The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-20
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION.
rExAs AT THE CENTENNIAL
Elliott ana Gammass
Have Word to say In Regard to
"Noman's work" and I'D
vocational Matters.
The following letters in regard to
Texas exhibits at the New Orleans
worlds fair explain themselves:


{Teras exhibits at the New Orleans
worlds fair explain themselves:
s'woMAN's WORK"
New Orleans Nov II lSS4-Charles w. Dab
n ney, jr., Chief Department State Collection
Exhibits, Mex Orleans:
Il DEAR SlR:-I beg to invite your atten-
Benton to the fact that leading feature
1of the "1exas exhibit" at the New
kOrleans worlds exposition will be the
N"woman's work" There are more than
Ethirty-five "ladies' exposition societies"
lin our state, that have been diligently st
Rwork since last May in the interest OF
successful display, and which, | may
now say, is in the lead OF all the states.
ITO this end they will have expended not
Hess than perhaps $40, 900, the which their
s<exhibit here aud their treasurers' ac-
scounts will duly attest 1T Q proper time.
I'm view Of this l ask that you give
Z them that consideration to which their
#proportion of work shall entitle
& Them under comparison, and allow
them the just fair and equitable
proportion of the $4,000 set aside by the
Exposition management. These ladies
have worked for the past six months
with an interchangeable zeal patriotism
and pride, to manifest to the country
and the world what the women of the
south can do in tbs department of intel
lectual and domestic culture, home com.
iorts and enjoyments, and To remove All
Fiimpression that this section OF the
NJ country, and especially Texss, Ia with
41out the abilities and facilities to make
r zach the peer OF any. Their ambition,
s tbeir industry and their OUTLAWS should
be only too gladly recognized and fairly
3 II not literally rewarded. VIII you
please furnish me with any resolution
4 on other data pertaining to this fund3
As the State Commissioner from Texas
3 and as the United States commissioner
therefnr, we, the undersigned,
unite in asking full and
prompt recognition and acton
In the way OF due allotment Of tine APP
preparation for this depa'tmeu of our
Texas exhibits, Very respectfully,
joan # ELLIoTr, Com. in Chief.
II, Il. GAM,lAGE, U. S. Com.
EDUCA rIONAL.
Now Orleans, Nov. Eth, iSA.-Chas. w, Dab
ney, Esq, chef department state eKhIbtjs
New Orle aus:
DEAR SIR: win you be good enough
to send me by bearer or To mail me al
your earliest convenience, copy OF any
act, resolution, or other data, touching
the appropriation, or the prOpo- ed allot
menl ol lhe iuhl sol ASIDE Tor tNs euuca
tionnl display of the states a. the worlds
Exposition next month. Texas, with her
Y unsurpassed public school system, and
her unequalled progress and facilities ia
the educational line, proposes to be-, and
will be-, on hand ~ ths great fair, and t.
eXhibit to tho world the msgnii ude Vi
her resources, to thoroughly educate
without cost TO the parents or guardians
every child within our borders. Texa,
N claims recognition, and asks for due
sllotmsnt pr proportion o tho ApprO
4 priation. One educational exhibit vii
cost from $4,000 10 $4,000.
We have the honor to he your ODE
dent servants.
JOHN f. ELLIOTT, Com. in Chief
T. 7. GANsAGE, L. S. Com.