Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-31
VERY GOOD
BEGINNING
Worlds Fair Board DID Ex-
cel1ent Work Yes
terday.
Provides for a LADIES' Aux.
i1iarY---Makes Appro-
pfiAttons.

RAA~OAOAAADe
The New Mexico Board of Managers
Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
adjourned last evening until August q
at which time they will meet in Las
Vegas. All work before the board was
disposed of. but by the time the hoard
meets again there will Of course -sbe
many matters needing. attention.
1t was decided to create a Ladies'
auxiliary, consisting Of one member
from each of the twenty-fOur counties
OF the territory. These appointments
will be made at once. The members
will receive no pay. This auxiliary will
assist in securing a suitable exhibit for
the woman's building, one that every
woman who goes from New Mexico to
the Worlds fair will feel proud of.
committee OF three, on which were
placed the names of President Charles
A. Spiess, Professor Fayette A. Jones
and Arthur selsgman. was appointed to
Immediately secure plans and specifica-
tions from Las Vegas. Albuquerque
and Chicago architects for a suitable
building to be erected at st. Louis az
New Mexico building. This committee
was given power to accept these plans
and send same to the exposition man.
ayers at st. Louis who will call for
bids and look after the erection of the
building. The cost Of the building Is
not to exceed 5000, including all furni-
ture and furnishings. 1t will be on the
Spanish mission plan. with broad YER
andas around the building; will contain
three or four rooms. having reception
room, toilets, and one or two private
rooms 1t will contain all necessary
conveniences. affording place for New
Mexicans to meet and be comfortable.
The walls will be decorated with pic
lures of interesting places in New Mex
leo. and otherwise fitted up SO as to be
typical Of the territory.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Observation-Disclosures and Dalies.
Archaeological-Sel and Cha
con.
Mining and Minerals-spiess Jones
ana Walton. :
Agricultural. Irrigation and Timber
-Hagerman and Dalies.
Livestock-Dalies and Hagerman.
These committees will have charge Of
&ho M ~kiou1or {nd,,ctrtoo for whiot,
they are named. and will secure the ex-
hibit for that industry and see that 1t
is a creditable one. They will be as
sisted. Of course, by the sub-commit-
tees in the different counties, mention
of the appointment Of which was made
yesterday.
Tne matter of selecting a date for
New Mexico Day" was discussed. but
no definite date was decided upon.
There was leaning toward August 19.
the date upon which General Kear-
ney took possession of Santa Fe, and
virtually wrested. this vast Mexican
cession from Mexico, but there is some
doubt as to the advisability of select
ing this date owing to great heat pre-
vailing in st. Louis at the time. 1t is
probable that some date in September
will finally be named as New Mexico
Day" The committees will arrange for
addresses to be made on the day select
ed, and everything will be done to make
the day a success.
M. W. Porterfleld Of Silver City, who
held a similar position under the last
board, was selected az manager to
have general supervision of the New
Mexico building and exhibits at the
fair. Mr. Porterfield has had extern
sfve experience in this line Of work and
ought to be the right man in the right
place.
The board went at the propositions
before them in strictly business-like
manner from the first. Considerable
time was devoted to finances. The
money available for tfiis purpose was
divided and appropriated for.the differ
Sent exhibits in conservative manner
and each industry was taken care Of by
Just az large an appropriation az the
board could spare. When this was
done Il was found that each industry
would have enough II It was used care
fuzzy and economically. Everything is
very promising now and there 10 no
doubt that New Mexico will meet the
expectations Of her friends at the great
exposition to commemorate the anni-
versary OF the Louisiana purchase.
An IMMENSE SUN.
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