Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-08-12

The life-size. threequarter length por-
trait of the late Governor Greenhalge,
which has just been hung on the walls
of the council chamber al the state
house. has attracted a good deal OF at
tention by reason of its startlingly life
like qualities and the superb manner
In which il is painted. II puts the other
portraits in the room very far in the
shade" from an artistic point of view,
and. in fact. attracts unfavOrable at
tention to them because Of the differ
cucr." This portrait Of Governor Green
halge is by Mr.. w. A. Claus, a young
Boston artist, who has won splendid
reputation for himself during the past
! 10 years not only in this country, but
in far away India, where he spent sew
erals years after studying in Europe,
painting portraits of oriental nabohs..
The Governor stands as If in the act Of
addressing an audience. one hands
rests easily on a table, the whole atti-
tude and pose of the head and body be-
ing most natural; at the same time there
| is that feeling Of strong intellectual
power and that penetratve look which
one felt in the presence OF the man at
uch a moment. That subtle something
the artist has caught and one uncOn-
sciously feels it, 1t is the sort OF thing
! which makes the difference in portraits
| one artist can suggest the entire pos
| sbilities OF the man, another will give
something which you feel is, and a. the
same time is not, the person you knew.
And the wonder is that Mr.. Claus was
able to Undue the portrait with this feel
| ing under the circumstances.
No previous meeting of the officers OF
| the Womans Charity club, attended
| also by the trustees and medical staff
| of the clubs hospital at Brookline has
equalled in point of interest the latest
meeting which was held at the Copley
| Square hotel. Mrs. Micah Dyer, the
| president of the club, presided, and made
| the announcement that the heavy burden
under which the organization has car
ried on its work of humanity has been
| lifted. The recent appropriation by the
| state of $4,000 with which to pay off the
mortgage of that amount on the hospital
| property, has enabled the trustees to
| cancel the debt. which has SO handi-
| capped the organization in past years
Except for bills for current expenses the
| club is at this time out of debt. 1t was
voted yesterday to offer the hospital to
| the state for the temporary care of
! wounded and sick soldiers. The hospi-
| tai receives no patients during July and
| August. 1t is now in thorough order and
| is ready for use Immediately. 1t has
| accommodation for 30 patients, but if
| necessary tents can be placed on the
used as sick wards may now be used,
| thus enabling the hospital to receive
| twice its usual capacity.
The schoolyards here are to be used
as Fairgrounds for the little children
who have no other place in which to spend
| the long days of summer. Sand boxes,
containing two carloads of sand each,
| have been provided for each yard, and a
| matron will be in charge at each yard
| to look after the little folk. If ii is found
| that the work requires more than one
| natron to look after the children, a
| second matron will be furnished These
matrons are for the most part taken
| from the different districts in which the
schoolhouses are situated, and as far as
| possible women who are acquainted
| with many of the children are selected
| for the work The ages of the matrons
| range from 20 to 40 or over, and as far
| as possible the situations are given to
veeedy persons.
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