The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-09
OUR EXHIBIT AT ATLANTA.
What Has Already Bccn Done BY Women
OF Lackawannn County.

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Pennsylvania was very late in begin
ming work In view of making a dis
play at the Atlantic exposition. The
appropriation OF funds for this pur-
pose was not voted until the last Of
the legislative sessions and 1t was
really not until July that the smallest
progress was made. The commission
ers were not appointed at once and
many OF the members of the Women's
Auxiliary to the commission were not
named until nearly the middle of
August.
While the women of many other To-
calities have been very apathetic in
this matter. in this city much activity
was shown and marvellous results have
been accomplished in an incredibly
short space Of time. Perhaps nowhere
else would they have deemed 1t pos
sible to make even a meagre repre-
sentation of the locality under such
disadvantages, but Scranton women
are different. Whatever they under
take is success. II they could have
had but little more time. the exhibits
elaborate and more complete, but even
now they will be credit In every re-
spect to the enterprise that has Sc
cured the display.
The case Of relics that will be sent
this morning will be of interest to
every section Of the country. To Miss
Susan +. Dickinson Is due the credit
of collecting and arranging this dis
play. She would. however. have been
una BILE to accomplish as much had she
not been assisted so effectively by Mrs.
E. N. Willard, whose enterprise and
interest are always enlisted In worthy
causes.
In the collection will be seen articles
as follows: From Mrs. Townsend
PoOre President Washington's "State
Plate" from Mrs. Frances Slocum
Oakford, a grandniece Of the famous
white Princess" who was stolen by
the Indians short time after the WyO-
ming massacre. is received an excel
lent portrait of Frances Slocum. taken
in old age, after she had refused to
leave her Indian home and family to
come east with her brothers. Mrs.
Oakford has also loaned two sets Of
East Indian China. very old. One Of
three pieces. the other containing two.
A sampler wrought by an ancestor In
1911. and an antique silver sugar bowl.
From Mrs. w. H. Richmond are tea
caddy of the colonial period, rose
blanket spun by Mrs. Morss. the
mother Of Mrs. Richmond, early in the
10Th century; centerpiece wrought by a
lady over 80. table cloth spun q GEN.
tury ago by Mrs. lMorss; childs dress
hemstitched and embroidered before
the days of the sewing machine; candle
sticks of the revolutionary period.
From Miss Mason, antique china tea
pot and rare piece Of brocade that
was worn by Queen Elizabeth, who
gave 1t to a maid Of honor belonging to
the Hallam family. from whom, by in
termarriage, It has come into the Ma
son family. From DR.. and Mrs. B. H.
Throop, "Dr. Throop's History Of
Scranton" five pieces of very fine
eighteenth century needlewOrk, three
pieces of what Is now termed South
Kensington embroidery framed; two
pieces of exquisite beaded work. From
Horace Hand. revolutionary and CO.
lonial relics In the shape of script, old
newspapers, etc. From Mrs. F.. A.
Pettigrew, a rare needlecase, thimble,
etc, which has been in the family for
more than 300 years. From Mrs. c. r.
Parke, encyclopedia OF early eighteenth
century, valuable autograph letters Of
the time Of dolly" Madison, who was
a near relative of Mrs. Parke's mother
Judge Jessup will also send number
of relics.
Mrs. N. Y. Leet has been very active
in securing photographs. Among them
are views Of the finest buildings In the
city, etc.
A number of pieces Of china will be
sent by Mrs. j. T. Porter. Mrs. A. J.
Connell. Miss Sophie Schlager and 9th.
ers. Miss Grace Norton. who Is study
ing in Germany, will send several
beautiful pieces little later.
Mrs. d. f. Taylor and other members
of the transportation committee will be
at the store OF Weichel & Millar this
morning to send the boxes. All who
have articles not yet listed will please
leave them there as early as possible,
The curtains are ready for shipment,
and will be forwarded to the state de-
partment today by the Scranton Lace
company.
Among the articles most desired by
the womens auxiliary are complete
Quaker costumes for both sexes and q
portrait Of Benjamin Franklin for the
Pennsylvania building. These will be
returned with care.
Among the books by women Of Penn
sylvania that will appear In the ex-
hibit from Lackawanna county are
three volumes by Anna Dickinson.
loaned by Miss Susan F.. Dickinson.
They are. what Answer?" "A Ragged
Register" her well-knOwn book Of
travels. and Paying Investments" q
work on compulsory education.