Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05

ny anu hHoWS now thlngS ought to be done,
mas performed her part with characteristic
grace. courage and determination and has
never been unwilling to assume RESPONSE
b1lity. Some of her colleagues feel that she
mas assumed too much and are confident
that they could have performed her duties
much better than she. The exhibitors have
club for mutual enjoyment and for pro-
noting good feeling, and they have given
several entertainments, including min
strel show. Among the songs in tie pro-
gram was one WITH this refrain:
Oh, Mrg. Manning
They say you're planning
All by yourself to this show.
Experience With Secretaries.
The lady managers have had terrible
time with their secretaries and other sub
ordinates The first lady who held that Of
flee was member of the board and after
several months of warfare was removed
from the position for the same cause that
often happens in divorce cases-:ncompati-
blllty of temperament l understand that
she considers herself the victim of injus-
tice, revenge and Jealousy, and has endeay-
ored to secure her restoration to office
through the intervention of the courts but
mas been compelled to abandon her attempts
at standardization. Her successor resigned
because Mrs. Manning's private secretary
usurped her authority and prerogatives
and she has given the newspapers consider
able entertaining reading. The present sec
ranks and is said to be more amenable to
discipline. 1t is unfortunately true and
the reason for it is one of those things no
fellow can find out, that there has been
more pickering and trouble within the little
circle of lady managers than in all the rest
of the exposition combined.
The recent 'unpleasantness, which has
been the most serious of the season, grew
cut of the appointment of jurors Under
the rules of the organization the board of
lady managers is authorized to appoint
thirty-six members of the jury of awards
one for every group that includes articles
manufactured entirely or in part by wo-
men-and Mrs. Manning sent in the names
of perfectly competent and estimable wo-
men. The exposition authorities however,
declined to accept them because they have
not been conf rmed by the board The rules
say that the board shall appoint, and the
selection was MRS. Mannings individual
act. 1t has been alleged, and. believe, ad-
mitted, that the president objected to SUBJ
hitting her list to her associates for fear 1t
might not be approved, and 1t is reported
that nearly every one of the lady managers
has long lists of friends whom she would
like to have appointed Mrs. Manning
claims that she has the authority to APP
point, and there has been deadlock, until
now nearly all of the juries are finishing
their work without assistance from the lady
managers.
"Private" Aliens Experience.
Some time ago the exposition authorities
referred the matter to the national commits
sion and ex-senator Carter of Montana, the
president of that body, appointed Private
John Allen of Mississippi to arbitrate and
settle the dispute. Mr.. Carter Immediately
left for. Montana end has not been seen
here since. Private John Allen, however,
like the faithful Casabianca, has remained
on the burning deck and has listened to
statements and arguments on both sides
and has finally sustained the exposition au-
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regulations require the lady jurors to be
appointed by the board of lady managers
and not by their president, and therefore
her nominations must be confirmed before
they are competent He admontshed all
who are concerned that they cannot be too
careful in this matter, for any false step
nay affect the legality of all OF the awards
and a dissatisfied exhibitor might undo all
of the work of the juries by showing that
the representatives Of the woman's board
were informally appointed
Upon this decision Mrs. Manning has been
to call her board together to con-
firm the nominations, and everybody is adj
mirng Private Allen for the courage he has
displayed 1t is feared, however, that ms
nervous system has been permanently al
fected In place of the buoyant, joyous
air which is so familiar to his friends, he
now goes about with a detected and for
lorn appearance. He takes very Httle inter-
est in what is going on around hlm' ms
ewes have vacant stare ana MS manner is
distracted and melancholy.
Private Allen illustrates his experience as
is customary with him by a story. He says
that one of his neighbors In iupelo, MISS
was snoozing on the stoop of his store one
dav when stranger rode up, dismounted
and requested him to hold his horse.
"I'm not in the business of holding
horses, said the storekeeper, Indignantly,
and resumed his slumbers
..waaI said the stranger, Il don't reckon
YOU all would object to my passin this nal
ter strap around your leg. Inc moss is
ll,-a Nxyfl1
without hitchn.' but he's sort Of sociable
like and feels better when he thinks some
body has got hold of the line
With that the stranger made sip moose
around the storekeeper's ankle and slipped
away while the latter dozed on to sleep.
a few moments later a circus procession
PASSED through the town and the strangers
horse started up the street IN very Dolls
ferrous and unbecoming manner, dragging
the storekeeper by the leg. Sometimes he
was on the ground and part OF the time he
was in the air. Sometimes he was In the
road and then again he would try the fields
and the bitches A few days later. when the
storekeeper came to his senses in the hos
p:tal, the nurse heard him murmur
''Iil be switched If eyed low any more
strangers to hitch their bosses to my leg
Private Allen accuses President Carter of
getting him into similar difficulties, and has
made vow that, If he ever RECEIVERS from
his recent ordeal, he will never undertake
to settle any more squabbles Of the lady
managers.
Entertainment Of Guests.
Notwithstanding their contentious, these
estimable women have given valuable as
sistance to the managers of the exposition
in a social way, and have given a tone and
vitality u the entertainments and cere-
monies that has been greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Mannings great wealth has enabled
her to lease a handsome residence and to
entertain distinguished foreign guests in an
v-;ot< Jprd nj hQV haa
the admiration Of every one familiar with
such things. She has a service of gold plate,
q staff of well-trained buffers and footmen,
and has never failed to extend her hos
pitality to the many eminent strangers
who have visited St. Louis during the ex-
position. The other members Of the wo-