Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-08
Meeting of Members of Auxiliary
Board or Worlds Fair Managers
For Seventh Congressional
District of Virginia,
District of Virginia.

ihary Board of Worlds Fair Managers ioi
the 9Th Congressional District of Virginia
was held in the parlors of the Hotel
Royal, Front Royal, on Wednesday, June
22nd, 1892, at P. NJ. The following
members were present:
Mrs. II. H. Riddleberger and Josiah
Shckley, of Shenandoah; Mrs. II. L. d.
Lewis and !. S. Ware, of Clark Mrs.
James Z. Yates and p. II. O'Bannon,
of Rappahannock Mrs. B. NJ. Carter, OF
Frederick Miss L. B. Borst, of Page
Mrs. A. E. Henneberger and Rev. DIR. S.
X. Cox, of Rockingham; and Mrs. H. NJ.
Miller acting for Miss Mary N. Simpson,
and Richard Mccoy, of Warren.
There were In attendance IN their official
capacity Mrs. Judge Paul, Worlds Fair
COMMISSIONS for Virginia Mrs. Lucy
Preston Beale, State Lady Assistant, and
]. N. Brenamau, Esq, District Manager,
together with Messrs. James Z. Yates, G..
NJ. Brown and Col Granville Gaines. The
latter gentleman, with his associate, Mrs.
J. S. Wise, having charge of the Depart
ment of Literature and Art for Virginia,
and being an Auxiliary Manager for
Fauquier county.
The meeting was called to order by j..
n. Brenaman. who stated its object to be
mainly that of pursuing to an effective
end the recommendations Of the State
Board as embodied in the circular Of its
President, as follows:
BOARD OF WORLDS FAIR MANAGERS OF
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, Va, June, 1892
DEAR SIRs.-I he Board of Managers at
its meeting held at Roanoke, Va, May
1ltb, 1892, directed that a circular COM
munication be addressed to the proper
authorities of the several counties, cities
and towns of the State to the following
effect, which is now respectfully submitted
for your consideration and, we trust, your
favorable action:
The Act of thu General Assembly, ap-
proved March 4tb, 1892, to provide for the
collection, arrangement and display of
the products of the State of Virginia, at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition of
1893, eracts, Section 8, "that it shall be
lawful for the counties, or towns Of the
State, through their respective Boards of
Supervisors of such counties, AMI the
Common Council or other municipal au-
thorities of such cities or towns, to make
such appropriations and expenditures as
they shall deem proper and useful in aid
ing The people of their respective counties
or towns to prepare for and participate in
said exposition at Chicago. And the
Boards of Supervisors, or other proper
municipal authorities are hereby author
lied and empo wered to levy and collect
such amounts as shall be deemed neces
sary for the purpose named, and to direct
the application and disbursement thereof,
as they shall deem best to effectuate the
object in view and the Worlds Fair
Managers of Virginia shall have authority
to receive and exhibit any objects for ex-
hibitior or advertising matter furnished
by any such county city or town, and
shall disburse any money placed in Its
hands by any such county, city or town
for the benefit of such exhibit made by
said county, city or town"
In accordance with the foregoing, this
Board earnestly appeals to the respective
counties, cities and towns of the State to
take such early and favorable action con-
templated and authorized in the section
above cited as will enable the Board to
fulfill its duties as prescribed IN the act.
And to this end the Board respectfully
suggest and request that such approprla-
tions be promptly made by the feveral
counties as shall amount to sum equal
to at least three cents per capita Of their
respective populations, and by the several
cities and towns as shall amount TO a sam
equal to at least FIVE cents per capita OF
their res pective populations, the same to
be used and expended only as provided IN
the said Act of Assembly, and so apportion
ed as to allow not less than two fifths Of
the several sums so appropriated to be
applied to the payment of expenses in
CURED by the Board in connection with
the exhibit made at the Columbian Ex-
position by the respective counties. cities
and towns, and as they may respectively
desire aud provide for.
Allow me to urge your kind and prompt
attention TO this subject.
Respectfully,
A. S. BUFoRD, President.
The following officers were chosen
President P. H. OBannOn, Sperryvllle
Va. Treasurer-Mrs. II. L. d. Lewis
Berryville, Va. Secretary-Richard Nc
Coy, Riverton, Va.
On motion of j. S. Ware the Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Cox, Ware and Miss l.
B Borst to prepare n plan of the order o
business, who reported as follows
Resolred, Tha; we earnestly request the
members of the Auxiliary Board in thu
several counties OF this COngresslona
District to use every effort to secure
thorough personal canvass of each pre-
. cinct in their respective counties, for TIT
purpose of obtaining contributions II
e small sums to the fund of Virginia for I'll
Worlds Fair Exhibit.
Resolred, That the ladies in these sew
eral precincts be requested to supplement
the amount thus raised by getting nj
. entertainments for this purpose, or by an!
; other special mean, they may be please
: to adopt.
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