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1.00. Gratuity, to Mrt?. H. Lyford, Lawrence, for oil 

 painting. 



The committee would express the gratification afforded 

 by tlie arrangements for the exhibition, and tender thanks 

 to the city government, who cheerfully, though at great in- 

 convenience, removed furniture, draperies, &c., from their 

 commodious hall. The art exhibition was thereby unified, 

 a critical examination rendered easy, and visitors were en- 

 abled to perceive details, so desirable to those in quest of 

 profit, as well as pleasure. 



Worthy of especial mention was the case of china en- 

 tered by Mrs. \V. H. Giles, of Lawrence, who requested 

 that it should receive no award. Its superiority was mani- 

 fest to all, and we feel that hearty thanks are due, espec- 

 ially from amateurs, for such an incitement to effort. 



The remainder of the exhibit, with the exception of Mrs. 

 C. F. Whittridge's porcelain, and a water color painting by 

 Miss Sallie Cross, vvas so uniformly meritorious that it was 

 found exceedingly difficult to apportion $50 among forty- 

 four exhibitors, giving not less than fifty cents, nor more 

 than three dollars to one person. 



The award to Mr. W, R. Plummer of Lawrence, two 

 dollars, the highest, was based on the assurance that he 

 had never received instruction. 



The award to Mr. S. Hogle of Lawrence, for frames, was 

 based on the artistic ornamentation with a composition dis- 

 covered by him. 



A platter, entered by Mr. G. H. Tuttle of North Ando- 

 ver, which was at the first fair, seventy-one years ago, at- 

 tracted much attention, as did many other pieces of great 

 age, which had been kindly loaned. 



Susan P. Boynton, Mrs. George W. Russell, Bessie 

 Swan, Alice Gray BVster — Committee. 



