The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-24
WORLDS FAIR BOARD.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATION
AL COMMISSION.

tion-The Board of Lady Managers.
The National Board OF Worlds Fair
Commissioners have been holding ses-
sions In Chicago since the 18th inst. On
the 18th PresidenI Palmer announced his
selection OF the executive committee.
This committee will name director
general. and 10y virtue OF its position
will be the most important IN connec-
tion with the exposition. The com
mittee will no doubt be accepted by the
commission without opposition as named
by the president.
The committee named Is as follows:
Mark l.. Mcdonald. California; X. c.
Kern Missour; Henry Exall, Texas;
i. A. Il. Widener. Pennsylvania. all OF
whom are ommissiouers-at-large John
L. Harris, Virginia: William j. Sewell
New Jersey; T. T. Smaley, Vermont:
Il. IL. Martindalc, Indiana; John Boyd
Thatcher, New York: Adlai T.
Ewing, Illinois; William $. King,
Iowa: III. G. Clapp, Ohio; l.. McLaws,
Georgia: Francis Breed, Massachusetts;
Euclid Martin. Nebraska; X. X. Price,
Kansas; NJ. ID. Harrison, Minnesota;
James +. Butt, West Virginia; p L.
Williams, Tennessee: Joseph HIrst,
Florida; X. l.. Saunders, Mississippi;
l.. II. Hershfield, Montana; r. 5.
Goodell, California: A. H. Britain,
District OF Columbia, and James A. Nc
Kenzie, Kentucky.
Applause greeted the reading OF the
names OF this important committee and
several commissioners wished to pass
resolutions thanking Mr.. Palmer for
his excellent choice.
nj c,,ft
we'll" remarked the president
The executive committee is com
posed OF thirteen Democrats and thir-
teen Republicans.
The reading Of the minutes was dis
pensed with and the report OF the COM
mittee on rules, bylaws, and regula-
tions OF the bylaws for the government
OF the commission was submitted.
The committee on site and local
facilities asked for a short delay before
presenting its report. which was
granted. The committee on rules, by
laws, and regulations reported tho
rules FOR the government OF the commits
sion. The portion OF the report dwell
Ing on the executive committee was:
There shall be an executive commit
tee, consisting OF twenty-six mem bers,
of whom the president shall be one and
eX-oflicio chairman, ard the remain
ing twenty-five shall oe by him an.
pointed in accordance with the spirit OF
the act of Congress. The said commit
tee, when the com mission Is not in ses-
sion, shall have all the powers of the
national commission, except in cases of
which the act OF Congress requires the
action OF the commission or majority of
the commissioners. A majority of it's
members shall constitute quorum.
and the committe may make such regu-
lations for its own government and ex-
ercse OF it's functions through the
medium of such subcommittee as IL
way consider eXpedient. This COM
mlttee shall select such employees and
agents as may be necessary. shall de-
fine their duties aud fix their compensa-
tion. They shall report fully all their
transactions 10 the commission ut its
stated and special meetings. In case of
any vacancy in the committee the same
shall filled by appointment by the
president.
salaries OF Officers-Annual salaries
shall be paid to the president, secretary
and directOr-ge general. as follows:
ITO the president, IA salary of ST., 900.
ITO the secretary, Il salary of So 600.
"TQ the the director-general,a salary
Of SIS, COO.
"And such salaries shall commence
TO accrue from the date each has
assumed or shall assume the duties OF
his Office.
Especial Meeting meetings
shall be held upon the call OF the presi-
dent, and such call therefor NAV be
made on his own motion, and shall be
made at the written request Of the eX-
e"utive committee, or of one-third OF
the members of the commission, and
reasonable notice and the time and
place OF such meeting shall be given to
each commissioner.
A long discussion ensued over the
board OF lady managers, finally result
ing In the adoption OF the following
rule:
1.-THE board of lady managers shall
consist OF two women from each State
and Territory and the District of Col
umbia, fonr-at-large, and also nine
women OF the city OF Chicago,and like
number of alternates, who shall assume
the duties and functions OF such princi-
pals only when the principals are un-
able TO attend. The board OF lady
managers shall be convened by the
order of the executive committee OF this
commission NJ SuCn times ana places as
they may deem proper, and at the first
meeting organize by the election of a
chairman aud secretary. The duration
of such first meeting,as well rs the num-
Der and duration of subsequent meet
ings, shall be under the control and be
determined ty said executive commit
tee The members of this board shall
be officers of the commission and shall
perform such duties in connection with
the woman's department of the exposi-
ton as said executive committee shall
prescribe Each member OF the board
shall be entitled TO receive 81 n day for
each day necessarily absent from home
engaged in the work OF the commission,
and also the expenses for transporta-
tion actually incurred by her on that
account The alternates shall receive
no compensation nor expenses for
transportation except In cases whore
their principals are unable TO attend to
the duties assigned TO them"
The executive committee OF the
national commission gave the local
board till Friday morning TO present a
candidate for director-general, and II
the local board fail to do so the nation
al executive committee will proceed TO