The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

M side with men in the mak-
 WW ing of the Ranama-Pacif-
 ic International Exposition.
 Their status in this great undertaking Is not. even remotely sug- gested by that of women who have been associated in the past with sinli- lar world gAtherings of people and in terests.
 There Is no Board of Lady Managers connected with this SExp ositions There Is. however. a .sToman's Boardc,ss While an entity and Incorporated. it is official 5y ~Subconrnittee of the Pana1na-Pa- r1ic International Expositfon.'. Moth 4ng of importance is initiated by the Woman,s RoaFd wit hout conf erence a special cer3fnitt*e ot the AEeffsss Board being the Fclearsng house for all vital fssues- In this way there Is confu- sion. no duplication of effort, no waste of money. This procedure Is what makes for efficient co-operation-
 The Womanss Board. although CO., operating with every department of fhe Exposition. has taken upon itself two very definite Eaflofls-one ma kerfak the% other. The former tnvo1vesH the isaing, maintaining znd administration of the California Host Building: the latter, the organfza- ton of a permanent, nonpoIitlce1 non Eectarfan Travellers Aid. which will in sure guidance. comfort and. rrotection to visitors to the west in 1915 particu- larIy to Nnnfis people. .s
 Directly after fhe United States fn- to EEazeiise<3 tissrs was a call for the pAtdotic backing of all citizens. Al large number of women answered, making the nucleus sof the Womar,'s s Board At that time there was in real ! ity nothing for4thern to do. but, having put themselves on record, permanent organization and incorporatfon were easily Accomplished several months later.
 Mrs Phoebe A Hearst, whose fame zs worldwide accepted the position of honorary president Active partfcipa- tloH fB not often associated with such distinguished prefer1nent but in expo-' sition work as well as in all other. movements she indorses, Mrs Hearst,s interest is always definite and enthusi- astic- She lets nothing interfere with her obligation to uphold the construc- tive work of women in connection with the Exposition In addition to this. almost every week enc she entertairis at her Wondrous home in Pleasanton1 distinguished people who come to Cali fprnia in the interest of the participa- ton of their resp ective states and countries. ss well as the artists who are engaged in the Exposition making. Mrs Hearst's relation to this great uri- dertaking is in it's every phase ideal
 Mrs Frederick c. Sanborn, the active president, is 8 woman of rare ability and personality. Along no line does she lack executive ability, and she is as ainiable as she is capable. Mrs Sanbcrn ig steadfast in every under taking. most gentle and considerate at ali times In the past she has been a leader in large humanitarian move u1entss the experiences giving her splendid background for her present important responsibility. At the time of the Spanish-A1nerican war Mrs Sanborn was an executive in the Cali 6ornia Red Cross society. When. dis aster came to San Francfsco.A she, with the present mayor. James Rolph, Jr, and Rev. Father Crowley, the widely known philanthropist, was in charge of one of the largest relief stations.
 Mrs Hearst and Mrs. Sanborn are the two best assets possess ed by the women of California Standing back of these noted women leaders is the board. representing every large inter est The personnel of the Wonar's Board is: Honorary president, Mrs. Hearst; president Mrs Sanborn; first vice. president Mia Lowell White. second vice president. Mrs IslW. Low enberg: &hird vice president, sA6rs. John JoHns; fourth vice presfdent, Mrs wiI- liam Hfnckley Taylor; secretary. Mrs Ga11lard Stoney; treasurer, Mrs. Philip E. fBowless assistant treasurer, Mrs. Edwin R Dimond: auditor, Mrs. Charles ". Slack; chairman Of f-the ex- ecutive committee Mrs. Ernest S. Simpson; other directors. Mrs. Frank B. Anderson, Mrs. Edson Adams, Dr. Mariana Bertola, Mrs-& Frank l.. Brown, Mrs. Francis Carolan, Mrs. Joseph A. Donohoe. Mrs Joseph D. Grant Mrs Reuben B. Hale, Mrs. P. c. Hale. Mrs. L w. He1lman, Jr-: Mrs. c. Edward Holmes. Mrs Henry Krebs, Mrs. Jesse " LilfenthaI, Miss Laura McKinstry. Mrs. John F. Merrill, Mrs. Robert Ox- uRra Hdrs George A. Pope, Mrs. Hen ry T. 6cott, Mrs. Baurance Irving Scott, Mrs William T. Sesnon, Mrs M. @C. Sloss, Mrs. William S. Tevis, Mrs. Edward c. Wright; active associate directors, Mrs. Charles s. Stanton, Mrs. Alexander Russell, Mrs. George B. sperry, Mrs. George Hough Perry. Mrs. Mary Austin. Mrs. Minnie Sabfn Cooper.