The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-22

The ladies of Addison county will DO
interested in the following answer to in.
quiries concerning details in the prosocu.
ton Of efforts to represent Vermont at
the centennial exhibition, the coming
summer, given by the president of the
women's centennial executive committee
for Vermont, Mrs. J, Gregory Smith
" First-All articles for exhibition arc
delivered to the town manager to be sent
TO the county manager, and thence, after
inspection, to the state manager, who will
see that they are properly packed and
forwarded to Philadelphia. All patents
and inventions by women are accepted
Internationally, but of other exhibits, the
most mcritorious will be selected as the
space iu the Pavilion is limited. Fancy
needle. work Of all kinds. wax and other
fancy wJrk, fret.work, handsomely ar.
ranged autumn leaves, flowers or moses,
collections in natural history, birds, in.
sects &C., geological specimens, or other
curiosities, antique relics, painting, draw.
ing literature, musical composition, en-.
craving or telegraphy are tho productions
most eligible for our purpose, though as
has been remarked, Woman's best work
cannot be placed on shelves or in glass
cases. The manufactures Of butter and
cheese, in which the women of our state
may justly claim large interest, will be
provided for by the Dairymen's Associa.
ton.
Secondly-With regard to finances
knowing the ;mpossibility OF raising any
large amount of money in our state at the
present time, wrote Mrs. Gillespie, pres.
ident Of the woman's association, to that
effect, and received the following kind re.
ply: Although we should be very glad
to receive contribution to our building
from the Vermont women, VIC do not wish
you TO feel that your exhibits Will not DC
as welcome if you do not send us dol
lar, as they would be if you sent us a
thousand Your state has made a good
beginning in the way of sending applica.
tions. as we have three from Vermont
ladies for painting on slate, which prom
isos to be very beautiful, We have no
state lines in our building, SO that there
will bo no danger Of Vermont making a
poor show, as it might if all the exhibits
from one state were placed together In
answer to my inquiry, whether the failure
of our state to mako an appropriation
would not affect our status in tho Wom-
ans Pavilion, Mrs. Gillespie replies
This failure need not affect your exhib.
ition in the Woman's Department, as We
do not depend on any outside committee
to help us financially. We have contrib.
uted 100000 to the general fund, but
our building, as far as money goes, SIS q
separate enterprise
This kind letter and the splendid OK.
hibit Of what women can achieve fnan-
cially, should encourage us greatly all
we are called upon to do, is to collect ar.
ticles and provide for the expenses of
their exhibition (; the goods must be pack.
cd and transported, uupacked, placed
properly, guarded, re.pAcked and return.
cd to the owners, il not sold. There will
be strong police force employed in the
Pavilion during the six months of the
exhibition for this and other contingent
expenses, we should be mortified not to
bear our full share.
81 can hardly estimate the amount of
money required for the purposes, but
should suppose one hundred dollars from
each county would be suficient-shore
are 24l towns in the state, this will make
On average Of only six dollars from each
town, but as in some communities poth-
ing will be done, the more enterprising
and liberal must make up the deficiency
thus bearing anobher's burden and fulfill
ing the law Of love-
Social entertainments such as Martha
Washington tea parties old folks con-
corts,' fancy dress aud Dickens parties,
Mrs. Jarley's wax works. tableaux, oys.
ter suppers. dsAma,cul and musical per-
formances, lectures and readings. have
been found very successful eypedients for
raising money in other states.
Ladies, the brevity of our time for &C.
ton, the financial embarrassment OF the
times, and the failure of our state to
make an appropriation, SO far from being
discouragcments should prove a powerful
stimulus to exertion, Vermont must be
represented in this, the greatest exhibi.
ton OF historic times-an exhibition,
which, in It's influence upon the progress
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