The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
OTHER NAMES THAT ARE MENTIONED FOR REMAINING PLACES

Miss Helen Miller Gould as member-at-
large of the Board of Lady Managers of
the Worlds Fair was the surprise sprung
by the National Commission yesterday aft
ernoon in its first appointment to the COM
mission of women who will direct at the
EXPOSITION all that it win contain as the
contribution Of womanhood and its handi-
craft
As IL to emphasize the honor conferred
upon the philanthropist daughter of the
late Jay Gould. the National Commission
ers adjourned until this morning. Miss
Gould. BY the appointment, receives the
highest honor at the hands of those who.
on the part of the Federal Government,
have been intrusted with the prestige of
the greatest Exposition of ell times. I'M
mediately on her selection Miss Gould was
informed of the event by telegram sent
by Secretary F1ory to Miss GoulGs home
in New York City.
The appointment is purely popular one.
suggested to the Commissioners by some of
the leading womens clubs of the United
States. in whose estimation the deeds of
Miss Gould in behalf of the suffering and
distressed entitle her to rank with the
greatest benefactors of her country. The
commission believes that her election
will be well received in New York and the
East and will do much toward arousing in
terest in that section of the country with
respect to the coming Exposition 1t is
garded as a master stroke by the directory
Of the Fair. who hailed the news of the
anr ut with enthusiasm.
WIFE OF PRESIDENT MCCALL
SUGGESTED FOR A PLACE.
Another important appointment will be
made to-day in the person of Mrs. John
A. Mccall. the wife of John A. Mccall. pres
ident of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. Her name will be presented to the
National Commission by Commissioner
Glynn of that State. The great popularity
enjoyed by President Mccall and his wife.
who is social leader in the metropolis, IS
a further indication of the complexion of
the Board of Lady Managers as it will
stand completed.
Miss Anna l.. Dawes daughter of former
Senator Dawes of Massachusetts. will be
the appointment of Commissioner Belts of
Connecticut. Miss Dawes is a beautiful and
accomplished woman. of Pittsfeld Mass.
While her father was a member of the ma
tional Congress- Miss Dawes was prominent
in the social life of the capital. Her con-
nection with the Board of Lady Managers
is guarantee cf unusual interest on the
part of her State in the success of the
w OTiQ + air.
Mrs. Frederick Hanger of Little Rock.
Ark. the president of the Federated Wom-
ems Clubs Of Arkansas, Is the selection of
Commissioners Philip d. Scott of that State.
To Commissioner Scott belongs the honor of
proposing the name of Miss Gould as a
member -at-large. Mrs. Hanger is one of the
most prominent ladies. socially, as a club
leader in her State. She is possessed of a
charm of manner that is distinctively
characteristic of the woman of the South.
Her executive ability is of high order. and
the addition Of her name to the Board of
Lady Managers will be the keynote for
arousing State pride in Arkansas.
Mrs John NJ. Holcombe of Hartford
Conn.,. is the selection of Commissioner ,
Belts from his own State. Mrs Holcombe
is the wife Of the president of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hart
ford. She Is woman of fine mind and
has been active in that part of public life
which seems to call for the intervention
and assertion of prominent womanhood
Connecticut is expected to rise to the oc-
casion and respond literally to the efforts
of Mrs. Holcombe to have the State ably
represented at the Fair.
OTHER MATTERS ENGAGE THE
COMMISSIONERS ATTENTION.
The commission occupied the remainder of
the day in passing on the ground plans