Show 1 ANNMARY BROWN OPENED AT R I 1 erected by gen rush hawkens in Com memora on of H s V fe contains pel cs of on ary and v I 1 wa s there has recent ben 01 ened at pi evidence R I 1 a ne v of a interesting it Is the ann mar blown memorial erected by agn rush in corn i alon of his wife in a letter on the bulldis bull din gen ll awkins sd in part this memorial has been brought into existence for the i roe of honoring and tl e memory ot a beloved ft lie and an annmary biown belonged belon sed to a which bince its to ader came to the state ft island in las been i for the in tarnished citi zen hip of its members and 01 what it hda done to promote tl u hofeler in of the community comm unit and of alv 1 the creation of the memorial has been in part actuate 1 bv u n cere regard tor the bublic esteem b the family and by the les re to have her name recorded and remembered with the names of those whose gen rous deeds in past time are a part of the history of the corn eunity gut it is primarily a personal memorial it records the love of its founder toi tl e memory of a noble woman the most truly refined upright unselfish and bea pitiful character tl at he has ever known the gaft tor the use of the ceoila of pi evidence is free and unencumbered and is made en without except so far as safety and seccie perpetuation require the is of simple and stately design the interior is dl vided into several rooms 01 galleries and at the east end bianze doors give entrance to the mausoleum whose presence emphasizes the memorial character of the edifice the collection placed gen hawkins in the museum consists of paintings by old and modern masters rare editions of old books genealogical records of the brown and hawkens families and of both to the right ot the entrance hall is the room in w 1 the n no aall a we assem sd beio ahe e ore aito of gen ald u I 1 dwal s i aimed n 1860 binl ol 01 ml aej mis N cholas own the parents of mrs a kins looks and china ae among tie personal ical a and with them old wearing ai pa el anal ani ur louven irs in th t on tl bic d e some old dresses and there is i A ca riel gen hastins through the 1 on a pocketbook once used to carry the old continental shin plasters in this room a e toes ot the civil war and of that first zo bave regiment aich gen organized and of which he was colonel among the items may be tomb and art museum comb ned seen a bowie knife said to have been used by john brown a confederate drum and flag an Ameil can flag al most shot to pieces which gan hawkens himself raised at fort hat teras a sword presented to him by the citizens of new york at the end of the wai and another presented to him by the non commissioned officers and privates of his regiment after the battle near norfolk in which he was wounded in the central portion of the build ing there is a remarkable collection of bouiss embracing between and volumes all the plot ires and in fact all of the objects in the build ing have been arranged by gen hawkens himself he has made the construction of the museum and the disposition of its contents a labor of love and the result is a memorial of unusual interest and dignity |