vari-
ons interests and capabilities of the Terri
tory, and subscriptions to the stock of the
Centennial Board of Finance.
Mrs. Bowen now invites correspondence
from the various towns of the Territory,
looking to the formation of local committees,
and will, at an early day, announce plan of
action in the premises. Contributions of ma
terial may be sent to j. V. Bogert, and sub
scriptions to the stock to Mrs Bowen, at any
time, who will be happy to receive sugges.
tons and impart information.
In the words of the circular published by
the Executive committee, eve would urge
upon the serious consideration of our women
the great advantages to be derived for woman
through this Exhibition. Through it women
will be found to possess business qualifca-
lions which may be usefullY called forth, and
every subscription that is gathered will be
but another stone added to the building of
the pedestal upon which the American wo-
man is destined, through her work, to stand. "
1t is to be hoped that our women will re-
spond generously to the call soon to be made
upon them-the result is to be the success of
an undertaking that should interest every
good citizen. j. V. BOGERT.
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TnE Palatka (Florida) Herald says: St.
Johns River is very remarkable 1t is sep
aaiatel from the ocean throughout its entire
length by strip of land not over forty miles
IN width. Its banks are low, the soil when
examined is found to contain very little
silica, being composed mainly of minute
SHELLS. AT elevated places along the banks
me COnuupnia a SnecipS of shell rock can