Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
THE WORK OF WOMEN
EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS TO BE MADE AT
THE EXPOSITION.

sands of women in the Americas in the
enterprise Board of Women Mana
gers was appointed, consisting of %
representative women of Buffalo.
In addition to this the governors of
the states and territories We're asked to
nominate two women each to act as
honorary members of the Women'S
Board, these nominations to be ratified
by the Board of Directors of the Expo
sition. The same request was made Of
the other Pan-American countries.
AS a result of this request from the
Exposition more than 80 states have
honorary members of the Women's
Board and several Pan-American coun-
tries are also represented. The work
of the honorary members supplements
that of the local Board, which has been
divided into committees and is now do
ing effective work for the Exposition.
A distinctive point in the plan of the
Exposition u that the various indus
tries conducted by women are to be
represented by exhibits in the different
buildings where they may properly be
placed, so that the achievements of
women will be shown side by side with
those of men. This is the first EXpOsi-
tion in this country where such a plan
has been followed and second, it is
said, in the world. The same arrange
ment was followed most successfully
at the Paris Exposition.
1t is in cooperation with the various
divisions of the Exposition and with
the committees Of the Mems Board Of
Directors that the Board of Women
Managers of the Pan-American EXposi-
ton is, to a large extent, to work. The
following committees have been ap-
pointed: Executive, Entertainments
and Ceremonies, Fine Arts, Education,
Clubs and Organizations, Publicity and
Promotion and Applied Arts. The ma
jority of the members of each commit
tee belong to the Board of Women
Managers, but in a few instances ap-
pointments have been made outside.
taking in those especially adapted to
carrying out the work Of the Women's
Board To the committee on Enter
tainments and Ceremonies falls the
pleasant task of looking after the So
cial affairs of the Women's Board
previous to and during the Pun-Ameri-
can Exposition. arranging entertain
ments of various kinds for the hon
orary members of the Board who visit
Buffalo, and also entertaining many
prominent women who are TO be in
the city during tie Exposition months.
A large number Of conventions of wO-
men are to be held in Buffalo during
the Exposition but the Women's Board
will not in any way he connected with
the conventions. although the commit
tee on Entertainments and Ceremonies
will doubtless entertain many of the
officers and other distinguished mem
bers of the various organizations meet
ing in the city Pan-American year.
The women of Buffalo have in several
instances extended invitations TO lead
ing women's organizations to hold
their conventions in Buffalo during the
Exposition, and, with the desire TO
offer every courtesy possible the COM
mittee on Entertainments and Cere-
monies will doubtless do n great deal
to make it pleasant for the visiting
women during their stay in Buffalo.
The committee on Fine Arts of the
Women's Board. in cooperation with
a similar committee from the Mems
Board of Directors, will assist the Di-
rector of Fine Arts in arranging for
representative exhibit at Buffalo of the
work of Am rican artists.
Tho comm 90 on EIIIantinU will ar
range for s. lies of educational exhib-
it's and posi-, y educational congresses
will be held Buffalo during the Ex-
position. .Th committee is working in
cooperation 1th the Superintendent
of Liberal Ar, and Education. AS the
chairman of Ie committee on Educa-
tion of the Wo mems Board Is president
of the Women Teachers Association,
which owns its building, q commodious
chapter house, she will doubtless do a
great deal toward arranging for a Sc
ries of educational congresses in Buff
falo during the Exposition, although
the work will not be taken up by the
Exposition Board.
Women's clubs and organizations
the past few years, and the committee
on Clubs and Organizations of the Wo-
mems Board will find ample Opportuni-
ty for bringing into prominence the
work of the women's clubs of the
Americas, especially showing the ire
mendous advancement made since the
Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893.
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women's clubs the committee on Pub
licity and Promotion of the Women's
Board has been doing a great deal of
effective work in advertising the Ex-
position. At several womens cOnven-
tions representatives of the Women's
Board of the Pan-American Exposition
have appeared upon the programme
and have interested in this way hun
Greds or leadlng cIubwomen in the
country. Great enthusiasm is shown
by the clubwomen Of the United States
and Canada in the coming Exposition,
and in many towns Pan-American
clubs have been formed by the women.
Ine committee on Applied Arts Of
the Women's Board is trying to secure
representative exhibits of women's
work at the Pan-American Exposition
md with this object in view hopes to
arrange a series Of collective exhibits
the Exposition buildings, principally
n the division of Manufactures. Many
eading industries conducted by women
will probably be represented in these
collective exhibits. Applications for
pace have been received in large num-
DerS.
A great deal Of effective work has
,een done through the honorary men,
ters of the Women's Board. with
whom local members have been in
onstant correspondence, with the re-
ult that the women of the Americas
re deeply interested in the Exposition
nd in many instances are arranging
or bringing large parties to Buffalo.
ONE clubs have forr ii Pan &meri-
an Bureaus with a view to securing
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