The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-22
The COLONIAL EXHIBIT
The Daughters of the American Revolution
Make a Handsome Display.
MANY RELICS OVER A CENTURY OLD.
Portraits, SiIvcrwnrc, Furniture,
CIothiur nnd Novelties ofnIl Kinds
TO Interest the visitor 10 tho
Rooms of the Organization on
CRANKY Street.

| The Colonial Loan Exhibit being con-
! Quoted by the Daughters of the Ameri-
| can Revolution ut the rooms of the or
ganization. No. l2G CRANKY street. open
| ed yesterday. and many visitors were
entertained. The ccllection OF old time
relics Is Il valuable and novel one, al
most everything used hundred years
or more ago being among the exhibits.
Many of the articles have interesting
histories.
There are portraits of Professor and
Mrs. Behan, father and another of Ann
Behan, who donated ST. Vincent's Hos
pital in this city; of Commodore Deca-
tur: of Thomas Newton and Amy Hut
chings Newton, painted in ITO; Of King
Carter OF Cortoman and wife: Charles
OF Clevc and his second wife; q jeweled
niiniture of Colonel Moses Myers, and
many others. ancestors Of Norfolk peo-
pie.
Among the relics loaned by Mrs.
Wyhdhnm r. Mayo, are gold snuff
box presented to Commodore Decatur
by The city of New York; swords pre-
sGnted to him by Virginia and EGnn-
sylv1nia after the battle between the
frigate United States and the Mace
DOMAIN In 1912, ana Koran case and
beads taken from the neck of Turk
Whcm he killed on deck at TripoIi.
There is alsi, an etching of the scene on
that historical occasion.
There are Old miniatures of the Dovle
FAMILY; the pistols used in q duel be-
tween Commodores Barron and Decatur
W.l'ch were loaned by MI. Barton
Myers, and sword presented by Virgil
mia to Commodore John Il. Nicholson
for gallantry In the capture of the Brit
ish steamship Macedonia, loaned by w.
W. Gwathmey. Mrs. j! N. Williams
ioans chair used by Washington at
Mount vernon, which Historical place
also furnished some china. loaned by
Mrs Beverly ID. Tucker, and n pitcher
loaned by the Masonic fraternity.
y ring WON by Gov. Dinwidd!e is
there, together with Bracelet clasp be-
irnging 10 Crl EoG!ori. which hr
bought with money given him by Marie
An:o!nettc when he was In France dur
INK the Revolutionary war as an cs-
GaF:u prisoner from Great Britain
This was loaned by Mrs. Rober: N
iinShes. who also loaned the shoe buck
les worn by VIM Essex Winston. the
grand uncle Of Patrick Henry.
DR.. II. b. Taylor furnishes n chair
used by Lafayette upon the occasion of
MS visit to Norfolk and Mrs Emma
bla1kTall owns n dress worn by Miss
Bow al a bali In 1855. y clock loaned
Col William Lamb is another interest
Ing exhibit.
y volume Of NEGOTIATIONS at Ambro-
s'us. apirtcd ot Basic. nj Switzerland,
IN law. by Monks, and loaned by L. w
Ia2e'well. is especially interesting, both
from It's historical value and as a work
Of art
There are several hundred articles TO
interest In addition to those mentioned
the exhibit will be open all day during
the week and this and Friday evening
ana the admission fee is only % cents
The Great Bridge Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will give Il grand Colonial bail on Tues
day February II, 1896. So many bril-
lt.ah. Il