The sun., 1891-07-05
THE LADY MANAGERS.


THE LADY MANAGERS.
woMEr wHo WIFI RUN rHH cHTczso,s
WORLDS FAIR.
History OF Their Rise Hnte rusie Life
-Unwavering Struggle 60 Find what
They Are Here Fer-AGethods OF Bssi-
ness snd Progress UP to Recent Dates.
FROM TIE Glos~DemoeraI
CHICAGO. June 28.-In one Of the Railways st
Worlds Fair headquarters there 10 the fre-
ouent hutter Of skirts and through the doors
can be seen the appearance OF great activity.
The amiable Secretary MIR. Dickinson. en-
gagged In polite aud diplomatic argument with
some aggressive lady 10 one Of the daily sights.
Having created the Board Of Lady Managers.
the National Commission In finding o good
deal OF diflcuity In laying out work for it, BY
the officers OF the Commission the Board IL 70.
garded as great success. II ron ask secre-
tary Dickinson how the ladies arc getting on
he will say "splendily."
"But what are they doing ."
"Oh, they are arousinR great interest In the
Fair among ladies all over the country. be-
lleve tho Woman's Building will be the most
interesting thing at the Fair"
There seems to be no doubt about the indus
| VIZ VI tho iuuy mduuRorb IN btiEElnR uO InluR1s
| The act OF Congress authorized the lady man
ayers and left 1t to the National Commission
to decide upon the number. Tho only work
for the lady managers set out in the law was
that they should have representation on the
committees to make awards where articles
were wholly orin part the product OF woman's
labor. As the readiest disposition OF the mat
ter the Commissioners decided that each one
ofthem should appoint q lady manager. The
Commissioners for California got together and
appointed each others mother-in-law to be
lady manager for that State. The Commls-
sioners from Oklahoma appointed each others
wives One OF the Commissioners from Texas
appointed his own wife 10 be q lady
manager and his alternate Commissioners
wife to be the alternate lady manager.
The policy Of keeping q good thing
in the family was pursued By some
Of the other Commissioners. who chose from
among sisters and cousins and aunts. Bus
when the lady managers came together they
developed great capacity for work. They APP
pointed girl pages. Two little maidens stood
at tho door holding bright.colored ribbon
across tho entrance. A proposition Of some
kind was brought before the Board for consid.
GRAFTON. One lady manager moved to lay It ON
the table The motion was put and carried.
Thereupon charming girl page took the doc.
ument carried 1t across the room. and carefully
laid 1t on the table," The discussion upon
tho proposition proceeded as IL nothing had
happened. A wicked male reporter asked to
sec the document He was told that that was
impossible. as the Board had Just ordered 1t
laid on tho table and 1t couldn't be taken up
without vote. Tho reporter snickered. The
lady man ayers looked severe. Tho young man
got Up and walked out In disgrace. with dif-
flculty getting over the ribbon stretched across
the door.
Many interesting stories are told OF tho lady
managers. but everybody admits their vii.
lingness to work and to "stir up thines." One
OF the 1rst suggestions offered from the lady
managers was that they should -" az once ap.
point concurrent committees corresponding to
hSs 81 aSoss sh Ssas ss
s win .ss the
aons Of the Commission and local Board OCCUPY
iEsna:s f. !: r;sd from Time to line as
memorial complimentary to tho Commission.
district Of Columbia you have nob1y rom em. M
bered that woman shared with man the dan.
5 sna ii. sksn II a s p;d tsp
share Tl.h ih BIN ths honor ioE What hss been
s;sa %S%ss f isf ability IN the
that til. lady managers should share the COM
ana asf @1ssRoi oh IL iRs
mestings vas ignored.
5 5' such ssss vc ssH sw
i2ur,hS;story in !. ~ window and when another Ne:
es ady mans Ans
agers would haze II b:sn s pus OF place there
ssequest 70 have the SCOPE of their duties de.
nea for Ss q
sppoIns an Ixsostive Gommiites Of twelve and
man aied for
's;;: $s1 6 no
In 1 the :sd s ths 81 the
building or accommod odations would DO fur
pished and In the near future tho Board OF
q work" 9ns. IT. TO this the som4i.tee added ths
Board Is composed Of an earnest in,elliasnt
band Of ladies anxious e aid IL ever, possible
further. the belief that without the united as.
mission will not be the success lis projectors
and iIends wish and have reason TO exIect"
ABOUT the same time; win q view OF show.
ing further respect for the lady managers. the
the Secretary OF this Commission is hereby
directed to wire the Secretary Of the Treasury
the regulations which require Commissioners
to swear to their accounts. SO that the same
shall not appy to the lady managers"
This WAS not all that was done to maintain
good feeling with the lady msnagers. as ap-
Phnbe W. Couzins to President Palmer. rs
follows: II am directed by the Board OF Lady
extend TO you hearty thanks for tho drive to
Washington and jackson Parks on Saturday"
The Commission also heartily congratu-
ton aud the unanimou selection OF Mrs.
Potter Palmer OF Chicago ss their permanent
Chairman"
But tho ladies' couldn't be put of with car
riagss aud complimenis. They requested "a
liberal INSTRUCTION. Of the act OF Congress