FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF AWARDS.

The chairman of the committee of awards of the board of lady managers begs leave to present the story and the report of that committee to your honorable board.

We will not begin by saying "once upon a time," for this is no fairy story, but we will hark back to that time when we, as a board, were not, that we may refer to the vital words of the act of Congress of March 3, 1901, which act provided for the creation of a board of lady managers, gave the excuse for its existence, and named specifically one duty it would be called upon to perform, to wit: "To appoint one member of all committees authorized to award prizes for such exhibits as shall have been produced in whole or in part by female labor."

This phase of woman's work at the World's Fair formed the principal topic of talk at the informal conference held in New York, December 5, 1901, between the National Commission and the members of the board of lady managers that had been appointed up to that time.

The committee of awards was one of the last of the standing committees to be appointed, but was the first committee appointed by Mrs. Daniel Manning after her election to the presidency of the board of lady managers in December, 1903, and was as follows: Mrs. Frederick Hanger, chairman, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. Richard W. Knott, Louisville, Ky.; Miss Lavinia H. Egan, Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Fannie Lowry Porter, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Helen Boice-Hunsicker, Hoboken, N.J.

From the organization of the board its influence had been sought and besought by women wishing positions connected with the exposition work. The appointing of the committee of awards acted like a wireless-telegraphy message throughout the country and brought applications from "would be" jurors or recommendations from friends of "would be" jurors until the files of the board room were filled to the limit, and the colored postman of the free-delivery postal service in the southern home of the chairman thought he had relapsed into a "previous condition of servitude."

The rules regulating the system of awards, enacted by the Exposition Company, stated that the nomination for jurors must be in the hands of the director of exhibits thirty days before the opening of the exposition, for the approval of the Exposition Company and the National Commission.

The division of exhibits had issued a list of all exhibits that could be entered at the exposition, dividing them into 144 groups.

As woman's work is never done, and as she has worked her way into almost every industrial avenue, to find out the "woman" in the work of exhibits required more light than the act of Congress or the rules of the Exposition Company gave on the subject.

The chairman of the committee of awards made a special journey to St. Louis, a month after the committee was appointed, and in company with Miss Egan, a member of the committee, waited upon the director of exhibits and asked that the World's Fair light, for femininity, might be thrown on the 144 groups of exhibits, that woman's work, "in whole or in part," might have a juror appointed by the board of lady managers to judge of its merits.

The director of exhibits, with much genial graciousness, threw up his official hands and said he was helpless, that not until the exhibits were placed could the groups that would admit of women jurors be determined, and that there would be women jurors appointed by the Exposition Company as well as by the board of lady managers. He suggested that we look carefully through the 144 groups and use our "judgment" as to which groups would call for women jurors.

We asked the advisability of conferring with the heads of the different departments, and were told that the information must come through the director of exhibits. We were told to remember that the list of women jurors must be limited to keep down the expense of the jury work.

From this time until the 25th of July the board waited for the classified list.

By correspondence among the members of the committee of awards, by meeting of the same, and by suggestions from the entire board, a long list of names of women eminent for intellectual, artistic, material, and practical achievements was obtained from which to choose women jurors. It seemed impossible for the committee to make a report to present to the board for acceptance until information in regard to the classified list had been obtained.

Partial tentative reports were read at the March meeting, to report progress and secure suggestions.

At a meeting of the board held April 29 a list of 83 names for women jurors and their alternates was submitted by the committee and accepted by the board. A motion carried to the effect that power to act was left with the committee, as the classified list had not been received from the Exposition Company and the committee's use of "judgment" might be tempered with the blue pencil of the Exposition Company.

The confirmation of names for jurors was made very comprehensive, as the board at that time did not expect to meet until after the jurors had served.

The president of the board was untiring in her efforts in behalf of the jury work of the board. The chairman of the committee was called to St. Louis twice on the special work of the jury list, and the members of the board and committee by consultation with members of the National Commission, officials of the Exposition Company, and heads of departments, held out for what they considered the full rights of the nominating power of the board, with the hope of bringing American womanhood in touch, as near as possible, with the work of the exposition.

The following communications indicate the progress made:

ST. Louis, July 22, 1904.

DEAR SIR: In regard to the appointment of women jurors the board of lady managers begs leave to state that names of women jurors for 83 groups have been approved by the board. We have been informed that the classified list of groups is in your hands, and we would be glad to receive it at the earliest possible date.

