en in other
countries.

Fourth. That the president of this board be authorized, at her
discretion, to appoint committees to visit each State to enlist
the cooperation of the women in securing the proper
representation of woman's work at the exposition in St. Louis;
and in furtherance that the governor of each State be formally
requested to name two women on the State commission.

Fifth. That the local company be requested to appropriate
$50,000 for the erection of a woman's building on the fair
grounds to be used after the close of the exposition as a hall
of philanthropy.

Sixth. The board of lady managers request the directors of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company to provide money to meet
the current expenses of this board. They are further requested
to notify this board in writing of the amount appropriated for
this purpose. It is the sense of this board that an allowance of
5 cents per mile and $10 per diem be allowed; the per diem to
cover the time from the day of departure until the day of
return.

Seventh. That the board of lady managers of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, acting in harmony with the local committees
appointed by the president of this board, shall have supervisory
control of the entertainments of all women's organizations
desiring to hold meetings in the building that will be
appropriated to the use of this board.

Respectfully submitted.

Mrs. JAMES L. BLAIR, _President_.
Mrs. RICHARD W. KNOTT, _Chairman_.

To the copy of the above resolutions which was sent to the National
Commission, President Carter replied as follows:

St. Louis, U.S.A., _November 29, 1902._

Dear Madam: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a set of
resolutions adopted by the board of lady managers at their
meeting in New York City on November 20, 1902.

You are informed that the resolutions have been transmitted with
proper recommendations to the local company for consideration
You are also informed that correction of objectionable rule in
the "rules and regulations governing the system of awards," to
which reference is made in the first subdivision of the
resolutions, has been made. The rule referred to, as corrected,
will embrace the word "appoint" instead of "nominate."

You are also informed that the Commission deems it inexpedient