Evening star., 1926-02-07


Mrs. William Monroe of Chicago,
who is president Of the Illinois His
torical Society, has been very quietly
but effectively gathering ancient por-
traits and furniture in that rather
drearv-appearing home of the asso-
citation on Dearborn avenue. Her in
NItatlon to we'll known artists and
architects to inspect her treasures
brought amazing disclosures. for Mrs
Monroe has gone far atield for her
raritieS and she can show among
other well doCumeuted articles that
she has the Identical desk on which
Lord CORVALLIS signed the articles
of. capitulation III Yorktown and sev-
eral of the chairs used in the Cont
nental Congress. There iS Il desk
Which Washington used in Princeton
and chairs which belonged To Alex
ander Hamilton and to Thomas JeffeT-
Son. The weaving room which Mrs
Monroe and her aides have set up in
the historical societys home is one
of the largest and best equipped in
this country. and is furnished by arti-
ClpS contributed by descendants of
those who used the looms and shut
Ties. With Il general regard FOR the
sacred associations of llliEoiS and for
the founders of the Nation. Mrs. Mon
roe has added Very particular quest
Tot an iflil concerns the carry days
Of Illinois and OF Chicago. There is
nlUCh early furniture made in the state
and Of distinct type. and already
high IN the esteem of the collector.
in. she line OF civic progress the old
nfH apparatus lS presented intact.
bNen that very first engine. the only
one which chicago owned al the time
nf.the great conlldgI;ttinn. il /" he id-
tiolirshcd in Vermont for many years.
senator Porter IIinman D;,le has Il
taste iur old clocks and h. has several
of>anrieut origin. some al American
nG{t-". others Swiss lie las Il door
harp which iS probably without dupH-
g;ttc in Washington. though ii iS
hEeiy that the President and Mrs.
Coolidge have one in their home in
Northampton. brought from Vermont.
Attorney General Sargent has one
and also Senator and Mrs. Frank
Greene. The harp IL really some
thing in the way of :; knocker ami *
made like musical instrument. Ii
hangs inside the door OF a room and
so .delcately is il fashioned that the
turning of the knob makes the pen
duhIm wave against the drawn steel
strings and there en&ueS Il long low
sound almost like u sigh hut Suf-
hctent 10 warn The occupant Of the
room of an Intrusion. Door harpS
fouriShed in Vermont for many wears
IS small brass knockers did in The
s ''ls - II '"l NV ,heE "he
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placed IN some noble work worthy of
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sunk, as so many of the historic
-reaSureS OF the early American Nay
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