Very respectfully,
M. MARGARETTA MANNING,
President.

Hon. DAVID R. FRANCIS, President Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Exposition Grounds, St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis, July 25, 1904.

MADAM PRESIDENT: The Exposition Company, through the executive committee, has approved the accompanying report of the director of exhibits, and hereby certifies to the board of lady managers the number of groups in which the exhibits have been produced in whole or in part by female labor.

This is in response to your letter addressed to the president under date of July 22, and this day submitted to the executive committee.

The groups so certified are as follows:

Education.—Group 1, Elementary education. Group 2, Secondary education. Group 3, Higher education. Group 4, Special education in fine arts. Group 7, Education of defectives.

Fine arts.—Group 9, Paintings and drawings. Group 11,
Sculpture. Group 12, Architecture. Group 14, Original objects in
art workmanship.

Liberal arts.—Group 16, Photography. Group 17, Books and publications—Bookbinding. Group 18, Maps and apparatus for geography, cosmography, topography.

Manufactures.—Group 37, Decoration and fixed furniture of buildings and dwellings. Group 45, Ceramics. Group 52, Equipment and processes used in bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing textiles in their various stages. Group 53, Equipment and processes used in sewing and making wearing apparel. Group 58, Laces, embroidery, and trimmings. Group 59, Industries, producing wearing apparel for men, women, and children. Group 61, Various industries connected with clothing.

Machinery.—None.

Electricity.—None.

Transportation.—None.

Agriculture.—Group 78, Farm equipment—Methods of improving land. Group 84, Vegetable food products—Agricultural seeds. Group 88, Bread and pastry. Group 89, Preserved meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit. Group 90, Sugar and confectionery—Condiments and relishes. Group 92, Wines and brandies.

Live stock.—None.

Horticulture.—Group 107, Pomology.

Forestry.—None.

Mines and metallurgy.—None.

Fish and game.—None.

Anthropology.—None.

Social economy.—Group 129, Study and investigation of social and economic conditions. Group 133, Methods of industrial remuneration. Group 136, Housing of the working classes. Group 137, The liquor question. Group 139, Charities and corrections. Group 141, Municipal improvement.

Physical culture.—None

Very respectfully, DAVID R. FRANCIS, President.

MRS. DANIEL MANNING, President Board of Lady Managers.

St. Louis, Mo., July 30, 1904.

DEAR SIR: The accompanying list of 83 women jurors, to serve on the committee of awards of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, has been made by the board of lady managers and is hereby submitted for approval to the Exposition Company and to the National Commission.

This list has been made according to the authorization granted to the board in section 6 of the acts of Congress approved March 3, 1901, to wit, "To nominate one member of all committees authorized to award prizes for such exhibits as shall have been produced in whole or in part by female labor."

Yours, truly, M. MARGARETTA MANNING, President.

FRANCES MARION HANGER, Chairman Committee of Awards.

Hon. DAVID R. FRANCIS, President Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Administration Building.

AUGUST 4, 1904.

MY DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT: Responding to your communication of July 30, transmitting a list of women jurors and alternate jurors, that you recommend for appointment, and which you submit for approval by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, I beg to state that under the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, approved by the National Commission, the board of lady managers may appoint 32 women jurors and women alternate jurors.

As the number of names submitted by you greatly exceeds the number you are permitted to nominate under the rules and regulations above referred to, the list is herewith returned for revision. If the names you have submitted for appointment upon the groups for which the board of lady managers are entitled to make nominations are the ones you desire in these particular groups, they will be entertained for confirmation, but it may be you will desire to readjust your list.

Very respectfully,

D.R. FRANCIS,
President.

MRS. DANIEL MANNING,
President Board Lady Managers.

AUGUST 9, 1904.

DEAR SIR: In response to your letter received August 8, in relist of nominations for the women jurors made by the board of lady managers, I beg leave to state that said list was made under what the board believed to be the interpretation of section 6 of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1901, which would seem to provide for the appointment of "one member of all committees authorized to award prizes for such exhibits as may have been produced in whole or in part by female labor."

We regret exceedingly that "in the discretion of said commission and corporation" referred to in said act, the list of groups has been reduced from 83 to 32.

We respectfully ask, however, that a favorable consideration may be given to four additional groups, viz: No. 125, Literature; No. 126, Somatology; No. 127, Ethnology, and No. 128, Ethnography. These groups have been specially designated by the chief of the Department of Anthropology, the names of nominees submitted are those approved by him, and it is most desirable that this request be granted.

