The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
ATLANTA COMMISSION.
Meeting at the Capitol-Exhibition of
 Colonial Relics.

Colonial Relics.
 Hartford, July 1.-The board of conn
 missioners to represent Connecticut at
 the Cotton States and International ex-
 position, to be held at Atlanta, Ga, next
 autumn, met in the lieutenant govern
 or's room at the Capitol Saturday after
 noon and transacted a great deal of rou-
 tine business, getting into readiness for the work that is before them. The board has issued two general circulars
 for information, one of which was made public prior to the meeting. This an-
 nounced that additional space had been provided for the exhibition of manufac- lures, and urging early application for
 the same. The charge for exhibition will be one dollar per square foot, ex- cept in the fine arts and woman's de- partments, where no charge will be
 made, President David c. Gilman of
 Johns Hopkins university Ca son of Con-
 necticuD will be at the head of the >bu-
 reau of awards.
 The department of colonial and Revo-
 lutionary exhibits and of woman's work, , of which Mrs. Sara T. Kinney Is chair
 man and Mrs. w. $. Chappell secretary,
 issues the following circular under date of to-day:
 One of the principal features of the coming international exposition to be held at Atlanta from September IS to December 31 will be the collection of colonial and Revolutionary relics from the thirteen original states. Connecti- cut is rich in such relics, and it is hoped that her share of the display will be ample and representative. The com
 mittee in charge cordially invites the cooperation of the patriotic societies of Connecticut in it's effort to secure fit ting exhibit of souvenirs indicative of the early history of the state. The women of Georgia join with the mem l bers of the Connecticut commission in an earnest appeal for the loan of such articles.
 l As the srace allowed for the exhibit of relics is lSot extensive, quality rather than quantity must be considered in their selection. One hundred choice ar ticles, whose history would at once be recognized by citizens of every state in the Union, will be of far greater service 1 to Connecticut than one thousand arti- cles interesting in themselves, but which concern our local boundaries only Fire arms, swords, manuscripts, books, jew elry, medals, Paul Revere silver, minia- lures, uniforms, gowns, laces and fans, each and all with a history" are great ly desired. The time for making the collection is very limited, as all arti- cles must be shipped by the 10th of Au- 1 gust.
 l Kindly inform the commission within ! the coming week (if possible) of the number and character of relics that your committee will secure for the in ternational exposition. Attention is also l called to the appeal for examples of women's work in literature, the fine arts, inventions, etc, etc. Further in | formation will be given by any member l of the committee on colonial and Revo- | lutionary exhibits and women's work. | On behalf of the committee,
 ! SARA T. KINNEY, Chairman. l Mrs. William Saltonstall Chappell, I Secretary
 July 1, 1895.
 Tha'board will meet at the capitol reg \ ularly every Saturday at n:S0 o'clock ! for the transaction of business and for ! the purpose of meeting any who may | desire to exhibit articles at the exhlb1- | ton. The secretary of the board. J. IL l yaill will be at room in the capitol lower corridor, daily to give informa- ! ton about the exhibition.