The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-06

does of its Is million dollars" IL
1T Is said you are liable to spend the
money on pink teas or receptions or any
other sort of function was suggested
Well, why shouldn't we?" was the
prompt reply
Well even have to spend some of 1t
entertaining the men, 1 fancy. The man
ayers of the fair do not hesitate to spend
thousands of dollars buying champagne
dinners and all sorts of things and do
you suppose when women of consequence
come to the fair We are not going to
officially entertain them? Some Of US
will do considerable entertaining on our
personal account.
Miss Helen Gould will, for example.
but the Worlds Fair company ought not
to get the idea in its head that the wo-
men on this board can be prt off with
cheap quarters for they are not cheap
women
II developed that Mrs Manning's con-
yersation that her chief dependence in
her contest with Governor Francis was
in Senator Allison and Senator Hale. 1t
was Senator Hale who wrote the amend
ment, telegraphed The Star this after
noon. and which set up in business the
lady board OF managers as a separate and
distinct organization beyond the financial
control of President Francis and Treas
urer Thompson. 1t seems that Chairman
Tawney of the house committee on the
Louisiana Purchase Centennial. did not
think Mrs. Manning was of sufficient con-
sequence in the congressional world to
consider as a legislative factor. Mrs.
Manning 'phoned Mr.. Tawney the other
day asking him to call her by telephone
later and make an appointment to discuss
the Worlds Fair matters. Mr.. Tawney
being a very busy person ignored the re-
quest. Today, however. he got very busy
in an effort to see Mrs. Manning. Mrs.
Manning rather expects the house 10 cut
out her appropriation. She is even more
confident that if it does, the senate will
put it back.
I'VE had an understanding with the
board last SPRING said Mrs. Manning.
land Mr.. Tawney said that we should
have certain money for general expenses.
I'VE have had number OF conferences
and many promises. We were told that
if we did not go to congress asking for
d
should have this sum allotted to us from
the general exhibition fund.
This has not been done. We have
been treated like children. We have
made important arrangements for our
part of the work and We feel that we
have been and are working for the best
interests of the exposition. A large num-
Der of women and children proportion
ately will attend the exhibition. We
should not be denied trifiing sums when
looking after their interests.
only a few weeks ago we were prom
ised that the loan arrangement would in
clude recognition of the fact that we
were TO have this money. Instead of that
we have been denied frank treatment.
We did not know how our part was COM
ing out. There are many women of en-
inence and distinction on this board and
several wealthy women of business. man
ayers of banks, trustees of important in
terests and experienced In the conduct
of practical affairs.
How long do you expect us to submit
to the evasive treatment of certain rep
resentatives and managers of the expo
sition. We took the only course which
was open to us; we do not want to have
the board of general managers telling US
what to do and what not to do, and
whether it shall be paid when it is done.
You state it exactly right when you
say that the amendment gives us indie
pendence That is what we want and
just is trustworthy to handle the small
amount allotted to us as others are to
handle larger amounts. We do not object
to government supervision of our vouch-
ers just as the others must have.
Our friends in the senate have insisted
upon this way Of giving us the funds
which properly belong to us and We are
much Obliged for their assistance