the board of
lady managers. He suggested that we look carefully through the
144 groups and use our "judgment" as to which groups would call
for women jurors.

We asked the advisability of conferring with the heads of the
different departments, and were told that the information must
come through the director of exhibits. We were told to remember
that the list of women jurors must be limited to keep down the
expense of the jury work.

From this time until the 25th of July the board waited for the
classified list.

By correspondence among the members of the committee of awards,
by meeting of the same, and by suggestions from the entire
board, a long list of names of women eminent for intellectual,
artistic, material, and practical achievements was obtained from
which to choose women jurors. It seemed impossible for the
committee to make a report to present to the board for
acceptance until information in regard to the classified list
had been obtained.

Partial tentative reports were read at the March meeting, to
report progress and secure suggestions.

At a meeting of the board held April 29 a list of 83 names for
women jurors and their alternates was submitted by the committee
and accepted by the board. A motion carried to the effect that
power to act was left with the committee, as the classified list
had not been received from the Exposition Company and the
committee's use of "judgment" might be tempered with the blue
pencil of the Exposition Company.

The confirmation of names for jurors was made very
comprehensive, as the board at that time did not expect to meet
until after the jurors had served.

The president of the board was untiring in her efforts in behalf
of the jury work of the board. The chairman of the committee was
called to St. Louis twice on the special work of the jury list,
and the members of the board and committee by consultation with
members of the National Commission, officials of the Exposition
Company, and heads of departments, held out for what they
considered the full rights of the nominating power of the board,
with the hope of bringing American womanhood in touch, as near
as possible, with the work of the exposition.

The following communications indicate the progress made:

ST. Louis, _July 22, 1904._

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