New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-09
WOMEN AT THE FAIR.
To SHOW THEIR WORK IN LETTERS.
PERMANENT COLLECTION FOR THE SAFE
,,,,. nov, TILE WORK Is BEING DoNE'

...,.,.r COLLECTION FOR THE STATE
LIBRARY HOW THE WoHK Is BEN" ''
| r..., ~, ,vomen Managers Of the state ct New
vork tor the Worlds Columbian fA"lo'"". ~
| issued a circular telling about the pIopos"u
,,.,, ,r,,cb Il Is their intention to eNHOlI ia wv
| v.u.york state building at Chicago ana ".''"'u
I,c. 49, = pcrmancnt collection in the STATE Library ~
,n,orr The manager, hope to get together large
rumhcr Of books which shall complet'N I'p'0''"' '''
work Of New-York women In BOOK h'e'a'u,'. .,. an
! rho wednesday Afternoon Club % New f"rh' an
| ,,,t, ,,ou lnovn among the wOmcns clubs. both
,or tho character of It's membership and hIeihous vi
work has undertaken TO collect the pV'hH' ms
Luca g. Runkc is president = the oi"D' u 'o"'
mittec on the collection of books has b'rh "pp'i'""
hy the club. Mrs. L. +. Thompson Is the ch'irha"'
and among The members are Mrs. Henry NllAri MS
Alfred corning Clark, Mrs. Aln.on Goodwin. Mrs.
NJ ], Stone M-s George Haven Putnam MIS-. KEN
| ard II Fvort Miss Mary Willard. Mrs Charles Havehs
Rovcc Mrs C. NJ Parker Miss Louise T. Caldwell ana
Others. ,,
The appeal is sued by the managers outlining the'I
plan is as follows:
"rb. women of the state Of New York. through their
BOARD Of Women Managers. have secured a fine room
in the Woman's Building at Chicago. which they pro
pose 10 equip as 'Woman's Library, In winch VIII De
placed a collection Of books written BY women.
"The Women Managers appeal to you for assistance
in securing an exhibit of all books written bv women
residents
Won contribute the collection such Of these books rs
Won have published and If 80. will YOU kindly check
them rs they appear on the incosed list The Board
OF Women Managers will deem II n favor II Voa VIII
also suggest any corrections additions which VIII
help TO make this a complete list Of Ncw-i York women
authors and their work.
Exceptional facilities will be- given for the exhibit
Of these books and list OF the contributions. with
the ma mes OF the publishers who present them. Will b.
carefully kept, and widely published rs possible
I'm cases where II Is practicable. will Won secure The
insertion on the fv leaf OF autogfaphic presentation
Of the book from the author or an autO:raphc line
two OF sentiment
Tie Managers trust that tli- appeal for aid ~ p:o
noting the Interest Of women, work. of H.. Empire
state and Of the Columbian Exposition meet with
your favorable consideration and that they may rec i've
as early Il reply aS you NAV lnd convenient. All
books may be forwarded and all replies addressed 10
Mrs. FREDERICK p. Bellamy. Chairman. Wednesday
Afternoon Club Room. Bible House. Third ave. New
York"
The committee Of the Women Managers on Womcn's
work In Literature, Literary club, and the Press which
is composed Of Mrs. Frederick +. IclLmy. chairman
Mrs. James :. T. sranahan. Ms Nina Roosevelt.
Mrs. II. Walter webb ana Mrs.. O.~ar = straits. b.,
undertaken to for exhibit In the New York >t.tc
women native 90 resident ~ the state or the tic NJ
II IL the book cannot hc obtained hut also the name Of
every literary club or class q. irc" years stan rg in
the state. and the name OF every New York woman
who has written anything Whatever for DuhicriOn IN
the press and periodicals. with such data a. may be-
procurablc Is To the nature 81 the work
To carry out this idea organization |, being per
fccted through all the counties Of the state and little
pamphlet has been Issued ~ n prooi under revision"
containing list ~ book, and article" hv the -
New York Til, + being sent out with the request
that all persons noting crior In II or having additional
once communicate with Mr.. Florence G. Ives.
Assembly lnrlors. Albany. y. y