The sun., 1897-04-21
DEBATED NASHVILLE FAIR
AIR WAS FULL OF MOTIONS WHEN
THU LADIES LDJOURNED.

| ono Only was Put, and That was Defeated
H was Mrs. wniiauss's 60 Accept the
| nsstEnation or Nlrs' Levi r. Hnorton-ThinGs 20
Did Vet Seem % do Mrs. Siiiiamn's way.
The New York Citg Commission OF the Ton
nessee Centennial met yesterday At the Cot
| ton Exchange and discussed the appointment
Of Mrs. Robert Gardner as superintendent II
the New York exhibit at the exposition. Only
two mon wero present. Mrs. Benjamin s.
Church. who represented the Colonial Danes.
moved that MIRA Gardner bs put In charge Of
the exhibit In the Women's Building.
I'VE intend" she said. ITO send all our ex-
hibits down IN Nashville in charge OF some
competent person who will 20 there. arrange
the entire matter. and return. At tho close Of
the exposition the person selected for this po-
sition will return to Nashville and attend to
the packing and returning OF all the objects
loaned TO the exhibit. Mrs. Gardner has con-
sented to accept the responsibility OF this un-
dertakinR. provided her expenses are de-
frayed and that she receives 5000 for-Ler
time"
"When was that determined uponf" asked
Mrs Mccullough Williams.
AT meeting held last Saturday at Sher-
ry's."
II was at that meeting" replied Mrs. Will
liams, land kept my ears open too, but /
didp Z hear anything about Mrs. Gardner"
1T was a special meeting held afterward."
said Mrs. Church.
''Oh-h-hl thought so. / object. Mr..
Chairman. to Mrs. Church's motion on the
Ground that 1t was distinctly understood that
no further business would be conducted after
the meeting disbnnded last Saturday. 1t was
not legal. this meeting"
Mrs. Church explained that several appli-
cations had been made for the COST but no
one had agreed 10 .nanage the exhibit and as
Ff,ru
Q sum, and that 1t WAS thought best to accept
Mrs Gsrdners application.
way2' asked Mrs. Williams. why make this
mater OF cold dollars and cents! Mrs.
Gardner naturally wants the position; sie
able to do without her help. AT least. l think
No are smart enough
Mrs. Landace Wheeler made a mild protest.
II don't know Just exactly what We are dis;
roon for the New York exhibit In the State
mo. We have not" answered tho Chairman.
There Is not space enough in the building
Then Mrs. Williams said: well then. l
mako . motion that the room granted for the
Ing be made INTO sort OF drawing room, and
that tho relics, works of art. &C.. OF the Co.
Gated 10 History. Let The Colonial DANES pad
lie their own canoe; they are causing too much
There were now two resolutions before the
house, and the Chairman looked very much
worried, aud put neither OF them.
Now" said Mrs. Church. II would like to
have the expenses limited. There 10 the rent
for the storage OF boxes ard wrappings, which
must Q taken into consideration
"WrappinRs and boxes! STORAGE" exclaimed
Mrs. Williams. why. NASHVILLE Is in Ten
nessee. and not in the b ckwoods- II only
wants ten square miles To be- ~ largs as New
York. There are cart enters there, Mrs. Chui CHI,
who fully capable of making new boxes
and packing for The relics at a tar less expense
than that which the storage Cf the same would
amount to-"
Mr.. Chairman. my motion is before the
house." said Mira Church.
AT this pUint the Secretary. Mr.. w. King.
interrupted by reading letter from Mrs Levi
p. Morton, in which she resigned from the
committee. saying that owing To her III health
and her coming trip TO Europe she would be
unable to attend to the duties.
Mrs. Church requested the commission not
to accept Mrs. Mnrtons resignation, saying
that IL was agreed that owing TO her III health
she would not b~ called upon to do any work.
We want the prestige OF Ler name, sid Mrs.
Church.
NO. we don't" interrupted Mrs. Williams.
I'VE don't want any uead wood-not any more
than we can help. make motion that Mrs.
Morton's resignation be accepted"
The motion was put and defeated. 1t was
tho only motion that was put. The air was
full OF motions when the meeting nd journed 70
Tuesday at 4 O'Clock i. NJ.