New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
LOTS OF TALK, BUT NO ACTION.
A MEETING AT SHERRY'S TO DISCUSS
NETWORK REPRESENTATION AT THE
TFNNESSEE EXPOSITION.

Mayor Strong appointed some time ago Com
mission consisting Of some of the most prominent
women of this city to take action in securing the
proper representation Of New-York City at the
Tennessee Centennial and International EXPOSE
ton to be held at Nashville. Tenn. from May to
November Of this year. The Mayor also appointed
A Commission of men for the same purpose. Little
progress 1t appears. had been made by either COM
mittee, so 1t was deemed necessary TO make an
attenpt to create public interest in the work and
try to bring home to the people or tho city the
fact that New-York, If it did not hurry would
have no representation at all at the exposition.
To this end invitations were sent to about SIX
thousand we-known people of New-forK request
ing them TO attend a meeting held yesterday AFTER
noon at SherTy's. Mayor Strong was announced
as chairman Of the meeting and 1t was also stared
in the card that Theodore Roosevelt General
,,ovordar c webb John s. Wise and others would
address the meeting
The women of the Commission VINO issued the
,r,dta.,ons are Mrs benjamin 8. Church. chair
man: Mrs William Warner Hoppn. Mrs. Richard
Irwin. Mrs Levi p Morton. Mrs William Mech'en.
burg Polk Mrs William Rhineanoer, Mrs. samuel
snencer Mrs Howard Townsend. Mrs Samuel
Thomas Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Mary
V B. Vanderpoel Mrs. Candace Wheeler, MIS- NC
Culloch Williams and Mrs. John 5. visa All Oh
these named were present yesterday afternoon ex-
cept Mrs Irwin, Mrs. Morton. Mrs. PolK MIS- van
derbilt and Mrs. Wheeler. OF the mems commas
s,on there were a few on hand, including Chairman
" " King William Ray. Durham Wheeler. u D.
Ellis. Major A. NJ Wheeler ard George Smith.
The small attendance, there being only about ffty
persons present, put damper on the women III
rectlr in charge of the affair, and the enterprise
was placed in serious danger by the absence or
Navor Strong and General Webb. Mrs. Churcn
was wondering what to do when she saw hcharo
Watson Glider, and he had to premise hec 10 Gay
something at the meeting 1t then star drossa s'
Roosevelt and Mr. Glider made snort aduresses,
hut little interest was aroused during the hlteeh
minutes of this part Of the afternoons Work .o,,,a
THE chairman then announced that there Wouiu
be a meeting of both Commissions after the gen
sra Pq ,6a the %ee chair He sad that
had been made and that 1t was time someth was
done Rad the rn mafp that to dery the
EXPENSE of sending women's exhibit TO the eX-
the en- TS Ss gnb haf done anything as
1.-The 5000 guaranteed is mere bagatelle." CON
tnued the chairman. Yet l think we ought to
have smith a at can Subscribe the Rhineanders and
Terwilligers can, too; 49,. ...o,.,o,.., oo,,-
Mrs snd h 1ae she knew Of an artist
Robert w Gardner who would get an artisuc eS o
nlpi, OF remuneraton Of 500 AS the exposition
would open on May l. she thought that good
pr BUT Mrs. Williams nerposed She flushed she
and SPOKE gue s6y who s su6 + prOpo
ton at the last meeting OF the Commission 10 ar
p pasfe or That was Mrs Florence zabeh Corey
She said she could get up exhio
of
Iaon Maid 10 her offer 1t seems hardly right TO
turn The matter now to another. she MADE
tho offer 7 think. to do 1t for nothing, and wanted
10 serve on the Commission, but no attention was
given her, $500 - s.,a. "crn,ose Nrs
Williams notifies her friend to send word" word
Here she was interrupted by Mrs. Williams, VINO
my rose from her chair and said, somewhat
anxcite3lv: IT beg your pardon Mrs Church she i
80 nv friend only arose here TO say tnat IL
seems not lust right to her TO leave her out IN the
cole entirely. There are no personal reisnohs pc
Vuk us Indeed do not know her. she is not
my Ffriend. 49,. .o .osos IN tho Indus
NJ O diny had been retained for the New \ orK
Women These were feet by ~ feet Get e prf dowe e
aiso S YORK In the Women's Building, nut that
Sa LACK of interest shown by New-York IN the eX
pooIn 10 Chicago He said that they could no" get
room eaylv every one present had declared that
something ought to be done the ee t5e w0mens
aIiu' held further session 10 TAX IL over.
Tbere were representatives OF ne society Vi Of
| reiics would be sent TO the exposiuoh'