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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Eugene S. Kahn
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Eugene S. Kahn
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of The May
Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation
and
Chief Executive Officer and President of The May
Department Stores Company, a New York corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Jerome T. Loeb
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Jerome T. Loeb
Director and Chairman of the Board of The May
Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation
and
Director and Chairman of the Board of The May
Department Stores Company, a New York corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ John L. Dunham
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John L. Dunham
Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of The
May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation
and
Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The
May Department Stores Company, a New York
corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Jan R. Kniffen
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Jan R. Kniffen
Director, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The May
Department Stores Company, a New York corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Anthony J. Torcasio
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Anthony J. Torcasio
Director and Vice Chairman of The May Department
Stores Company, a Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ R. Dean Wolfe
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R. Dean Wolfe
Director and Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and
Real Estate of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for her and in her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or her substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Marsha J. Evans
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Marsha J. Evans
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for her and in her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or her substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Helene L. Kaplan
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Helene L. Kaplan
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ James M. Kilts
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James M. Kilts
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ William D. Perez
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William D. Perez
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Russell E. Palmer
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Russell E. Palmer
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Michael R. Quinlan
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Michael R. Quinlan
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ William P. Stiritz
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William P. Stiritz
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Robert D. Storey
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Robert D. Storey
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints John L. Dunham, Alan E. Charlson and Richard
A. Brickson, and each or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-3 and to sign any and all amendments, post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, including any abbreviated registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) related thereto, with respect to debt
securities of The May Department Stores Company, a New York corporation, as
guaranteed by The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
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Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
Director of The May Department Stores Company, a
Delaware corporation
Date: July 27, 2000
