Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30

social side Of expositIons, woman COMES
10 paly a more and more Important
part In their arrangements. Then, TOO,
at ST. Louis traditional southern nos
pitallty will invest this entertaining OF
visitors with especial graciousness ana
lberalty.
Mrs. Rolla Wells wife Of the mayor
OF st. Louis, has had her house en-
larged and remodeled for the accom-
mediation OF guests. Not many days
will pass without ladies luncheons or
teas or a reception, formal or informal,
there. For large .eceptions the rooms
on the lower floor Of the spacious Wells
mansion have been so arranged that
they may be thrown into one. Mrs.
Wells IL fond of society and will carry
of gracefully and lightly the heavy So
cial duties that Will rest upon her
shoulders. She will be assisted in dis
pensng hospitality by her daughter
Mrs, Clark Street
No less hosptable and gracious will
be Mrs. David Rowland Francis, wife
OF the president OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition board. The Francis
residence is one Of the show places of
81. Louis, and It's mistress herself,
while not exactly show woman, Is
handsome dlgnIhed and kindly enough
10 be the gem OF so noble setting.
Two pretty young daughters-in'la law
will assist Mrs. Francis In receiving,
! although to look at her one would not
suspect her OF being old enough TO have
daughters-in-law.
Perhaps because Mrs. Francis Is a
club woman--vice president Of the newly
formed W0mens club Of ST. Louis--the
ladies' organizations Of the city viii
| exert themselves actively TO honor and
| give pleasure TO- feminine visitors TO the
| exposition The wednesday club offers
| the hospitality OF Its rooms 10 the wives
| and other ladies In the suits OF foreign
| commissioners and 10 stranger ladies'
| entitled to consideration. The Artists
| guild has made the like offer. All that
seems necessary 10 be recipient OF these
gracious and kindly attentions Is that
| one should be somebody and II is pos
slble for everybody to be somebody
these days.
Miss Florence Hayward, the famous
| foreign commissioner for the fair, Is AZ
| home and In her hours on duty VIII tul-
| III social obligations with The hest. Mss
Haywood was the only woman officially
sent abroad 10 drum up interest In the
| ST. Louis far among foreign merchants
| and manufacturers and obtain exhibits
| from them. BY a peculiar power OF
| mingled tact, intelligence and good ten =
per ehe secured favorable results where
men commissioners failed altogether
Mrs Russell Harding wife Of the
| president OF one Of the leading rail-
| roads entering 81. Louis, will ably look
after social entertainments for railroad
dlgnItarles, Mira. Harding will ADAPT
the salon idea to her entertainments;
80 laso will Mrs. David Randolph Cal.
houn. a brilliant, charming young 81
Louis matron whose easy corlUl man.
ner makes guest feel at home az once
The residence OF Mrs. Louis Marion Me.
Call win be the rallyng place for nun.
icipal league and city improvement
ladies.
Tho ladies' named are g. Louis resi-
dents. To assist them IN the sOclal geld
though tho act Of congress Of Marcl
3, 1901, did not say 50 specially, tn
board OF lady managers Of the Louis
lana Purchase exposition was created
II has no executive power except thu
of appointing a woman as a membe
Of any Jury awarding prizes in depart
ments ~ woman's work. The ladie
constituting this board have been chos
en- from different states OF the Unior
A number OF them will reside In ~
Louis during the fair and, like tn
ladies who live here, win practical
keep open house.
The president Of this board OF lad
managers ls Mrs. Daniel Manning, wit
ow OF President Cleveland's first seer,
tary OF the treasury, Socially, Mr.
Manning Is one Of The most experience
and accomplished women IN Americ
Beautiful. taotfuL refined and klndl
she will recall at 81 Louis the regin
OF Mrs. Potter Palmer at the Chlcal
fair, Mrs Manning belongs to VIII
We now call In America an "old family
Her grandfather was Robert Living
ton, a signcr Of the Declaration Of I