St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-26
WOMEN And The FAIR.
A Representative Gathering
of Ladies for the State
Worlds Fair Work.
AnAuxiliary Organization to
Cooperate With the State
Commission.
Delegates From COMPRESSION
al Districts to Make Up
It's Membership.
Women's Aims and Objects
for the Exposition Briefly
Defined.
1t was the representative women of
Minnesota who came along the wet
pavements through the perfect spring
like morning to the Peoples church yes
terday. In groups and couples and

singly they came, ne arly 800 of them
and chatted and laughed and discussed
business matters, while Samuel a. Bald
win. at the organ, rolled QUIT grand
est of the patriotic airs. The delegates
were seated by districts. and at the
head of each delegation was the
number of the congressional dis
trict represented. Young women
had the seating of people in charge, and
when they had finished their task. the
middle tier of seats was filled with dele
gates, thanked at the right and left by ST.
Paul women. In the gallery sat Rev. S.
e. Smith, Father Conway, Col. Monfort
and F. B. Clarke, in row.
Two verses of America were sang,
Che FIRST with confidence, the second with
deal of "tra Ia la," and ''Um, um,"
and, when three decided and parlia-
mentary raps of the gavel in the hand
of Mrs. Henry Hasenwinkle called the
meeting TO order, and from that moment
till the noon adjournment, parliament
cry usage obtained. True, now and then
these were discussions and transactions
just a tride unconventional, and
MADAM President was appealed
to by women hopelessly out of
order, but in the main the meeting was
conducted with strictness, graciousness
and absolute good feeling. Bowls of
trum, and above the lovely bells of
tulips, lilies of the valley and hyaclnth.
Mrs. f. B. Clarke, who was elected to
preside. gracefully faced her audience.
Mrs. Susan Brown, of Minneapolis, also
occupied chair OH the platform.
Words of welcome.
Miss Holstein, of Winona, was elected
secretary, and then Mrs. Clarke read her
welcoming address. The chairman
said:
Ladies: When at a late hour Tuesday
evening was Informed that it was incum-
bent upon me TO say few words today, /,
being wholly uIpre pared. asked my friend,
"What shall say at a moments notice to
these representative women, gathered to-
gether from all parts of Minnesota?"
She replied: Say l am glad to see so
many of your bright young faces here today"
] am glad to see so many and particularly
happy to greet the less familiar ones thus
showing that interest has been taken in the
worlds fair matters i'll the different counties
of the state. and that delegates have come to
form, with our own, an organization TO rep
sanctty OF your homes, ladies. has been
invaded by small pamphlet bearing
on the outside print of The
women's building, and containing in
side all that know and moe that other
women know about womans work and
woman's opportunities at the coming exposi-
lion, shall not do more today than ask you
particularly as have called upon others far
more capable than to address you) to per-
feet the organization, for which purpose You
have come. bid you, however. a hearty
welcome in the name of the women of st.
Paul, not only to their city, but to the work
in
The organization. to be guided not only by
wisdom, but to use all your forbearance. Let
Us conduct our meeting today in sufi-
ciently parliamentary manner to give every
Dne fair pla- Let us bear with the opinions
and the htl b of each other for, after all,
we are here rot for individual ag-
grandlzement but for mutual benefit and in
Btruction. Let us do our work in a womanly
way, leaving to our brothers the hard work
that of supplying funds and of giving us ad-
vice. tor instance. Just between ourselves we
need not take the latter unless it directly con-
forms to our own ideas. Although this is the
"womans cycle" the day of womans glori-
fcation and independence. the day when she
Is showing her vast superiority to the other
seX-let us allow the men TO raise all the
money needed in the WORK: let them give us
not per cent, 10. 20. half, nay, all. the
money. if we need it. and our enterprise he
sufficiently important and our aims suffi-
GENTLY great.
In return then let us help our brothers.
who are endeavoring. with the able assist
Rnce OF Mr.. Hunt. to raise a sum of money
worthy Of our state, by forming ourselves
Into harmonious body of well regulated
well advised women. whose object is only to
represent properly the state they love at the
Columbian exposition of 1893 Minnesota, if
not our native state, has become our adopted
motner. we love our sunny skies and her
great prairies We are proud OF her resources
proud of her splendid farms, of her golden
harveSts, of her men and of her women
Therefore, let us meet today in all sympathy,
In all harmony, and let US part with a per
feet organization.
Once more. ladies, bid your hearty well
come and Godspeed upon the great under
taking that lies before US.
Chance for Women.
Mrs. Brown, of Minneapolis, in a
brief address spoke of the excellent
way i'll which the meetings of women i'm
Chicago had been conducted, and hoped
for as parliamentary and strict course
of conduct from the st. Paul women.
1t is, she said, the first time our govern
ment has given women equal place
with men in work. and the occasion is a
great one, the opportunity earnestly
taken advantage of.
''Since the time when woman gave
her jewels that this country might be
discovered" said Mrs. Brown, after
enlarging on individual responsibility.
America has been eminently country
for women, and the eyes of the women
OF the world are on u.s.
Mrs. Gillette read the minutes of the
preliminary meeting, and made the re-
port of the committee on arrangements.
which was accepted.
Mrs. G. A. Severance and Mrs. Joel
Heatwole, the committee on credentials.
reported the credentials of the delegates
satisfactory.
Mrs. DR.. Metcalf, of st. Paul. who
was not, as were most of the speakers.
interrupted by constant cries of
''louder." read an address explaining
in full the purpose of the meeting; Civ
ing the history of women's share in
worlds fair work, and reviewing briefly
the work done at the Ramsey county
meeting of Feb. Is. She gave the work
ing plans of the Ramsey organization
for the benefit of the delegates present.
Mrs. Waite, of st. Cloud. spoke OH
her experiences in connection with the
New Orleans exhibition, and urged the
delegates not to repeat the mistake then
made of collecting too many exhibits.
Mr.. Waite dwelt at length on the work
Of Indian women, and hoped to see a
tepee in one corner of the women's
building with, as she said, "the Hal