The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
WOMEN SAY GOODBYE
Mrs. Potter Palmer Closes Her
Part of the Worlds Fair.
She Delivers a Short Address and Re-
counts What Has Been DOne-Mid-
way People Not i'm Hurry.

buildings preparatory to moving. but SO
quietly that visitors were not annoyed.
For the most part exhibits will stand in
place until everything is in readiness to
move them out. The track will be laid to the
Transportation Building and the locomo-
tives, cars and heavy exhibits of that de-
partment will begin to roll out the latter
end of this week. The Plaisance people are
ing to California, but as they are not
obliged to be on the ground until after the
middle of December they would be glad to
linger here while there is another dollar in
sight. Some of them say they are going
two weeks longer, but Director-general
Davis says they are not. There was not
great crowd at the fair to-day, but it was
large enough to give the place the color of
life. The paid admissions were 4S,23S.
Buffalo Bills warriors will go back to
their fires in the Pine Ridge agency to-mor-
row. His cowboys will ride bronchos and
throw their lassos in Texas and Mexico
without an audience this winter. His cos
sacks left for their homes in the vicinity of
the Black sea to-day. His troop of United
States cavalry will return to their post,
their furlough being ended, and the Ger
Antwerp together Nov. g. Colonel Cody is
going to take a trip through the Southwest
as the guest of General Miles, and Major
Burke, the general manager of the big
show, will shortly leave for the eastern
countries to gather his wild men for the
next year. During the past six months
Buffalo Bill's show has played to nearly
100000 people.
Tina r,oa, bod fbair oAio;oI oIoe;,or
day and the women of the fair had their
turn to-day. Their exercises were held in
the Womans Building, all the distinguished
ladies identified with the exposition being
present. Mrs. Potter Palmer made the clos
ing address. She spoke in part as follows:
Mingled with our regret at seeing this
great exposition and this great opportunity
for women drawing to close is feeling
OF satisfaction that the aims and ends pro-
posed 10 be reached by the board of lady
managers have been carried to a success
full conclusion. Efforts in unexpected direc-
lions which had heretofore escaped notice
have been made known to the world, and
we trust that such a sentiment has been
created that from this time forward no
woman will be forced to conceal her sex
and her identity in order to secure just
treatment. In the Woman's Building her
attachments have been spread before the
pubic. The building itself is one of her
greatest achievements in an unaccustomed
field. In the Woman'S Building we had
control of space which gave us the grand
opportunity of bringing into the exposition
representation from the women of many
countries who would otherwise have been
entirely shut out. The exhibits sent were,
grade which we desired to maintain, but
there was vast significance in the fact
that these collections were forwarded to us
by the first committees of women ever ap-
pointed by their respective governments
I'VE find that as far as women are con-
cerned a new era is evidently beginning for
han oil
community opinions regarding their educa-
ton, culture, business capacity and their
power. for organized effort are rapidly
changing, and their development will move
forward rapidly. We acknowledge freely
sthat the home and the privacy of domestic
siife rs the natural sphere of every woman,
ana that there is only one here and there
who would prefer another career than that
of happy wife and mother but, alas for
my sex, there are unfortunately not homes
Tor every woman to preside over. That is
where the great difficulties lie, and not in
objection of women to occupying them. If
we consider it an established principle that
1t is the duty of the husband and father to
maintain his wife and children then we
must look the fact in the face that most
to-day unable to accomplish this result
with any comfort to themselves or families
We hope that by. means of the efforts
of the board certain pursuits in which
women are qualified to excel will be made
manifest. We hope the unreasonable con-
ultionS that force them to work, yet con-
them proper training as we'll as just COM
hpensation for their labor, be swept away
we expect to demonstrate by means of the
statistics which we are now collecting that
, q larger proportion of women who are
/. forced from their homes into the indus
tries of the world are married women or
widows helping to maintain their homes
and children. We have wished all women
70 feel the spirit of hospitality radiating
from our building and to realize the wei
come which was meant for each; and now
we look at the fair proportion and stately
interior of the building we have so long
occupied the knowledge that il is soon to
be handed over to destruction truly wounds
us. When our palace in the White City
has vanished like a dream; when grass
and flowers cover the beautiful spot where
it now stands, it's memory influence will
still remain with those who have been
brought together within it's walls
The GROWING end of the closing ceremo-
MES was the announcement made by the
president that Potter Palmer has given
100000 to build woman's memorial build
ing on the lake front. There was much en-
thusiasm manifested by the audience and
those on the stage rushed to Mrs. Palmer
and and fell upon her neck When seen at his
have had the idea in mind for over
two years When Congress passed the law
which gave life to the womans board 1
thought that it would be a good thing if a
suitable building was erected after the fair
to commemorate the act. L told Mrs. Palm
er. to-day that she could make the proposi-
to erect the building. | understand that
it is to be used as an industrial museum
In which the handicraft of women shall be
preserved. 1t will also be the intention to
have a hall in which the various organiZa-
lions can hold their meetings, and in fact
to be general center for their interests"
The old Liberty bell was started back to
Philadelphia tonight in charge of an es-
cort. Before leaving the ground it was
hauled up alongside the new Liberty bell
and the tongues of both were united by a
cord of American silk. Then they both
sounded in unison.
E. Moody Boynton. of New York, is
working up sentiment in favor of establish
industry at Jackson Park, providing the
exposition will donate the buildings. He
took his petition to the national commits
sion to-day and got column of signatures
to il.
Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia, and about
fifty city officials. forming the escort to
the Liberty bell, left tonight with the bell,
by way of the Pennsylvania railroad for
Cincinnati. Tomorrow will be spent IN that
city where a procession of forty thousand
school children will give an ovation to the
old bell.
Midway's dream of a new lease of life
is shattered. Tonight il closed absolutely.
The executive committee of the fair ordered
il closed, and the director general promul-
gated the order. Jackson. Park the world S
fair grounds proper, viii be open, but Mid
way never again. All gate entrances to the
palSade will be closed also the entrance
to it from the grounds proper. Concessions
cannot continue business. From -n-morrow
morning one will even be allowed to
walk through the famous Midway Plat
Sance without special pass.
Choy Sing, director of the Chinese The
alter In the Midway, was arrested to-day,
charged with bringing in countrymen con
trary TO the provisions OF the Geary law
hlR Sing