Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-03

badges were here presented to us. A
 piece of heavy cream satin ribbon with
 the world painted in the center and be-
 heath the state or territory of each con-
 missioner. We were requested to wear
 these badges every day, not only while
 the meeting was in session but all the
 time. Our commissions were here pre-
 sented to us. I think they are most ar
 tistically designed.
 ] Promptly at F o'clock President
 Palmer of the Worlds Columbian Ex- position called the meeting to order. On
 the right sat Secretary J. T. Dickinson
 and to the left the Rev. Florence Kol-
 lock who delivered the opening prayer.
 The next thing in order was an address by President Palmer. The roll call by
 Secretary Dickinson and President Pal
 mer pronounced the commission in ses- l sion. There were los commissioners I The gallery and the rear of the hall
 were reserved for spectators. The seats
 occupied by the lady commissioners
 were separated by white satin ribbons.
 Six pages, three boys and three girls, | looked their sweetest in their jaunty
 costumes. While two young ladies act | cd as ushers.
 : The first business sf importance, ! transacted was the election of a tenn porary chairman and temporary secre- | tary.
 The second days session the board
 convened promply at 10 o'clock a. m. Thursday morning Nov. 20th. With the
 usual prayer by one .of the lady mana
 gers from South Dakota-Mrs. Barker. The first thing in order was the roll
 call, which was done by the secretary, ] who announced the presence of quorum and then proceeded to the reg
 ular business. The first thing .in order
 was the election of our president Mrs Bertha M. Honore Palmer, wife of Pot
 ter Palmer. of Chicago-The most beau tiful women whom I have ever seen, The sweetest and most gracious of all presiding officers, yet possessed of great executive ability-a women possessing
 more than the usual amount of talents; She IS intelligent on more subjects than
 a society women is expected to be, and shows fine and discriminating mind in her present trying position. It has been
 remarked with astonishment that a
 women who has all her life been tender
 ly sheltered and carefully excluded from
 all the rough experiences Of life-an i'm
 munity secured by the great wealth of
 her family-would be found at a
 moments notice so competent to fill
 position of public trust. I have never seen a good picture of Mrs. Palmer, although 1 have seen three potraits of
 herself done in oils by celebrated artlsts
 which adore the walls of her palatial residence, which, although fine, do not do her justice. So impossible is it to re- hot pensable charm of manner which Is only seen in the original, and that subtitle presence of elegant refinement which is never acquired; and can only belong to those ito the manner born". Of medium height. graceful figure, an oval face, full of intelligence and of that power | that perfect repose of manner gives ! with the effect of good taste in dressing; a style of carriage ID every movement ! that is admirable; dark hair and eyes; ! clear complexion; soft, well moderst- | ed voice, coaXing, convincing, pleading, ! yet decided in tone as occasion requires; ] a clear and comprehensive understand l ing of the duties of a presiding officer. l This is the pen portriat of the president ! of the Woman's Department of the | Worlds Columbian Exposition. No one l will ever have cause to regret the choice ] of such a women as president. Miss l Phoebe Conzines of Missouri, the lady I lawyer was elected secretary on the | fourth ballot. The official board con- | sists of the president and eight vice | presidents and one at large, Mrs. Rus ! sell Harrison. The eight vice presidents are geographically distributed. The ter ritories were classed as one-and Utah l received the eighth vise president. Mrs. Salisbury of Salt Lake City, She is a niece of Secretary Blaine's. The execu- tive committee is composed Of twenty six members. The rest of the commls- sion on committee's-the same rule as that followed in placing the different commissioners in the national cOmmis- sion. All work will come under the head of the bureau, or department system. The director general providing over the centralized system in which the Chicago directors come from his nominations to office, and pay and regulate all salaries. There will be woman's building design ed by lady which will embody every known modern cOnvience for WOmen'S comfort, as we'll as pleasure and those | favoring a Seperate exhibit can display their exhibits in this building. do not think that there ought to be seperate exhibit for women. This subject promises to be quite an important issue, some that when womens work IS eX- hibited side by side with mans as in the case of a large manufacture, etc., the work will not receive proper inspection and a woman's special eXhIb- it would be to her interest. l say no Why? Would Rosa Bonheur or other artists wish their work placed ID a sep crate building.
 I cannot begin to tell you what our offices demand. Everything which can be shown as women's work will be exhibited. feel that this is woman's grand opportunity. It is the first time in the history of the republic that t.e female sex has been recognized as com petent to attend to any sort of public business by the the national government. There is large class in this country who are inimical to us, judging from the news papers, who suppose that we gre if not superf1uous to this worlds fair com ( mission. Considering the inexperience of [ most of the members of the late board ; n matters pertaining to parliamentary aW I think we dld remarkably we'll perhaps we did amendment just few lines to often, or was put to confusion )y some experienced and wiley { actician suddenly spriuging the prev ( ous question. We may have surprised I Roberts and Cushing by proving that |, notions down in their manuals IS undebatable presented no difficult ies in that line to us. But I hope that heso lapses were only attributed to a | excess of zeal stimulated {, ,y our ambition to keep things as lively , $ they did in our great model.