The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1892.
WOMAN'S WORK IN MINNESOTA.

WOMAN'S WORK IN MINNESOTA.
To make the Woman's Exhibit at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition a
success, every state in the Union must
put forth an effort. To make the
state work of Minnesota creditable
one should be the aim and object of
every woman within her borders The
time in which to work is very short
and every county in Minnesota should
proceed to permanent organization
at once. 1t is desirable to have a
county organization consisting of Pre-
sident, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and as many members as
it is possible to procure. A small
membership fee should be charged to
be used as an expense fund for the
county. There are many little ex-
penses that will crop up and it is not
just to ask any one person to bear
them. The membership fee can be
any sum under one dollar: so decided
by the Woman'S State Board.
1t is desirable that the counties re-
port their organization to the repre-
sentative Of their congressional dis
trict, so that the state can be thor
oughlY organized as soon as possible.
Following is the list of representa-
tives and alternates in each district:
First-Mrs. H. E. Stebbins, Roches-
ter: alternate, Miss Carrie Benson,
Lake City.
Second-Mrs. L. p Hunt, Mankato:
alternate, Mrs. f. A. Day, Fairmont.
Third-Mrs. f. NJ. Crosby, Hastings;
alternate. Mrs. Joel p. Heatwole,
Mortified.
Fourth = Mrs. Hasenwinkle, St.
Paul; alternate, Mrs. purant, Still
water
Fifth = Mrs. Florence Greenleaf,
Minneapolis.
Sixth-Mrs. Judge Collins, st. Cloud;
alternate, Mrs. Forsythe, Brainerd.
Seventh-MrS. A. A. White. Moor
head; alternate, Mrs. George Penna,
Willmar.
A part of the work of these county
organizations should be to procure a
representative exhibit showing the
work of women in all the varied &C.
equations in which they engage
Second-To procure, as far as pos
sible, statistics as to the amount Of
woman's work that enters into every
exhibit, and other interesting data
connected with the same.
Third-To recommend to the board
work by women of such supreme eX-
cellence as to be worthy of admission
to the gallery Of the woman'S build.
ing.
Fourth-To recommend to the board
women who have the requisite expert
knowledge to serve on the various
juries of award.
Fifth-To see that the education
work being carried on by women from
the primary to the highest branches
is exhibited when possible, and when
not possible that it be illustrated by
means of maps, charts, photographs,
etc.
SiXth-TO see that the charitable
and philanthrOpic work, as well as
that to promote recreation, health,
reform, ETC.. inaugurated by women,
is either exhibited or made a matter
of record, as above.
Seventh-To aid in giving suitable
publicity to the plans of the board of
lady managers in all the leading pa
pers through the agency of press
women when possible.
Eighth-To aid in the collection of
loan exhibit of old laces, embroider
les, fans, etc.
Ninth-TO secure books written by
women for the woman's library, eS-
pecially such as relate to the exact
sciences, philosophy, art, etc.
-Tenth-To aid the chairman on
flora in any manner that she may re-
quest. as it has been decided to pre-
sent the wild flowers, ferns, climbers
and ornamental grasses, of the state,
in a thoroughly artistic man
ner. This will involve an almost
endless amount of labor, but with
willing hands and generous hearts it
can be done.
1t should be the work Of every rep
reSentative to see that each and every
county within her district is organized.
In this way only can a complete or.
ganization be effected. what is
everybody's business is nobody's bust
ness" is an old and very trite saying.
And it is to be hoped that these
ladies will put their shoulders to the
wheel and help Minnesota along.
Without concerted action woman's
work must be dismal failure, and
now is the time to cover yourselves,
and the state where you live with I'm :
dying glory.
The people of New York are still
eyincing their diStruSt of David b.