Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-11
SKIFF WILL TAKE
IMPORTANT POST
IN THE PANAMA
EXPOSITION
Director Of Field Columbian
Museum at Chicago and
Holder of Many Honors,
Accepts Job.
DIRECTOR IN CHIEF
OF FOREIGN RELATIONS

son Frnnriscu, Calf. Dec. ~
FREDERICK James Voinoy ski0, director
81 TIE Field coiumhinH Museum az
ChiunHo for the past fourteen rTafa.
member on the Legion ~ Honor 81
Frnnce and holder ~ arorc 81 for
cian decorations. has accepted iAe ap-
polntment ~ dlfoctor-in-ch3ef of for
eign and domestic participation 90 the
rnnama. paclnc international EXPOSE
ton Nhich N 10 be held In san Fran
eiseo in 1915.
ON receiving Mr. skln's acceptance
ur tho important Office. President
charles G.. Moore Of the Exposition
company expressed his qualification
and declared that Mr.. SHIFTS Vide ca
pcrsencc In rNpositien nnaifs win be
OF the greatest value to tie men who
are planning the great project
AIR. SKIN in known the worid over
b. rcnaon ~ his activities al the VAR
ious cxpositlons that have been held
in this country and Europe.
Tho new director hi-chisf IL a native
Of Chieopcc. Mass. and ~ sixty years
81 age. lie was formerly q ncwHpa-
prr man, having served on the leading
newspapers Of this country ~ rcspon-
nlbic capacities. Ito was also mem
bcr 81 the Colorado legislature and
subsequently served nH commissioner
~ immigration ANA statistics for that
state.
Mr. skin IL considered one Of the
best Informed mcn on expeditions In
THIS country. n was largcly through
his esforts that tile -. Louis cxposl-
tion war made - sncrcss.
The nrst important work that Mr..
skin took up on accepting the ap.
polnimeni offered him Dy the cxposi.
ton directors war 90 journey a. Waph-
insson. ID. G.. 10 CONSULT with the fads
rrnl officials relative to government
participation In tho coming 1915 ex-
position and also 60 discuss tie isn-
portancr ~ Immediately Involving
foreign nations 10 participate Mr..
SKIN viii Immediately take up the
great work tiat n before him In san
Francisco.
Not only has he been director 81 the
Field Muscum ~ Nssassi History since
lie conception iH 1891. bat he iH doe
tor of laws ~ the Washington TINT
Nertiig ~ -. Louis. doctor Of laws ~
tire George Washington University.
University. Washington. y. a.. and
master OF arts % TIE Colorado col.
les,
~. aas national commissioner Of
the Worlds Columbian exposition
1850. ana later chief 90 department Of
mining and meiallurry and deputy
general OF the Columbian exposition
OF 1879. lie organized The award sys-
TEN OF the Nashville exposition IN
1891 anu was dircctor-in-chief % the
United states commission nj the Paris
exposition w 1900. He WAS commls-
sioner ~ the Turin exposition 1909,
aud director Of exhibits al The tfnlyVr.
sal exposition ~ -. louis lB 1904. lie
was nrst president Of tie super
ior jury Of the - Louis exposition ~
1904 aud member oil the hoard OF nd
nin,siration Universal Congress Of
Arts and science. Universal exposition.
~. Louis la ia0f.
MIR, skIf received the gold medal Of
honor from Germany Ia 1898 and the
hronKe medal OF merit from France
Ia tsee. iip is commander OF the Leg.
lon ~ Honor OF France. commander of
the order OF the Red EAGLE OF GER
many and has received the Grand
Sross Order ~ the sacred Treasure
from tn Japanese government He
has received the ordera of commander
~ the Order Of Leopold T. Belgium,
commander ~ tho order ~ Francis
Joseph. Austria. commander OF the
order Of the Donbie Drnson. China
grand "lllc~r ~ ~. Jnnea 81 the King
dom 20 Portugal. commander 81 the
order ~ the Crown Of Italy: aud has
Turkey, siam, Bulgaria and other for
sign governments.
Ne "a a member al The National Ed
ucaiion assoelntion. member and ex-
president of the American Associa-
ton ~ Museums and Of other ednca-
iional and scifniiilc bodies. ne IN Il
mcmber ~ tho board Of governors OF
the American Athletic Union ana og
the Chicago club and University cluo
~ Chicago.
Before accepting The position. AZ.
SKIN WIS IN this city and held n
lengthy conference with the directors
az the exposition. he outlined tha i'm =
poriani work that wan before the d.
r"ctorr end gave them some sound asf-
vice
President Moore and his colleagues
on tn hoard ~ directors Of thu Pan.
anna. Pacific International exposition
prevailed upon AIR eslin 10 consider
his appointment AZ director Of foreign
ana domestic participation aud u vai
only after a weeks consideration thai
Air. skin accepted the hiRh oliice, Il
~ certain that his selection win be- "A
pleasing 10 the foreign nations, ~ Il
N a. tho governments OF The TIMED
States. Mr.. skin's appointment rs
cDmmlszlonor.gene of The United
states xovernment "a the Japanese *.
position a. be- held IN 1917 II evidence
Of HE rcghrd IN which DC h held by
the officials al Washington. ~. q.
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