We herewith hand you revised list, readjusted as per your instructions.

Respectfully submitted.

FRANCES MARION HANGER,
Chairman on Committee of Awards.

Hon. DAVID R. FRANCIS,
President Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.

EDUCATION (DEPARTMENT A).

ART (DEPARTMENT B).

LIBERAL ARTS (DEPARTMENT C).

MANUFACTURES (DEPARTMENT D).

AGRICULTURE (DEPARTMENT H).

HORTICULTURE (DEPARTMENT J).

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ANTHROPOLOGY (DEPARTMENT N).

SOCIAL ECONOMY (DEPARTMENT 0).

The foregoing list was confirmed by the Exposition Company and
the National Commission (August 21).

The group jurors were notified at the earliest possible moment
of their appointment.

The time that most of the jurors began to serve was September 1.

The list of jurors who served under appointment from the board of lady managers was as follows:

List of Group Jurors—Board of Lady Managers.

Education:
Group 1, Miss Anna Tolman Smith, Washington, D.C.
Group 2, Miss Anna G. MacDougal, Chicago, Ill.
Group 3, Miss Mary Boyce Temple, Knoxville, Tenn.
Group 4, Mrs. E.A. Thayer, Denver, Colo.
Group 7, Miss Hope Loughborough, Cleveland, Ohio.

Art:
Group 9, Miss Mary Solari, Memphis, Tenn.
Group 11, Mrs. Elizabeth St. John Matthews, New York.
Group 12, Miss Rose Weld, Newport News, Va.
Group 14, Mrs. Eugene Field, Buena Park, Ill.

Liberal Arts:
Group 16, Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington, D.C.
Group 17, Mrs. Horace S. Smith, Chicago, Ill.
Group 18, Mrs. W.M. Woolwine, Nashville, Tenn.

Manufactures:
Group 37, Mrs. R.A. Edgerton, Milwaukee, Wis.
Group 45, Mrs. Isaac Boyd, Atlanta, Ga.
Groups 53 and 61, Mrs. F.K. Bowes, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. A.G.
Harrow, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Groups 58 and 59, Mrs. E.D. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs.
Margaret Summers, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. W.S. Major,
Shelbyville, Ind.

Agriculture:
Group 78, Mrs. W.H. Felton, Cartersville, Ga.
Group 88, Mrs. F.H. Pugh, Bellevue, Nebr.
Group 89, Mrs. E.L. Lamb, Jackson, Miss.
Group 90, Miss Carolyn Hempstead, Little Rock, Ark.

Horticulture:
Group 107, Mrs. M.B.R. Day, Frankfort, Ky.

Anthropology:
Group 125, Miss Alice C. Fletcher, Washington, D.C.
Group 126, Mrs. Alice Palmer Henderson, Washington, D.C.
Group 127, Miss Cora Peters, Washington, D.C.
Group 128, Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, Cambridge, Mass.

Social Economy:
Group 129, Miss Caroline Greisheimer, Washington, D.C.
Group 135, Miss Margaret Wade, Washington, D.C.
Group 136, Miss Jane Addams, Chicago, Ill.
Group 139, Miss Mary Perry, St. Louis, Mo.
Group 141, Mrs. E.P. Turner, Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. Conde Hamlin,
St. Paul, Minn.

The appointment of the departmental jurors had been provided for in the extensive jury list approved April 29, but at the request of three of the members of the National Commission the list of departmental jurors was further confirmed by a meeting of the board called for that purpose on September 20, and these jurors began their work almost immediately.

The following list of department jurors was sent to the
Exposition Company and the National Commission:

Department A, Education:
Mrs. W.E. Fischel (principal), 3841 Washington Boulevard, St.
Louis, Mo.
Miss Anna Tolman Smith (alternate), care Mr. Howard J. Rogers, chief
department of education.

Department B, Art:
Mrs. Montgomery Sears (principal), Boston, Mass.
Miss Cecelia Beaux (alternate), South Washington square, New York
City.

Department C, Liberal Arts:
Miss Olive Seward (principal), 1725 Nineteenth street, Washington,
D.C.
Mrs. H.A. Langford (alternate), 5817 Rosalie court, Chicago, Ill.

Department D, Manufactures:
Miss Thekla M. Bernays (principal), St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. W.H. Clapp (alternate), 28 West Eighth street, New York City.

