New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1914, Page 5

L ¥ NEW BRITAIN DAILY omen SO\ g Travelers’ Aid Will Welcome Visitors In San Francisco During th e Splendid Panama- Pacific International Exposition. WORK OF THE EXPOSITION WOMEN'S BOARD IS DESCRIBED. By MRS. ERNEST 5. SIMPSON. OMEN are working side by side with men In the mak- ing of the Panama-Pacif- fc International Exposition. Thelr status In this great undertaking is not even remotely sug- gested by that of women who have been associated in the past with simi- lar world gatherings of people and in- terests. There is no “Board of Lady Managers™ connected with this Exposition. There is. however, a “Woman's Board. an entity and incorporated, it is official- cific International Exposition. ing of importance is initiated by the Woman's Board without conference, a special committee of the Men's Board being the clearing house for all vital {ssues. In this way there is no confu- slon, no duplication of effort, no waste of money, This procedure is what makes for efficlent co-operation. The Woman's Board, although co- operating with every department of the Exposition, has taken upon itself two very definite obligations—one ma- terial, the other moral. The former involves the furnishing, maintaining and administration: of the California st Bullding: the latter, the organiza- Bh of a permanent, nonpolitical, non- lan Travelers' Aid, which will in- 8ure guidance, comfort and protection to visitors to the west in 1915, particu- to young people. lly after the United States in- the making of the Exposition in Francisco there was a call for triotic backing of all citizens.. A ‘ number of women answered, ng the nucleus of the Woman's At that time there was in real- othing for' them toudo, but, having ks lves on record, permanent nd incorporation were (. ”A‘eqompuahed several ‘'months be A. Hearst, whose fame e, ‘accepted :the position of president. Active participa- | Dot often associated with such ied preferment, but in expo- work as well as in all other dments she .indorses Mrs. Hearst's ter s always definite and enthusi- astic. She lets nothing ‘interfere with her obligation to uphold the construc- . tive work of women in connection with jthe Exposition. In addition to this, almost every week end she entertains &t her wondrous home in Pleasanton distingulshed people who come to Cali- fornia in the interest of the participa- tion of their respective states and countries, as well as thé artists who are engaged in the Exposition making. Mrs. I-uu’:'s relation to this great un- dertaking fs In its every phase ideal. Mrs. Frederick G. Sanborn, the active president, is a woman of rare ability and peraonality. Along no line does she lack executive ability, and she is as amiable as she is capable. Mrs. Banborn {s steadfast in every under- taking, most geéntle and considerate at aull times. In the past she has been a eader in large humanitarian move- ments, the experiences giving her a splendid background for her present important responsibility. At the time of the Spanish-American war Mrs. Sanborn was an executive in the Cali- tornia Red Cross society. When dis- aster came ta San Francisco, she, with the present mayor, James Rolph, Jr., and Rev. Father Crowley, the widely | known philanthropist, was in charge f one of the largest relief stations. The women of the board give their time, their energy and their money to the cause for which they cheerfully stand committed. They husband their resources that they may meet their big obligations. In addition, there is but a ninimum of pald service. This proce- lure is adequately helped—in fact, is possible—because of the fine cordiality maintained between the two boards. The women carry many of their re- sponsibilities through the well appoint- =d machinery of the Exposition Board. The spirit of co-operation is all that the most enthusiastic could ‘ask. The women maintain their own headquar- ters, but in the Exposition building— another factor which facilitates the dispateh of business. Translated into evervday working terms. the Woman's Board s a re- sponsible body. doing everything and anything that spells help to the men| who are carrying the burden. The fact| that women are enfranchised in Cali- fornla has a deep significance and makes them a definite factor in every civic movement, but they have slipped | so unobtrusively and naturally into| their own that the rather new rela-| tionship 1is taken for granted and scarcely ever mentioned. When wom- en came forward in the very first days to do their part they unconsciously brought with them clvic enthusiasm and pride in their role as citizens whose opinjons counted: but, most of all, they brought loyalty to the men who had! been building a new city, men who, de- spite the burden they had been almost staggering under, were willing to pledge several of the busy and best years of their lives to the making of| the Exposition that would celebrate the Mrs, PHOEBE A.HEARST - HONORARY PREJSIDENT QF THE WOMANS BOARD | I | worla's grealest engineering achieve- ment. San Francisco's calamity taught the men and women of the stricken city something deep and vital not to be defined, but something that is stand- ing them in good stead these construc- tive days.. They have learned to work together. There will be no “Woman's Building” at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. To have one would be against the fine spirit of equality