Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-10-09
ASHEVILLE'S ART CLUB
A FINE INITIATORY MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
The bail Put i'm Motion, and II
Looks as II Success Were Al.
ready an Assured Fact.

The BaIl Put tn Motion. and II
Looks as II success Were Al
ready an Assured Fact.
The call which appeared in THE CrTI-
ZEN of Tuesday afternoon tor a meeting
OF such persons in the city as we're inter
ested in the formation of an Art club had
a most gratifying response last night.
The series of rooms on the second
floor OF the Lvceum building were filled,
though not crowded with gentlemen and
ladies interested in the subject. The
| large room, ed up for the occasion by
the taste and Judgment of F. A. Grace,
an artist of o mean pretension, and the
leading spirit in this art movement, H.
lustrated, in anticipation. the points of
suggestions having i'll view the cultiva-
tion of public taste and the domestica-
| tion of decorative art.
There were probably fifty gentlemen
and ladies in attendance. every one of
whom were inspired by he one sentiment
that had originated the call and the
meeting. The presence of such a num-
ber, and OF such character, gave assur
aEce that success had already crowned
the movement; for 1t was clear enough,
from the number present, that alldoubts
OF the sufiicicnev OF the community to
organize and uphold such movement
might Mt once vanish, and the good
! work go on with constantly gathering
strength.
At the request of Mr. Grace, Col. J.
D. Cameron at some length explained
the objects of the meeting. discussing The
principles and objects oil art. its inf1u-
ence upon human manner, morals and
happiness; and also its agency in social
development and national as well as To-
cal prosperity; aud imprcssing upon the
audience the duty as well rs the ability
OF this community to at once organize
an association through which the ex-
isting as well as latent talent among us
might find exercise or Development
At the conclusion of Col. Camerons
remarks, the organization Of the meet
ing was proposed; and on motion Col
Cameron was called to the chair and W.
S. Cushmnn elected secretary.
MIR. Grace was then called on for e1-
PLANTATION and elaboration OF the plan of
action outlined in the publ ned call for the
meeting; and in a very animated, but in
formal, though very clear and intelligent
talk" of more than hai an hour put his
audience SO iu!l in poSs, ssiun OF his ideas
and SO imp, csscd it with their feasibility,
that all eagerly awaitcd the moment
when they were to be put in shape and
action.
Remarks, in addition were made by
Lloyd Freeman, Julian c. Brecse, Col. L.
NJ. Hatch. and more briefly by pthcrs.
On motion the chairman appointed
Messrs. Grace Freeman and Hull as a
committee to solicit subscriptions, in adj
dton to those already secured, to fill
up the number proposed as essential to
O, ,-ganization.
U,>on the suggestion of Mr.. Grace, the
audier, &C. out OF its numbers, added at
once tw, 'uty one names to the subsclip
tion list.
The comm ;ttec will report at an early
day: and with nut doubt an organization
will be perfected by the 18th or Goth OF
the present month.
The meeting adiou rned at half-past 10
O'Clock, after an exc =edingly pleasant
and useful session.
H. Redwood & Co.. J. P SAWYER, r.
P Mimnaugh, W. b. Willial. Hson a o.
E. B. Mann & Co., Brown & Mcdowell
furnished the decorations and )urnish-
ings used for the occasion.