Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-30
THE WOMEN HAVE THEIR INNING

THE WOMEN HAVE THEIR INNING.
NJ rs. Potter Palmer Drives the Famous
Golden Nail and Declares tho WORK
Complete.
CHICAGO, April 29.-Women were In
full control OF jackson Park to-day
and in spite Of the dark clouds, chilling
winds aud seas of mud, mighty con-
course OF them gathered to assist In the
dedication Of the women's building THIS
afternoon.
The scene In the great building OF
the gentle sex was bewllderlnB'
Women, women, everywhere; chatter
ing, laughing and even screaming; every
one talking of the Fair, OF the building
and of the exercises wherein figure the
golden nail, TO be driven by silver
hammer in the hands of Mrs. Potter
Palmer, marking the completion OF the
building. The assembled women SEEM
ed somewhat disappointed at the ap-
parently unfinished condition OF the
building. There is still great amount
OF frescoing to be done and the exterior
is yet to be painted.
eAGTClScS OOkdn Ulbh NhO RANSS~
tation OF the Florida flag, followed oy
the presentation of the Connecticut
room, Kentucky, California, Cincinnati
and New York rooms in the order
named, then the presentation OF the
Knapp flag, after which the nail was
driven home.
The swinging martial chorus OF the
Rartle Hymn OF the Republic brought
the meeting to a close, and the hund-
reds OF ladies present sang the grand
old battle song with vim and earnest
ness which proved their belief that the
truth which was marching on was the
truth that their sex was at last In a
way TO be recognized as co-eQual in
temporal affairs with the men who for
so many ages have sat on high and
ruled the things Of earth.
This golden nail which marks the
completion Of the Woman's Building at
the Exposition, required several weeks
of constant work TO make 1t. 1t Is
composed of gold, silver and copper.
and q Montana sapphire Is set in the
upper portion OF the shield which Is at
tached to the nail near the head.
The nail itself is pure copper, silver
and unalloyed gold and rests in slide
back OF the coat Of arms and shield OF
Montana, which is in the form OF u
brooch. The shield is a perfect model
OF the Montana State seal. The noun
tains represented are of copper and in
the foreground is water fall and
stream OF silver. The sunset on the
crest OF the mountains and the sky,
which forms the background, are OF
pure gold, as is also the ground in
the extreme background. The shield
is inclosed in a circle Of gold forming a
band, on one side of which is the figure
OF typical prospector, and on the 9TH
er farmer. The prospector is full
bearded and rugged looking miner,
holding In his left hand his slouch hat
while his right hand rests upon the
handle OF golden pick. The farmer
has a smooth face and holds golden
hay rake In one hand, the other resting
upon his belt. In the center, between
these figures, and having the appear
ance OF bright star in the sky is the
Montana sapphire. Upon ribbon OF
gold running beneath the lower portion
OF the brooch is the Montana motto In
letters of black enamel.
The metals In the nail and brooch
were all presented by Montanians, the
silver coming from the Granite Noun
tain mine, the copper from the Parrot
mine, and the gold from the placers OF
Highland, south Of Butte.
The formal opening exercises OF the
Womans' Building will be held ut 3
o'clock Monday afternoon, in Music
Hall. The programme will be as fol-
lows:
Grand march, Frau Ingeborg Won
Brovsart, of Weimar, Germany: prayer,
Miss Ida Hultin; dramatic overture,
Miss Francis Elliott, Of London, Eng. {;
ode; address. Mrs. Potter Palmer; Juoi-
late, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, of Boston,
Mass; addresses by distinguished rep
resentatives of foreign nations-Spain,
Duchess of Veragua; Italy, Countess Of
DI Brogga; England, Mrs. Bedford Fen
wick; Scotland and Ireland, Lady Aber-
deem; Germany, Frau Professor Inkase-
lowsky; Russia, Princess Schahovskay;
Hymn, ''America;" Benediction, Miss
Augusta Chaplin; music under direction
OF Theodore Thomas.
The committee comprises Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Mrs. Martha 3. Stevens, Mrs.
William Rerd. Mrs. Margaret Blaine
Salisbury, Mrs Richard j. 0glesby and
Mrs. Susan G. Cooke, secretary.