The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-10-25


Loan and Art Exhibit. lasting a
week for which wilfbe charged an
admission fee. the proceeds to go
toward founding a Memorial Fund
with which to buy Memorial tab
lets for Tu-E ndie- Wei Park and
The Mansion House, and to re-
store and mark the famous Wash
ington Spring.
The exhibit will be the finest
collection ever made in the State,
not excepting the Antiquarian and
Historical Exhibit at Charleston.
for there are promises of many rare
and beautiful things outside of
Mason County, while this county
abounds in many rare, beautiful
and priceless treasures that could
not be found outside of Mason
county, CT that money cannot buy.
Arrangements have been made for
cases to protect all exhibits. 80
that all can be seen but not hand
led. Every precaution will be taken
for the protection of the exhibit
including the safest guards Many
persons have promised entire COL
Lotions.
For the historic exhibit Mr.. j ,hn
Steenbergen has promised many
rare and beautiful things.
The Misses Behle and sister,
Mrs Van Metre. will loan their
splendid collection of old laces.
shswIs, dresses, embroideries, china,
silver, books and furniture and
rare paintings. Mr. James 81.
BeaIe will loan his valuable old
books and manuscripts, confederate
money and beautiful Philipini
collection.
There will be an exhibit of arti-
cles belonging to DIR. Jesse Ben
nett, the pioneer physician of the
Mr.. John Steenbergen
will loan his certificate of member
ship to the Order of Cincinnatus.
Mr.. P. S Lewis will loan the com-
mission of Col. Charles Lewis and
the watch he wore when he was
killed at the battle of Point Pleas
ant. Hon. @. E. Hogg will loan
his fine collection of old books and
old manuscripts and a beautiful
Indian collection.
There will be some beautiful
possessions of George Washington
that have been handed down by the
Washington family of this county
as we'll as fine collection of Wash
ington portraits, Including paint
ings by the Masters.
Mrs. L. F. Campbell will con-
tribute a grandfather clock, al
French one brought to GaIlipoIis
by one of her sires with the First
Five Hundred" She also will loan |
d beautiful pier table and glass,
q chair that had belonged to Maria |
Antoinette, a collection of old
,hina, silver. pewter, historical pic.
lures and rare old books.
Mrs. Ross Filson will loan some
Did time furniture.
Mrs. Hal PoIsIey- Capehart and
Miss Julia Polsley will loan some
exquisite old furniture, china,
books. draperies. lsces and pictures
DR.. Mossman contributes books
and to the Bennett collection.
A @ Van Glider contributes
rare old painting. Misses Ada and
Clara Gilmore will make a loan
hat dates back to the May Flower
Mrs. E B. Jones. Mrs Anna Ryan,
Mrs. A. a Gable, Mrs. W. II.
aogg, Mr.. John Thornburg, the
Kimberling. Mrs. h. A
the Misses Waggener, the
Misses Thomas, in fact the treas
nrers houses of Point Pleasant
will be unlocked.
Mrs. F. A. Guthrie has pener.
ously promised the beautiful taxi
1ermist collection of the late F A.
Guthrie, including a fine bald
eagle, beautiful natural skins,
and native snake skins
tanned and mounted and many |
other beautiful and rare things for
The exhibit
Mrs John McCulIooh has the
finest collection of autograph let
ters, rare manuscripts and books
and pictures that she will loan.
Mrs. Edith Stephens will con.
tribute full set of wheels. Big
spinning wheel and reel, fax
wheel, and will furnish some one
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