his
juries, which meant, of course, no exhibit. (NOTE.--Mrs. M.G.
Scrutchin was evidently appointed after this statement.)

The congresses were open to women, who appeared on the same
programmes with men, were paid the compliment of as large
audiences, were listened to with interest, and their opinions in
discussions answered with freedom. This occurred also in the
various associations, where men and women work side by side.

In the work of the superior jury, where for the first time the
right of membership was given to a representative of women, the
application of deliberation and judgment was made to the work of
men and women alike. Courtesy and the hand of fellowship were
extended to all. Exhibits were not specially investigated,
unless appeals from former jury awards were sent in. In such
case most careful and detailed investigation was made by the
special boards, to which were assigned certain departments.
There was no distinction of sex mentioned in the jury room; and
the time has evidently arrived when no less will be expected
from women--no more from men--than the quality of work merits.

FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF AWARDS.

The chairman of the committee of awards of the board of lady
managers begs leave to present the story and the report of that
committee to your honorable board.

We will not begin by saying "once upon a time," for this is no
fairy story, but we will hark back to that time when we, as a
board, were not, that we may refer to the vital words of the act
of Congress of March 3, 1901, which act provided for the
creation of a board of lady managers, gave the excuse for its
existence, and named specifically one duty it would be called
upon to perform, to wit: "To appoint one member of all
committees authorized to award prizes for such exhibits as shall
have been produced in whole or in part by female labor."

This phase of woman's work at the World's Fair formed the
principal topic of talk at the informal conference held in New
York, December 5, 1901, between the National Commission and the
members of the board of lady managers that had been appointed up
to that time.

The committee of awards was one of the last of the standing
committees to be appointed, but was the first committee
appointed by Mrs. Daniel Manning after her electi