Department E, Machinery:
Miss Kate Gleason (principal), care The Gleason Works, Rochester,
N.Y.
Miss Edith J. Griswold (alternate), St. Paul Building, New York
City.

Department F, Electricity:
Miss Hope Loughborough (principal), Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Madolin Wynn (alternate), Deerfield, Mass.

Department G, Transportation exhibits:
Miss Rose Weld (principal), care Mrs. Dimmock, Newport News, Va.
Mrs. Robert Fulton (alternate), care Mrs. J.M. Horton, Buffalo,
N.Y.

Department H, Agriculture:
Mrs. Martha Shute (principal), secretary State board agriculture,
Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Edward Gilchrist Low (alternate), Lothrop, Groton, Mass.

Department J, Horticulture:
Mrs. Ida L. Turner (principal), Fort Worth, Tex.
Mrs. M.B.R. Day (alternate), Frankfort, Ky.

Department K, Forestry:
Miss Myra Dock (principal), State forestry restoration commissioner,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. J.M. Glenn (alternate), 617 Columbia avenue, Baltimore, Md.

Department L, Mines and Metallurgy:
Mrs. M.G. Scrutchin (principal), 96 East Linden street, Atlanta,
Ga.
Mrs. E.L. Lamb (alternate), Jackson, Miss.

Department M, Fish and Game:
Miss Mary Stuart Armstrong (principal), editor Elite, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. C.E. Hatch (alternate), Kentland, Ind.

Department N, Anthropology:
Mrs. Zelia Nuttall (principal), care Peabody Museum, Cambridge,
Mass.
Mrs. Emily Cook (alternate), Bureau Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Department O, Social Economy:
Miss Jane Addams (principal), Hull House, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Lilian Cantrell Bay (alternate), 5904 Clemens avenue, St.
Louis, Mo.

Department P, Physical Culture:
Miss Clara S. Helwig (principal), Plainfield, N.J.
Miss Margaret Wade (alternate), 912 Nineteenth street, Washington,
D.C.

It was found, upon communicating with the above named, that very
many could not serve, and no provision having been made for
alternates many changes became necessary. The following list was
subsequently transmitted to the Exposition Company and National
Commission, two of even these, however, failing to serve:

Department A, Education, Mrs. W.E. Fischel, 3341 Washington
Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo.

Department B, Art, Miss Mary Bullock, Hillside, Mo.

Department C, Liberal Arts, Mrs. H.A. Langford, Chicago, Ill.

Department D, Manufactures, Miss Thekla M. Bernays, St. Louis,
Mo.

Department E, Machinery, Miss Edith J. Griswold, New York City.

Department F, Electricity, Miss Hope Loughborough, Cleveland,
Ohio.

Department G, Transportation exhibits, Miss Rose Weld, Newport
News, Va.

Department H, Agriculture, Mrs. Richard P. Bland, Lebanon, Mo.

Department J, Horticulture, Mrs. Ida L. Turner, Fort Worth, Tex.

Department K, Forestry, Mrs. J.M. Glenn, Baltimore, Md.

Department L, Mines and Metallurgy, Mrs. M.G. Scrutchin,
Atlanta, Ga.

Department M, Fish and Game, Miss Mary Stuart Armstrong,
Chicago, Ill.

Department N, Anthropology, Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, Cambridge, Mass.

Department O, Social Economy, Miss Jane Addams, Chicago, Ill.

The committee of awards regrets that the discretionary power of the Exposition Company restricted the appointive power of the board, and that the late hour of the appointments prevented a number of the jurors from accepting.

It was a great pleasure to the members of the board and the committee to meet and to entertain the clever and attractive women jurors, who served with distinction in their work and who in every possible way showed their appreciation of the honor conferred upon them by the board of lady managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Respectfully submitted.

FRANCES MARION HANGER,
Chairman.
JENNIE GILMORE KNOTT.
LAVINIA H. EGAN.
FANNIE LOWRY PORTER.
HELEN BOICE-HUNSICKER.

Madam PRESIDENT,
Board of Lady Managers.

The tenth meeting of the board was called on November 9, 1904. Many matters in connection with the closing of the work of the board in St. Louis were disposed of, and the following resolution passed concerning the preparation of its final report:

I move that the president of this board be requested to make a final report of the work of this board.

On December 2 the last session of the board was held in the building which it had occupied during all the months of the exposition, and it was with a feeling of genuine regret that the members separated, never to meet again in the house which had been the scene of many interesting gatherings.

