The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03
State air News
WOMEN AT The FAIR
Headquarters Where Members Of
the Different Organizations
Can Meet.
Rest Cottage Favorite Stopping
Place for Tired Fair
Visitors.

Many women's organizations have head
quarters at the fair. Some of them are
designed solely for the comfort and ac-
commodation Of the membership and as
a means of bringing the members together
pleasantly and helpfully. Others maintain
headquarters for these reasons, and the
additional one Of doing propaganda work,
while still others add general philan-,
| thropic aim.
At Rest cottage, built and supported by
the Minnesota w. G. T. u, no exactions.
are made of the VISITORS 1t Is open freely
and gladly to all. The cottage is in a
convenient and conspicuous place on the
main avenue, and its accommodations are
constantly taxed by the people who come
to rest in the rooms or on the veranda,
which is a most favorable vantage point
for watching the throngs that are the
most wonderful part of the fair.
The rooms are hung with pictures of
leading workers for temperance, including
Miss Frances Willard and Lady, Henry
Somerset. There is a register for the
enrolment OF al visitors In sympathy with
the work Of the union, and temperance
literature is provided for distribution.
The cottage is in charge of the state cen
! trail committee, consisting Of the gem
eral officers, Mrs Addie Bixby Upham,
superintendent Of the franchise depart
ment and Mrs. H. M. Powell, superifl-
tendent Of fair, work, who Is in Cargo Of
| the arrangem ents. 80
The Territorial Pioneer Woman's club
has its headquarters in the log cabin with
| the pioneer men. The fair is a grea
event with the pioneers and their hosts
of friends and this is one of the busiest
places on the graund. The pioneer women
have found serving lunches too arduous
at their time Of life, and last year they
turned over their equipment for this pur-
pose to the Federation Of Relief Corps,
a union of the corps Of the w. r. c.. in
the twin cities and Osseo. The fedora
n ton dining hall adjoins the log cabin and
Is also used as rest room and rendezvous
for the corps members, and for the G.. "A. r.
The Minnesota Federation of Women s
Clubs acts for the state fair management
lin conducting various, philanthropie and
educational plans for the benefit of all
visitors to the fair, and it's building is
only incidentally a special benefit for club
women They have NO special privileges
in it's use. The Women's Medical club
members are drawn to this building quite
naturally, as they have .shouldered the
responsibility Of managing the model sick
room, which Is used as an emergency hos
pital, and has become an indispensable
feature of the fair. The Childrens Home
society also finds shelter in corner Of
this building, and in pleasant weather
brings over some babies, an exhibit OF
absorbing interest and one that always
accon1plishes its object of interesting peos
pie in the work fsthe society in finding
homes for its wards. There are always
people who would pick out baby anG
depart with 1t on the spot. If the regula
lions of the society permitted such sum.
mary, methods The new home being
| within easy reach, visitors attracted t
the work of the society. by seeing thu
babies, can easily arrange to visit thu
home on Commonwealth avenue, st. An
thony Park, and there they cannot fai
| tO reach a faVOralo1a decision If thew ha ",
any inclination towards, the adoption 0
. a child. I.s,s,, Ts.t
In another room a representative Of tn
Minnesota Equal Suffrage association
enrolls the names of all. persons approx
ing Of giving the ballot to women, an,
answers questions and distributes htera
ture.
This year the Ladies of the Macabee
have their headquarters in a tent, bu
l. next year: they will have "a $1,000 build
i ing for their visiting members. Their Wis
itors have averaged 500 a day.