The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-15
LOAN EXHIBITION.
Great Collection of Curios to be Shown at
Guild Hall by st. Matthews Ladies.

Great Collection of Curios to be Shown at
Guild Hall by st. Matthew's Ladies.
The Ladies Aid Society of st. Mat
4 thew's Episcopal church will hold
Loan Exhibition at the new Guild
hall, corner South and Church streets,
one block west of the Y. M. c. "A.
building, opening Thursday evening,
May is, at half-past seven O'Clock and
continuing one week. Afternoons
from ha1f-past two until six, and even
ings from half-past-seven until half
past ten O'Clock.
The exhibit will consist in part Of
the handiwork of the extinct Indian
tribes who formerly inha bited this sec
ton, also the bead.work, basketry,
pottery and blankets of the races now
inhabiting the Southwest; Japanese.
/ Chinese, Persian and other Oriental
curios. A comprehensive collection of
relics of all the American wars, the
Colonial, Revolutionary, 1912, Mexi-
can, Civil and Spanish American.
Mrs. E. c. Wiswa1l has generously
consented to make a display of her
large collection of pear1-bearing Wis
consin shells, of which there are oyer
two hundred fifty kinds, riva1ing in
bri1liancy and de1icacy of tint those
from the tropics, some of which latter
will be included. Mrs. Wiswa1l will
also show her collection of butterflies
from all parts of the world, some of
| WIFI Nh nrf1 hi <nt dn11 ar
each.
There will be comprehensive and
interesting showing of documents and
commodities connected with the early
history of Southport (now Kenosha.)
Among the many interesting feat
ures will be an attractive array of CO.
1onial utensils, ornaments, and docu-
nents, including display of the vari-
Gus kinds of spinning implements,
wheels, reels, swifts and hand
cards, all of which will be in actual
operation by real live Kenosha ladies.
In this line there will also be an ag-
gregation of brass candle sticks, and
irons, candle shutters. extinguishers,
molds, pewter, britannia and earthen
table ware including a large and
unique collection of antique, grotesque
and beautiful, shapely china sugar
bowls, cream pitchers and tea pots;
foot-stoves, warming pans, hour glass,
sun-dial, tall clocks and bulls-eye
watches, si1houettes, pot-hooks and
trammel, cranes, etc.
The display of Indian relics, such as
flint arrowheads, spear-heads and
scrapers, stone axes, hammers, celts
and knives, clay and stone pipes, and
articles of copper will be a conspicuous
attraction.
There are more than five thousand
specimens in these lines in the several
private collections of Kenosha. The
cream of each, aggregating between
two and three thousand objects will
constitute display rivaling in some
features that of the State Historical
Society at Madison.
Mr.. Parkhi1l and Miss Sanborn will
make large and beautiful display Of
Navajo blankets, Pueblo pottery and
Indian basketry, collected by them
selves IN the Southwest territories.
Miss Helen Lester contributes an ar
basketry, souvenirs of her Mexican
trip.
Mr.. John Hill, who was aboard the
u. S. S. Texas and helped destroy Ger
vera's fleet, has completed his third
circuit of the globe aboard the u. S. S.
ProoLlvx, uo haS ;uS+ p-a+,1~rod m !:
Kenosha home bringing hundreds of
beautiful, valuable and interesting
mementos Of his long voyage. Among
the trophies is complete Boxers uni
form, arms and accoutrements taken
with his own hands from the dead
Cinnamon in Pekin; he has also beau
tiful Japanese embroidery, Ceramics
Including rare Cloisonne and Satsuma)
. Chinese porcelaine, and wonderful
carving in ivory, buck-horn and bam-
boo, all which are included in this
exhibit.
Interesting relics of the Cuban war
gathered by a grandson of Colonel
Fred S. Lowell, Mr.. Clark Bradshaw,
who as Chief gunner's mate aboard
the U. S. S. Suanee also helped ami
hilate the Spanish feet at Santiago
Bay.
1 An instructive collection of Philip
pine commodities is contributed by Mr..
W. J. Barnes, an old Kenosha county
boy, who wore Uncle Sans uniform
for two years in the Spanish Islands of
the Pacific.
/
Mr.. John Kurfer and Mr.Wi11 Senne,
well known Kenosha connoisseurs of
the artistic and antique will contribute
much that is beautiful and interesting.
There will be choice collection of
Russian hand-wrought copper utensils
from thesNew York Ghetto.
Two leading connoisseurs and col
lectors will furnish room with rare
old furniture, bric-a-brac and rugs.
This feature will constitute Yeritable
beauty spot, for these two women of
Kenosha have AS choice specimens in
these 1inessas the Country affords.
/ The committee feels sure that tha