186 New Toek at the Woeld's Columbian Exposition. 



power, she asked that one of the memhers of the board should act 

 as the responsible head. The matter again came before the executive 

 committee, and it was decided that Mrs. Sage, as chairman, should 

 assume the direct responsibility, but as there must be others for the 

 active work, Mrs. Webb undertook the collection of fans ; Mrs. Dodge 

 of embroideries, miniatures, watches and boxes ; Miss Newbold still 

 held lier position as chairman of the original committee of laces. A 

 guaranty was obtained from President Higinbotham of the exposition 

 company to pay $200,000 in case of fire or accident to the collection, 

 it being too late for him to obtain a policy from any insurance com- 

 pany for such an amount. Tlie actual value of the collection was after- 

 wards found to be $93,000, and the responsibility for the amount was 

 transferred from President Higinbotham to the Board of Lady 

 Managers whose committee on insurance succeeded in taking out 

 policies with a number of different companies. At last the collection 

 was transported to Chicago, where Mrs. Dodge, Miss Newbold and Mr. 

 E. Hamilton -Bell and the members of the installation committee 

 devoted themselves to putting it in the showcases made for the purpose. 

 The collection occupied the middle portion of the west gallery of the 

 Woman's Building, and it was removed at the close of me exposition 

 and returned to the owners without loss or accident. The sum of $2,500 

 was set aside ISTovember 15, 1892, to cover the first expenses of the 

 loan and colonial exhibits. Later a round sum was appropriated for the 

 colonial exhibit and the $2,500 was devoted to the loan, an amount not 

 sufficient to cover all the expenses, but the deficiency was made up as 

 required. 



CoMMirrEB ON Fine Aets. 



This committee was one suggested by the Board of General Managers 

 and began its existence at the first meeting of the Board of Women 

 Managers as one of its standing committees. At first there seemed 

 nothing for the women to do, as there was a large committee of artists 

 at work in the State already, but in tlie course of a few months Mrs. 

 Palmer called upon E"ew York to send twelve pictures to be exhibited 

 in the gallery of honor in the Woman's Building and it was requested 

 that these should be recommended by the committee on fine arts as of 

 superior merit. The art committee set to work at once to carry out 

 this request. 



Mrs. Sage was first appointed chairman but declined as she already 

 had all the work she could undertake. Mrs. Stranahan was next 

 appointed and declined for the same reason. Finally Mrs. Pell-Clarke 

 consented to fill the place, although feeling herself unfitted for the 

 position. In ISTovember Mrs. Pell-Clarke went south for the winter 

 and Mrs. Halsey was asked to be chairman during her absence. It was 

 while the latter occupied the chair that she, with the assistance of Mrs. 

 Stranahan, formed an advisory committee of women artists for the 

 purpose of making the selection of pictures for the Woman's Building. 

 Mrs. Rhoda Holmes NichoUs was made chairman of this advisory com- 

 mittee and Miss Annie B. Shepley secretary. The other members were 

 Mrs. Dora Wheeler Keith, Mrs. Marie (iuise ISTewcomb, Miss Maria 

 Brooks, Miss Clara McChesney, Mrs. Eosina Emmet Sherwood, Miss 



