New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
TILE wn,irN,s Cn-nprRATION.

MEETING or rIIF wOMENs Centennial COMMISSION
N BOsTON-sPETCuEs ny sLS. y. ID. GILL"sPiE,
GOV. GASToN, THH Il V. PHILLIPS BRooks' TIE
HON CHARLES FRANCIS ADiMs, AID NATHAN
APPLETON.
BosroN, Mass, april 21.-It was happy
Thought for The WJiDGas Centennial Commission TO hniI
their first meeting Today soon after the great day ~
Concord aud Lexington. II WIS gathered un1cr tho
most favorable auspicea, and everything war
riited tho expectation that tie women OF Eos""
would cnlcr INTO the undertaking with tho
Interest they have ways shown III matters OF nh'on
importance. the messing held In Horticultural Aii'
about 200 ladies' AM few gentlemen being present
Gov CASTOR took toe chair lie briefly eNpiaihed ue
object OF The mee!n,; and introduced MIS- L. j. H'hj
pic. Presidon, OF thc Womcn's Centennial Executive
Committee
Mrs Gillespie said hat thus far the burden Of carrying
on the enterprise had been borne by Pcnnsylvania tos
the interest Rad not sufficiently awakened In other
States to result in any tangible aid. she hoped that III
Massachusetts, where two c3ntennials had already been
celebrated. Tho interest would Increase In the West
there were siyns which encouraged the Com
mission. The coming Centennial exhibition was not "a
Plilalelphia p40jeci, but National IN its Scoop
Al Americans ought u cake deep interest ~ the Exit
bon The Board % Finance hid for 81 certificates oil
sook. which PpiaGo mia had largely invested. hut
she could not bear all tLe barlen. Massachusetts aud
P.husy lvaia had stood sid by side 10 the evolution
nished tie powder. ana Pcnnsy isiI came 10 Mac
sachysette for powder.
Letters were read from Montana, NJ ssssipp and Other
Western and sat and Territories, Snow ing h1t
even in those remote localities nuch Interest was felt III
taa cneip piss. Tie Icy. Paipa Brooks said that the
leaders in this enterprise at Philadelphia who
held the leading positions I'm business, IN educational, IN
social in Religions, Gpl in al other circles OF that
city. SIR. john Wcch, The chairman, war the man vi
men the matter cOni I'll 10 his hands there
was Il SENSE OF reef. AMI feeling tht the affairs of the
Centennial would be manIgol IN careful thorough,
and juliCOuS manner. T.o enterprise would succeed
and tue speaker could and would nd tho obc0i
to the favor Of the people OF Massachusetts.
Tie Hon. Cbas Francis Adams was called on anl shl
that ~ hiu it s.md taat tbs was NOS the time for men
10 talk prGily when tho lady VINO had bon talking
had shown she WAS accom- alsled In tbs particular
The ladie, in enterprise could combine and ius
far better than IN could bec,ise they would have its
their singh aim, n IN y WOuli nJ'
he Diverted by political "ilicT cIus's'
He like 10 hear from some % tho ladies oi l,soii-
cLuhctts.
In Geo II. Loring. the Massachusetts, Com
missioner said he took deep int rcst ~ TINS gc ecF-
PRISE aud had dJHbt Of is HuccCSs TIe people we're
becoming grady Interested in the O. ntEnHa', ana THIS
interest vas daily increasing. Even a committee OF
tn Igis lt,.rr prectnya bill ~iirh would assure
the proper representation al Mass Cus ttS ad las uad
no doubt that The app OlIiat1un would bc liberal
Mr. Nathan Appleton favored the project, aud was con
Tdput nat an tt would 10 needed Ia insure the he art
OF Massachusetts womb 81 nnit raitsL
The Governor then anuo.,ncad two Cen emma! rcece
tons tie yet given, an thr III rtnS HJourned
Later tie afternoon MR. Gillespie gave co"P iO at
Parker's.