that characterizes all its activities. While this judicial stand- ard is in keeping with the status of women in California and the big out- look of the west, it is not the result of a demand or even a request on the part of the women who are concerning themselves with the making of the Ex- position. Director General Skiff, bring- ing with him from many former expo- sitlons a wealth of experience, an- ational Exposition Co. M. 8. Crocker Co., his determination to have ex- hibits where they belonged. \ He barred segregation of any sort. holding that women were en- titled to exactly the same treatment as men. This significant attitude of Dr. Skiff promptly endeared him to the women of California. So it is that exhibits of achlevements by women will not be set apart, but will be shown in the great palaces with thelr own kind and where all will be Judged by the same measuring stick. The fact that there will be no “Wo- man’s Building” will not mean that the women who come to California will be homeless, unwelcomed. It simply means that they will be received where men and women will foregather in the handsome California Host Building. A wonderful architectural combination of Mission motifs will be found where California will welcome the world. A | carefully thought out plan places the| Administration Building, the Counties | Exhibits and the California Host Building together — each a definite unit, but so placed with reference to 10"5 another that they form a most at- | tractive ensemble. | In arranging this compound a most | convenlent place has been set aside for | the use of the Auxilary to the Wom- |an’s Board, a place where members may rest and have tea. These rooms will be most attractively furnished. It |1s a simple matter to avail oneself of the comforts of these rooms and in- volves taking a membership in the Auxiliary, which is primarily Cali- fornian, but which is open to women in any part of the world. To become a part of the Auxillary family means an SS\a ) nounced soon after taking office m HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1614.. ‘California I‘OUNI'AIN}OF CEREYS (M15S. E-’b-LyoNGMAN | K. Mathev | outcome of the larger attitude | by the Woman's Board. | I city and Cailfornia the hostess state the Woman's Board planned to organ- | 1ze the women so as to bring them In % 5 3 Sii kg ZP” b coper and $1 tor an official pin. For this amount a card will be issued which will en- title its owner to the camfy privileges of the Auxiliary Rooms. The pin is a reproduction of the seal of the Woman's Board, the design of Lucia It is done in gold, red and blue and will be a beautitul souve- nir after the Exposition. It is not pos- sible to purchase the pin without be- coming a member of the Auxiliary. Californians join through their county chairmen, but women outside the state may enjoy these privileges by sending the $3 check or money order to the Woman's Board, Room 704 Exposition Building, corner of Pine and Battery, San Francisco. The membership card and pin will be forwarded promptly. This will mean that members from afar will have a personal and exceed- ingly convenjent connection with the Exposition. Their names will be en- rolled before they come. The Califor- | nia Host Building will be en fete and | open The will Auxiliary always be all the time. Rooms, just at hand, quiet and restful. The formation of the Auxiliary is the | taken It stated that the Exposition did not belong to San Francisco; that it belongs to the coun- try: that it was universal in its scope When Secretary Bryan was the guest at a banquet given by the Exposition directorate he expressed the same sen- timent. “Remember.,” he said, “it Is the United States that invites the par- ticipation of the countries of the world | to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal, but it has intrusted the making of the osition to San Francisco.” closer touch with their responsibilities, to prepare them to receive the vast number of guests who come in 1915. The plan of organization gives & chairman to every one of the fifty- elght counties and a subchalrman in every city and town. The women were asked to have in mind a permanent or- ganization that would enable them to assist in solving the immigration prob- lems that will come tc every county in California with the opening of the Pan- ama canal. It was thought that a preparedness of this sort would enable each county to assimlilate its immi. grants by welcoming and assisting them, by making them feel contented in their new homes. To follow this plan of assimilation will certainly make good citizens in a short time. Planning somewhat better than they knew, the women are going to make this request more specific by asking the county organizations to be ready dur- ing the Exposition year and always for co-operation in Travelers' Ald work, recognized as the most important and significant issue before the world to- day. Travelers' Ald organization is so comprehensive it quite includes all the Woman's Board had in mind in the original organization. It means that travelers, irrespective of age, sex, race, creed or class, may come to California for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and rest assured that they will be met when they arrive; that they will receive all information and, when necessary, full guidance and protec- MRS. FREDERICK (‘LVSANDO,BN' PRESIDENT OF WOMANYS the Trav- alifornia and by tion. Tn elers’ Aid Society of the