On the day following the official closing of the exposition the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company sent their representative to make an inventory of the contents of the building, preparatory to the dismantling of the house which was thereafter to be known as the Physics Building and be occupied by students of the Washington University. On December 13 formal and final surrender was made by the president on behalf of the board of lady managers to the Exposition Company.

The following is the final report of the house committee for the exposition period:

On the 30th day of April, 1904, at the opening of the greatest exposition the world has ever known, and commemorating one of the most important events in the history of our country, the board of lady managers, created by act of Congress and appointed by the National Commission, designed by the wisdom and forethought of one of our most dearly beloved Chief Executives, to represent the women of America in setting forth to the world woman's part, not only in the making of the exposition but in the real expansion and development of our great nation, found itself, by a combination of circumstances fortuitous or otherwise, resolved into a committee on entertainment, with a commodious and elegantly appointed home to call its own and the appropriation of $100,000 to spend on furnishing, entertaining, and necessary expenses of the board. It is therefore the pleasure of this your house committee to report for the entire exposition period beginning April 30, 1904, and ending December 1, 1905, the house in order each day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for the reception of the public and for a series of entertainments, which, by reason of the number of distinguished men and women thus brought together, were international in character, and of a nature and brilliancy in the highest degree pleasing to the board itself. During this time some 25,000 guests were entertained by the board at the special functions and the informal afternoon teas, the latter having been made a most attractive and interesting feature, dispensing the board's hospitality toward the close of the Fair. For every month, save August, a number of formal affairs were given, including luncheons, receptions, and dinners.

It was particularly fitting that the initial feast spread by the board of lady managers in its exposition home should have been given in honor of the National Commission, the Government's representative in the great World's Fair. To this dinner, given on the evening of the 30th of April, under the trying circumstances attendant upon a day strenuous with opening exercises and the disadvantages of the rapid adjustment of household arrangements, 100 guests were bidden, among them Secretary Taft, who represented the President of the United States in the opening events, members of the Senate and House committees, and governors of States. President Carter of the National Commission was toastmaster on this occasion, and toasts were given by President David R. Francis, Senator Daniel, Congressman Tawney, and Hon. M.H. de Young.

A reception in honor of Mrs. David R. Francis followed on May 9, to which 500 guests were invited.

On May 17 a brilliant company of 500 was entertained at an afternoon reception in honor of the representatives of the Army and Navy in and near St. Louis. Ladies of the Army and Navy assisted in receiving, and many distinguished persons were present.

On May 19, immediately following the Louisiana Purchase Day exercises of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, a luncheon was given by the board of lady managers in honor of the delegates to the General Federation.

Miss Alice Roosevelt was the honoree of a luncheon given on May 31, to which 600 guests were bidden. The affair was most charming and successful.

Having thus during the opening month announced itself, the board of lady managers continued during the exposition to contribute its quota to the social life of the great fair.

The distinguished foreigners whom it was the privilege of the board to especially honor were the representatives of foreign governments, with a reception on June 17; Prince Pu Lun, to whom a dinner of 52 covers was given on July 10, and Prince Fushimi, for whom a reception was held on November 22. Receptions to the Interparliamentary Union on September 12 and to the Congress of Arts and Sciences on September 20 were also international in character, a number of distinguished foreigners being present.

Among the special functions given, none was more successful or more brilliant than the dinner in honor of President David R. Francis, on November 12, to which 140 guests were invited.

The building of the board of lady managers, with the changes made by the board, was, both in its appointments and location, admirably adapted for the purpose for which it was set aside, and in itself was a tribute to the necessity and advantage of cooperation on the part of the board.

The whole lower floor of the building was beautifully fitted up for the reception and entertainment of guests and the upper floor was reserved for the private use of the board, being divided into board room, secretary's room, reception room, apartments for the president of the board, and quarters for all members of the board who wished to avail themselves of the hospitality of the home while in the city.

The house was conducted as any well-organized household under the direction of the rotating committee, composed of the resident members in St. Louis, and the members rotating each month. They were ably assisted by a very capable hostess.

The house committee are greatly indebted to Miss Julia McBlair, for the gracious manner in which she served the board as hostess during the period of the exposition.

The work of the house committee is so closely allied to that of the committee on ceremonies that it is somewhat difficult to draw a line between the duties of the two or to set forth in a formal report the differences.

For details of the work of house committee preliminary to entertainments, reference is made to report of entertainment and ceremonies committees, and for details of house furnishings reference is made to house furnishing committee.

