Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-23
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.
A Continuance To-day and Tom ght-Mrs
CrOeker's Splendid Gift.


Crocker's Splendid Gift.
On Friday night the Directors of the
Museum Association resolved to hold the
Loan Exhibition open part or all of this
week if the people desired it. On Saturday
night they ordered it put to vote, and the
audience unanimously decided that it
ought to remain open some days yet. I'M
mediate arrangements were made to that
end, and announcement is made this morn
ing that during the new season, beginning
at 8 A. NJ to-day the following talented
ladies and gentlemen from San Francisco
are expected to appear, they having volun-
teered to aid the good work Hon. J. w
Cherry, Miss Nellie HolbroOk, Major Ben
C. Truman Miss Ellen Courseu, Frank
Unger, Joe Redding, g Billy" Barton and
Mr.. Swan. On Saturday large new picture
by w I. Jackson, was exhibited in the
middle hall for the first time. 1t is an ex-
ample of the nude in art, and attracts crit
ical attention. 1t is a acknowledgement
and superior figure piece after the French
Of Beaumont. 1t does credit to the skill of
the artist, and is among the very best works
from his easel. There was fine attendance
Saturday and Saturday evening. Hon. j.
J. Ayers read from " Marmion = with excel
lent effect, and held his audience with ease.
There will be no more readings from
Marmion" Instead, varied literary,
musical and mimetic entertainments will
be given by ladies and gentlemen from San
Francisco. Tonight Emil Dreyfus an
accomplished violinist of Stockton, Will
take charge Of the orchestra, and Hon. J
w Cherry, of San Francisco, will give sing
ing, stories and amusing representations.
At $50 Saturday evening the large audience
tal tn. hot Ill /.
toric page in the annals of this CITY. Pres
ident Lubn took the stand, and not
far off stood Mrs. F. B. Crocker as
he announced in brief, earnest and we'll
worded speech that Mrs. Croker offered to
the California Museum Association her
beautiful art gallery and the costly treas
ures Of art within its walls The only con-
dition coupled with the noble gift was one
requiring the Association to raise within
four months the sum of 100000, to be in
vested to produce revenue to be sacredly
devoted to the maintenance of the gallery
and the carrying out of the lofty, public
spirited purposes of the Association. These
were not only a museum collection and an
art display, but collection of the products
of the State, the teaching of technical
branches, such as drawing, painting, etc,
the delivery of courses of lectures. the diff
fusion of knowledge and such other efforts
in time as tend to elevate the tastes, en-
large the understanding, better the people
and lift them to the higher planes of
thought and true life, and to adj
vance the material interests of the State.
He added that the association itself at
tackled a condition TO acceptance that Mrs.
Croker should become for life u Director
of the Association. Ii is to be regretted
that want of space prevents the presenta-
fipro of the tnrvid sueeob IN, ft1Il
conclusion Frank Miller, grasping the
Presidents hand, led the people in rounds
Of cheers and these were followed by loud
applause. Mrs. Croker was surrounded
for a long time by people, grasping her
hand and thanking her for her splendid
generosity to the people of Sacramento
Many of the ladies were so moved that
they shed tears and Mrs. Croker herself
was deeply and visibly touched by the
heartfelt manifestations of the affection the
people felt for her Ii was scene long to
be remembered, As for the officers and
members of the Musem Association. they
were overcome by emotion, and not a few
os them who have been working long and
hard were well nigh overcome by the in
tensity of their feelings, for to all but two
or three the announcement was wholly
unexpected, and even these knew
Hit for but a moment OF two before it
was made All the evening il was the one
theme of conversation, and all day yester-
| day the absorbing topic of interest among
| the people. All the San Francisco papers
yesterday had full accounts of the benefac-
| ton, and characterized it rs one of the
noblest acts of philanthropy on record
| The value of the gift is yariously estimated
at from $350,0 0o to S550000. The beautiful
building cost S1S0.000 alone and has lately
been deliberately ornamented and beautifed
and rettted throughout. The value of the
73S paintings is not known and Mrs.
! Crocker declines TO estimate it. The one
absorbing question new is, can the $4,000
be raised? At meeting of the Directors
the firm oil Weinstock & Lubin offered to
start the ball by guaranteeing $4,000 in
given payments the Association is able TO
command some 81 800 or $4,000 cash in its
treasury, and thus one-eighth of the
sum is already underwritten. The
universal expression of the people is
that the money must be raised and that
il will be one Of the very best investments
that can be made, and viii add new inter-
est to the city and give il new importance
among the cities of the Union. Certainly
| if the gift fails of delivery il will be morti-
| fying beyond thought. The Museum Assoc
CATION makes an earnest appeal TO the
| people TO visit the exhibition each day. a
large number of new exhibits were put in
! place yesterday, and all the cases cleaned
and many rearrauge1 and improved. An
extra piano will be placed in the hall to-
day, and placed so those in the art gallery
central ball can hear singers below.
We believe it was Lord Barrymore who,