The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
LADY MANAGERS
Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi. ton.
By Countess de Montaigu.

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 St. Louis. April 1S.-(Special. .)-This Board was appointed by the National Commission at Washington It was in- tended that each State should have its woman representative, but this idea was abandoned, the commission believing that such a large body would prove too un- weildy.
 The board Is an assemblage of women who have been selected on account of their progressive ideas, their pleasing personality, tact and intelligence.
 Mrs Manning, the recently elected pres- ident is well known all over the United States. As a brilliant conversationalist, a fluent speaker and an organizer of ex- ceptional ability, this lady shines pre- eminent in the salon or on the rostrum CT and makes her presence felt in the associations of which she Is a member.
 The Daughters of the Revolution owe much of their prosperity to her able gen eralship; she is a member of other we'll known clubs, notably the Eclectic, and tt.e Town and County Club of New York. Mrs Manning Is one of the few Ameri- can women who have been decorated with the Legion of Honor. the French gov ernment bestoWing the much coveted or der upon her in token of her brilliant SeTNlCeS dt tile IdSI rTeHCH eApOStIlOn.
 One of the most prized functions of the Beard Is the privilege of appointing woman on every Jury of Awards which Is to judge of the merit of womens work.
 Mrs. Frederick Hanger Is the chairman of this committee and fills the position most admirably Mrs. Hanger Is from Little Rock, Ark, and has long been leader in womens movement. She has beer president of the Arkansas Fedora tion and has held responsible offices in the Quid Nunc Club, the Ingleside Book Club, the Virginia Historical Society, and the National Society of Colonial Danes. For a number of years Mrs Hanger was the president of the Daughters of the Republic and treasurer of the Columbian Commission. Other members of the Com mittee of Awards are Miss Lavinia Egan of Louisiana, Mrs. Fannie l.. Porter of Georgia Mrs Helen Boice Hunsicker of Pennsylvania To these ladies is assigned the duty of selecting women jurors, of which there will probably be at least 200. However, but one woman at time will be allowed to serve,
 Mrs. Wm. H. Coleman of Louisville, Ky, holds the important office of Treas urer of the Board. She is an earnest and efficient worker. Her family has been identified with many of the historic events in the history of Alabama; she has trav- eed all over the world and is a graceful and tactful woman
 Mrs Margaret P. Daly of Anaconda Mont, is renowned for her business and social characteristics; she Is a power in her own State and has managed her colossal interests with the energy of a man. This lady is said to be the wealth. fest woman in the world, having abso- lute control of $6O,O GOO. Her wealth has left her simple and unaffected. Her splendid residence in Anaconda, Mont, and her beautiful ranch at. Bitter Root have been the scenes of some magnifi- | cent social functions.
 Miss Lavinia Egan, secretary of the Board. Is known for her energy and so- cial tact. She Is a newspaper woman and has made an enviable record as a foreign correspondent; she was at one time on the stan of the Philadelphia Times. Whenever there is earnest work to be accomplished, Miss Egan is always willing to lend her aid
 The Building used by the Board of Lady Managers Is me of the anneXeS ol th3 Washington University Tn this spa cious structure, the ladies have delight ful quarters, The large hall will be used for Congresses and the smaller one for less ccremonious gatherings. The reception room Is a cosy and home-like apartment it is furnished in up-to-date fashion; the carpet is of a soft messy green. patterned in a conventional de- slgr in black. The furniture of some what ponderous shape is of the design originated by tho Arts and Crafts So- ciety. It Is at the same time substantial and artistic. Within these hospitable walls the ladies' Board will always ex- tend a welcome to their friends and vis- It,ng strangers.