The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-28
LOAN EXHIBIT !: |
GREAT SUCCESS
Ladies of Current Events Club Hold
Exhibit, the Like of Which Was
Never Held Before
HE,RLooMs AND cURlosITIEs
Neat Sum Of Money Realized, Which
viii Be Used for the Benefit
of the Denison Hospital.

OF the Oenison hospital.
The loan exhibit held at the McKin
hall Thursday and Friday under the
auspices of the ladies of the Current
Event club and for the benefit OF the
Deniosn hospital was success botf
from a financial standpoint and as
an exhibition. The exhibit was hello
in the reading room of the Mckin
hall and was well attended.
Possibly never in the history Of
Denison has there been such an ex
hibit OF interesting heirlooms, cur
iosities. old books, pictures and beau
tiful embroidery work. The spacious
room resembled to great extent a
museum as can only be found IN the
large cities. We never knew that
there were so many interesting and
novel curiosities in Denison homes as
were collected by the ladies of the
Current Event club for this exhibit.
Many of the articles that were on dis
play came from foreign countries and
some date as far back as the 10th cen
tury. There were countless articles
exhibited that were from Is to $50
years old. and which had been handed
down from generation to generation
until the present owners would not
part with them for any consideration.
Among the numerous interesting
things shown was a bed spread made
from yarn spun by the mother of Mrs.
O. M.sCriswell. The design was pretty
being dark blue flowers on white
back ground She also exhibited an
other spread that was woven in Knox
county Ohio in 1851.
One of the most interesting things
shown was bed quilt made by the
ladies of the German Methodist church
several years ago. The center block
of this quilt was sent to Secretary
Leslie NJ. Shaw while he was in the
treasury department at Washington,
D. c., and he had President Roose-
welt and the members of the cabinet
sign their names upon it. When the
block was returned the ladies neatly
embroidered the autographs and after
completion the quilt was purchased
by c. L. Voss for the sum of SIS. An
other quilt was that exhibited by Mrs.
L. A. SeWell and is at present seventy
five years old Mrs. H. A. Norman
contributed a quilt that had been
hand woven in Sweden and that was
certainly a work OF art. There was
an old crazy quilt exhibited by Mrs.
w. G.. Rollins that attracted consider
able attention
If the brides of today were to be at
tired in the costumes of seventy years
ago we would see them at the altar in
dresses similar to the one displayed
by MI. J. T. Haugh. which was worn
by his mother when she was married
sixty six years ago. In fact greater
part of her rousseau was on display
and was the center OF attraction for
the young ladies. The material in
the wedding gown is of changeable
silk and Notwithstanding it's old age
is now practically as good as when
purchased A shawl and several other
dresses made up this display.
The friends of Mrs. d. 0. Johnson
were viewing with interest the little
baby dress which she wore when she
was cIlristened and which was worn
by her two daughters when they were
christened.
A beautiful embroidered pillow
which Mrs. RachwitZ's grandmother
started when girl but never complet-
ed and which later was finished by
Mrs. RachWitz was greatly admired
by the ladies'.
Mrs. James Armstrong showed sew
eral beautiful towels that were woven
in Scotland a number of years ago.
The Oldest article on exhibit was a
black thorn stick, which was used
as war club in Ireland some 400
years ago. The stick is the property
of Miss Nora Kinney and has been
is in an excellent state of preservation
and looks almost like new.
A number of old bibles were on ex-
hibition, which doubtless would be
worth hundreds of dollars to a con-
nisseur OF old and rare books. The
oldest bible shown was one that was
published in 1865 and another in 1893,
the latter being owned by Mrs. Francis
Barber. Another rare one was an old
family bible belonging to Mrs. l.. A.
Sewell.
The children who visited the exhib-
it were greatly delighted with the
home made doll which Miss Hazel
Laub displayed, and which is over Is
years old. She also contributed a
handsome center piece which was
made in Vermont in 1850. One OF the
larger articles loaned for the exhibit
and which was viewed with interest
was the spinning wheel used by DR.. l..
l.. Bonds rother and which has been
in that family for over 100 years. The
spinning wheel is made of oak and
is valuable heirloom. Six sterling
silver forks and two gravy ladies used
by Alfred Wrights great grandfather
at least $50 years ago were OF par
ticular interest Even the silverware
of today is no better nor of neater
design than are these. Mrs. u. T.
Hawk loaned "hackle' used to
weave cord that was in use 100 years
ago. Mrs. Frank Young had on dis
play a half dozen silver spoons that
were used by her ancestors century
and half ago. An interesting exhib-
it was the coffee pot loaned by Mrs.
H. A. Norman that was used in
Sweden over 100 years ago Another
interesting exhibit from Sweden, $50
wears old, was china cup and sauc-
er, property of Mrs. Tom Lister. An