Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
INTERESTING CHICAGO LETTER
Fron DIR. Nearby, now Attending
tho Worlds Fair.
CnIcAeo. May p, lS93.

CHICAGO, May q, 1898.
DEAR BUILErIN,--After a most
delightful and rapid journey across
the plains, with jolly crowd of
live Western business men and wo-
men, we find ourselves in. the city
of magnificent distances" with a
temperature that chills our ardor as
well as our comfort.
We were met at Englewood sta
ton by the proprietor Of the Wash
ington hotel, where you can have
the best of rooms at reasonable rates
and home-like comforts, within a
block of the entrance of the Fair
grounds. The main entrance is
but a short distance from our State
building. where all Idaho people
will receive cordial greeting from
commissioner Wells and his assis-
tants.
With a woman's pride in wo-
mans work, we pleasantly spent
our first hours in the "Women's
building" To say we were de-
lighted with it would be but tame
expression Of our admiration of its
grandeur and completeness. Our
second day we spent six miles away
from the Fair grounds in the Art
hall in the city, listening to the
speakers attending the Worlds Con-
gress of Women in session in the
several halls. Our only grief was
we were unable to be in twenty
rooms at one time, as every branch
of woman's work is of great interest
to us. To give home people some
idea of the attendance, we were OBJ
liged to be at the hall, where you
most desired to hear speakers upon
a specific topic, two or three hours
before the time the exercises were tC
begin, in order to get seat. Ifyou
did not, you we're left out in tho
cold with the door closed and hun.
dreds of men and women turned
away. Attending this congress wer'
women from all parts of this wide
wide world-all colors. all nations
with one common accord, the up
lifting of humanity in art, science
music, drama, every line of educa
ton and culture, moral, physica
and social. The president of THU
vast congress Of women, Mrs. Potte
Palmer, issued 1000 invitations L
the representative women of al
countries to attend reception givei
at her home from to 6 p. m. Mon,
day, the 23d. 1t was my good for
tune to have our State recognized
through Gilmore county's assistant
Mrs. Palmer's home was quite ade
quate to hold the guests, In her re
: ceptiQn room Mrs. Palmer made al
} feel that they were especial guests
she being SO gracious In manner 4
all. | would like to give a descrip
ton of this elegant home, but cal
not do it justice. However, ! vii
! say that it is all that wealth, cul
j ture, and extensive travel in thi
and the Old World could produce
We were served with all delicacie
of the season in the conservatory
: under tropical verdure and listenin
to the sweet strains Of music obscur
from sight. To say there were hur
e dreds OF fresh roses, lilies, lilac
I and many other kind of cut flower
: is very mild statement. Lucy Ston
was my seat-mate in our carriag
7 going to the reception--she whor
4 | had known many years ago, an
/, for whom have so much admiratio
that | have retained my Made
e name as principle of individualit.
a Although rs years old, she is ha
n and hearty and still a lover of ju
tice.
: Inever saw time fly so fast. Ever
q day is so full Of interesting thing
3 one cannot find time to write /
4 should be done.
; Oh, but it is cold and damp her
and has been raining most of u
"a time since / came.
- Nj. j. BEARBY