Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-14
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE ME
TROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,

IhUkULlTAN MEC6ANlCS' lNSIIIUIE,
For the Pron,otton and Encouragement of
Mannfactures, Commerce, and the Me-
ekantc and Useful Arts,
WTlLL be opened at the City of Washington. on
w Thursday, the 9Th day Of February, 1855, in
the new and splendid hall of the Smithsonian Insti
tuition, which is one Of the most magnificent rooms
in the United States.
To this Exhibition the Manufacturers, Mechanics,
Artists Inventors and all others desiring to display
the results Of their labor skill ingenuity and taste,
from all portions of the Union, are cordially invited
to contribute.
The Machinery Department will be under the
charge of Special Superintendent Stesm power,
fixtures, labor, &C.. will be given free Of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested to give no.
tice at as early day as possible should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore, feel that. In inviting
contributions from all portions Of the Union to the
Second Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute, they are Offering to the producer of excel
lent articles valuable opportunity of making
known to the whole country their novelty and util
ity, the superior style of their workmanship, and
their adaptation to the purposes for which they may
They would respectfully solicit from the Ladies
those specimens of eleGlpf hsndiwork, which, here
tofore, have formed SO ive and important a
all such contributions to q hmittee Of Ladies, and
&c suited to tho tastes Of Dir exhibitors.
The Hall will be opened the receptisd Of Goods
ON MOQO8y, TIC Z9tQ OF J8XQAfy, ana on the even.
ing Of Thursday, the 9th y February, at O'Clock,
the Exhibition will % formally opened for the
reception of vistsrs, and continue open about four
weeks.
No article deposited after saturdsy night, the Sd
of February, osn b entered upon the Judges Lists
for competition or premium except such as the Com
mittee shall be satisfied were dispatched from dis.
lance in time to have reached he Hall by that day,
but fsi ed to arrive from unavoidable detention.
Articles designed for exhibition only will be re-
csived, free Of charge, until Tuesday night, the 9th
of February at 10 o'clock after hich time, dspOs.
itors will be subject to charge Of from 80 cents to
81, for each article deposited.
Apprentices and minors, who contribute articles
of their own make or invention, shall specify their
business.
All articles deposited for competition and pre-
MUM must be of American manufacture, conspicu-
ously labeled with appropriate names; the name of
the maker end inventor, Gf known0 ard the name
Of the depositor copy of which label must be fur
nished the Clerk at tbs time Of bringing the goods
not, at the option Of tbs EXHIBITOR.
Depositor at the time Of entry, will receive q
ticket Of title to their goods which ticket will also
admit them to thu Exhibition at Ill dimes when open
to the public
N B.-aoods ahculd be addreIsod as follows :
EXHIBITION Of the Metropolitan 1isehaniss' Insti.
tute, Washington, d. @ }" snd shosM have the ma
ture Of the artses and the name Ct tie party send.
ing thsm distinctly marked on the packages They
should also be accompanied by q Distilled invoice.
Circulars, containing detailed initructions, will
be forwarded, and any Information siven on appli.
cation to the Corresponding Secretary, to whom all
communications tho business Q! the Institute
should be addressed. oct 3l-eo6w