The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04

excellent exhibit OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. This. too,
I1contains OIL portraits. Autographs,
miniatures, samples, Colonial doll,
old pewter, china and glass, enErnvlngs,
a collection OF arms. and an especially
fine lot Of silver, including that from
Shirley.
Tho Rhode Island exhibit comes next
III order and ID especially noteworthy
for Its manuscript, Including some val
liable letters of Washing ton
AS In ali other departments OF the
exposition, North Carolina here makes
a fine showing. The most valuable part
perhaps OF the North Carolina exhibit
Is that contributed by the Wachovia
Historical Society. This society, which
is one OF the very best OF the local
organizations in the United States, has
for It's work the preservation Of the
history of the famous Moravian settle
ment at Salem N. G. The society Is
| fortunate In It's subject. The Moravians,
Germans Of great piety, industry and
Intelligence and Of much cultivation
for the time settled on the North Car.
olina frontier and the life OF their com.
| munity has continued without inter-
ruption to the present day. Hardly
anywhere else In the country could as
much material Illustrating the life OF
| o people be found as at Salem. This
| exhibit gives a most interesting picture
OF the fife and customs OF this people.
a wing case, for instance, contains the
| music played. BY trombones, which an
nounces the death and accompanies the
funeral OF a Moravan.
Other cases contain tho diary be-
| lieved to include O. notice OF the Neck
| lenburE Declaration, a long series OF
letters showing the history Of postage
| Cor 81 century, an ancient printing
| press, which CORVALLIS seized and
used for printing the proclamat lions;
| home made utensils of every sort
needed about the house or farm, a
century or Illumination, as shown by
large number Of lamps, lanterns and
candlestlcks; much old pewter, fire.
arms, harpsichord and horn used
when Washington visited Salem, and
a music book, with the very tune which
| was played, God Save Great Wash
| ington." These are only examples OF
the many things shown by the Wach-
ovia Society
In addition to the exhibit from
Salem. North Carolina has a fine coll
lection, Including arms, pewter, old
carved powder-horns. manuscripts Gin
| Guiding the finding Of court-martial
| signed by John Paul jones', eighteen
| facsimile colored copies of Whites
| drawings made 2at Roanoke In 1856
| (these were presented to North Caro-
| lima by Colonel Bennehan Cameron) ;
1 Dolly Aladi sons writing desk, silver
| presented to Flora Mcdonald by Prince
| Charlie, and Sevres china given by the
| great Napoleon to his brother Joseph.
The Georgia section is not yet en-
| tirely filed, but enough can be seen
4 49,. ~, t.
4 most attractive. one. There are a
/ drum used at Saratoga and the Cow
! pens, Indian relics. an old Spanish
breast plate, an ancient cross-bow and
halberd, dueling pistols. a handsome
4 sword given by the State to General
/ Appllng,y and q number; OF portraits
4 including those Of General Oglethorpe
4 and OF members of the noted Haber-
4 sham family. These items constitute
only small, part Of the exhibit.
The visitor has now again reached
the southern vestibule. Going back
on the other side Of the building. we
find the New York exhibit In course
Of installation. The day these notes
were made august 1st) the work had
not proceeded far enough to authorize
i description Of the exhr7it, which
/ Is understood to- be an excellent one
Some portraits, including a very fine
picture OF washington, had been hung
Next to New York comes West Vir.
ginia, an exhibit which was the frs
to be completed. This states makes 6
large and carefully prepared display
of pictures, manuscripts, portraits, ane
other objects, Illustrating its history
4 OF particular interest are a model Of
Blennerhassetts house. and one OF
Rumsey's steamboat. picture OF
stonewall Jacksons{ birthplace, and 9
receipt given by him when youthful
q constable.
Pennxylvanin's Great Exhibit.
4 For comprehensiveness scientific ar
+ rangement and inherent interest OF the
s objects shown, no exhibit surpasse!
that OF Pennsylvania, and but few
& equal it. It has been the purpose t
( illustrate by portraits, maps, manu-
3 SCRIPTS books and implements Of al
kinds the history of Pennsylvania ant
: its people, The Swedish, Dutch ant
English eras are taken up In success
sion, and attention is. OF course. giver
! to the great German and Scotch-Irisl
) elements. The portraits are yer,
{ numerous, including Gustavus Adolf
5 phus and William Penn, the latter be-
{ lieyed to be the most authentic por
trait of the great founder OF the State
!, Nothing short Of q long catalogue
could give any idea OF the size ant
, value Of the Pennsylvania collection
Among things, however. sure to at
!. tract even the most hurried visitor arr