St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-02
And Declines to Stultify It
self by Reopening the
Old Subject.
The Cabin Which Witnessed
the First Blood Shed in
the State
Will Form an Interesting
Feature Of the Mime
sofa Exhibit.


workers for the benefit of chairmen and
others interested i'll the work opened at
the usual hour yesterday morning at
the worlds fair rooms in the New York
Life building, Mrs. T. b. Clark presid-
ing. Miss Dassell. secretary, read the
minutes of the previous meeting, which
were approved.
After due consideration the executive
board asked Mrs. f. b. Clarke to state
their position on the Sunday opening
question. Mrs Clarke said: The board
feels that they have tried to represent
the people of their district, as far
as they knew conscientiously. They had
been elected with the feeling that they
were competent to represent them. 1t
would be almost impossible to obtain an
exact expression Of each one Of their
constituents. The board could not re-
consider its motion indorsing the action
of the New York board in declaring for
opening the fair on Sunday, as the
movement to reconsider had been lost
last November. The board had not
voted for wlde-oDen Sunday, but that
they we're in favor of an open Sunday,
with certain restriction; and as there
were other questions to he decided she
hoped that the question would DE
dropped.
MRS. Newport COncurs.
Mrs. Newport then said: "This ques
ton of closing the Worlds Columbian
exposition on Sunday having been
l,t l,nf In nf n
by the action Of the women assembled
in open convention, Sept. 81, in indoors
ing the action of the New York state |
board in favor Of opening with some re
strictions. and feeling their right and
privilege to enter their protest against
this course, and their protest having
been heard by the state board. which
decided, as it had the unquestioned
right to do, not to reconsider. and the
protest having been forwarded to our
representatives at Washington, and, as
further discussion of this question, in
my mind, can be productive of no good,
/ move that the question be dropped,
and the regular business of this body
go on"
luton OF the board as it referred to the
board of New York. After some little
discussion Mrs. Viewpoints motion,
which had been seconded by Mrs. Met
calf, was passed.
Mrs. Greenleaf, of Minneapolis, chair
man on art, thinks we are sure of very
creditabe exhibit in art and art needle
work. She had found many musicians,
both instrumental and vocal. also some
composers of music. The literary clubs
were well represented and many women
who write had given In books.
In reply TO an inquiry Mrs. Brown. of
Minneapolis, said SHE could have the
use of the Minneapolis exposition build
ing for state exhibit, certainly the use
the art gallery for the exhibition of
pictures and other works of art. if there
was a competent person to take charge
of the matter.
Mrs. Newport suggested Il a a state
exhibit could be arranged and a small
admission fee charged to defray the eX-
pense of the exhibition.
First RlOOdsi.ed in the State.
Mrs. Crosby ASKED for information as
to where a souvenir of the last Indian
outbreak could be placed. 1t would be
O small cabin made from the wood of
of the cabin in which the first blood OF
that outbreak was shed in Meeker coun-
ty. She also asked if individual women
should be allowed to place their work
on exhibition and to sell it afterwards,
and was told that they were so allowed.
Mrs. Stebbens, chairman on agricult-
ure, was surprised to find how many
women were'managing their own farms.
She had names Cf over lC0 who owned
farms of from 100 to 100 acres, and run
them to advantage pecuniarilY. She
hoped to make display of some Of these
farm buildings if she can secure the
help of some woman to photograph or
sketch them. Women had also prom
ised dairy exhibits and displays of bee
culture.
Mrs. Dorr asked if all these interest
ing statistics which had been gathered
with so much trouble and expense
would not be preserved in some way
for the use of our historical society, so
that we may have them where they can
be reached for future reference.
Mis-. Clarke replied that it bad been
suggested that the chairmen of the va
rious committees be requested to make
duplicates of their reports -typewrit-
ten. 1t was suggested that a committee
be appointed whose business it should
be to take charge of these reports, with
Mrs. Dorr as chairman of this commit
tee.
First State Bond
Mrs. Hunt, of Mankato, had seen the
first bond issued by the state of Mime
sofa, which had been issued to rescue a