The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
ART ASSOCIATION ANNUAL.
Some Time Before Heron Request Is
Available-Officers Elected.

The thirteenth annual meeting of the Art
Association was held yesterday afternoon at
the Columbia Club amid the art treasures OF
the association. Mrs. Sewall. president. was
in the chair. and she read her address. She
said, In reference to the Heron bequest,
which is in litigation:
THE interests of our association will be
ably defended and our hopes in a just issue
time must elanse before tbe associa a cam
count on the bequest as an Immediately avail
able resource in the execution of its plans.
This being the case, the questions which the
association to-day has to settle involve its
policy for the coming year. Whether or not
the organization ultimately comes into the
seem that it can best fit itself for the man
agement of affairs either large or small by
an active. unremittng effort to maintain and
increase its membership and to develop an
art interest in the community.
Short as is the list of artists. and shorter
still as is the list of connoisseurs in our
community art is the most universal in its
appeal of all the expressions of the human
spirit. and an art association cannot be built
up on the ideas OF exclusiveness and selec-
or quite two hundred members enrolled in
the membership OF the association. Surely
there are five times that number of people in
our city who would gladly pay the fee of 50
annually were they certain of thus securing
a half dozen opportunities during the year
to look at even few good pictures. to hear
lures on art and to come into social con-
tact with those people. whose taste for art is
kindred to their own
A brief history of the Art Association is to
be published and the president recommends a
sufficient number of copies that each member
may have and that there will also be
enough more to supply calls for information
about the organization from outside sources.
The association has spent an inactive year,
and tha nrecidopt raoop,ynapdc uorl- ,,d Nv
hibits for the future. with courses of lee
lures and other attractions relative to the
furtherance of the good of the society.
The secretary, Mrs. Addison C.. Harris,
read her report which was a review of what
has been done since last April, which in
cuded students exhibit and an exhibit at
Brenneke's Academy. the latter mostly of
pictures of the late Samuel Richards The
last year was notable one in that IL
marked the first bequest ever made to the
bers and the need is for more.
The work of the association at present is
Rose Kingsley daushe G of ihe ae Rey
Charles Kingsley. the first of which will be
Friday evening of this week. The financial
result is protected by sufficient guarantee
from several members of the association.
Following these there will be the annual art
exhibit. which will open at the Propylaeusn
May and remain open three weeks
The following were elected directors for
expired: Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Mrs. T.. +.
Hodges. Mrs. F. II. Blackledge. Rev. N A.
Hyde. Mr.. c. r. Nordyke, Mrs A. c.. Har-
ris and Mr.. 7. c. Steele. After the adj
iournment there was meeting of the direct
ors and the following officers were chosen:
President-Mrs. May Wright Sewall
First Vice President-Mr. Charles Il. Coffin.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Amelia Il.
Mansur.
Third Vice President-Mr. T. c. Steele.
Recording Secretary--Mrs. India c. Harris
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Laura r.
Hodges
Treasurer-Mrs. Lillian Wright Dean.
Committee on Scheme OF Work-Mrs Nav
Wright Sewall. Mr. Carl Lieber. Mrs. T. c.
Steele.
Mr.. Morris Ross was elected director for
the unexpired term of Mr.. w. j. Richards
resigned.