The second meeting of the board of lady managers was held in New York City, November 17, 1902.  The chairman of the committee on woman’s work asked to have added to this committee Mrs. John M. Holcombe, Mrs. Edward L. Buchwalter, Mrs. Daniel Manning, and Mrs. Richard Knott.  The chairman of the committee called a meeting at that time, to which call only Miss Anna L. Dawes and Mrs. Daniel Manning responded.  At this second meeting of the board of lady managers in New York the president of the board instructed the committee on woman’s work to proceed to St. Louis not later than March, and there receive instructions from the National Commission in regard to the line of work they should take up at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.  It became apparent at this meeting that it would be necessary to specialize the work of the board of lady managers, thus relieving the committee on woman’s work of much responsibility and labor.

The chairman and Mrs. Daniel Manning, as members of the committee on woman’s work, spent January, 1903, in the city of Washington, and during their stay endeavored to acquaint themselves with the work performed by women in each and every vocation in life.

In accordance with the instructions of the president, Mrs. Blair, at the meeting held on November 17, the committee on woman’s work met at the Southern Hotel, in St. Louis, March 10, at 11 o’clock, Mrs. Montgomery, chairman.  There were present besides the chairman Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Holcombe, and Mrs. Buchwalter, three members being unavoidably prevented from coming, viz:  Miss Gould, Miss Dawes, and Mrs. Knott.

The interest that this committee felt in developing on broad lines their part in the exposition is shown in the following extracts taken from my report, which was not read, however, until the meeting of the board held April 28, 1903: 

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According to appointment, the committee on woman’s work met the executive committee of the Exposition Company at the Laclede Building, March 11, 1903.  Mr. Corwin H. Spencer, acting and first vice-president and chairman of the executive committee, presided, and stated:  “These ladies are here, gentlemen, upon my invitation, and have some matters they wish to discuss with you.”

Mrs. Montgomery, the chairman of the committee on woman’s work,
then said: 

“Ever since we became members of the board of lady managers we have been somewhat in the dark as to what we could and might do to contribute to the success of this great exposition, and we thought perhaps if we came and talked to you gentlemen upon the ground that you could throw us a little light.’  We, of course, want to work in harmony with everything that has already been outlined, and we feel that we are a very