626 New Yoek at the Wokld's Columbian Exposition. 



"World's Congeess Attxiliaet. 



An authorized adjunct of the exposition was the "World's Congress 

 Auxiliary, designed " to supplement the exhibit of material progress 

 by the exposition, by a portrayal of the wonderful achievements of the 

 new age in science, literature, education, government, jurisprudence, 

 morals, charity, religion and other departments of human activity, as 

 the most effective means of increasing the fraternity, progress, pros- 

 perity and peace of mankind." It was a series of congresses at which 

 were collected the best minds in the world, and the latest theories and 

 discoveries on all social and moral topics were fully discussed. The 

 work performed by this international interchange of ideas was in the 

 highest degree valuable to human progress. The oiEcers of the 

 "World's Congress Auxiliary were : President, Charles C. Bonney ; 

 vice-president, Thomas B. Bryan ; treasurer, Lyman J. Gage ; secre- 

 taries, Benjamin Butterworth and C. E. Young. 



The meetings of the congress were held at the Art Institute, on the 

 lake front, Michigan avenue, foot of Adams street. 



Depaetments. 



The exposition in reference to exhibits was classified by the National 

 Commission in' thirteen great departments, subdivided into 176 groups, 

 containing 968 classes. Each department was presided over by a 

 chief and executive staff, who, subject to the rules of the exposition, 

 controlled all minor matters concerning exhibits and exhibitors, and 

 were responsible to the National Commission for all acts. The depart- 

 ments were as follows : 



A. — Agriculture, food and its accessories, agricultural machinery 



and appliances. Chief, "W. I. Buchanan. 



B. — Horticulture. Chief, J. M. Samuels ; Superintendent Floricul- 



ture, John Thorpe ; Superintendent Pomology, Charles 

 Wright ; Superintendent "V'iticnlture, H. M. La Pue. 



C. — Live Stock : Domestic and "Wild Animals. Chief, "W. I. Buchanan. 



D. — Fish, Fisheries, Fish Products and Apparatus of Fishing. 



Chief, J. W. Collins. 



E. — Mines, Mining and Metallurgy. Chief, Frederick J. "V. Skiff. 



F. — Machinery. Chief, L. W. Robinson. 



G. — Transportation : Railways, Vessels, "V"ehicles. Chief, "Willard 



A. Smith. 



H. — Manufactures. Chief, James Allison. 



J. — Electricity and Electrical Appliances. Chief, John P. Barrett. 



K. — Fine Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decoration. 

 Chief, Halsey C. Ives. 



L. — Liberal Arts : Education, Engineering, Public "Works, Construc- 

 tive Architecture, Music and tlie Drama. Chief, Selim H. 

 Peabody ; Superintendent Hygiene, F. "W. Brewer ; Superin- 

 tendent Education, "Wm. O. Pratt ; Superintendent of Chari- 

 ties and Corrections, N. S. Eosenau ; Director of Music, 

 Theodore Thomas. 



