Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-19
NEWARK MUSEUM
TRUSTEES PLAN
FALL EXHIBITION
New Art Purchases and Loans
Will Be Shown in AssO-
CATIONS Quarters.

At the regular quarterly meeting of
the board of trustees of the Newark
Museum Association, held Tuesday aft
ernoon, reports of several important
purchases and donations during the
last few months were made and plans
for coming exhibitions were discussed.
h usual amount of routine business
was transacted.
The secretary reported that the pres
ident of the association, former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, had named
the following as appointlve members of
the executive committee for the COM
ing year: Archibald Mercer, James K.
Howell, j.. William Clark. James S.
Higbie, William S. Disbrow, Wallace
M. Scudder, Milton f. Blanchard, Rob-
ert w. Cumming, Edward r. Ward,
Peter Campbell.
The report of the treasurer, Charles
Bradley, showed a balance, April Is,
of $2,0S2.64. Since hat date member
ship dues have amounted to "a, COZ. "a,
making a total of 6 ,685.5S. The dis
b~ursements. meanwhile, a been
81, 1858, chiefly for museum cases,
about $1,000, the balance for admins
tration and incidental expenses.
Attention was called to the fact that
since the city appropriation of $10,0 OO
for the purchase of the Rockwell col
lection the members of the museum
association have contributed in mem
bership fees, etc, a total of $9,47S.4S.
Membership Increased.
The committee on membership, James
Il Howell ahnirnnan ranortn1 that
since the last meeting, April, 1910, there
bers, one sustaining member and four
annual members.
The executive committee made many
recommendations in the course of its
report. The report stated that the first
ANNUAL report of the association had
been printed in a handsome pamphlet
of thirty pages, 1900 copies, and sug-
gested that the committee on member
ship distribute this with a letter ask
ing for cooperation to about 1000 citi-
zens of Newark likely to be interested
in the purpose of the association. This
suggestion was approved.
The committee reported hat by the
acquisition of. the new cases during
the summer the association now has
SIN SldIulDS cases anu 6lAlt6h ldplO
cases of the very latest improved pat
tern for it's own display and for the
collection Of its loans These cases
a steel frames, are metal1cally
sealed and are not only dust proof but
cannot possibly be opened save by one
who has the peculiar key or lever.
Additional Floor Space.
The committee recommended that the
association add to it's available floor
space for exhibition purposes a second
room adjoining the one thus far used,
the use of which mas kindly been of
fered by the trustees of the Public Lii
brary. The room in question is 24x52,
well lighted with north light and will
give, with the room already in use,
nearly 5000 square feet of we'll lighted
floor space. This recommendation was
approved and the associations exhibit
for the winter will be held in these
two rooms. opening into one another by
a large double doorway.
The committee reported that the first
exhibition of the year will be opened
about December 1. The special COM
mittee made a statement of its plans
for this exhibition. They include a dis
play of paintings in the art gallery,
the source of which has not yet been
determined. In the museum room will
he shown in it's fiat cases a portion of
the coins and medals of DR.. William S
Disbrow.
Exhibition Exhibits.
A collection of modern French medals
and plaques struck by the French gov
eminent.
A collection Of semi-precious stones
from the Newark Science Museum on
the fourth floor Of the library.
On the walls, loan exhibition or
paintings probably borrowed from the
art galleries of Newark citizens.
In the standing cases, loan exhibition
of pottery and porcelain, the arrange
ment for securing which are already
v,all under way. In table cases in the
new room will probably be shown a
selection from the colored prints Illus
trating pottery and porcelain owned
NV the and the library. On
the walls probably will be shown d
selection of small oriental carpets.
In carrying out the general scneme
of this first exhibition the trustees nave
voted an appropriation to the speeiai
committee not to exceed $l,O00.
The executive committee also stated
that negotiations were or the way for
securing during the winter several OIL
the travelling exhibitions OF paintings
oil and water-coIor, engravings, etc,