copy from his records, showing that a letter had been sent by
him to the president of the board of lady managers, reading as
follows:

"MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed by the executive committee to
reply to your letter conveying the resolution adopted by the
board of lady managers on the subject of concessions. The
resolution was duly referred by the executive committee to the
director of concessions and the committee on concessions, with
request for careful consideration. The report of the director
and the committee on concessions has been received. The director
and the committee express the belief that, under the conditions
imposed in all the contracts the concessions will be so
regulated as to render it impossible to present any amusement
that can be classed as indecent or improper.

"Very respectfully,
WALTER B. STEVENS, _Secretary_."

The committee on woman's work then stated to the executive
committee that this letter had never been read before the board
at their meeting.

The matter was then considered of sending several members of the
board of lady managers abroad to exploit woman's work and to
excite an interest in woman's congresses throughout the world.
The chairman stated that she had a letter from Mr. Francis
saying he would send one with certain conditions, and the
committee wanted to know if that decision was final and what the
action of the executive committee would be on that point. It was
suggested that three women from the board should be sent
abroad--one from the East, one from the West, and one from the
Middle States--and the chairman of the executive committee said
that, if agreeable to the ladies, that committee would have the
matter taken up as soon as President Francis returned. The
executive committee was assured that if it would outline a
programme by which the board of lady managers could render
assistance to this great exposition they would be very glad;
they wanted to help do what the heads of the exposition had laid
out to be, done, and if there was anything that women could do,
let them do it.

The meeting then adjourned, and the committee on woman's work
met with Mr. Skiff, the director of exhibits. In response to an
inquiry in regard to the question whether his committee had
taken the initiative in regard to educat