CHAPTER III.

FORMAL OPENING OP THE WOMAN'S BUILDING.
ICrs. Potter Palmer's address — Driving of the last nail — A woman's hand drives the golden nail with a silver hammer — A beautiful structure, the completion of which signified an accomplishment in which the united womanhood of the world has had a part — Large number of distinguished women present — A grand march composed by a German woman, Frau Ingeborg von Bronsart of Weimar— Prayer by Miss Ida Hutton— Overture by Miss Frances Elliott, of London, England — Reading of a poem by Miss Flora Wilkinson — Remarks by Lady Aberdeen, the Duchess of Veragua, Mrs. Bedford Fenwick, Mrs. Kaselowsky and the Princess Schachoffsky 173
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