McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
An appeal to Those of Nebraska to Bestir
Themselves in q Useful Way.

l | slraD1i1ty or making woman Work n leading
feature of the exposition, issued an order or
request for the ladies of the state to meet at
, the parlors Of the Commercial hotel, Lincoln,
on the 18th of August, for the purpose of
forming state association for the exhibition
, of wOman.s work at the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition. In response
TO the commissioners CALL the meeting was
held at the place above named. The object of
the meeting was briefly stated by Ex-Governor
Furnas, after which a temporary organization
was effected. committee was appointed on
permanent organization to report the outline
of plan of work.
The name of the organization is "The State
Association for the Exhibition of Woman's
Work at the Worlds Industrial Cotton Gen.
tennal Epostion." The officers of the asso-
citation are:
President-Mrs. Fl. P. Mathewson, of Lin
coin.
Vice President-Mrs. Orpha Dinsmore, Of
Omaha.
Treasurer-Mrs ]. W. Dawes, of Crete.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. L. Russell,
of Tecumseh.
Recording Secretary-Mrs W. S. Sawyer, of
Lincoln.
"All auxiliary or county societies shall con-
sist OF president, vice president, treasurer,
BY order Of the committee committee s.individuais
throughout the state, where organization is
not practicable are urgently requested to as
sist in this to the extent of their ability, and
confer with the corresponding secretary of
| the state association"
Each county will have superintendent. ap-
1
after organization and secure work to the end
that the state may be fully represented.
We hope the county superintendent will
| see the necessity of making an earnest and en-
| ergetic effort in this movement. Let their as
socis atoms be formed as quickly as possible.
We have been given q very short time to &C
cOmplish an enterprise of so great q magni-
tude; but if we succeed in these few weeks
| given lis for work. much greater the credit
due us for our immediate, united and success
| full efforts.
| The president recording secretary and
| treasurer constitute an executive committee,
| with full power to act in all matters pertain
work is to be sub-divded into five depart
| ments, viz: Fine Arts, Educational, Benevo-
| lent and Humane. Industrial, Culinary.
| The department of fine arts shall include
painting in water colors, oil and pastelle,
| drawings, pottery, painted porcelain, Sculpt-
ure modelling in enamel and MOSAIC, etch-
| lngs, engravings, etc. Let there be q full eX-
| hlbit in these lines. We do not expect to COM
pete with the industrial exhibition of decorat-
i've arts to be held at Paris this month under
| the auspices of the Union Centrale des Arts
| DecoratifS.' But let all who are interested
allow sample of their work to go to the ex-
| hlbltlon and in this way show the world that
Nebraska is alive to the spirit of the times, in
| tho beautiful as well as the useful. Address
| Mrs. S. c. Elliott, 1212 o street. Lincoln, Neb.
Any original. well-written document upon
education or instruction will receive hearty
welcome. All contributions or communica-
tons upon this subject may be addressed to
Mrs. Fannie Ebright. Tecumseh, Neb.
We have great work in this division to be
represented. Too much attention to this SUBJ
ject cannot be given, and we hope to see our
benevolent and humane work of the state
fully and fairly represented. Parties interest
ed in contributing may address Mrs. d. New
man, Lincoln, Neb.
The industrial art department includes such
q vast amount of work that we find il imDOs-
sible to enumerate. l will only mention a
few articles belonging to this department
Carpets, tapestries, embrOideries. arasene,
kenSington in gold or silver thread, bead; in
fact, every kind of embroidery. Laces of
every kind. fancy and plain knitting, quilting,
crochet work, netting, fine sewing. All kinds
OF work that industry produces we want rep
resented. Contributions urgently solicited
Address Mrs L. Russell, Tecumseh, Neb.
me culinary department we expect will be
provisions at the exhibition of considerable
magnitude. 1t is essential that we make it a
grand success, for our gentlemen friends
fully appreciate this department. Some of
our dear, good fathers, husbands and brothers
cannot tell US whether rose is blue, brown
or green, but they all know whether their
coHee is amber-hued or as "black as tar"
They know when piece of toast is nice and |
crisp and of the proper color TO give it an ap- |
petizing appearance from blackened and dried |
like hard tack. They can tell whether they |
are eating a properly broiled porterhouse |
steak sufficiently buttered or piece of coarse |
peel tried hard IN grease. Oh! yes, they know |
all ABOUT the culinary department. They |
have had life experience and interest in it. |
The gentlemen are the epicures and the voters |
OF the land: the ladies are the artists and the
workers. We have so many more excellent |
housekeepers than we have artists and hui
manitarians that we have rightto expect the
culinary department abundantly and ably
nlled. There are many things that can be |
made and deliberately decorated, giving q
of the maker.
With the intelligence, perseverance and
ability of our Nebraska ladies we do not think
1t necessary to use persuasive arguments to
convince them of the great benefit derived
from fhlIr
We hope they will not shrink from this OPP
portunity of assisting in developing an enter
prise OF so much interest and worth as the one
now open to US.
''Three hundred thousand dollars have been
appropriated by congress with which to make
q government display" This opportunity
should be specially priced as an opening for
us to prove by our accomplishments that we
nave attalnments strength and ability to
maintain our distinctive individuality. 1t
should waken our latent powers of work, and
arouse us to the most determined efforts to at
least compare favorably with competitors in
sister states.
hibit when brought in contact with the works
of domestic economy, industry and art of the
sex of other states, if the ladies of this state
July understand that we are in earnest in
making this effort and that we desire to make
the work of women the most attractive fea-
ture of the state exhibit.
we want the ladies of each county in the
state to aid us in our undertaking. We hope
they will bear in mind that we must work
rapidly. Two months is all the time we have
for preparation. The exhibit must be in New
Orleans by the 18th of November. We must
improve the present and not put off until the
time has approached, when the collections
throughout the states must be shipped to their
destination before we become interested in
this matter. Let US have state or home
in this exhibit. Let US work unitedly. with
will! The old adage, where there's will
there's way" will be very good stimulus
to US if we can only will ourselves to become
so much interested that we feel the state of
Nebraska is family, and that each woman in
the state is member of that family, and sue
cess or defeat equally affects US and our
future prospects; and thus we can find way
to overcome all obstacles in our pathway.
/ am sure we should all suffer keenly should
our collection at New Orleans be spoken of
disparagingly, but, if We were justly compli-
mented upon it and upon our display by the
judges of the exposition, l am equally sure {
that we should feel that home pride yelling |
up within US which is one of the most COM
I nd bic that ranssess