Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-25
THE WORLDS FAIR.

THE WORLDS FAIR.
What the Ladies of the Connecticut
Board Are Doing-Co Contribution
That May be Made-The General
Board-Work of " omen In HOsptt-
ais and Trained Nurses.
The ladies' board of managers OF the
worlds fair for Connecticut have earned
name among their sisters from other states
for their energy and business ability. They
disposed of the 200 shares of the woman's
dormitory stock in short order, and now
there is another project for a family
dormitory in which Connecticut is in
tsrested. A building will be erected near
the fair grounds on the electric car route.
The aim is to allow families of moderate
means to attend the fair safely and eco
nomically. Stock will be $40 share, and
each share will entitle the holder to twenty
days occupancy of room. The stock is
transferable aud non assessable.
The Connecticut board also desires that
anybody having rare coins, laoes or arti-
c!es of historic value should communicate
with Mrs. P. d. Ingalls, of Hartford, Mrs.
Lucy P. Trowbridge of New Haven or
Mrs. Franklin Farrell of Ansonis, who
are in charge of furnishing the Connect
cut building. Articles of women's work
are wanted, such as paintings, etchings,
china painting, needlework, ETC.. all of
course original. Mrs. Theodore Thomas
has written Mrs. Morgan g. Buckley for
information concerning amateur musical
clubs in Connecticut. as it is proposed to
CIV h1xy onn06rfo n.
mans building. There is to be Connect
icut souvenir to be furnished by Con-
neoticut woman, 30 here is another chance
for distinction for some Yankee girl to
compete for the honor of furnishing the
| design. Literary societies are now study
ing the history Of the past 400 years, the
wonderful growth of invention, matters of
| art, etc., and in all these departments wo-
men naturally take the greatest interest
| and as naturally excel. Miss Anna 81.
Chappell of this city is a member of the
board and will cheerfully furnish any in
| formation desired.
The worlds fair board of lady mana
gers, soon after its organization, carefully
| considered the most comprehensive method
| of presenting satisfactory showing of the
work of women in hospital and trained
nurse service. Making the early discovery
cAAnk oue S1iAuo su1Aty Luz EuCu OIL
| exhibit would be found in the liberal arts
| department, owing to the limited space,
the board eagerly sought the desired open
| ing through other channels. The plans
| for medical service, promulgated by the
medical director of the exposition. con
| template the maintenance of hospital in
] which the more advanced modern theories
| will be demonstrated. A striking feature
| of this will be an effective ambulance serv
| ice, each ambulance b7ing accompanied
by trained nurse when called for the re-
moval of patient to this hospital. Here
the board CT lady managers perceived iti
opportunity, ard at once began the foun
dalton IF an elaborate scheme, which ulti
mately assumed national proportions anc
attracted wide attention from many vitality
| interested. This was the establishment,
and maintenance of series of movable
hospitals or relief stations, at various
points on the worlds fair grounds, by
means of which the safety and comfort OF
the public would bs greatly served. Pa
TENTS requiring Immediate attention car
be taken into one of these relief station
and there receive such prompt, expert car
as will often render Unnecessary their re
moval to the hospital In addition to tht
fine opportunity thus afforded for prac
ticsl exhibition Of woman's skill as
trained nurs--whi"h was the origina
incentive OF the lady managers-this ad
mirable plan also gave magnificent ecop'
for comprehensive hospital exhibits whicl
had been crowded out of the liberal art
department. The idea of the lady man
ayers has received the most cordial ap
proval of the chief of liberal arts, who say
In it opportunities for exhibits not in hi
power to bestow. Fearing, owever, lee
this service-great as 1t evidently must b
might be rejected by the directory in tn
event CT it's entailing any expense up n tn
exposition. those most vitality interested
the great hospitals, the makers of hospita
fittings and alphabetically agreed t.
establish and maintain these relief station
at their own expense, feeling recon
pensed by the privileges of exhibition
Large allied interests are represented
In the united movement, the lis
of hospitals including such names as tn
Bellevue, the Mt Sinai, the Hahnemann
the Roosevelt, the New York hospital-al
of New York city-and the great hospital
of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,. It /
particularly gratifying that all schools O
medicine are represented, and that no on,
taken suddenly i'll need be subjected t
treatment of which he disapproves. TIL
Physician and Trained Nurse organization
of Illinois have also united with these lead
ing hospitals and the board of lady mar
ayers in presenting this admirable plan t
the directory. The latter will, no doubt
be most happy to accept the great service
offered in 30 generous and public spirite
manner, by which the exposition and tn
public will both be signsily benefited.