Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-16
LOAN EXHIBIT
AT LIBRARY HALL.

81" ehC AOtAn EAHlUAt at Library nall,
which IS open today and Saturday be-
tween the hours Of and 10 P. NJ, the
Current Events Club of this city has
furnished the sensation Of the year,
and that such a magnificent dispulay
Of treasures could be. gathered from
the homes of Gardiner is little short
OF marvellous. Such an array of in
terestiEG and valuable antiques is
we'll worth the expenditure of the
mite the admission costs and the
time devoted to its examination. Lii
brary hall IS today a treasure house.
AS one enters they feel that they
have stepped backward into a de-
cade Of the nineteenth century for
they see the following members Of
the club, gowned in the costumes of
the decade set against their names:
Mrs. J. c. Barstow, 1900; Mrs. F. S.
Maxcy, 1910: Mrs. Arthur 4. Rey-
nolds, 1920: Miss Annie T. Bailey,
1880; DR.. Gertrude Heath. 1910: Mrs.
S. O. Clason and Miss Alice Richards,
1850: Mrs. w. G. Ellis and Mrs.
Frederic Danforth, 1860: Mrs. Ed
win Lucas and Miss Rosalind Rich
ards. 1870; Mrs. J. L. Quimby, 1880;
Mrs. T. c. Chaffee and Mrs. Henry
Richards. 1890 (Mrs. Richards wears
the gown worn by her gifted mother,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe at the recep-
ton given at her 10th anniversarly);
Mrs. Clarence Jackson. 1900.
To enumerate all the articles Of
interest would be an almost impossi-
q
taken from the various tables. A
monstrous brass key which was used
On the first bank established in Gar
diner, lent by Mrs. Patten; a muir
derous looking sword from the South
Sea islands,. lent by Mrs. Swift; an
iron fork made by blacksmith and
used as long as he lived as he did
not like the kind then in use; an old
paper Of 1881. containing an ac-
count Of the surrender of Lord Corn
wallis; a canteen carried by D. M.
Maxcy during the Civil War, lent
by J. s. Maxcy: copy Of the New
England Primer. published in 1777,
lent by Mrs. Longfellow: a bit of the
first wall paper used in America, TAX
en- from the walls Of the "Wayside
1nn." lent by Mrs. Arthur Reynolds:
bit Of Norwegian wood. carving. lent
by Mrs. r. p. Hazard: a book of
common prayer, published j 1850.
lent by Charles Black: dolls in end
less varieties; old fashioned baby
doll, lent by Miss Katherine Hatch;
Algerian doll, lent by Mrs. H. s.
White: Esquimo doll. lent by Miss
Alice Maxcy; Italian doll in dress of
Vatican Guard; Partisan doll made
Of cloth and wood. lent by Miss
Blanche Libby. On the stage is dis
played a wonderful array Of ancient
gowns and headgear, samplers. etc.
At the right of the stage is dis
played a collection Of medals, COL
lected by the late Augustus Nc
Causland. together with three pic.
lures Of Mr.. McCausland taken in
war time. Among these medals is
one he had when serving on the Ma
tional Staff Of the G. A. R.. another
when he was a National Aide and a
gold medal presented to him by
friends when he served as grand
commander of the G. A. r.. This
collection was lent by his son Fred
T.. McCauSland.
A pair of Egyptian shoes, taken
from a lot of paper rags at the New
Mills, a wonderful display Of old
laces and embroideries: old laces
lent by Mrs. Alice Maxcy and Miss
Annie Bailey and others: French
watch pawned in New York by an
officer of Maxmillian; old Spanish
gold coin, lent by W. E. Maxcy; the
wedding stockings of Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe. lent by Mrs. Henry
Richards; garnet jewels. lent by
Mrs. H. J. Stone; seed pearl jewel
~, lent by Mrs. Clara Small and
Mrs. F. N. Boston; shawl made
from pineapple fiber. such as was
used for an inner wrapping for mum.
mics, lent by Miss Rosalind Rich.
ards; black lace shawl over 100 years
old, lent by Mrs. e. A. Leighton:
shawl made and worn in Russia by