New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
MANY GIFTS ARE
 MADE ID MUSEUM
Public Showing Enthusiasm Over
 Collection at Institute

That the Museum of Natural His ] tory and Art on the upper floor of the New Britain Institute is in popular favor is well demonstrated by the large number of people who visit it ] daily and by the numerous gifts it has received. Although the museum has l been open to the public only since l May 3l, it has been visited by over 1 22,OOO people. Many persons who visited the museum at it's opening and have not been in again until recently have been surprised and delighted with the many things that have been added.
 Among the latest gifts to the muse um is an old spinning wheel in splen- did condition, which was used by Maryett Harris, wife of Sylvester D. CroWell Of Middletown, Conn.,, in 1920. It was presented to the institute by her son, Henry B. CrOwell.
 Two other very interesting. additions to the museum is a, reel and a hetchel used by Esther Coe, wife of John Bird sey of Middlef1eld, Conn.,, about 1900. They were presented to the museum by her grand daughter, Mary Bird sey Lee Crowell.
 These crude affairs of olden days will inform the children of the pres sent time of the efforts put forth by our forefathers in order to make the things they needed. Upon seeing such objects of the days gone by, it causes one to think and to awaken a feel ing of deeper appreciation for mod ern methods and advantages.
 Other objects which will take one still further back in history is a col lection of Indian arrowheads, which was presented to the museum by Will liam Smith. All the specimens in this collection were collected on the Smith fruit farm beyond Shuttle Meadow lake. This is the first gift to the mu- scum of Indian curios and they are much appreciated.
 It is hoped that other collectors of Indian relics will donate collections to the museum. During the short time that the museum has been open to the public it has received some splen- did gifts, and has been promised many more. Those who have given to the museum besides those already mentioned, and the objects donated are as follows:
 Benjamln Fl. Smith, box turtles painted turtles. cOpperhead snakes, black snakes, milk snakes, hog-nosed adder, salamanders, woodchuck, rib bon snakes, green snakes, frogs.
 Dwight J. Smfth-Black snakes, copperhead snakes, spotted turtles, in sects.
 Orrin E. Smlth-Meteroite.
 John White-Butterflie
 Russell Elliott-Swift lizard.
 Augustus A. Bennett-Young musk rats, woodchuclz, flathead adder, black oI-oe 1o
 Ida J. Fenn-Minerals.
 Llewellyr P. Fork ker-Copperhea snake, f1atheaG adder, tree toads.
 Dorothy Heslitt-Young snapping turtle.
 Harry L. Hurd-Mineral, swift liz ards.
 Margaret Schnel1-Luna moth.
 Ellen Murnane-Pitcher-p plant.
 James Shepard-Over 100 photo views of Mexico.
 Marjorie Crowell-Moths, butter flies, insects.
 Claude Leroux-Horne toad.
 Stuart Elcock-Cotton bolls.
 Wilfred Walcott-Painted turtle.
 Winner BarneS-Painted turtle.
 Helen Beach-Star-nosed mole, in- sects.
 James Beach--Mineral.
 Florence Miller-Luna moth.
 Willard Clary-Sea-hOrSe.
 Walter Carlson-Nest and eggs of fy-catcher, Sweden.
 Howard Palmer-Hawlz-m moth cater pillars.
 Agnes Riehler-Locusts, mineral.
 Robert $. Hattin ngs-Minerals.
 Francis Bell1in--Moths.
 Kenneth JOhnsOn-MOths, butter flies.
 Gustaf Ahlquist-Moth, butterflies.
 Afford WiisOn-Mo Moths
 Agda, JohnsOn-Hand made nails used over 100 years ago, old-tash- toned candlestick. silver mole.
 Nelson Payne-Young snapping turtle.
 MacAllister Schultz--M oths.
 Harold Day-MOth.
 Fdgar Swanson-Swift lizard.
 Stanley Oldershaw-Beetles. Raymond Sergent-Locust. Ira F. Hicks, Jr.-Minera1. Raymond Smit11-Green- snake. Margaret F. Ames-Minera1. Thornton Smith-Butterflle , Leslie Lee-Water snake. Herman Kent-Mexcan bank notes. ] Allen brothers-Reptiles, insects l Lieutenant James F. Hattlngs- 1 Cactus plant. | Mitchell Belkin-Insects. l Harold Iiggins-Buttert11es | Other splendid gifts are to be pre- ! sonted to the museum shortly, full l account of which will be published in l the Herald later.