Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-03
Plans Maturing for Virginia's Elk
hibit at the Worlds Fair.
Richmond Dispatch.

Plans Maturing for Virginias Elk
hibit at the Worlds Fair.
Richmond Dispatch.
That was happy thought Of The franz
ers Of the Worlds Fair bill to have an
Auxiliary Board, constituted from mem
bership that represents every county, city
and town in the State, and 1t was the
happlest part of the happy thoaght that
took one haif Of this membership from
the ladies Of Virginia.
The appointment of tho Virginia We
men has been well considered, and II one
will look over the list which Governor
Mckinney has commissioned he will iiJd
such an array of talent, energy, patriot
ism, a0d Virginia blue blood as can scarce
~ be gotten together anywhere else, and
at once insnres the success of the great
undertaking.
Had that success been doubtful before the
meeting at Roanoke last week when this
Auxiliary Board was organized all appre-
hensIOn would have been disslpated when
one saw the enthusiasm of the patriot
women and the determination of the trne
State proud Virginia men who met there
from every section and vowed by their
bright eyes OF swore by their boards that
Virginia should be in the front lire when
her sister States paraded with the nations
of the wOIll at the worlds greatest gath
ering in 1893.
In Roanoke there met men and women
from the mining regions, mountains, and
grass-lands of Southwest Virginia, from
the rich Shenandoah Valley, from the
wealthy counties of the Northwest from
| the tobacco region of the south and east,
from grand old ridewater. and even from
away on the Eastern Shore, where the
Atlantic and the Chesapeake Bay are try.
! inc to make an island of two of the best
counties in the State. 1t was q represen-
tative gathering that meant business and
made a good start towards doing it, and the
encouragement given to the Board OF Man
agement, with their own determination 10
move. has gwen an impulse i'm one week
that the undertaking has not been able to
acquire in any mcnth before.
The selection of Colonel Carter VI. BiaX-
ton as president of the Auxiliary Board
was a wise one. He is wise. pUb'ic-spirit-
ed, and successful, and is already in line
With the Worlds Fair movement, having
secured large space there for the manu-
featured articles of the great Newport
News shops and ship yards. Mrs. Annie
, S. Gum, the vice-presldent, Cnlpeper
editor, is brimful of intelligent zsal in the
matter and will Lelp in more ways than
one.
Mr.. II. p. BDwyer. young real estate
man OF Lynchburg, energetic, progressive,
and aspiring, will make things 90 from
his Office
The most popullr and the smartest
thing that was dono at Roanoke was the
committal of the State building scheme
to the ladies' of Virginia
By this action of the Bolrl Of Mana
gers it was done:
Resolred, That to the lady assistant Of
the Board of Worlds Fair Managers Of
Virginia, with Mrs Paul aud Mrs. Wise,
United States lady managers, and TO the
lady members of the Auxiliary Board, be
delegated the patriotic duty Of raising a
fund to duplicate at Chicago ut. Vernon,
the home of Washington, rs the Virginia
building, and that an appeal be made to
the women OF Virginia to render every as
sistance to this laulabls undertaking.
And further be it resolved, That this
board authorize a certificate of member
ship in our association % be entitls I'd -
"Tbe Mt. Vernon Columbian Memorial
Association of Virginia said certificate
to be issned to all who contribute not less
than 81 to said State building fund
These certificates of membership will
be handsomely engraved with an accurate
representation of Mt Vernon aud the
tomb of Washington on them.
They will make handsome souvenir of
the great occasion. and will he sold in
large numbers for any snm from 81 mp to
500. according TO the limit Of the ladies'
selling powers and the lIberality or endu-
rance OF the proposed purchaser.
The ladies' will also by means OF straw
berry feasts, ice-cream and oyster suppers
in season, amateur performances, concerts
and thousand other pleasant ways for
beguil'ng close-fsted men, raise this mon
ey by the Titles til manv of them viii.
make a "muckle"-a So 600 muckle-
which is the amount aimed at. Aud when
one recollects that $50 from each county
IN the State, to say nothing OF the cities,
will do if. he thinks he secs the ut. Yer
non buildings already mp.
The idea takes, and il is a credit 10 its
originator. DR.. Brockenborough, of the
. Eastern Shore, the handsOmest man Oh
the board. As soon rs u was preached
Mrs. Wise said, I'm get $1,000 on 1t IN
New York; When Captain McAliister,
from way back in the mountain county OF
Bath, was iestingly asked If be could raise
5000 ont among his hills he said, Yes,
and more" The first man to whom 1t was
mentioned outside Of the room where the
scheme was Matched said, splendid idea
Let me be the first subscriber and forth
with drew his bank note. He was the
past grand master of Masons from the
GOOD city of StauntOn. Thousands Of 9th
ers will respond just TINS same way, and
this money will come and Mt Vernon the
second will 60 mp, aud from her broad
piazzl and her quaint old parlor and ii.
brary all through tie SIX months oil ms
great show these pretty souvenirs viii
bring i'm a constant flow OF dollars to help
Mrs. Beali-a Preston Ivy birth, Bote-
fourier by residence, and queen in grace
and courage-to dispense the oli-tme
Virginia hospitality at that Virginia home
i'm Chicago that has come to be proverO
all over the world.
The board adopted plan to secure ap-
preparations from county supervisors aud
city councils.
DIR. John S. Apperson, Of Marion, who
was elected the business commissioner, Is
the very man for this place and the only
one besides the secretary and lady assist
ant who receives any compensation from
this economical board.
DR.. Garrison Found Guilty OF IN
voluntary Manslaughter.