Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-28
LOAN EXHIBITION.
Collection At Library Hall Rare Treat
to Lovers Of Antique.

Lovers of the antique were given a
rare treat Friday afternoon and even
ing i'll the Loan Exhibition held at Lii
brary hail under the auspices of the
Current Events Club and for the ben
eft Of the Gardiner Board of Trade.
For a number of days past the la
dies of the Current Events Club have
been hard at work gathering together
their collection of rare artistic an
Gent and curious articles from every
known source in the city. The curios
were systematically arranged on ia
BEES IN charge of members of the club,
all of whom were goWned in dresses OF
the olden time, and the gowns selected
by the various ladies We're very becom-
ing to them.
At the right as one enters the main
door was the collection of old and rare
CHINA and this was in charge of Mrs.
Frederick Danforth. Here is a very
curious Majelica Holy Water stoup of
the 18th century, loaned by Mrs. Hen
~ Richards, Swedish bread bowl,
naned by Mrs. J. S Maxcy, a snake
ware mug, loaned by Mrs. Potter, a
china set from England, los years old,
loaned by Mrs. Lucy r. Purnen
Next came the Bible table in charge
Of Mrs. Langdon Quimby. Here was a
Bible owned by Rev. Langdon Quimby,
printed i'll l6SS and a most interesting
I'huiGb Bible owned by Miss Adelia
Perry. These Thumb Bibles are eX-
treniely rare. only a few being owned
IL this country. There is also Il New
Testament loaned by, Augustus Bailey.
which was printed in Gardiner in 1925
by Parker sheldon. Another attractive
feature Of this table is the old scrip.
which was used during the Revolution
airy War, owned by Mrs. Frederick
cony. and the autographs Of many ia
nous men. among them Washington.
Nanoleon. Aaron Burr and Benedict
Arnold, from Howard Corning's col
lectituI. a very ancient Manual of
Arithmetic, owned by H. X. Morrell,
and Homer's Had, printed in 1911 and
owned by c. o. Wadsworth are also of
much interest.
The Doll table in charge of Mrs
Clir2nc" jackson attracted much at
tcntloh. II re We're many dolls of the
oldcn time, which would look very
strange to the children of today. A
novel feature was the dolls Of three
generations, Miss Addie Perry having
loaned for this table the dolls with
which her mother, grandmother and
sreat-grandm0ther played in their
youth. The set If Japanese dolls loaned
by Miss Mary Blish attracted consid-
cradle attention, as did the cute and
curious little doll with the head made
of Il pea, the body of bean and the
arms and legs OF cloth
In front OF the stage was the Re-
freshmen table at which during the
afternoon tea and dainty cakes were
dispensed. Here Mrs. Frank s. MaXcy
was in charge. assisted by Mrs +. w.
Partridge and Miss Harriet Dennis.
The young ladies, who served the re-
freshments We're Miss Eleanor DAN
forth, Miss Ralnche Libby. Miss Alice
MaXcy. Miss Louise MaXcy and Miss
Florence Morrell
Upon the stage Mrs Ernest w. Nor
reH exhibited the daintiest of old hand
made embroidery. most of it over 100
years old. Among the rarest in this
collection are several baby caps $50
years Old. owned by Miss Perry, old
baby skirt $50 YEARS old worn by the
mother of Mrs j. NJ. Larrabee. and an
exceedingly. valuable table cloth with
the Lords Supper woven in the pat
tern. The samplers. with family rec
ords worked upon them also attra cted
much attention as did the silhouettes