St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-28

The open meeting of the board of
managers of the women's worlds fair
organization for Minnesota yesterday
morning, in the assembly room of
worlds fair headquarters, was we'll at
tended, despite the heat. Mrs. Clarke
presided, and the business of the meet
ing was attended to with delightful
promptness. Committee reports all
showed progress, and il is said in Chi
cago that Minnesota women are doing
more work for the fair than the women
OF almost any other state.
The dGrmitory scheme was discussed
at length, and alrs. White. of Moor
head. and Mrs. Hunt, of Mankato. re-
ported number of shares already sold
in their respective districts. Each share
costs $40, and its holder is entitled to
lodging in large building TO be erected
near the fair grounds. at the rate of
about forty cents day. Each share is
transferable and may he used by sew
eral women at once, so that for people
women peOple-Who intend going to the
fair, the investment is most desirable
one.
Mrs. L. P. Hunt, chairman of the
state committee Oh flora, said that she
had twenty or more county chairmen at
work and is encouraged with the pro-
gress of the work. She read the circu-
lar she has sent out. 1t is as follows:
1.-The matter of flora being placed in
my hands for exhibition at the worlds
fair, it has been determined to ask for a
complete exhibit of wild flowers, vines,
climbers and ornamental grasses of the
state. The fern family should be eX-
hlbited III their natural and growing
condition, each county to gather and
pot such specimens as may be found in
the locality and keep them until called
for. The flowers l desire to show in
water colors or in herbarlums. When
possible water color is preferred. When
that can not be obtained, herbariums
will be accepted. gotten up as nearly
like the water color as possible. The
plan is to make careful drawings and
colorings Uf the bud leaf, open flower
and seed vessels for the center of the
page, adding the botanical and common
names of the flower below; after ward
Illuminating the page with conven-
tional border and corner, using the
mower OF the central study as motif.
The whole would be of interest to bot
anists as we'll as to decorators and de-
5Igners. In almost every county there
is some one competent to botanic
and classify the flowers, and also some
one who will willingly paint them. All
nv NoiiJ Cpi uONClO Gall UC OCCulCu
IN water color, as l have described
above, and 1t is my desire to have the
exhibit as uniform and complete as pos
slble. The state superintendent of the
Minnesota worlds fair exhibit has
asked me through your committee to
secure samples, properly dried and pre-
pared in the best possible manner, OF
the native grasses of the state, both
wild and cultivated, with correct name
and such particulars as may be of in
terest to the general public"
Mrs. StebbinS, of the committee on
agriculture, has instructed the county
chalrmen TO find out each what the
women in her county are doing in dairy
ing and farming, but had no definite re-
port to make. &
MIS-. IiilIkle, of Minneapolis. chair
man of the fine arts committee. read the
circular she has sent out. For the sake
of art the women of Minnesota will rise
and shout with delight when they read
that circular, for copies are not adj
United to the exhibit. Unframed pict-
ures and works Of sculpture in unbaked
clay are barred out also.
Mrs. Clarke asked the sense of the
meeting as TO whether there should be
competition in the woman's building.
The meeting was unanimously in favcr
OF 1t. Admission of an article to the
woman's building is of itself very
high compliment, and the gallery in the
building is to be made verltable
memorial to female genius.
Mrs. Harrison, of Minneapolis, re-
ported encouraging progress in the
matter of art loans. Mrs. Smith spoke
of a wonderful old silver belt. once
owned by a Polish monarch, which a
Duluth woman will exhibit.
In the matter of scholarships, the
Milford house and st. Luke's hospital
have each decided 10 buy one. St. Paul
has already raised its portion for the
children's building.
The discussion of a state flower occu-
pied the rest of the meeting. The
flowers suggested were the water lilv,
the Indian pink, "Black-Eyed Susan"
orchid, wild rose, wake robin and violet.
The matter was finally left in the hands
of committee composed OF Mrs. Steb-
bins, of Rochester; Mrs. White, of
Moorhead: Miss Gordon, of st. Paul:
Mrs. Sampson and Miss Hill, with Mrs.
Hunt chairman. The committee will
make list of characteristic Minnesota
flowers, with the help of the state botan-
ist, Prof. Winchell, and meetings will
be held i'll each county to vote on
flower.
The state board held brief meeting
after the adjournment of the open.
meeting.