ng.

The chairman then thanked the members of the board for the sympathy and
help they had given her.

In reply the secretary extended to Mrs. Buchwalter the sincere thanks of
the members of the board for the efficient work she had performed as
their first vice-president and honorable chairman, and Miss Dawes spoke
for the entire board in expressing her thanks to Mrs. Buchwalter for her
impartiality, confidence, good management, and elegance in presiding.

Mrs. Daniel Manning, the newly elected president, then took the chair
and thanked the board for the honor conferred upon her.

The order of business was then proceeded with, and, pursuant to a wish
expressed by the National Commission to meet the board of lady managers,
the members of the Commission were announced and Mrs. Manning said:

Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Commission: We understood
that you would graciously come over and talk with us a little
while. We are starting in on a new lease of life. We want to
work for the exposition to the best of our ability. We want your
advice and wish to consult you about a number of matters, but,
first, we would like to hear from you.

President Carter responded as follows:

Madam President and Ladies: We have come to say a few words to
you and to have you consult with us upon any subjects you desire
to bring up. I do not know how graciously we have come, but we
come very cheerfully. The subject of your remark has been under
consideration for a long time and we all regret that a more
definite conclusion has not been reached relative to the sphere
of your activity in connection with the World's Fair. I think
your report, the report of your committee, of which Mrs.
Montgomery is chairman, and which she recently submitted,
crystallizes into close compass about the line of action the
board might appropriately pursue. The report referred to dealt
not only with the conclusion reached, but the details whereby
those conclusions were reached. It included discussions, formal
and informal, and certain correspondence relating to the
subject. The Commission has approved that report in so far as it
prescribed in definite form the sphere of your work, and, with
the approval of the Commission, that report has been forwarded
to the local company. These resolutions or statements made by
your board, which in your judgment would cons