The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-13
nj ISIS Kate Minors Address Before the
Press Association

Miss Katherine l.. Minor, OF Terre-
bonnie Parish, Gladly commissioner OF
Louisiana to the Worlds Fair deliv-
cred the following address before the
Louisiana Press Association at Alex
andria on the Bird. inst:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MEMBERS
OF THE PRES AssoCI .TIoN CT
LOUISIANA:
| deem it a great II ,nor and privilege
to be before you to-day. | am "a nov
ice in the art of addressing public as
semblaces, therefore | shall have to
beg Your indulgence and earnestly inn
plore o t my faults to be IL little
kind.
Ihave received my invitation to APP
pear before you to-day from your hon
oled president, Gen. JHstremski. 1t
was thoughtful of him to ask me to
come, as it gives me the opportunity to
meet the press OF Louisiana.
hear that seventy five journals of
the State are represented at this meet
ing, and am DESTROYS to talk to them
on IL subject whicl is very near to my
heat lust now-the Columbian Expo
sitiou. which is to be held i'll Chicago
III 1898. This exposition Is to be Il
great international fair. The Presi-
dent OF the United States by u procla-
nation invited all the nations OF the
earth o take part i'll it, and III order
that these nations might be properly
welcomed and that the United States
might make an exhibit worthy of this
great country, by an act of Congress
&y-A oNy, 80, y-nrn apnntnI nnA
composed of men, the other OF women
By THIS act the Governors of the sew
eral Stateshad the power given them to
appoint two gentlemen commissioners
one Democratic. one Republican for
every ~State-and these commissioners
in turn had the right each to appoint a
lady comm s%sioner.
Ex Gov. Nichols appointed Col. Da-
wilson B. Penn rs the Democratic COM
missioner. aud Capt. L. j. Woodward
as the Republican commissioner to rep
resent Louisiana at the Worlds Fair.
These gentlemen i'll turn appointed the
two lady commissioners. Capt. Wood
ward appointed Miss Josephine Shak-
spear, and Col. D. B Penn appointed
me. and SO Miss Shakespeare and my
self represent Louisiana on the nation
al boa:G known lis the United States
Commission at Chicago.
These two commissions with the
Chicago Directory, have taken i'll charge
this great and mighty undertaking.
You have all heard and read much on
the subject. AT the organizing meet
ing of the Board of Lady Managers of
this commission, Louisiana received
great consideration Miss Shakespeare
was appointed member of the exec
utive committee, and | was elected the
fourth vice-president of the national
board.
The United States was divided into
eight subdivisions, and was made
vice president to represent the fourth
division, which takes i'll ID number of
the Southern States, an honor which t
greatly appreciated, as it was intended
especially as IL compliment to Louisi-
ana.
The beautiful andaccomplished Mrs.
Potter Palmer, a South I'm woman by
birth, was elected president of the La
dies Boaro, and under her wise. direc-
ton a great work has been laid out.
The Directory at Chicago gave to her
for the use of our board a beautiful
building, which, when completed, is to
cost two hundred thousand dollars
(S20o,000). This building is to contain
anything the Board of lady Managers
desire. 1t IS to give woman an oppor-
tunity to show what she can do, I'M
trammeled even by asuggestion from
the men. The architect Of this
building is d woman, Miss Hayden !;
the o~rnamentati0u of the outside, such
as the Caryatides, is to be done by
Miss RANDALL, also a Southern. woman,
while 5hc interior decorations aIe like
wise TO be largely executed by our sex.
Thus a grand opportunity is being
given to- woman. 1t is the first time
III the history OF the world that women
have been officially recognized by {;
government, AID let me beg Of you
that you will not let this opportunity
pass.
Tie Woman5 Building during the
Exposition is 70 contain everything
pertaining 10 ONE and their w)rk iii
every branch, III Of which is "a, bt at
the highest order. Tue nations Of Eu-
rope have responded to this idea an(
aau#.aE osa 0-l part 8f tha world w4I
&...t,l.-4 rt.a. a.6r ia#a.ce, I,oss
Bonhcur Is paiat.nE M especial pto,ar,
fer this Euildlrgaud Queen Marguerite
OF ltay, Aa5 PROMISED to eA.siull Ael
collection of valuable and magnifcen
laces. could entertain vou for hour
by telling yau what has already bee.
promised, out 1t might weary y.'a.
Naturally, after these prelitninaf.
t~el!ila you ali this! Its Simply to Is.
vel. ID ~ VD-&. IT.