New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08

countries who. while they may point 70 our defects
will carry away with them proper regard for what
great and good among us, thus promote feeling Of
respeetf0r is IN lands where Americans are how loo
often regarded as sembarh arians. Conscious
mast be- that American enjoy greater pr yileges
than accorded to women In any other land let
blessings Let feel ~ II is the birthday OF onr
mother that about 10 celebrates mother with
whom some Of us cannot hope 10 live long Or our land
Is yet 40 yOnng, we NAV almost imagine that
Feaeh his majority In 1876 and We must help to light
tn bonnres In his honor.
We would also urge upon the serious consideration OF
our women the great Advantages 10 be derived for
sex through this Exhibition Through IT, women Will DO
found 10 possess business qualifications which may be
usefully called forth the value OF their labor win 90
raised, and many who ring for their daily
bread he enabled TO obtain for themselves remu.
neratve positions by which they may earn coniorta
be but anotner stone added 20 the building pedes
tai which the American woman u destlnen through
her work. TO stand; and in helping ours ,as'
where now 1t is not uncommon 10 see woman
and man driving them. Actuated, then. by our love
for our land and ambition for orr sex, we go iorth
douby armed TO make the Exhibition o. 70 grand sue
cess Some NAV say that the exhibition Will merely
affect the interests OF Philadelphia but TINS " hot 20
dom 10 all the States will this Exhibition nTlpE beh
consideration for each state IN the Union Eaen slgst
10 hrs State, there 20 aihN his SIGNATURE ~ WIS
given here for the welfare OF all; and here sha inc
products OF each State be brought gladly by het children
while here for the honor OF all shan these eo"snaHFo
II il true we ali have certain sort OF state pride,
which is natural and eommen1aOie hass@chnsets -
sweet music In them Pennsylvania THINKS me SCOT of
her mines becoming 10 the complexion OF her people.
south Carolina is proud OF her many cotton Fields. and
Louisiana uds nothing sweet as her sugar cane Tho
West rejOices first her prairies, and then the
iron belts which girdle them. But what otzen from
state is nsensibe TO feeling or pride on bcbOdlBg
the Capitol at Washington And yet the immediate adj
yantages derived from that Capitol belong only those
who live in the District OF Columbia Watch 81 MS can
ace the harbOr of New-YOrk and not feel clad that
IL is ours while the proud pleasure OF actually possess
ing 10 belongs only to the citizens OF NcN-York
whatever motives may acuate us, let work together
with a will. To you. Chairmen of State Commit
tees who Will fan spark into a fame. ioox for
help To you and to your aids will belong The honor
OF whatever is done We ready AID yOu 10 this
our national work. When yOn are organizing ynnr com
mttees IL any word % will help cheer We stand
ready to 60 TO you at your call. We with yOu
IL may not fall to the lot OF ali Of that
hundredth anniversary OF National Independence
but let us pray God not only for blessing gOrk'
but that those OF VINO remain that day may hayo
Joy OF feeling that throughout these years an IA,
gone pleasantly in intercourse with each othcr aud
that in 76 shall have earned the reward which comes
from the faithful performance ot any duty, while
time We will have proved ourselves able c0adjutor
IN this great and Important mission.
Mrs i. d. Gillespie, President; Mrs John Sanders
VicePreSident Mrs J. Edgar Thomson, Treasurer; Mrs
AuOrev H. smith, Secretary Miss McIieBry, Mn Chas
j. Stille, Miss Elizabeth GTatZ, Mrs. John " Forncy
Mrs. Emily X. Buchanan, Mrs. Richard p. White ,Mrs
Henry Cohen, Mrs. Matthew simpson, MIR. a. H. fIai
discus.