Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
Women's and Children's Buildings.
state. and has been especially active in aid
ing the Daughters in their loan collection
Others Who Aid.

state. and has been especially active in aid
ing the Daughters in their loan collection.
Others Who Aid.
Some other womeN connected with the
exposition as commissioners or hostesses are
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. wife of the Gov
ernor OF Virginia. hostess of the Virginia
building. Mrs. Preston Beale, assistant 10
Mrs. Swanson; Miss Mary Lynn Robbins,
hostess for Maryland who is assisted by
Mrs. Tyson of Baltimore: Mrs. humphreys.
hostess for Illinois, Miss Blanche +. CABOT,
hostess for the Ohio building, Miss Mary
G. Talbot. curatrix of the Rhode island
building: Mrs. Cora Petrie, hostess for hen
lucky: Mrs. Henry. hostess for New YORK;
Mrs. James Holcomb. commissioner Tor
Connecticut and Mrs Fred &. &. Morrison
of New Haven hostess; Mrs Bennett Wen
dell. commissioner for Massachusetts Inc
Vermont building is from designs by wonl-
an. Miss Josephine Chapman OF New YORK.
Women's Conventions.
Woman's wide range of present-day IN
terests is perhaps shown in the woman
conventions already held or to be helo at
the exposition, some of which are: June
1l6 National Council, of Women; June D.
Colonial Danes day: June g. Woman
Club day; June I. Womens Nationai Iless
Association; June 8. Mary BALDWIN SEM
nary Alumne Association Na'io'ia. ~ ~.
I
nessee Woman's Press and Authors Ciup'
I,,Iv State School OF Methods: July o.
Kings Daughters day: July ~. W. - =.
U. Of Virginia: September 10. Ladies OF the
Naccabees: October .. Virginia Daug htees
Of the Confederacy: October 10. National
Congress of Mothers: October H. Daughters
of the American Revolution Octoper ~.
Virginia Christian EndeaVor; november
ST. National Council OF JEWISH "oieu.
November 1874, United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. l.
The League of American PenWomen Is
also to meet. Mrs. Frank Anthony wake
of Norfolk, editor Of the jamestown bul-
letin is to make the address OF welcome
ana Miss Callie Ryland one of the clev-
crest Of southern women writer's Will talk
about Women in Journalism
Home of the D. Of G.
Beauvoir, the United Daughters of the
Confederacy exposition home. erected by
the Virginia division, was one Of the first
buildings on the grounds to be finished
and In order to keep the work going Mrs
Frank Anthony Wake gave her personal
note for $1,000, pending the receipt of con-
tributions To the efforts of Mrs Wake
and Mrs Norman v. Randolph OF Rich
mond are the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy Indebted for the successful carrying
ont of the enterprise that has given them
this beautiful building. copy OF the home
of Jefferson Davis in Mississippi
MI William R. McKenny of Petersburg,
president of the state division, formally
opened the building April 20. g..
The Colonial Danes. whose president Is
Mrs William Ruffin Cox of Richmond,
have been especially active In all parts OF
the country in collecting for the historical
exhibit and Mrs. Cox visited many states
arousing interest. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page
of Norfolk is chairman of the committee
which had in charge the receiving and in
stalling of the exhibits in the i1reproof
building devoted to history and historic
art
The Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities Of Richmond, Va, has
erected a monument to the first house OF
burgesses this being the result of the
work Of the Norfolk branch. Mrs. Joseph
Bryan has contributed literally to statue
the association is erecting to John Smith.
The Pocahontas Memorial Society has
been engaged in raising a fund of $4,000
for a monument to PoCahontas after a de-
sign by William Ordway Partridge, the
celebrated New York sculptor.
"Pokahuntas Bell"
In the Kentucky building on the EXPOSE
ton grounds Is to be seen the ''Pokahuntas
Bell" the gift Of the "Pokahuntas Bell