The evening times., 1895-08-07
USED By OUR PORRRATHERS
Extensive Collection Of. Colonial
Bellies for Atlanta Exposition.
Ladies' In Charge WIZ Erect BuiId.
ing I'm which to House the
Precious Exhibit.

The movement 10 erect national Colo
Atlanta, Ga, Is meeting with much sue
cess. Mrs. Ann 8. Green, Of Culpeper, Va
who first conceived the idea of providing
at the exposition q repository for the Colo
nial relics, has taken a most active par
In the work. and IL has been through hel
instrumentaiity that the most profound in
terest has been aroused In the undertaking
throughout the entire country.
Committees OF leading and influential
ladies have been appointed in many of The
States, and this exhibit promises to be the
most interesting one at the exposition In
fact, the idea Of gathering together Colo
nial relics has seized the country and Gre
ated an enthusiasm that goes ahead of
| everything else.
Gov. OFerrall, of Virginia, first took
| official notice OF the importance of the
project, and appointed Colonial commits
sion Of Virginia to cooperate with those
to be appointed by the governors of other
| States. The ladies comprising this COM
mittee are Mrs william Writ Henry, Of
Richmond; Mrs. Mary Stuart Smith. of Abe
marie; Mrs. Ann g.. Green. of Culpeper,
and Mrs Hugh Nelson Page, OF Norfolk,
all representative ladies OF the Old Do
minion. Gov. Morton has recently ap-
pointed committee from New York, and
the governors of Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania have also evinced great interest
In the scheme and issued proclamations
furthertng IL.
The ladies OF the exposition committee
In A anf hnxy
respondence from over the entire United
States in regard to it. and 1t is safe to say
that an Intensely interesting display will
be made which will prove historically val
liable Already relics have been brought
to light invested with the most romantic
interest and greatest historic value, con-
nected with nearly every leading event in
Colonial history. Among the many inter
esting EXHIBITS promised from Virginia
is the dining room set of furniture owned
and used by Edmund Randolph when he
was Secretary of State in washington's
first Cabinet; also valuable relics belong
ing to the Willis estate OF Virginia, who
formerly owned the mag nificent gold
service which they sold 10 the vanderbilts
shortly after the close of the war
The Colonial committee viii endeavor to
have the old Liberty Bell, which is to be
taken from Philadelphia TO the exposi-
tion, placed in their building Mrs Green
was In the city yesterday at the National
Hotel, and while here she saw q number of
public men in regard to the idea, and re-
ceived much encouragement, all OF them
promising TO aid her.
She is endeavoring to raise $40 600, tho
amount necessary 10 erect the building
or this amount Mr. Morton, OF New York
has already subscribed $4,000, with the
understanding that the other States will
complete the amount. Mrs. Green, when
seen at the hotel by an Evening Times re-
porter, seemed 10 have no fears of the ulti-
mate success of her undertaking, which
would show to the outside world the unity
of all the States under one flag, In the ex-
hibition of relics 10 be gathered together
from all parts of the country.