t prior to the opening, but at the close of
the exposition were still within the limit originally imposed of
$20,000.

The Exposition Company agreed to pay $5,000 for the furnishing
of the building of the board of lady managers, $5,000 for its
maintenance, and $5,000 for entertainment. The demands upon the
Exposition Company at this time, however, were so great that the
board decided, at the meeting held on July 14, 1904, to take up
any outstanding bills, and passed the following resolution:

_Resolved,_ That the board of lady managers assume the payment
of the now unpaid bills for entertaining and furniture for the
board that have been turned over to the Exposition Company, for
which the Exposition Company had pledged a certain sum.

The following is an itemized account of amount expended for the
finishing and furnishing of the building of the board of lady
managers:

Bills paid Bills paid Bills paid
by the from the from the
Exposition $3,000 $100,000
Company. appropriation.
appropriation.

Furniture, china,
linen, expressage ...... $752.32 $652.25 $11,692.65
Tinting walls, plumbing,
staining floors, heating
apparatus, electric
wiring, awnings, screens,
partitions, etc. ....... 1,460.99 64.30 2,263.32

Total ................ 2,213.31 716.55 13,955.97

Total paid by Exposition Company ............ $2,213.31
Total paid from $3,000 appropriation ........ 716.55
Total paid from $100,000 appropriation ...... 13,955.97
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Total amount expended for house furnishing .. 16,885.93

MARY MARGARETTA MANNING, _Chairman._
MARY PHELPS MONTGOMERY.
EMILY S.G. HOLCOMBE.

It was the earnest wish of some of the members of the board, at a very
early period of its existence, to establish and maintain, if possible, a
day nursery or creche on the exposition grounds, in order that suitable
provision might be made for children whose parents might wish to have
them cared for during the day, and thus afford to those whose time and
means were extremely limited an opportunity to see as much of the
exposition in as brief