St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-01
TRANSFERRED TO CHICAGO
Is the Woman's Auxiliary Office
Minnesota Exhibit Notes.

The institutions of philanthrophy and
reform are shown by statistics, photo
graphs and drawings: and choice pict-
ures of Minnesota scenery, OF noted
buildings and the interior of some, will
be shown by photographs, made by
women. In manufactures principally
statistics will tell of women employed
therein; showing very large percent
age Of Women'S work.
In answer to Mrs. Candice Wheeler's
call for a flag to be used for decorative
purposes in the W0man'S building, the
Woman's auxiliary board of Minnesota
had handsome flag made Of white
silk, lined with blue, the state crest en-
broldered as center piece ard surround
ed by wreath Of the state flower, which
has been recently adopted by the legis-
lature as state flag.
The Office of the Woman's auxiliary
board, in the New York Life building,
was closed Saturday and transferred TO
Chicago. The office of the president,
Mrs. f. B. Clarke, will in future be in
tbe Woman's building, Jackson Park,
Chicago; and the Office of the secretary,
Mrs. l.. p. Hunt, in the Minnesota state
building, Jackson Park, Chicago.
The insane asylum Of st. Peter will
show in a case, made and carved by an
insane man, various articles made by
the inmates of the asylum, mostly wom-
EN-. The absorbed interest with which
they have worked on this exhibit has
left beneficial traces, one being dis
missed as cured.
In exhibits the women of Minnesota
have sent, in fine arts, eight pictures,
one Oil painting, one pencil drawing
and six water cOlorS; one plaster cast,
bust representing an old Frenchman
and one carved tea table.
The committee Oh music has been
successful i'll bringing out considerable
talent, and has found the work of
eighteen candidates sufficiently good to
recommend them for a hearing to the
expert jury in Chicago.
One large case full of fancy work,
containing kensington, hardanger en-
broidery, drawn work, white embrod-
cry, needle painting, flue knitting.
crotcheting and different kinds of lace
work, etc.
MInnesota's literary women contrib
uted quite number of books to the Ii
brary in the WOmen'S building. Liter
airy clubs will be shown by handsome
decorated charts.
The wOman'S work exchange, one of
the two Self-supporting in the United
States, will send large case filed with
all kinds OF fancy work and decorated
china.
The medical women of the state will
show their work through photographs
of hospitals and their interior, which
are entirely in charge of women.
In Inventions an improved hammer
and self-threading sewing machine
needle and cuts of twenty other inven-
ti0ns by women will be exhibited.
PipeStone county sent mantel piece
made of pipestone and jasper, inlaid in
mosaic style, and will be seen in the
Minnesota state building.
The ladies have also been successful
in procuring from throughout the state
a very choice and interesting Indian ex-
hibit.
The school children of Minnesota will
place lifeSize statue of Hiawatha at
the portals of the state building.
A stained glass window was designed
by woman, and placed in the ladies'
library of the state building.
A very fine and natural, coYey of
prairie chickens will be exhibited by a
lady taXidermist.
III household economies and sanitary
model bath room will
be exhibited.
TIE flora of the state will be shown
in herbariumS, about S27 specimens.
Another case will be iilled with dainty
articles painted on satin.