The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-21
Board of Lady Managers Worlds
Fair Nominations Finally
Approved.
LONG CONTROVERSY SETTLED.
Appoiutces Have Arrived in the
City and Will Report for Duty
This Mnrning-The Vacant
Secretaryship.

A. special meeting Of the Eoard ~
Lazy Managers u the Worlds Fair yes
tcriay ths nominations Ot the fc-
teen department Jurors were coahrr1ed.
-ettlins the two weeks controversy which
5as been going on e.twssn the Board oc
L7Gy Managers and the National Conn
mission over the legality Of their method
~ appointment
Tie National Commission conter.1ed that
tL" jurors mast be confirmed ~ a full
meeting of the board. while the board
claimed their Interpretation cf the Iaw re-
ssrding the appointment o' jurors 70 mean
5rlst the irrcrs required only confirmation
tv a special committee in charge OF this
work
Tn. l-st OF jurors confirmed by the board
Yesterday was later approved by the *
position Company and the National Com
mission. AS al tie jurors were notified
Saturday TO report for duty. member
Ct the board stated last evening al the
iu-crs had arrived in -. Louis and would
o. ready 10 enter upon their work this
morning
Twelve members OF the beard were pres
cut a. The meet ting. which lasted scarcely
half an hour. In the absence Of Il regular
secretary, Mrs F-e4er!ck n Hanger.
chairman Of the Committee OF Jurors. act
ncrs stated that while the board had IN
ter cousidv-attca the names OF three
young women FOR tie position OF Stcnog-
board engaging another secretary.
Al the last meeting Of the board Mrs
Manning. the President. was authorized
20 III any vacancy that might occur in
lire sscretaryship Of tire board.
\ report which has been current the
past Few days that = member 90 the
board would be appointed 70 The position
81 <rfrt f.lrT vigorously denied ny
several Of -he members.
No member % the board is seeking or
nent membe.s. The duties are too srdu-
Gus. and the members are too busy 10 fll
The position acccptably wiki justice 10
The work
THE JURORS.
The following is the list of department
jurors confined yesterday:
EiucatioE-Nlrs. W. e Fischel- st Louis.
Art-Miss Mary Bullock Hilsdale Mo.
LIBERAL ArtS-Mrs- II. A Langford. Chi
cago.
M4nufacturer-sIiss Thekla VI. Bernays.
Machirery-srss Edith J. GFiswold. New
York city
F:iectrieity-Aliss Hope Loughboroush.
Traaspor,a,ion-Miss Rose We'd. New
Port News. Va
Arriculture-Mrs Richard p Bland. Leb-
Hor,iculture-Miss Ida Turner. Fort
Worth. Tex
Forestry-Nrs 7. NJ Glenn Baltimore.
Mines and NetalluTsy-NrS. N q.
Scutchin. Atlanta
Fish and Game-Niss Mary Stuart. Arm
strong. Chicago.
AnthroIOlcgy-Sirs. Zelia Nuttai. Cam
bridge Mass
social Eccnomy-Miss Jane Adams.
Chicago.
All but three OF the department Jurors
appointed were confirmed al meeting OK
the board. April =. as group Jurors.
Those present az the meeting were: Mrs.
Daniel Manning. president: Mrs. Mary
Phelps Montgomery. Ma William Cole
man. Mrs W z. Andrews. Mrs. Fannie l..
Porter. Mrs Frederick NJ Hanger. Alrs~
Helen Boice-Hunsicker. Mrs. Belle l.
Everest. MIS- Louis u. Frost. Mrs Ed
ward l. Buchwaiter. Mrs. FMS z. Ernest.
MrS. Annie McLean-Nocres.
Miss I.avina II. Egan. former Secretary
of the Board. visited the Home OF the
Lady Managers shortly after the conclu-
sion OF the meeting. Miss E.can is visit
ing friends in the city. and will return
70 Chicago tonight for an indefinite De-
riod.
The Department jurors. other than thoss
appointed by the Board OF Lady Mana
gers BEGAN their work yesterday NOM
Ing MANY OF the departments electinS
Iheir officers
The work Of the department jurors 10
Is believed. Will require only few dayS'
time. Announcement OF the awards VIII
b. made October 10