The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-08
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MISS HAYWARD's WORK
 AS LADY COMMISSIONER.

DOaFQ or managers Ol lne 0oilu AdiAt and also the signal success of Mrs. Joseph Thompson of Atlanta and Mrs. Van Leer Kookman of Nashville in their work for the expositlons in the south, no additional proof has been needed to demonstrate that women are fully capa- ble of carrying forward great enterprises to the admiration and satisfaction of the entire country. The St. Louis exposition. the greatest enterprise yet undertaken in this country, is demonstrating that no mission in its interest Is considered too important to be entrusted to a woman, and that some of the most valuable fea- lures will be directly the result of the individual work of one of St. Louis best known women-Florence Hayward
 Miss Hayward Is the only lady commis- sioner of the Louisiana Purchase expo sltlon. who Is collecting data for the his torical exhibit She has just returned from abroad where she induced King Ed ward to give his consent for the Victoria Jubilee gifts to be shown at the exposi- tion. She also gained the consent of the vatican for display. Miss Hayward is
 
 gathering material for the exposition.
 The success of Miss Hayward is not at all surprising, as in her own country she is considered an unusually brilliant Wo- man, and leading in those movements that require both social influence and brillian- cy. She is well known In the literary world and her newspaper work both in this country and In London, where at one time she resided, has made her in great demand in promoting public enterprises. Miss Hayward is as well known in St. Louis society and that of other cities as she Is in a literary way, her family being noted one in southern society She is the eldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George c. Hayward, the latter one of the great society women of St. Louis. Mrs. Hayward was one of four beautiful sis ters, the Misses Erwin, daughters of Gov ernor Erwin Of Tennessee, and famous belles.
 Besides Mrs. Hayward, there is Mrs. William Ledyard, Mrs Hilman, Mrs. Golf of Nashville and Mrs. Willis Clark of Mobile the latter an aunt of General Clark and Mrs. Brooks of Birmingham.
  has naturally attracted much interest, both here and in Europe. In referring to her mission abroad, the New Orleans Times-Democrat recently said:
 The securing of the queens jubilee pres ents as an exhibit Is an accomplishment of which Miss Hayward is justly proud, for when she mentioned the subject to President Francis and the managers of the fair, they discouraged the idea, stat ing that 1t would require a special act of congress and similar action by the British parliament, supplemented by an invitation from President Roosevelt to King Edward. But on this occasion her Yankee ingenuity circumvented this mass of red tape and secured the coveted prize. "When I went to London I sent the king an informal message that l would like to meet him. said Miss Hayward, stating who I was, and when l was presented told him my mission He held me up three weeks, and then I sent him another message, stating that he had better hurry up, as Emperor William might learn of my mission and that would be an end of it. He then consented to let the presents come over for exhibi- tion. While in London on this occasion l wrote a few articles for the papers and. knowing how averse the English are to having a woman puttering around, simply signed F. Hayward, commissions err Several of these articles had been printed when one day l received tele- gram from the officers of the Iron and Steel Manufacturers association, who were meeting in a nearby city, inviting me to make an address. When I ap- peared upon the scene I was refused ad- mittance. But when I presented the tel egram I was admitted and made an ad- dress on that industry which happen to Ir..1 ok H. was a surprise was shown by the looks of wonder and amazement on the faces of my auditors, some two hundred In number. Before I left the hall had se- cured a fine exhibit for the fair.
 From London I went to Rome, where I induced the vatican to make a splendid exhibit, which will come over in charge of Father Ahrle. This includes historic documents, copies of many works of value and some original volumes, pictures of the popes, maps, etc., all of which is very interesting.
 Two weeks ago I was selected to col- lect the historical exhibit, and as soon as my duties would permit l came to New Orleans, because I knew I would find here tremendous encouragement in my work No effort had been made till my arrival here toward securing this ex- hlbit, and l have less than ninety days in which to make the collection This is the first place I came because the most important documents are to be found here have been given every assistance by Prof Fortier and others and expect to make up very brilliant exhibit from this city alone. I am really counting on the cooperation of the New Orleans peo- ple to make 1t the success it should be- They have more valuable historic docu- ments here than are to be found else where The historic exhibit will be con- fined to the Louisiana purchase territory, which will cut out much valuable mate rial but we must regard the limitation of space and time to say nothing of money. The French consul, M. Richard, and the president of the Fourteenth of July so- ciety have aided me a great deal in my work here, and I shall call upon others to lend their assistance"
 Miss Hayward is a distinctive type Of American womanhood, and, though southerner, is almost as well known in the east as at her own home. Her father, though a native of Massachusetts, was reared in St. Louis and served in the Confederate army during the civil war. NOTES AND PERSONALS.
 Mir. Norman Brooks and MT. Russell Brooks will leave next week for Sewanee. where they will enter the University of