Without wishing to discriminate in the least, thanks are especially due to Weil's band, of St. Louis, Mo., for their never-failing courtesy in supplying music for the entertainments of the board whenever it was possible for their engagements to permit, and to the leader, Mr. William Weil, for his personal interest.

To the commissioner from Ceylon, Mr. Stanley Bois, the board would especially express their thanks for the tea from his commission, which was used and enjoyed by the members of the board and their guests, and also to the representatives of the Japanese commission, who presented the chests of tea from which, together with that sent by the commissioner from Ceylon, all afternoon teas and receptions and luncheons of the board were supplied, to the great pleasure and enjoyment of their tea-drinking friends. Department of Horticulture for their gifts of choice fruit, and the California commission for beautiful basket of fruit on "California Day." To the agent who, through Messrs. Nicholson & Co., of St. Louis, presented two cases of champagne; and Colorado horticulture for baskets of fruit.

The house committee particularly appreciated the courtesy extended to the board of lady managers by Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsbury and Lieutenant-Colonel Fountain and officers of the Jefferson Guards for constantly providing a guard for their building.

SALENA V. ERNEST,
Chairman.

Immediately upon the adjournment of the board the president began to collect material for the report, and pursuant to the power given her by the resolution at the last session, held in St. Louis, a special meeting was called on June 9, 1905, at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, to pass upon the final report.

There were present: Mrs. Daniel Manning, president, presiding, and Mrs.
Buchwalter; Mrs. Hanger, acting secretary; Mrs. Knott, Mrs. Daly, Mrs.
Holcombe, Mrs. Ernest, Mrs. Coleman, Miss Dawes, Mrs. Hunsicker, Mrs.
Moores, and Miss Egan.

The report was to be transmitted to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, whose final meeting was called at Portland, Oreg., for June 15. It was, therefore, necessary that the report of the board should be in the hands of the Commission by that time, and it was most fortunate that immediate action could be taken upon the copy and forwarded to the Commission.

Among the reports made by special committees was that of the committee to edit minutes, which showed that a resolution adopted, at the meeting of the board on November 14, 1904, provided for the editing the minutes of the board and had named the following committee: Mrs. Frederick Hanger, chairman; Mrs. Finis P. Ernest, and Miss Anna L. Dawes. At the meeting of the board on June 10 the chairman of the committee reported that the stenographic reports of the proceedings of the ten meetings of the board, covering about 700 typewritten pages, had been carefully edited; that all motions and resolutions had been retained inviolate; that these, with roll call, time and place of meeting, and in some instances limited discussion, made up the subject-matter of the minutes, the same covering some 240 typewritten pages. The report of the editing committee was adopted, the minutes accepted and ordered placed on file with the archives of the board.

A committee on resolutions, consisting of Mrs. Edward Buchwalter and Mrs. Richard W. Knott, presented as one of the finalities of the eleventh meeting of the board the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:

Whereas the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by authority vested in it by an act of Congress appointed the members of the board of lady managers; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the board of lady managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition expresses its appreciation of the high honor conferred on its members by their appointment; and

Be it further resolved, That the thanks of the board of lady managers be extended to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission for the privileges and pleasures it enjoyed as a board.

The members of the board of lady managers of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition wish to express their appreciation of the
courtesy and kindness shown them by the Exposition Company
during the exposition period.

The board of lady managers express their appreciation to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the commemorative
diplomas and medals conferred upon them by the Exposition
Company.

The board of lady managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
wishes to express its appreciation of its officers for their
services not only in their official work but in all the duties
that devolved upon them as members of the board.

Mrs. William H. Coleman was elected treasurer of the board of lady managers at its first formal meeting, held on October 1, 1902.

The first appropriation received was from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company and was for the sum of $3,000 for incidental expenses. On February 18, 1904, the appropriation of $100,000 for the use of the board was made by Congress, at which time the real responsibilities of the treasurer began.

Her duties were fully defined in rule 6 of the rules and regulations adopted by the board, and the custody of all funds was placed in her hands to be disbursed "only upon order of the board and the approval of its president."

Regular itemized statements were rendered to the board at each regular meeting showing receipts and expenditures. These accounts were each time fully set forth and always found to be absolutely correct and clearly rendered.

At the meeting called for June 9, 1905, Mrs. Coleman read her last report, the following being the final summary of all funds received and disbursed on behalf of the board of lady managers: