, 1875-08-03
THE W0MAN'S Centennial,
Important Meeting Mt tho Moth
0tlist Church Is1oc1s.
Detailed Plan Submitted by tile Com
mittee OIL Organization.



A mentlng Of the Woman's ConcnuaI Associa-
tion Of Illinois MAS 'led last night in the Mots-
odiss Chu, ch Dlock, cornor Of Clark and Vaah-
fnGton. Tue meeiug waa called tn order by
Mrs. Gov, Doyosi.'go, and Mrs. MYrn I,raducll
WA appointed Scctothty. ]. r. ReynolhR Ea,1.,
of tho Committee on ORGANIZATION appointed nt
n previous neo.ing, subnitted tho following re-
port:
rLAH OF ORGANIZATION.
fonr COMMITTEES nironca ut tho ast meeting, snd
charged with tho daty of reporting 10 t,Ts n,vrtng
kul.n pIpn of organization and acttum to bc adopted III
thu women ii fntA In reference tn participation iii
e Centennial Eahioition to 30 'lr1'! At rhiladrlpa
1s v rS1s o' 'fseT s
pertaining 10 ho nnIlcc. they haso decided 10 rceon,
n'et"l for .tlal .,lnl !lse f1liowinR:
tUs-That State organization OF Indies 10 formed,
With he .d11ar;trs At III rIuahcll, nn called tTuc
woruan's ccnseanial A..oc.atlen Of llnoir."
representation In lilo several departments Of tho Con-
tcnnsAi Eth,bitlon by individual exhibitors, and to
a Go as s.s
of tho wpn,rn Of 1hl..ua In whatever pertains to
ssisnec art. e.usstion industry; and ag1e,'lt1ts.
&c, fctnry. rtAienta nf BprlnKAel1 fcs-scsdrnt
for an io reside 10 each Congressional district OF tho
fo,rA-TiIat each Vico-rresidens rI,al select and
associate will her Two isrs ru.ilinG in different
hus forui,g e"mnee tor % esst di.sret, t 10 r, whn
all npir,ts ~ Tor space from resienss Of such dt.-
r,c,io ~ 4, a,se W." sea avs enasSo an a.
e,r ncruxs d,.rirts s, rh ' iii ~ a n,,,, ~
rtal agents Of tho orgn'xatson mixing oil collections
from lime 10 tnlo ~ 'na.sc. In sch Congressional
bls,1irss A. sse composed " eaa terrItory than two
rm :. " hIr cnmn,iasa ~ M td'ees C. s assoe1ato
ereico to tho locality Of Residence, except that na
Fi7h-All approved applications for nraco shall 10
transmitted u Tue Scs ronry Of this orgaznon and,
attGr ressu II nook 70 10 kcIt i9r that It'rrssr
~ ~ ~ p q ,,a 20 te Tfopef oiaceF
y'rnonih" i,r.,1us sccrcspw a" I-.,.ux,x
.hnil utscLareo tbs duties or,ljmury ,crtntnnr Il
huc iorto,is respectively. and sl,ai ho thcr ores
during good behavior aud ths e1ntrnco OF tho orglnl-
zatod.
asEthts-Ihe membership 0, tho organ!zation M shall
ol Fcm M @s pay 70 lilo treasurer
an1t r. a.ncric rn 1u y, ~ o,r"r. md o,rho-.
OF thn organization will opcrato with tic Illinois
stato Centennial oard IT Managers arealy appointed
esnbly, tonfin!n8 their e!sFts anil expenditure of
,sns esleeiay 10 slg WosK aoo'e referred to In bo
ny Your tomntitcs 'io INK r. II, ,hs r,rort h. m
tbcr into ietatl tIan tey done. II thG acncr frn.
ed. It will 10 necessary to provs.lo At ONO ior
completing 1t, hy ths eloctivu OF President
ast stca othes o. the ohcefs ~ she mecng may bo
M ~ .y1 Ill., :" T. ~ LUZ ~"
aIuIy no t,no 10 Str. If ,bu xrcat and roo worE
ivmpaseA IL to 10 wc1l nnd crsdltlbly luuc.
Ex.1Eur,-ooy. Bn,as
vns call,d upon for somo rr,nYrks. uo saitt that
lo regarded lilo effort to oryaulxo u latttoa d.
rurtu,ept Tor the Htnto Of i!IiuoIs aa euner,aiiv
nnproDriato for tho ladics thc,nealyaa. Tbcy
could DO It with far more e(licioucy md bottHr
results il left to tboir own iudgmrnt
| iunry meeting Saturday, and was tao1e tlen
10 Inalo such n,,ggcttol q AZ might occur Ia Kim
in ti,o cumtnoncetnent Of tle wnrlt. Tia r,nn,t
Of hr. lloyntlis mot Lis Appreciation fully, and
ho beloved lie ladieB Of Illinois would mako o
highly honorablo showing oil tl,cif labo-s md
handwork al lila f[rHt conIou1lai or our nntinnn1
lila. Iio tho,,pht to cYomnt1nn or rnynr srouLl
be- claimed by our 1adics because tho State e1 vas
not organ,zod tit fotty-two ycara-practicslly
halt ceutury-aftcr lilo Declaration Of Inins-
ucndonco, They would bo roady 10 mont their
siatota Of tho other and tho Older stataa n,i Ia
show Whist they wer. doing TO increase tho
wealth aud to promote the soc!a tho tntoloctunl.
and tho morai poIfaro Of tbo State Of il|lnnIY.
Tnat tj,oY wonld do their ebaro to vim the award
for il Of bonr tho Empire statn Of tha atissis.
sippi Yalloy. ho l,ad not a particle OF dol,ot.
Without entering into partfculare 10 yenturcd 10
nav for them In adyancc TINT thew wpu1d rhow
thnt Western woman vas not oontont viii n
meTe oxhibition Of fancy nccdlo work or nnubs
IN oil or Mntor.colors 1ut lint aha con,d % rom
t1ibute most efficiently to tho moro uhtorjnl md
1ubntnnlIaj welfare ri tba Htnto. nnsa 1,nn,,cur
waa universally conceded to rank with Landaeer
ma a ,,nn,n mr. ri nrtrnnia md ar ft uipht ha fnnnd
that ono of tic fI1,eet stoos farms il tho State
was owned and manaucd entIrolv by woman.
and he yenturod to pre1ick that il cultu.o and
aunerior Ia any pentjoman In Iiho bua,ncsa or
| uoriaus in any other. Mood be add that tho
rrccorn,zed nrran NJ the jopnl rrofoasinn In nnr
Htnto-that to wbiol, lilo Do,lch aud Bar atko re-
fcr, sd ~ ocomrata rennrta and ionrno1 cnto-
mentH IN LOCAL ropica and ol1rrslIt docisions-was
nalt"5 nnd nnb,ishcd in lila cjty by a isIv. ia
Ind no doubt that when Mrs. Doytridee md her
corrs Of intelligent and earnest associates in
@NAf" ''tpet ~ -.