Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-31

csiambian Exposision - shall be . cfsdi'
70 them and % the Sats.
To prevent Q confusiou Of IDEAS in re-
isiion to the par: woman are to tAks IN fof-
vafding this gigantic work, IL may be veil
70 6edns their position. The Board Of
Lady Msnsge,s va authorized By ~ sei
iof Coegsess. is Heid Of WORK 10 the vhois
cnurvy. The women Of all countries have
been isvitsd By this board 10 take part In
the great exhibit Of vomAn's work, thus
making II worldwide In it, scope snd
ehArpessf.
The State Board vas established by IN
act Of the Aaise Legislature and the Maine
members Of the National Beard. BY said set.
made sxt fiicio members Of the State Board,
thus uniting he interests Of both. IL viii be
the aim Of every member to secure the best
possible exhibit at Chicago Of the indus-
tsiss Of Maine women.
| i.has been provided BY Congrsss that
women are to serve on the iaries Of award
for ell exhibits produced Ia whole or in
part by women.
The Columbian Expo,ition will open Nay
LET, 1895. and cls.e October 80, 1898. II
will therefore be seen that active work
should be commenced ss once oil over
Maine, IL her women sre to secure An az
hibis which will compare favorably with
those Of other states Of the Union.
While we have not ct our command ~
great financial means - are provided IN
many other ststss, to carry forward the
york, We feel that what We lack in this
direction may. in large measure, be made
up by energy snd activity, and We should
all feel jast pride in mskiog An exhibit
| for Maine that will be in eli respects 4
credit TO the women Of the State.
| Personally We shall strive 70 aid 10 every
possible way 10 securing for every industry
Of Maine 9 cfsditabie representation ct the
| Exposition. Officially We have to look after
aud guard vomans work, and although
working side by side With the men 10 help.
| ing to secure an exhibit worthy OF our
State. cur frat ard foremos. aim must be
| to give prominence to every interest per-
tanning 10 tie work Of our own sex.
| Tee Classification Of txhibits ct the great
Expos i.ion 10 divided into the following
tw sivs departments
| A. Agriculture. Forest Products, For
esf'y. Machinery AID Appliances.
B Viticulture. Horticulture, Floricul.
C. Live 1t, ck. Domestic and Wild AMI
mails.
| D. Fish, Fisheries, Fish Product and
Apparatus for Fishing.
L Mines, Mining and Mstallurgy.
| f. Machinery.
G Transportsti,n Railways. Vessels,
| Vehicles.
| II. Manufactures.
Electricity.
j. F.le Arts; Pictorial. Plastic and
Decorative.
X Liberal Arts; Education, Engineer
log. Public WORKS, Atchite c.uie, Music
and the Dfama.
l.. E,hnology, ARCH ,logy. Progress Of
Labor ard Invention, Isolated and Collec-
tive Exhibits.
These departments are divided into
groups and the groups sub divided into
classes. There are l72 groups and 907
classes, and while many Of the groups and
classes are not suited to the require msnss
! OF women work, Jet all products Of female
labor can be pr lperly classified in these
departments -
| lis verv desirable that We have An ex-
hibi. Of fl 's.-clsss specimen products Of
every Industry carried on ia whole or ia
part BY women.
We have often been s,ked. what car
women xhibi,:" The best answer to ,hi,
question Is found in the folio sing prospec
tus recently issued by Z committee OF ,ht
ladies' board.
The Board Of Lady Managers aim Il
present . full, complete and exhaustive
exhibit Of the work Of women in domestic
economics, agriculture, invention, ed q srior
manufactures, literature. art and science
to chow forth womeL attachments in n
| ha ;pI al tr.foilarfunI and fnnsat line
Of human endeavor, in all the centuries sn(
il all the nations. including her best ant
grsndest work, the reforms sud philsnih
r,pies which illustrate hsr ideal and spirit
ua, nature, to set b IRE the people Of tn,
earth womin's share in making the histor,
Of the world.
i Bat their special desire and aim is Il
set firth = complete and perfect fepreser
tstion Of the condi on Of women in ever,
country Of the earth at the present day, apt
Iariculsrly OF the women who are wsge
esraers, whether their work be mental O.
ma lusl to ,r'ray the legal polite Al aud il
du,tIial status Of women the worl | over
Their purpose is open A. the light Of day ,thei
scope as wide as the earth"
Thus !; will be seen that earnest EFFORT,
will tie made 20 have all the d, p,rtments o
human industry in which vomea Of ttd,y
are q dig employment fully represented
We reslz', therefore. that without this
active sid of the women OF our Safe il
vi be impossible to be succ sssful in suct
, an exhibit for Maine - we hope to have.
We must cordially uni.e il urging thu
, earnest &C operation OF the women in ever
city, town and plantation.
We ask the aid Of all organic atoms o
women, benevolent, industrial and literary
to assist Us in arousing the interest OF gu
sex to the great Opportunity nov afforded
for showiog to the world the scope and i'm
po-ssuea of womsns work
With unt ed forts we can make = splen
did showing Of what women are 20 ng "a
, home, in the factory, in the cfiice. in tn
hospital, 10 the college, in the cooking o
food, ia the usinipg of children, ia III
pa TRY snd the dairy. in needlework, IL
, poultry aud stock iaisifg il fi,h And be-
culture. in tsxidermy, 10 farming, frui
growing and agriculture, in photogi ply
drs~iog, psiD,it & aud desigpiog, IN pottery
wood and ivory carving, sculpture ant
metal work; 10 trade, ia medicine. in Law
10 theology. in aurnalirm, in Invention, IL
srchit .ctnre. in musical and dram attic art
and n the management Of organ. z alter
and Institutions, industrial AID benevolent
We would recommend that literary socie
tie, be formed for Il STUDY OF American h .
tory. arts and sciences We would furthe
recommend that teachers have specific,
times for familiar talks with pupils on NJ
tonsl torics.
The Executive Committee Of the Ns,ior
al Board of Lady Managers sdyi,e syste
matte plan of lsyieg aside . snail sum Q
money each week BY sit wage aafners {,
enable them to visit the Worlds Fair. W,
believe that chesp fares will undeuotedl,
! be granted By the railroads, and cheap ant
} c ,mfor,abls boarding houses will be avM.
abIs.
Thi careful and intelligent. observer vii
be enabled 10 lesrn more Of the vol | snt
lie people at the g eat Exposition in q Re,
DAYS than he could by mosths Of travel.
In thi. great Fair, not matter alone
but mind will have place; not thing
sloue, but men and women.
We should be glad to commu1icate viii
those interested in this great exhibition wht
~iil give Us Encouragement and aid in ad
vaociog this great work, so fall Of iateres
and i'm oor,ance TO the women OK our State
Let Us push this work With irefe.siu,
vigar ard persistency, all &C ,peYatire Il