The San Francisco call., 1910-10-13
COLONIAL FETE
UNCOVERS RELICS
Valuable Mementos OF Early
Days in America Are Placed
on Exhibition

OAKLAND, Oct 12.-The old colony
days of Plymouth were reproduced this
afternoon when the Daughters of the
American Revolution of Oakland, and
the members of the guild OF ST Johns
Episcopal church received the public
in Unity hall at an unusual display of
colonial relics
In the collection were several hun
dred of old and priceless relics of an
early day which find no duplicate In
the United States. There is four
posted bed of the colonial period with
dresser and chairs; spinet, which is
owned by Mrs. w. c. Little; set of
pewter dishes and odd pieces of heavy
silver used by the since famous men
and women. There are exquisitely
wrought embroideries and hand made
laces, silken gowns and quaint head
gear, which have been handed down
from mother to daughter. There were
dolls more than 100 years old. whicn
had been nursed by the little maids of
many generations. and there were sam
piers, old books of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. A volume edition
of Shakespeare of 1747 was the center
of the lovers of literature. Candle
sticks snuffers and brasseS of curious
shape made remarkable showing.
A lock of hair of George Washing
ton. which was presented and preserved
by the CAROLS of Carrollton, Va, held
place of honor. Washington's let
ter to Major Tallmadge, ordering him
to enter New York, was shown In the
original An imitation of the first
president of the United States asking
Lieutenant Yeomans, the great grand
father of Mrs. John Il. Pope of San
Francisco, was loaned by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ransom Beach.
In the dining room colonial maids
served real colonial dishes and offered
recipes for sale.
A program of colonial pictures, music
and recitation was offered as the di-
version of the afternoon.
Eight pretty maidens danced the
minuet. They were: Ruth oliver,
Lucia Smith, Emily Gray, Doris Had
ley, Jacqueline Smith, Florence Jacobs,
Nathalie Cole and Madeline Burch.
Mrs. Austin Sperry of San Francisco,
a prominent daughter of the state, ap
peared in the quaint garb of her grand
mother, and in high, sweet voice,
sang hymn while she spun on an
ancient spinning wheel.
The exhibit will be open tomorrow
afternoon and evening A program is
announced for each occasion.
The proceeds of the exhibition will
be devoted to the fund which is used
by the society for patriotic education.
The committees in charge are:
observation-disclosures Mrs. William F. Kett
regent of Oakland chapter, d. A. R.: honorary
chairman, Mrs. John F. Swift, vice president of
general national society; Miss Jeanne Louder
ferson d. Bolton, Mrs. Frederick j. Laird, Mrs.
Frances H. Gray, Miss Mary Floyd Williams.
Finance-AIrs Orrin GoweH, Mrs. A. MouritZ
Program-Mrs. John +. Swift. honorary chair
man; Mrs. NJ: NJ. Gonzales, Mrs. jefferson D.
Bolton, Mrs, Benjamin F. Woolner, Mrs. Joseph
Il. Hunt. Mrs. Thomas Ashcomb Mrs. A. A.
Crowley. Mrs. Stanley Bell, Mrs. Thomass-B.
Yalleau
man; Miss Lily G. Cole, chairman; Mrs. F. 3.
oliver. Mrs. Clifton kroll,. Mrs. Frederick J.
Laird, Mrs. II. H. Maxwell. Mrs. Frances E.
Wells, Mrs Harry Chamberlain Mrs. c. X.
Louderback Miss Nellie Carpenter, Mrs. 9. f..
osgood.
Refreshments-Mrs. Frances Gray, chairman:
Mrs. J. J. Brasweli. Mrs Fred h. Barnes. Mrs.
Q. Jacobus, Mrs. C., oowling, Mrs, NJ. Muire.
Everett Miss Alice Flint, Miss Edith Bolton,
Miss Phyllis Kett, Miss Eliza abeth Gray, Miss
Bessie Bennett, Miss Lillian Cooper. Miss Fran
ces Gill, Miss Leah Boswell.
Needlework-Mrs. Ross Morgan. chairman; Miss
J. Handyside. Mrs. c. W. Kellogg. Mrs. Walter
A. Rugg, Miss NJ. Butler, Miss N. Smith, Miss
Alice Tullah. Mrs. Mary Breck, Mrs T. B. Cog
hill, Mrs. G. Clough, Miss j. Handesty, Miss
Katherine Hewlett
Colonial cookery-Mrs. II. NJ. stearns, chair
man; Mrs J. E. Cattell; Mrs. L. Gilmore Mrs.
Purnen Johnson, Mrs r. q. Beach, Miss Alice
Woodward, Mrs. W. S. Carpenter, Mrs. @. J.
Waterhouse: Mrs James Anderson, Miss Nora
Mouritz, Miss Adeline Sherman.
Candy-Miss Elizabeth Kennel, chairman;
Mrs. c. A. Jackson. Miss Jacqueline Smith Miss
Katherine Barnes. Miss Ella DAILY. Miss K. Nc
Ginstry, Miss Gladys Harrison, Miss Susie Muir,
Miss Blanche Moore.
The town crier Robert B. Swayne.