Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28

The pavilion or club house will embody every
modern comfort and convenience. The assem-
bly hall viii be the place for holding conven-
tions, congresses, &c, OF women. Every trade,
occupation or profession represented in the
association will be given dates for the holding
of public assemblies. Daily conferences, with
ten minute speeches. will bring together during
the fair the best women of ali line, of labor
and thought where every advantageous subject
can be discussed in a grand Isabella congress
1t will be above all else the social and business
Headquarters for its members. where all the
ideas OF public convenience and comfort will
be eXemplIhed. Not the least of its desirable
features will be the nusery. where it will be
possible 10 check your baby, 20 of and
see the fair. return late in the day and as often
as you Lse to find the youngster well taken
care of and good deal less tired than YOU are
after the day. Trained nurses and women ply
sicians VIII be IN charge of this entirely novel
scheme. as well as Of emergency hospital
where ladies who become i'll or are the victims
of accidents may find at once the best medical
treatment So much for the projects which the
association will realize. Now for the detail Of
its organization and method of work.
-HE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The Queen Isabella Association is Offered
by tive directors. Dr. Julia Holmes Smith. presi-
dent; Hiss Eliza Allen Starr, vice president at
large; Hrs. Catherine Y. Waite treasurer; DR.
Frances Dickinson, secretary. and Mrs Cor
Iine ;. Brown, corresponding secretary. Mrs
Frances Hale Gardner is the foreign CORE
spending secretary.
From the very first the strength of the asso-
citation pitted against a separate exhibition
OF woman work at the fair. That point it and
wide popular sentiment has decided. There
viii be no distinct repr - n atom of the work
OF women The next po,nt 10 gain was to
thoroughly indoctrlnate the cou ltry with the
high standards sought by the association as re-
CARDS Eomans part in the big fair. For this
purpose local committees of women actually
engaged in the different professions were
Formed IN Chicago. and these became the
propaganda, which marked out the work in
each part Of the United States For instance.
the local committee in charge of the
medical department. issued a circular
signed oy DR.. Odelia Blinn, chairman: DR.. Rosa
H. Engert, Dr.Juli r. Low DR. Elizabeth Mac
Cracker. DIR. Prudence Saur, Dr. Isadore L,
Green, DIR. Rachel Hickey, DIR. Sarah Hackett
Stevenson, DR.. Lucy Waite, secretary; ali prac-
ticing physicians, TO endeayor to unite all le-
gaHy-quAIified women physicians all over the
country and Europe as well in one great body,
as an independent organization. but bearing
the name Of the parent association in order 10
share the benefits and privileges Of the club
house and Congress Hall
LAW, ART AND JouRNALlsx
Another local committee engaged in the
practice of law have sent out similar paper.
which is signed by Ellen A. Martin, Chicago;
Florence Cronise, THIN Ohio; Elizabeth
Eagiesfeld, Grand Rapids, Mich, and Cath
crime Waugh McCulloch Of Chicago.
Inc local committee of the art department In
equally strong. The names on its circular are
Nary W. Means chairman, ida ]. Burgess
lsecretary). Eva Webster ftreasurer) Harriet
Hosmer. T. Rankin Copp, s. L. Clarity, Mary
searie, Minerva Parker CPhiladelphiaj, Eliza
Allen Starr.
1t is desired that the allied arts of painting.
sculpture, architecture. etching designing
pottery, engraving. woodcarving and photog-
raphy Se embraced In this department. Any
artist whose work has been received by the
best exhibifions OF this or other countries or
any student who has completed a three years
course OF serious study in art is eligible to
membership. The women engaged in Journal
ism, actually employed on papers in Chicago,
have sent out the call to ne wspaper women 10
Join that department, which will bring to-
ge:her in federation for the first time an a.
ISOLATION of practical women rewspaner
writer's The circular is signed by Esa III.
Brodliqac, Mary IA. Krout, Eleanor Stack
house, Mereie Thirds. Annie r.. Weeks L. MAY
Wheeler and Mary l. McCraith-
Besides these departments there will be
others, like that of labor and household science
&c-
THE cA,fPHoS.
To the mind Of the Queen Isabella organizer
the Uni ed States is divided up into congres-
-ionai districts and nothing else. 4 represen.
tativs woman Ia chosen in each Of thsss die
Etcss, who works up the aims Of tbs Organize