assurance of the Esposition Ex- ploitation Department. The Califor- nia Travelers' Ald Society has been fashioned in ev fundamental re- spect after that of New York, with which the western organization will officially co-operate. In organizing the California Soclety the Woman's Board sent out a call to all churches, every prominent commer- cial body and every rallroad and steamship company in San Francisco and cities about the bay. In all cases the response was immedlate and the interest enthusiastic. Mr. Orin C. Baker, the general secretary of the New York Travelers' Ald Soclety, who came to California on the invitation of the Woman's Board, assisted in the formation of the western organization. suura Copynglt, { line The Exploitation Depastment of the) Exposition will list and indorse hotels and restaurants that may be relied upon not to increase rates and prices. and the Travelers' Ald will do everys thing else that will make for the coms fort and general welfare of the travel- er. This combination of big forces will mean peace of mind for every one who makes the pligrimage to the 1916 Ex. position. Travelers' Ald work, in conjunctien with the Woman's Board, will mean that a traveler may come from any part of the world and ge to any coum- ty of this vast state proetected at all times by the agencies of the Travel- ers’ Ald. It will mean that any meth- er who cannot accompany her daugh- ter may trust her to travel alons to San Francisco or any part of Califor~ nia. It will mean that this gir] will bs met and protected upon her arrival; will be directed to a home, where she may be safe and comfortable. While thoughts of protection first go to the girl traveling alone, the same protection and guldance will be given as freely and fully to young men In fact, Travelers' Ald would be a fallure it its help and protection were net aos corded every traveler. A particularly interesting channel for women proficient along special lines has been made by the appointments of assistants in the great departments of the Exposition. The appointments already made along these lines include Mrs. Francis Carolan, an assistant to John E D, Trask in the Department of Fine Arts: Mrs. Ernest 8. Simpson, assistant to George Hough Perry in the Division of Exploitation; Mrs. Willlam Grant of Vacaville, assistant to D. O. Lively in the Department of Live Stock: Mra Herbert Hoover, assistant to Charles E. Van Arneveld in the Department of Mines and Metallurgy; Miss Katherine Felton, Miss Alice Grifith and Mrs. Willlam Kent, assistant to Alvin Pops, director of the Department of Soeial Science. A committee on architecture has been in consultation with George W. Kellum of the Architectural Com- mission in the planning of the Califor- nia Host Building. Quite logically, women will be ap- pointed on juries of awards, where their knowledge and 'experience will make their service of distinct value The Woman's Board is aiready lsting women with technical knowledge, so that they may have the best possible material to present for this important work. The Woman's Board through its fif- ty-eight auxiliaries is establishing an educational propaganda for the school children. “Lecturettes,” now in courss of preparation, are to be pressnted— one a week—in the schools, so that the children who come to the Expesition will have an intelligent and profitable outlook, and also so that those who will not have that opportunity may get something worth while from that grest world university, the Exposition, A great varlety of activities are con- stantly being handled by the Woman's Board, the most important of which is the assistance given to the Ploneer Mother Monument Association, organ= ized to erect a monument to mother- hood and dedicated to the pionesr wo- men of California. This important group is now in the hands of Charles Grafly, the Philadelphia sculptor. It will occupy the central position in the Palace of Fine Arts and at the cenclu~ sion of the Exposition will becoms the property of the city of San Franciscé and will be placed in the Civic Center. For the past two years and during the ten months of the Exposition from Feb, 21 to Dec. 4 the Woman's Board, | assisted by its auxillary members, will be most vitally concerned with the so~ cial life of the Exposition. Along this during the preparatory months much delightful service of this kind has been rendered. In the beginning the Woman's Board entertained the women who came with commissions, but the spirit of co-operation soon dominated this situation. When See retary Bryan came to Californis the banquet in his honor was attended by men as well as women. This innovas tion was so signally successtul that the Exposition directorste will never go back to the old way. When Secretary and Mre. Knox were in San Francisco the change had rot been made. Usage sent men to banquets and the women entertained themselves as best they could. It was a handsome dinner the women gave In honor of Mrs. Knox, but it would have been infinitely better if the dinner tables had joined ‘Thr dinner in honor of Secretary and Mre Daniels was given under the new dis pensation. So in all work and In o play connected with the Expesitie: there will be no separation of lates ests. The Woman's Board realizes that the great responsibilities of the Exposition rest upon the men, but they stand ever ready to help and mever to hinger. wwis, Ly Panama-Pacific International Expositien Co.- 3. . Crochet Coy