The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-17
An EXHIBIT FOR
PH|LADELPH
Famous Museum Writes Offerjnu
Excellent Proposition to
Committee Here.

its most ardent promoters could wish
at least in Philadelphia and its sister
cities.
This letter was from the philadelphia
Museum and was signed by W. P.
Wilson, the director. It concerns the
establishment of permanent exhibi.
ton IN the institution named of rec.
ords and objects relating to Hawaii.
In the opening of the letter, Director
Wilson refers to previous letter to
the committee which was never reeeiv.
ed and expresses regret that the com.
nittee did not consider it wise to send
the Seattle fair exhibition to Philadel.
/ phla- This came as surprise TO the
members of the committee for no such
request was ever received and from ex.
pressions yesterday it seems probable
| that, had It been received in time. an
effort would have been made to com
ply with it.
| Director Wilson says: ST am ex-
tremely DESTROYS Of showing a first-eiass
Hawaiian exhibit In this museum, but
as all our appropriations are made for
specified purposes. this Institution has
practically nuA money which can be
spent in sending persons out GO collect.
"We could, however. do sume things
which would materially lessen the ex-
pense Of gathering the material and
would make the exhibit of the very
greatest value in giving publicity of a
kind which Is in lite With the aim Of
your committee.
| "Our curator. Mr.. Charles r. Tooth.
aker, is an experienced man, thoroughly
| familiar with the needs of our exhibits
| and competent to collect what we ought
| to have.
The Plans.
The director, at the close OF the let
ter, submits the following propositions:
"Could your committee aid in this
| manner and, if so, how much could you
do in any, or all, of the following ways9
Transportation for Mr.. Toothaker
to and from the Islands.
Transportation among the Islands.
Expenses aside from salary while
making the collection.
Expenses of packing and shipping
and transportation. You could, or
course, outline the proper collecting
trip. and give introductions to people
who could render efficient help.
The body of the letter is as follows
and from its perusal can be seen the
great benefit that an exhibition along
these lines will be to Hawaii.
"We will be willing to contribute
his time and labor and pay his salary
during the period spent in gathering
the material. We will also set aside
large and prominent space in this
museum for the exhibit, build all nee
essary show eases, and properly install
the material; the space and number of
show eases being limited only by the
amount of material sent. (Our Philip
nine exhibit covers almost $4,000 square
feet.)
s'This involves of course great deal
of labor in cataloging, installation,
preparation and care of specimens as
well as the printing of labels and de-
scriptive matter in regard to the collec-
ton.
Real Promotion.
owe will also give lectures on the
collection and on the Hawaiian Islands
to the general public and very frequent
ly to schools which visit the museum.
Public and private schools come to the
museum daily for lectures during nine
months of the year, These lectures
are always Illustrated by colored Ian
tern slides
"We will also prepare at least one,
or perhaps two or three separate lee |
lures on Hawaii for loan to schools in |
all parts of Pennsylvania. These lee /!
lures will be part of system now IN |
operation. We are loaning sets Of ar |
colored lantern slides with |
written lectures, stereopticon and screen
free to schools in this State. These lee
lures have very wide circulation and
go into the largest schools as well as
the smallest; being used alike in the
cities and in the small country hamlets.
In many districts the grown people as
well as the school children attend so
hat the lectures are heard by the entire
|
duplicates of each set of slides and
eture, and frequently have three or
four of one kind out in different parts
IF the State at one time. We are ex-
libiting large collections from many
Of the world and our showing
$ incomparably the best in any museum
n the United States. We believe that
his exhibit would be of very great
to you in inducing tourists
o visit the Islands and in showing
nlly to business houses the commercial
interest which should be developed. Sit
.ated in Philadelphia our exhibits are
accessible not only to residents Of this
ity, but also to many thousands of
-jsitors, among whom are thousands of ,
business men from all parts Of the Uni
ed States.
The members Of the promotion com
littee were very much taken with this |
and it will be undoubtedly |
ccepted. Mr. Wilson : letter viii be |
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