Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-13
They Are Features of the
Worlds Fair Work.
Yesterdays Meeting of the Fri
day Morning Club.
Mrs. West Tells About What Women
Are Doing at Chicago.
The Display of Their Work That VIII Be
Made at the Fair = Their
Building-Other Ad-
dresses.

Among the visitors to the FRIDAY
Morning club yesterday were severa
prominent women. The list of guests
is as follows: Mrs. Governor Beveridge
Indianapolis; Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens
San Francisco; Mrs. M. G. G. Edholm
Oakland; Mrs. H. M. Conger, Pasa
dena; Mrs. W. E. Hockeholm, Indiana
Mrs. Erie Reynolds, Richmond, Ind.
Mrs. Anna Wheeler, Richmond, Ind.
Mrs. @. B. Southwell, Burlington, la.
Mrs. S. D. Bangs, Omaha.
| The paper of the morning was pre-
sented by Mrs. Mary Allen West, editor
OF the Union Signal and president O.
the Women's Press Association of Hi
nois. The subject, Women's Work in
the Worlds Fair, was most admirably
treated. For the first time in history
women have been asked to participate
in the management of a great exposi-
tion. This emphasizes woman's ad.
vance along industrial lines to mans
recognition of it. The woman's build.
ing, under the entire control of women,
and costing 5000, 900, is now almost COM
pleted. In the worlds fair of 1898 a
general exhibit of woman 8 work will be
given, with a fair and square compari-
son OF mans work, gauged by the
standard which fixes worker-value.
On every jury of award of any exhibits
containing woman's work, one woman
at least is numbered among the mem
bers, giving it fairer showing than it
has ever had before. While there
is no separate exhibit, there will
be many special exhibits. In the
main gallery of the woman's building
will be grouped the most fitting achieve
ments of women in every line of work.
Even as late as February, 1891, there
was much prejudice against woman
board of managers, and the turning
point was given at the woman's council
of the above date, when Mrs. Potter
Palmer and Mrs. Chas. Hemotine pre-
sented the matter in such clear, busi-
nesslike form, with such wise plans
and such perfect confidence, that the
whole council felt convinced that the
lady managers were doing good and
faithful work.
Americas womanhood has a most
chivalric friend in Senator Palmer, who
stands at the head of the exposition.
Side by side with him are Lyman Gage,
@. G. Bonney and President Brian, of
whom we may we'll be proud.
The woman's building is thing of
beauty, its architect being Miss Hayden
of the Atlantic coast. The successful
competitor for the sculpture work was
Miss Alice M. Rideout of San Francisco.
The lady commissioners of the different
states are bringing to light work of wom-
en- in most unexpected directions. Mrs.
Allen of Oregon has found woman
stone cutter who has worked at the
trade for twenty years.
The state board of Colorado have
placed under their lady manager the
sole charge of the dairy products, pantry
stores, needlework, decorative work,
both plastic and ornamental.
New Mexico's lady commissioners are
working most enthusiastically in the de-
partments of ethnology and botany,
the work of the Indians, the flora of
New Mexico, tree culture and agricul-
tural products. Mrs. Lockwood and
Mrs. Wilkins are investigating the rec
ords and models in the patent office.
They expect to find women the first
millers, cutters, tailors, shoemakers,
architects and geometricians.
South Carolina is preparing historical
heirlooms showing the industrial pro-
gress among negro women.
Georgia and Texas are debarred by
constitutional provisions from state ap-
preparation for the exposition, but the
lady managers have organized joint
stock companies for securing money.
This work is principally educational.
Twelve thousand of Texas educators
are interested in this. 1t is thus car
ried into every school district, and from
there to the homes and hearts of the
people.
One of the marked results of the ex-
position work is the recognition OF
women on state boards. In Maine and
Illinois the number of men and women
is equal. In Indiana five out of its
eight committees have two ladies and
three. gentlemen. l am sorry to say
California's state board has no women
on it. The Columbian exposition will
demonstrate the important progress to-
wards the solution OF the industrial,
social and ethical problems, and the
worlds advance along lines that cannot
be embodied in machinery and textile
fabrics.
Mrs. West was followed by Mrs. EN-
lily Pitt Stevens of San Francisco, one of
tliO dD1C5t cpOdhCib VI bu6 dCluC COd6b.
Mrs. Stevens gave graphic sketch of
the w. G. T. q. convention of Boston,
where the one absolutely free state rep
resented was Wyoming, with her single
star.
Mrs. M. G. G. Edholm, secretary of
the Women's Pacific Press association,
and also secretary of the federation of
clubs. made short address.
Mrs. Governor Beveridge of Indiana
pronounced little eulogy on Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer. She also told something of
the workings of the police force of Chi
cago.
Miss Hockeholm OF Indianapolis told
something OF the organization and work
of the Fortnightly club of that city.
In view OF Geo. Cables visit to Los
Angeles shortly the chairman of the art
and literature committee has taken his
writings as the subject for next week for
the club.