EEPORT OF THE BOAEI) OF WOMEN MAMGEES. 



By MRS. *^0RENCE C. IVES. 



The act of the Legislature which created the Board of General Man- 

 agers of the New York State Exhibit at the Columbian Exposition con- 

 tains the following paragraph as a portion of section 4 : " The Board 

 of General Managers shall appoint a Board of Women Managers of 

 such number and to perform such duties as may be prescribed by the 

 Board of General Managers." 



Of the rules and regulations of the General Managers 'No. XI apper- 

 tains to women. It reads : 



" The Board of Women Managers shall consist of twenty-one women, 

 residents of the State and appointed by the Board of General Managers. 

 They are to work in conjunction with the general managers in promoting 

 the interests of the World's Columbian Exposition, and to assist the repre- 

 sentative women of the nation in obtaining for that occasion a full and 

 complete portrayal' of the industrial and social conditions of woman and 

 her achievements and capabilities in all the avenues and departments 

 of life, and, therefore, they shall be and hereby are empowered to exer- 

 cise such authority and control in their department as shall be consist- 

 ent with a liberal construction of the act of the Legislature creating tlie 

 board, and with the rules herein adopted. They shall meet in the 

 Capitol, at Albany, upon the call of the chief executive officer, and 

 proceed to organize by electing a president, first and second vice- 

 presidents and a secretary. As soon thereafter as practicable they shall 

 elect an executive committee of six, wlio shall have all the powers and 

 rights of the full board when in session. 



" The said board shall establish its bureau in the rooms of the Board 

 of General Managers, and shall have such clerical aid as the chief execu- 

 tive officer may provide. The Board of Women Managers, or its execu- 

 tive committee, shall make regular monthly reports to the Board of 

 General Managers, or more frequently if so requested. The sum of 

 $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby set apart for 

 the maintenance and expenses of the said Board of Women Managers, 

 and all expenses shall, as far as practicable, be estimated, and the con- 

 sent of the Board of General Managers obtained thereto before they 

 shall be actually incurred. The president of the women's board, the 

 chairman of its executive committee and the secretary of the women's 

 board are hereby constituted an auditing committee, who shall audit 

 and_ approve all bills for expenditures. When so approved the regular 

 auditing committee of this board may approve of the same, and there- 

 ivpon the said bills shall be presented for payment as provided by law. 

 The Board of General Managers reserves to itself the right and privi- 

 lege of presenting such further rules and regulations for the guidance 

 of the Board of Women Managers as shall, from time to time, seem 

 expedient. 



