The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . room in the public library. Inspection of the books will beof great interest to those concerned with the literary history of the South. Al)ust of Edgar Allen Poe, the Souths greatest literary genius, was accorded theplace of honor in this exhibit, and over the cases, in which
The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . room in the public library. Inspection of the books will beof great interest to those concerned with the literary history of the South. Al)ust of Edgar Allen Poe, the Souths greatest literary genius, was accorded theplace of honor in this exhibit, and over the cases, in which the l)Ooks were arranged,hung paintings, while a place for resting and writing postcards was provided. In one wing of the second floor was the historical loans exhibit, of which com-mittee Mrs. W. D. Wright was chairman. The other wing was occupied by thehome economics exhibit, ]Mrs. ^^^ R. McCargo, chairman, and Mrs. Lewis Till-man, vice-chairman. Both these exhibits were exhaustive, and of vital interest, thelatter especially so to women. In the historical loans exhibit were to be seen curios and relics of colonialdays, of the Indian wars, the Mexican war, the Civil War, and the war of Andrew Jackson relics occupied three cases, and the Lincoln ^Memorial Uni- THE FIRST EXPOSITIOX OP CONSERI. ITfON 13). MARBLE BAND STAND. DONATED TO THE APPALACHIAN EXPOSITION. 191(1 versity, at Cunihcrland (laj), sonic \-aliial)le relic- nf ilu war of were in lliis exhiljit, articles used by many of the ])ron,incm men and womenin the history of the country, also articles topical of \arious hislorical ])eriods. Perhaps the most interestini^ and practical exhiltit for wonien was the liomeeconomics department, which was shown on a strictly modern and scientific basis,with the central idea beiiii; that ot (lenuinstralini,; that the home ma\ be comfort-ably and attracti\el_\- fin-nished at small cost. The exhibit was arranged to show a nindern hnnie. It was dixided
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