The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

and the designs for the buildings of the
Fair. Chief Architect Isaac S. Taylor was
| summoned to attend the meeting and spent
! several hours expanding the plans to the
commissioners. The unanimous approval
of the Commissioners followed.
AT the afternoon session John Schroers
chairman of the Exposition Committee on
Education and Educational Congresses. ap-
action. which, 1t is hoped will guard
against a conflict between the Ladies AUX
iiiary Board. to he appointed by Mr..
Schroers's committee. to assist in that COM
inittee's work. and the Board of Lady Man
ayers to be appointed by the National
Commission. The commission promised to
confer with the Committee on Education
before IT outlined the duties of the Board
OF Lady Managers.
MIR. Schroers told the Commissioners that
his committee contemplated the appoint
rnent of Ladies' Auxiliary Board similar
to the one at the Chicago Worlds Fair. of
which Mrs. Potter Palmer was the presid-
Schroers. would consist Of 100 active local
club women. with regular organization
as president vice president secretary:
treasurer. Executive Committee. etc. That
body would appoint a chairman of sub.
committee of fifty ladies to be appointed
by such chairman in all the large cities of
the country. All the leading women edu-
Gators of the United States. he explained.
would be made members of an Advisory
Board to the Woman's Auxiliary Board
proper.
A woman's Congress Auxiliary would be
organized. he said to provide for the pres
entation of papers. addresses and discus
sions of the mental and moral status and
achievements of the human race. Under
its auspices a series of congresses would
be held in ST. Louis during. the progress of
the Fair. in which would participate a
great many of the ablest representatives
in the various fields of intellectual effort
and moral endeavor
PLANS OF MR. SCHROERS
FOR WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The auxiliary, said Mir. Schroers will
embrace fifteen or twenty main depart
ments, such as literature. government. edu-
cation. science, music, art and others. in
each of which will he subdivisions. A pro-
Eramme will be arranged for the congresses
in each of the departments and the divisions
IL which the specialists and advanced
thinkers may participate in discussing the
vital and important questions.
An animated discussion followed, during
which Senators Thurston, Lindsay and Car
ter and the other Commissioners advanced
their theories upon the p-acticablllty of the
work outlined by Mr.. Schroers, giving him
the benefit of their Washington experience
in dealing with the gentle sex 1t was final
ly agreed between the National Commits
sioners and Mr.. Schroers that the former
would appoint Board of Lady Managers
hoard. which matter will be taken up later
when Mr.. Schroers's committee has defined
a plan which will enable the Board of Lady
Managers to assume their work under the
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Educa-
ton, of which Mr.. Schroers is chairman.
tional Commissioners are willing to con-
cede that the organization and execution of
the work could not he managed wholly by
few lady managers. but could be better
attended to by a well-organiZed board, as
proposed by Mr.. Schroers.