The morning call., 1893-03-25
A SUDDEN SLIP.
Mrs. Waite's Cup SnatcI1ed
From Her Lips.
The Worlds Fair Commission Fails to
Agree to Pay Her the Amount
She Claims.

Mrs Frona Eunice Waite met with an
other setback last night in her efforts on
behalf of room in the California building
at the Worlds Fair.
During the session of the Legislature she
had prepared a bill providing S25OO for the
expenses of transportation, insurance and
installation Of the appointments of her
room, which is to be such feature Of the
tair
The bill was entitled IAN act appropriating
money to pay the expense of transporting,
insuring and installing of a California's ex-
htbit in the Woman's Building OF the
Worlds Columbian Exposition"
The bill was passed and signed by the
Governor. appropriating S25GO for the Call
fornia Reception Room" and the controller
was directed TO draw his warrant for that
sum in favor of ''such person or persons as
majority of the members Of the California
Worlds Fair Commission shall direct"
Then Mrs Waite wrote on March Il TO
Irving NJ. Scott, president of the Worlds
Fair Commission, asking him to kindly
take steps to have the money turned over to
her, whereupOn the Commissioners wrote
TO the Governor, as one of the members of
the Board of Examiners, asking Tor IN
formation on this head.
The Commissioners claimed that they had
no idea their name was being used TO OBJ
tain any money, and il had oeen particu-
lar wish of theirs not TO ask for any sup
Elementary money from the State.
On March 16 the Board of Examiners re-
piled by its secretary that the matter wonld
be brought before the board at its next
meeting in week or so.
The communication continued:
81 do not think that the whole amount Of
money can be drawn except alter claims
for money expended have been presen ted to
the board.
Mrs. Waite must have misunderstood
the parties with whom she conferred in re-
gard 10 the appropriation beiug placed in
her hands for expenditure"
Last night the matter came up before the
Commissioners for consideration. Some
surprise was expressed AT the method in
which the name OF the commission had been
used, aud doubts as 10 whether the board
had any authority 10 turn over the money
TO lady alternate.
A letter was received from Mrs. Parthenia
p. Rue and Mrs James h. Deane, members
of the Board of Lady Managers from Cali
fOTnia, protesting against the Commission
ers acknowledging any one who has no Off
cial standing, and asking for an official
conference.
At this juncture Mrs. Waite herself ap-
peared, followed about TWO minutes after
by Mrs. James r. Deane, one of The pro-
testing lady managers
Both ladies evidently felt strongly, but
restrained themselves in order to state their
case.
Mrs Waite's plea was that she and she
alone had obtained the money for her own
self-desigued room, and that no one else
was entitled to receive it. She had worked
hard for the money, which was necessary
for the success Of the eptlon-roOm."
Mrs. Deane did not deny or belittle Mrs.
Waite's efforts, but claimed that as the
money had been obIained on behalf of the
lady managers 1t should be paid them.
They were responsible for Its eXpendi-
tuFe and therefore should control its expen-
diture. Possibly the lady managers would
apply it for Mrs. Waite's room, but at
least that lady as an alternate had no title
to receive 1t at the hands of the commits
siOners.
The commissioners heard both ladies and
then decided to hold the matter over until
another meeting, thinking it possible that
in the meantime they may hear definitely
from the board of examiners