New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
NEWS OF THE WORLU'S FAIR.
IRIS. POTTER PALMER APPOINTS AN EXECUTIVE

MRS POTTER PALMER APPOINTS AN EXECUTIVE
cOMMITTEE-CoMMIssI oNERs TO MEET
Chicago. March 90 (speciaD--Thc election OF a new
BOARD OF Directors for the Worlds Fair Is awaited with
much anxiety The Board which retired last night
failed 10 make any provisions for the changing and re.
corng OF proxies, and it Is feared that this VIII re-
suit I'm great confusion. The railroad interests and
the North side and West side streccar interests are
sid TO have formed combination to secure larger rep
rsentation in the next Board and, If possible to re-
turn 10 the lake front part Of the Fair stc such
scheme cannot be carried through for il Is recognized
by too many stockholders that the feopcnins OF tns
sta ouestion would work iDcalculabe injury 10 the
Fair.
Mrs Potter Palmer president OF the Board OF Lazy
Managers, has announced the EXECUTIVE oonihl'oS VI
that body In making up her list she divided ths
country into four parts Of equal population, and
divided the honors as equally she could between
the political parties. The committee Will meet heiO
the second Week In April The list i as lolo"s'
Mrs Jonas r. French, OF Boston; MISS IVES Ne"-
Haven Conn; Mrs. Amy NJ. stark"caticr' Pa"tuche,
r. l.: Miss Ellen Ford York: Miss Mary Il. Rus@
sell Newark ~ j.; Miss Mary Candoss, Pittsburs'
Mrs. William Reed, Baltimore; Mrs. Newton Lyhch'
Martinsburg W. Va. Mrs. John A. Logan. Washhs'
ton: Mrs. susan &. Cooke, knoAvile, Ienh'' MISS
3ollie +. Beck, Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Mary & oah''c"'
Georgetown, KY; Mrs. James T. Magic Li.tie ho'A
Miss Shakespeare New Orleans Mrs. Roslna Ryan,
N.
City, Ind Mrs. Edward L. Bartlett, santa Fe y, Nj
Mrs p p Rue santa Rosa, Cal; Mrs. sarah IT, r.
ANGEL Ann Arbor Mich; Mrs. George NJ shcpaiu'
Chicago Miss O. F.. Miller, Cedar Rapids iowa MIS-
Francis b. Clarke ST. Paul; Mrs. Jom .. briegs'
| omaha Mrs. +. F. Allen, Portland, Ore. Mrs. Colo
man Thatcher. ir, Chicago
| snoakinc OF his appointment to the Office OF
Musical Director of the Worlds Fair Theodore Thomas
said to-day The Importance OF the trust repo'ed ID
me Is almost overpowering, but within few months
shall return to Chicago TO make this city H.. per-
manent home. This great Worlds Fair being in
tended for picture or symbol OF the words aceVe'
ments the plans for musical entertainments must nee
| e.sorlv be novel. grand and better than anything
before presented. / could rot, with any degree OF
propriety discuss plans for 1926 now because tn'
cloak ~ honor has hardly fitted itself 10 my shoulders
| When I return / will plunge into the matter ana
devote my whole heart and soul TO u
/ IL is understood that much OF tho sc 10 De pa!ca
| nt the Fair will he specially written for IT.
pose of attending the meeting 10 he held next Wednes.
day Fair has got Ia be Saaonai n,a'aef o.
clio We won't any Fair, said COMMISSIONER NJ
Donald Of California. You can put IL down uIaI We
viii consider this financial issue from cellar TO garrett
and II not accorded the proper % ~
Washington and deriving the Comm s0ners a. lou OF
greedy mercenary men. We won't ,tahn IL. ibe S1in
mis.loners determined TO meet this tinie II 'c! Ha'
10 paw their own expenses ,, ...,
| T. f. johnson has been appointed to look aiIei
Words Fair representation among the cooreh peop's
Of the South. - $3.50, H. 49,.
+bot President Palmer recently sent TO every CONF
missioner private letter stating that II would De use
less attempt u assemble again ana ie icGer
advised dissolution. and even the disconunuance o.
'hustllng' for the Far. These letters caused an IN
cessant fir, Of correspondence between Commissioners
~h the result that the meeting VIII be Held.