New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04
WOMEps WORK FOR THE FAIR.
TALK WITH MRS. RALPH rRAUTMANN.
SOME FEMALE MANAGERS VOTED AGAINST THEIR.
CONVICTIONS FOR SUNDAY cLos1Ne-A
LITTLE STORY ABOUT ROSES.

much increased by the meeting recently held In
Chicago Mrs. Ralph Trautmann. the first VICE
president and representative Of this State has Just
returned to York. Her duties kept her In Chicago
several days after the meeting closed and on her way
home she stopped in Buffalo. Rochester and Geneva
long enough 10 set the ball rolling in the interest OF
the woman's department Of the Exhibition Prom
inent voutcn in each Of these places were aroused 70
efforts toward the furtherance Of Mrs IrauVnanhS
plans and 1t Is hoped that By mdwinter WORK VIII &c
thoroughly organized
President Palmer has publicly expressed the sena-
ment that women will largely aid in the success :"
tho Fair and he announce his satisfaction at the way
they have carried on their meetings In Chicago In
letter from Mrs. Potter Palmer 10 one OF the members
Of the Board she shys: How fortunate our meenns
was The ladies showed such strength ana aoniV
that they impressed all who witnessed our proceedings
That we had the meeting and showed our union an'
strength is matter OF great pride and rejoicing 10
me.7
When Mrs. Trautmann was seen on the suolect Oh
the meeting she said
"The first thing thar occupied the Board was inc
election az the secretary. Mrs Susan Gale CooEe nao
been acting as secretary pro tenn for some months
having been chosen By the executive committee "
I'll Miss Phoebe CouEns place, as she had been secohu
choice at the first election 1t was learned tlae S'
Ceoke had done her work admirably her books gave
compete satisfaction and she carried on her omea'
duties IN perfect harmony with Mrs. Palmer SO was
with unanimous voice that she was elected her
work is wonderfully systematizcd She receives D
great number Of letters which necessitae Tue Aeep
| Ing Of file clerk and stenographer
| "Mss Couzins appeared before the Board once anu
claimed right 10 state her grievances but as II was
decided that her case had been heard through the
notorety she had given ii, and there was strohe
feeling against her. vote OF censure oeins P"S'o
upon her for her action In vifyng the president ana
Others OF the Board her claims were put ASIDE. ANY
.H.A. Tfuno 11ai vTlR
Mrs Palmer read her report president OF the Boar'
Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker Mrs. FELTON,, OF Georgia.
and Mrs Barker Of South Dakota, brought harmony
by speaking enthusiastically about the report anu
everything moved like clockwork afterWard'
al cannot say too much in praise Of Mrs. Palmer.
| have seen great many women preside al meeuhes'
| but have never seen any woman who has shown so
| much ability and displayed so much tact as she'
The entire success Of the Fair so far as the Wone
DEPARTMENT IS concerned will be owing TO her Efforts
Her entire interest seems 10 be 10 aid In the ADVANCE
ment Of women and her whole nature has become ao-
| sorbed in her duties. She had entirely gwen up her
social pleasures. she Is besieged on oil sloes D' Sne
Is perfectly impressed and grasps each question no
matter to what 1t relates. She Is Just as lalniar VII"
all as with her everyday hfe.'
There being question in the minds Of many people
interested in worlds Fair affairs to the exact reia-
tonship Of the Isabella organization to the Womans
| Board Mrs. Trautmann was asked tne TWO
| were identified. IN no way Whatever was tne
repy "The Queen Isabella organization is an entirely
separate one with different aims and with no inter
ests connected with the Fair outside OF the statue winch
s nronosed 70 erect in memory Of the aid the spanish
oneen gave Columbus The organization has been re-
| fuses permit to erect building inside the Far
grounds. as there seemed no object in having more
| than one woman's' building.
| Many ladies have the idea That If they JON the
rsabellas they are taking up the work OF the Board OF
adv Managers but they are not, and IL seems TO me
mnossble FOR any one 10 belong TO the two organize
lions and work them up with equal interest why
sbould not the Nomans Temperance Union, or Soross,
or the Woman's Relief Corps have their buildings and
their work brought forward in the same Way7'
| "Are there any new plans IN regard 70 inc eA
| hibitsl7 Mrs Trautmann was asked.
| Articles cannot be received for the exhibit until
they have beeh passed upon b. the board OF judges
| Amounted BIZ and for each state. There vas long
and earnest discussion 10 whether the articles entered
for the womans Building should be competitive Or not
one argument in Of competition was that foreign
| women exhibitors would be dssatsneu Il UieEe N"' ="
| be no award Of prizes
But it was met with Just as strong an adverse
| sentiment There is to be a competitive buhdng' anu
| most of the women think that articles entered for
competition should in all cases be conhned 70 tha'
| bnding No decision made regarding the matter
but it is generally presumed that compromise Will DC
| made and that all the articles exhibited IN the
yronan,s building will bear a small medal or diploma
which win indicate their qualification for competition.
The fact that they receive recognition by being al
mltted TO the wOmans building is sufficient PROOF Oh
| their rere excellence There VIII be large eailTy
on the second floor, where these choice specimens OF
vomen,s work will be shown. One story OF the build
ing +, already up 1t being further advanced than any
NJ the other structures The Board visited II, and In
ronah way planned the interior. Mrs. Palmer would
like 10 have women who do decorative designing apply
| FOR work both outside and inside the building
81 must not forget to mention the wonderful ability
| shown BY our Classification committee. TO be sure
tho committee had the benefit Of The work already done
nv the men-they had their schedule as foundation,
bu- II WAS generally agreed that the women had shown
wonderful ability IN arranging The classification for
tre different committees. Mrs. Angel the wife of the
president Of the college at Detroit is the Chairman OF
the committee
Did the Sunday opening question ma Hucn IL
| terest for the ladies1"
aThe SESSION spent IN discussing this matter was
the only one to be regretted The lady managers
had been invited by the National Commission TO near
the arguments made by Colonel Shepard and his CO.
workers and after making the promise that II we
,-nnt IN them and heard the argument no more Of
| orr time would be taken up with It, he came over
and asked 10 be allowed to speak. This opened the
discussion and gave Mrs. Lucas. Of Pennsylvania an
opportunity 20 bring up her resolution which had been
offered at the first meeting aud laid on the table. II
| said Resolved, That II be the voice Of this Board
that We preserve the honor Of the Sabbath by advocat
ing the closing Of the gates Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition on Sunday There were two questions in
that resoluton-whetcr the Fair should be opened on
Sunday and whether the sabbath should be dcsecated
| u n had been put shall the Fair be opened
| or closed on Sunday l think the majority
would have becn' in favor Of opening" For
my part I believe THIS Is 20 be peoples fair.
and 70 shut the gates on Sunday means to keep out
many who cannot otherwise Witt it, Wo7kin gmen,
women and children do not stay al home to rest as
Colonel Shepard would hive them do; they leave their
small homes IN the tenement houses on Sunday and
20 anywhere and everywhere they find recreation
and chanee-the Sunday trains, pleasure boats and
marks are witnesses Of this. Their Omission 30 the
Fair on Sunday or any other day IS means Of educa-
ton as well as pleasure. would not only admit
49,, v,ouid thp entrance down 10 hall