ITO New York at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



in other cities. One hundred and seventy-five different children had 

 the benefit of the instruction, and there is no doubt that the system 

 vifill be started in many towns where it was unknown before the expo- 

 sition. On the afternoon of October fourteenth, by invitation from 

 the Board of Women Managers, Miss Huntington gave a reception and 

 exliibition of her system in the New York State Building. One hun- 

 dred children took part, and it was a very pleasant ending of a credit- 

 able summer's work. 



Committee on the Decoration and Furnishing of the Library. 



The National Board requested the States to lend their aid in decorat- 

 ing and furnishing the Woman's Building. New York at once entered 

 into the scheme with an offer to equip the library. A committee was 

 formed with Mrs. Sage as chairman, but no work was undertaken until 

 the autumn of 1892, except to obtain the consent of the Board of Greu- 

 eral Managers to an appropriation of $5,000 for the purpose. One of 

 the rooms on the ground floor of the Woman's Building was at first 

 designated for the library, but upon consultation with Mrs. Palmer it 

 was found that these rooms had all been assigned to exhibits. With 

 the advice and aid of Mrs. Wheeler, who was a member of Mrs. Sage's 

 committee, the large west room on the second floor was secured, and 

 Mrs. Wheeler consented to assume the direction r>f the decoration and 

 furnishing, using her time and brain without stint in her labor of love. 

 Five thousand dollars seems a generous appropriation for the equipment 

 of a single room, but had not liberal loans been offered this sum would 

 have been greatly exceeded. A second appropriation of $500 was 

 found necessary, but as there has been a very fair rebate on the book 

 cases the original appropriation will very nearly cover the cost. There 

 were many unforeseen delays, and even'; by the forcing of labor the room 

 was not completed until, some time after the opening of the exposition. 

 The most important loan was the ceiling. This Mrs. Dora Wheeler 

 Keith designed and painted. The ceiling recalled that of some old 

 Venetian palace in richness of color and style of composition, although 

 the subject belonged to and was kept strictly in its place as a part of a 

 great public library. It was composed of five large ovals or medal- 

 lions holding groups of single figures, the spaces between being filled 

 with connecting designs or bands of gilded ornament. 



The exhibit of the decoration of tlie library received an award. A 

 separate award was made Mrs. Keith for the ceiling. 



Committee on Literature, Literary Clubs and the Press. 

 A woman's Hbrary being one of the exhibits desired for the Woman's 

 Building by Mrs. Palmer and her associates, the share that New York 

 State women were to take in it was duly considered at a second meeting 

 of the executive committee, and a committee on literature was formed 

 with Mrs. Bellamy as chairman. At a subsequent meeting Mrs. 

 Bellamy presented her scheme for exhibiting the work of women writ- 

 ers, which she deemed would be incomplete if it consisted only of a 

 display of books. Her idea, afterwards developed, was to divide the 



