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Ot rtit Wontos Cotunnian Exposirion.
Chantas C. Bouvri, President.
Thonas B. Buvax, Vice-President.
Lruax J. Gaoz. Treasurer.
Brvyantx Borrunwourn, Secy.
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70 provide tor the proper presentation of the intellectual and moral
1.I progress of the world, in connection with the Columbian Ex.
position of 1893. in a series of Worlds Congresses under the auspices of ihe
Auxiliary, with the assistance of the leaders in all the chief departments of
numan achievement.
11. To provide places of meetins and other facilities tor appropriate
organirations to hold conventions in Chicago at a convenient time in the
Exposition Season of 1893. sor the consideration ol the living questions pend-
ins in their respective departments.
111. To arrange and conduct a series of Union Congresses to present to
the people the most important results attained in the several departments of
civilined lise, voiced by the ablest livins representatives uhose attendance can
be procured.
W. To provide tor the proper publication of the proceedings of such
Congresses, as the most valuable and endurins memorial of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition of 1893.
V. To brins all the departments of human progress into harmonious
relations with each other in the Exposition of 1893: to croun the whole
glorious work by the formation and adoption of better and more compre-
hensive plans than have titherto been made to promote the progress, pros.
perity, unity, peace, and happiness of the world: and to secure the effectual
prosecution of such plans by the organination of a series of world wide trater-
nities through whose efforts and insuence the moral and intellectual forces
of mankind may be made dominant throughout the worl1.
Stibtwiztzicw.
1. Alocal membership, consistins of persons resident in or near Chicago,
and embracins the members of the severat General and special Committees
of the Auxiliary in charge of the various Departments, Divisions, Chapters,
and Sections in which Congresses are to be held.
11. Advisory Councils of such Departments, Divisions, Chapiers, and
Sections, consistins of persons eminent in the work thereot, and non resident
of Chicago, who are especially invited to co operate with the appropriate local
Committees, and who constitute the non resident branches of such Committees.
The Advisory Councils are expected to aid the local Committees by corre-
spondence treely, and by personal conference as opportunity may offer.
111. General Honorary and Correspondins Members of the Auxiliary, con-
sistins of eminent persons not specially assigned to co operate witti a particu-
lar 1ocal Committee.
W. The Womans Branch of the Worlds Congress Auxiliary, consisting
of Committees of Women correspondins to the Committees of Men on al1
subjects appropriate tor the cooperation ot women. These Committees of
women are composed of members resident in or near Chicago, and are
assisted in their work by Advisory Councils of eminent women correspondins
to the Advisory Councils of men. Mixed Committees are not appointed: but
the Committee of Men and the Committee of Women in a given Department,
Division, Chapter, or Section, may meet in conference and act together as
they may find agreeable and expedient. In several instances the Committees
of women and of men after meetins in conference have resolved to hold joint
meetings on the subject committed to their charge.
The Womans Branch of the Auxiliary also has a general Honorary and
Correspondins Membership of distinguished women.
t'HAltS Dt. MtErtwl.
1. The Directory of the Worlds Columbian Exposition has undertaken
to provide suitable places of meetins tor the proposed Worlds Congresses,
and to that end has taken action with the Art Institute of Chicago for the
erection on the shore of Lake Michigan of a permanent Memorial Art
Palace, with a suitable Auditorium tor large conventions, and smaller rooms
tor meetings of Divisions, Chapters and Sections ot the various Departments,
to be used durins the Exposition season tor Worlds Congress purposes, and
aster its close to be devoted to the uses of the Art Institute. Should additional
places of meetins be required. they will doubtless be provided, and the Aux-
iliary will offer whatever facilities may be at its command sor the accommoda-
tion of those who will participate in the proposed Worlds Congresses