, 1876-04-17


LETTERS FE0iI TIE PEOPLE.
THE LAnlEs' CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION.
10 the hditor Of YAs cAeu9o Tribune:
cuIcAoo, April 15.-The Laaies' Centennial
Association Is ofton asked, "WLat Is lous at
your msstingss What do YOU want to doa For
what do you wish to raiso money ""
single yiHit to any Of our meetings (bo1d
cvory Ihursday ut 2 p, III. at loom 3, No, ITO
State atrcet) wontd inform any 1ady who asks
theae questions. Our meetings aro not large On
Tho only constant attendants aro those who arc
1t work as officers or cofnnsseoB; but tl1oy ret-
resont twenty times aH many who arc Interested
IL tue undertaking. Al! WHO lIayo Bta5sd
Though any moet!ng have Gono away with III
aWnsencd zeal, howeyer Indifferent ut comiug.
Among tue buildings Mt the Centennial Tx
position at Philadelphia In oua called tho
.Womon'a Pavilion. Which la for the exhibition Of
wfias Women Of America havo dono.-t,1 short,
to sho% wonlen's work. aoa1o Say lhat it was
unwlso to begin slis department; but, il
il Noro 90: IL II wiso now to stop our Of
forts 10 Gil it up, and thus 10 lot IN empty buld-
Ing and q 1nortifying faluro face ovory Amert-
can woman who socs to tho Exposition? Let
TIL rather DO moro znaloub ~ tho tmo Is short,
aud for tho credit Of tho sox, aud especially Tor
thu credit Of tho womeu OF ChieaSo, whose u1,-
crgy anu abiiity has been roportel tho world
oTor Iu our tinoa Of ndrctsily, let III do our
ellaro, aud oyon moro than our share, Ia tllltuc
tho Wouonu Pavilion. Other parta Of tho State
Arp now In advancB Of ua, anti our city utEa,l-
ization Is an auxiliary to n State Association.
MrH. Lo Noync beng tho 5ica-prosfleut super
ytsing this 1,art Of Illinois.
Tho Centennial ia now L national enterprise,
tho fret since tho War divided us into. tno hoa-
tho women OF AIiseiHappi woro tho first to ioit
thoao Ut PennsYlyanla in this morencnt, and to
offer their contributions. Lot LII meet tlla won1-
cn Of tho South promptly aud heartily, III tho
spirit Of patriotism
Our Immediate object ia to obtain aud forward
to tho Woiaen'A Pavilion useful Inventions mado
by women; workh of art; BOOTS Hrlton by wom-
en-; scientific and professional work Of worn-
en-; historical roffcs nua curosities preserved
by women; tho results Of thos oTorts In Nil do
partmcnts Of Industry, sctonco, art. and intel!cc-
tua work. Wo ark exhibitions OF anythn. It..
tlcso lines. It iY our tasIe to collect and for
vara thoso with all possible speed. Wo hnyo
hadofFerct US already tl,cBc, among other things
yUtned by womeH; very ingenious secretary,
finely carved the plan md tho work bolns en-
ttsoIy Q wosnan's;, dentfstty-rorki an "o1coi-
sior tsblc," combining many convenioncos; auti
eomb historical rolics. 4 fow daya have Rlveu Us
these and tho promise OF many more.
VIC want money TO mid uierilorious women
who have not means themselves to forward their
productions, Witch without holp would DO lo4t
packed scnt, cared fdr wi,ilo 4: tito Exposition.
mud returned. For theso Furposos, we noeu
money now, and shall clnt,nuo to neea
It for sono tmo % conn. VIC nnl or-
cry lady who reads this to bring or send
dollar for q membership to orr lreasurus ana
rocelyo Il handsome certificate in return. We
ask YOU TO oali the attrntion of othots. We ask
you 10 offer us anything suitable for our depart
mcnt III tllo Exposition. We ask You to favor
the segie4 Of entertainments which Ho aro abolt
ia begiu, the frs. to 'bo held 4. Farwcll Hall
next Saturday afternoon and evening" wAou tho
Hutchinsonh and other noted slngera give iii