Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-11
MONDAY, April II, 1892.
THE EXPOSITION MANAGERS.

pOSlllOu hdudBeIS was HClu III tiC
office of the secretary of the Board
in Las Cruces on the 9th inst. The
following members of the board
were present. w. Il. Thornton,
president; Miguel Salazar, vice pres
ideut; w. II. II. Llewellyn, sccre-
tarv, aud H. b. Holt, assistant secrc-
tarv; and Mrs. G. l. Bartlett, OF
Fc, aud Mrs. Frame Iu>c Albright,
Of Albuquerque, lady managers Of
New Mexico.
The committee on Photographic
views reported that it had been un-
able to have conference with Mrs.
Albright regarding the matter of pho
tographlc views, as per instructions
given them at the last meeting, but
that it would confer with Mrs. Al
bright at once and make n contract
for the taking of the said views.
Mr.. Llewellyn reported that he had
obtained the nine tree trunks desired
for the the three columns to form a
portion of the colonnade around the
forestry building at Chicago; three
of which have been furnished by Rio
Arriba county, three by Colfax and
three by Lincoln county.
Mrs. c. L. Bartlett, lady manager,
submitted report showing the prog
ress of the work entrusted to her
charge.
Mr.. Llewellyn presented and read
to the board a letter from Governor
l.. Bradford Prince, expressing regret
at his inability TO attend the meeting
and giving some very valuable sug.
gestions as to the methods of carry
ing on the work, and moved that
copies of the said letter be furnished
to the press of the territory for pub
LEGATION, which motion was carried.
Mr.Llewellyn, chairman of the com.
mlttee on glass jars, submitted the
price list for the inspection Of the
board, and stated that inasmuch as
the purchase of the jars would re-
quire the expenditure of considera-
Bile amount of money, he did not
care to assume the responsibility Of
placing the order for them without
first consulting with the board, and
the matter was LAID on the table pend
ing further action.
Major Salazar presented to the
board petitions from San Miguel
county, and the following was there
upon adopted;
Resolved, That at the request of
the county commissioners of San Mi
guel county and of the ladies there
of, and of the board of trade and
city council of Las Vegas, the ladies
Of said county are hereby authorized
and empowered to form a COMMITTEES
to be known as the financial commit
tee, whose duty it shall be to raise
funds to aid in the collection and
display of woman's work at Worlds
Columbian exposition to be held in
Chicago in 1898, and that all funds
raised by said committee be by them
apportoned to the several d part
ments of the ladies' work in such pro-
portion as in their judgment they
deem to be right, aud that the col.
lection made by said committee be
delivered to the lady managers in
charge of the several departments
and classes as heretofore agreed be- !
tween them, and that they be re-
quested to notify this board of their
organization as soon as perfected,
giving the name of the president,
secretary and treasurer, and members
thereof, and also respectfully request
ed to report to this board of their
proceedings from time to time.
Whereupon Mrs. 4. l.. Bartlett,
lady manager, rendered her resigna-
ton as an auxiliary member of the
territorial board, and asked that it be
accepted. The board decided to
take no action regarding the resigna-
ton at the present time.
The plans presented for the joint
territorial building were adopted.
Mr. Llewellyn, as chairman of the
committee on timber exhibit, re-
ported that arrangements have been