The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-19

QUO tne WEEK.
The decorations for the Loan Exhihi-
ton, which Is to be opened this after
noon ut 4 O'Clock, are about complete,
and by tho time the doors open all the
exhibits will be In place. The various
committees In charge OF the aftalr were
busliy engaged at work at the Hawley
building ln7t evening and by midnight
Ind things in apple-pie order The ex-
hibitIon Is for the benefit OF the City
Hospttal-a most worthy object, but
aside from this no one can ahord to
miss such magnificent display Of fine
art, curlos, relics. tapestry, &c., that
win be shown In the HaWley building
this week. This affalr is far and away
the most notable one OF its kind ever
given in this city, vielng with some Of
the pretenaens museums Of art In
larger cities.
The following are the heads Of the
various committees in whose capable
hands the work has been entrusted:
Executive committee, Henry n. Russell;
finance committee, Howard Hazlett; In
surance, Alfred PAUL; surveillance, ex-
ecutive committee; transportation,
Henry M, Russell; press and adyertis-
ing, DR.. Frank LeNoyne Hupp; are
rangement Of rooms, Mrs. G. A. Asch-
man; committee on lights. B. W. Peter
son; paintings, etchings and bronzes.
o. c. Dewey; pottery and glassware,
Mrs. James Cummins; art needlework,
Mrs. Jacob Berger: committee on books.
curlos and relics, G. L. Cranmer; floral
committee, Miss Clara P. Forbes; COM
lnittee on war relics, Colonel Robert
white; cigar committee. MIS-. Florence
Maude Heiskell. These are the heads
of the various large committees, who
have been indefahgably at work during
the past few weeks, and who have sue
ceeded in Transforming the first floor Of
the Hawley building into a beautiful
art museum.
The big feature OF the exhibition will
be the art department which IS unuer
the Craftsmanship of Mr. o. .. Dewey
The walls of this room are literally
covered with beautiful oil paintings.
They aggregate nearly $50 paintings
and their value runs up In the thou
sands, Among them are masterpieces
by such we'll known artists as Corres-
gIo, Carlo Dolci, Tenless, van Den
Eycken, Vandyke and others Fhen
there are many etchlngs. pastels' WORKS
in water colOrs, etc.
The pottery and glassware depart
ment contains many objects OF an
tiquity and Interest that are well and
admirablyarrunged. Thedepartment de-
voted to art needlewors is another part
OF the exhibition that will attract much
attention. Here are garEered all the
rare and antique specimens Of needle
work extant in this neighnornood. IN
the section devoted to books, relics and
curios, one finds wonderful profusion
Of old books Of every description, ar
row heads, old newspapers, watches,
snuft boxss. chairs, coins tewelry ana
bric-a-brac in endless variety. In, the
space devoted to war relics, one finds
guns, sabres, spears, ETC.. that were
used in all the wars from the Battle Of
Thermopyle to the battle Of San Juan
hill. There is also miscellaneous col
lection set aside to itself, lent by Mrs
]. Shan Margerum. OF Washington, Pa.
Among the principal objects OF inter-
est will be the Oriental tent which has
been constructed in a conspicuous
place under the supervision OF Ed.
FransheIm. The tent is constructed en-
tireiy of printed musiins-s'des, cell
ings, hangIngs and borders--that were
i.rny,p x.,baf this tent Will contain, but