Show A aida vt if OWN LAN olaaf PI GA aff w J 1 dm efm J r T FAIR r SECTION AT alaskan ALASKAN FAIR TO BE interesting ONE r will wi show the world that the north t Is not all snow and gold some cornei districts ts have ex r biblis arranged the women of alaska are busy these days preparing to make their de As r part apartment ment of 0 the exhibit at the alaska alaka yukan pacific espos expos exposition in seattle this summer one of the he most interest ing instructive and up to date of the whole show an and d they aro are busy in so definite i and well organized a way that a number of dist districts ricas have their its iasso so nearly ready now that they could be shipped at once if the big f building oil out at the fair grounds were 0 ready to receive them all the he world say these women knows about alaska snows alaska scenery alaska far forests ats alas alaska ca gold but of the home life the chur churches bIles missions se schools abols social organizations r the women and children who are liv alv ing their and near the midnight sun and who ahre are lief helping pIng to make the history of that vast coun try how much does the world know it is indeed so little th that at it is well worth their while to make this atrian str en bous aou and we well 11 direct directed e d effort efton to show the world thai the alaska woman oman of ion today day is neither a nomad nor a an ad Ven ventures tureA but a true pioneer making her husban ils home becoming I 1 the A mother of future statesmen tA and rats ipg ing her children in the fear of the lord just di as did the pioneer mothers 0 dathe the colonies the middle west and r the pacific slope despite the exceptional t laes ies of rigorous climate almost prof distances inaccessible wilder aw desses jesses of primitive means of corn com during the last six months month li chese these courageous women citizens citizen G with 0 d noticeable number of women assli assisting ting have effected organizations s 0 in 14 towns and settlements and devel i apt aped d a spirit of I 1 friendly emulation pat that bagbee has been n felt far up In into the dark p bat t north in this they have had a teader leader one of their own choosing whose executive ability wide knowl edg adge e of the c country g general t i ince in similar work and in domita ble courage and enthusiasm have been a continuous inspiration i this is mrs mary E hart who has inowe alaska and alaskans Ala since 1900 was waa the col collector leetor and curator of the alaskan exhibit at the st louis exhibition ayad an d ls in many other ways exceptionally equipped for the position A general petition sent to gov hoggatt and a recommendation from fram that thai executive to the federal gov ern crement ment bi ought brought confirmation of her appointment as special agent of the department of art education and worn wom ans work and sh she began her duties in august 1908 fortified by the good will of the people their enthusiasm for the project in hand and her own faith in th the e ability of the women of the big empire mrs hart entered upon her duties and by august 31 had organized up in the copper river country the first 1 I la idles auxiliary for th the e A Y P her hee I 1 ahn plan was to appoint a meeting for a specified datel date be there in person give the people a free lecture on the alaska woman and the A yap Y P and then before they could forget its they had organized organize d for work V M ilk womans comans work I 1 with president vice presidents secretary treasurer and committees chosen by themselves es the new auxiliary thus loun launched ched was ready tor for making gathering arranging ran iving and packing the exhibit which should tell exhaustive exhaust exhaustively iv 0 ay the story oi of 4 heir district its resources resource s bistor history y and pro progress gress mrs hart was received everywhere with ent enthusiasm and has enjoyed the most effective operation cooperation co operate on from hil all the societies fles the 14 auxiliaries already reported are 1 in n the order of their establishment katalla batalla Ka talla cordova valdez seward ketchikan wholly native women W wrangell sitka juneau juana dou douglass island ana ana treadwell skagway Sk agway balnes and fort fori william H seward petersburg Peters bury and latest by cable fairbanks there will be others and mrs hari hard is no now in seattle in busy correspondence with all auxiliaries ili Ill aries arles and arranging for the I 1 reception of what will be bb a libe liberal ral education for visitors at the exposition expiation lif in alaskan life and history the position assigned to t the he exhibit in the alaska building is conspicuous and adequate in every way |