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Show The catalogue read, "The firearms of Washington's day were extremely crude compared with those of our own times, but the patriotism of '70 made up for what the colonies lacked in point of weapons and armament. The balls in this exhibit are of modern date. Please man executed in crayon on a large square of muslin and stretched taut in a disused picture frame. This was described de-scribed as "Portrait of Washington at the Time of His First Presidency, 17S0-1793. Artist unknown." Exhibit 6 was a collection of dolls' cfal Eraddock'6 disastrous expedition against Fort Duqucsrtc, where he scorned the good advice of his youthful youth-ful aide Washington, and lost his life." The different frolics arranged for the afternoon programme began with some novel cannon practice. THE "WASHINGTON RELICS" PARTY AN UNIQUE SUCCESS Patriotic Decorations and Humorous Exhibits Make Novel Afternoon's Entertainment for February 22d The pleasure of (Miss Eunice Clark's) presence is cordially requested at a patriotic exhibition of Washington Kclics, to be displayed at 45 Stanhope Stan-hope Square on the afternoon of February 22d from 4 till 7 o'clock. tsj YEN those who knew the host-iLi host-iLi cs most intimately had never JMy heard that shc possessed any treasures in the way of mementoes me-mentoes of the Fathrr of His Country, and curiosity was rife among the invited in-vited guests. Yhcre co.ild she have secured the famous things in sufficient quantity to form an exhibition? Was it by special loin from a museum or from some friend owning a collection, or how? At the door of the living-room Ihrough which the boys and girls caught glimp-r of walls delightfully trimmed! with tissue paper in bufT and blue, f tod a young lady beating a lively .rub-a-dub on a small drum suspended round her neck. She was mo-t picturesque in a Continental cocked hat with a baldric cf tricolor worn over her white dres. Each guest passing in received a small blank book covered in blue and decorated deco-rated with a tiny head of Washington. The lettering, which read "Catalogue of the Relics," was in buff. As, with the .i)d of these booklets, guests began to discover and to understand the different differ-ent entries, buits of bughtcr rang out on all sides The first relic, placarded "Exhibit 1," was an American flag, made, it was noticed, with only thirteen stars on the blue ground. This was tacked on the wa'l with a white sheet as a background. back-ground. The explanation in the catalogue cata-logue read. "The Flag of General George Washington. This beautiful banner ban-ner became Washington's (and -ours) in 1777. It has been in the family ever since, though more stars have been 1 added." Exhibit 2 was a tiny cherry tree of the kind sold in all novelty stores and toy departments at this time of the ytar. The explanation in the catalogue read. "This tree belonged to the great man's father. It was cut down by George at an early age, and was never afterwards separated from him." A little farther on the laughing guests found Exhibit 3. This was a map fnpeciallv drawn), the principal outlines of which resembled the bound-tries of the Thirteen Original States. Towns and rivers were given the former for-mer as they now exist but the names of the States themselves were omitted, for a reason which appeared later on in the entertainment. Instead of a name, each State was identified with a number. This "exhibit" was labeled "Yiew of the United States Just After the Revolutionary War." Exhibit 4 w-as a toy cannon, mounted on a small table with a heap of red. white and blue balls beside it. The two Continental soldiers, bought in a novelty nov-elty shop, Hood beside it "at attention." A CeBtr.plece SulUMe tor a Vovinr TplkV Tetit wheT Ton will Be'pn 6uprem Olvef View of th Father of hli Country Croti-tnp Croti-tnp the Delaware wita a Boat load of CherrUa. The nade4 Article are Comp'irmttTelv Feir. ComprUlnf a Mirror, a .',.n, Tor ' Do11 brwe4 n Colonial Coitutno, ana Cherrlet and Leavoa "tht May be Either . ArtlllcuU or do not handle." (Cannon and balls figure later on.) Exhibit 5 was a portrait of the great wigs hanging from a string of colored leads. The explanation here was, "Scalps taken by the Indians in Gen- The ty cannon was loaded with the red, white and blue balls which lay beside be-side it, and tired with repeated salvos. |