New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
NOTES or THE WORLD'S F4IR.
A woMAN's DoEMToRY PRoposED-FRENCu AND
GERMAN INTEREST

woNAN'S DORMITORY PROposED-FRENCu AND
GERMAN INTEREST.
Chicago April 13.-Mrs. Potter Palmer and nine
wcll-knOwn women connected with the Board OF LADY
Managers of the Worlds Fair at Il meeting to-day
decided to organize under the name OF tile Chicago
! WOmans DormOry Association. TO erect n building
| for the accommodation OF women visiting Chicago
during the Fair. particularly those OF limited means
Active arrangements left In the hands of Mrs
Matilda H. Carsey The site. ii is expected will be
within two squares OF Jackson Park and will be con.
| Iibutcd free by George VI. Pullman. The aim IS 20
| have a structure that will comfortably lodge 5000
wcmcn at cost Of 80 10 10 cents day each.
| Chicago. April 13-Theodore Roosevelt. the United
states Civil Service Commissioner, went to the FL
position grounds this afternoon with Chief buchanan.
Of the Agricultural Department, and Mr.. Goldman. of
| the Landscape Department. to make arrangements for
| building a typical hunters camp on one of the
smaller islands in the southern end OF the lagoon.
lie represents the Boone and Crockett Hunting Cub
| Taris. April l3.-rhc Government has decided for
the present 10 send no general commissioner to the
Chicago Fair, the French ConsuGcnera there acting
In that acity. An eminent statesman Will he sent
! 5 special envoy the occasion OF the inaugural
ceremonies OF the great Exposition.
Berlin, April 13-Emperor william has sCnifed his
approval of Princess Frederick Charles assuming the
patronage Of the German Womcn's Department OF tho
Washington. April l3.Presdent Baker Of the local
board director, Of the Worlds Fair. appeared THIS
| morning before the select House Committee on , me
Columbian Exposition. lie said that to make the Fair
Il 1t was Necessary to excel every other TX
position. and Congress should help the board 10 40 y
The enterprise had grown In scope from the outset
In the Paris Exposition there were nine groups ana
eighty classes II Chicago there would b" hltef
grand department.. l16 groups and 96o cisseN-HDie
than ten times as many as at Pana. II WAS Inn
as the people wanted The Board had done lis duiy
IL had IaSed the SlD.0C0.000 and mad furnished ne
site for the Fair Now it appealed TO SongrcoS lor
aid. II asked Congress to appropriate To,OoOtOo on
the same terms the city Of Chicago. that would
deficiency q there should anyl the city Of Chicago
would lose the other third and The stocNholueFS ''
Representative McCreary asked how much of the
SlO.OlO.00O had been raised. .., =,
the DockcIy COMM tee, that about 90 per cent hal
been collected. rs business man he would suarahle
the collection Of the remaining 40 per cent Ur o
surn OF 500 900 There would be some snali o's
doubtless but there had been no difficulty In "mAlhS
mcnis Mr. Eaicr urged speedy action by Coner' +,
Oh the ground that otherwise the making Oh n,II
lIabla fol excess cArcdi;ureN. II Congress lalleu ="
come 10 the relief Of tie Boari. then the pan ana
,CIG u Nan aid ,copc his belief that the Fair
could be- opened under IN expenditure OF niue I'>.
tlan sls 6o',00. o. about three times rs innch ~
me- other worlds Fair had cost. g,
j. w. s. Clair the chairman Of the Federal LeliS
@GGrc,,cd the committee for short tme ne hr,
submitted amendment 10 thr PendilY Dii WI" ~
he Committee on LEGISLATION Of the toumblan -
un.i,i." f1yoIad Ii WI, tha, the Sl;o5O.Up ap
,,-nr,rf.f b,ll fOI expenses OF ""
rn,i,InIiau Commission ana fJr the Board 81 Lazy
Nano,.rs shall be di,lursed on voucher III ccf'al
r,,,'n., Mir i Clar then spoke 81 the work al ue
member, Of the National Comm Ton who had ser',u
,ri.hnut cnr,ucnsa alton al great personal sacrifice 10
1''I,.ci.o. some Of them had no, even drawn NOR
per- diem expenses. TIE ENpo,itl3n wa 'rea',"
lid Le ,iiI. - u NatiOnH' institution uIu'It..
~ -. ,,.rr,n.ut End unless something Wa cpI o.
10 promote II and make 1t a success the Government
Ven sonor Tb5mrson-Rcl commissioner from the com
morc,i agricultural and mineral oignniE loh. 60, %
ciit n" tie Exposition was prcscn, at me .ne'tl's
NJ f.o,ernwcnt If Chill withdrew Ia acceptance -
naTcipa,c in the Exposition and senior kci Np'ese''
upssr. Odcu and Winston, directors OF me mr.
toIav orDearcd before the House Appopihugnh 3
nittro and addressed the n ninbefc ll ih'"i Va ' Vs.
A. vropTiatlng $1,000 900 for the Fair.