The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
ETHICS OF THE POSTER
MISS GOLFERS LECTURE TO CIVIC
LEAGUE ON "COLOR IN
CITY STREETS,
ARE ExcUsABLE IF ARTISTIC
She Descants on Advantages oY
Bright COIOrs Relieving MurIi-
ness OF Begrimed Streets
Elections Next Week.

Its better to have a good poster adj
vertlse bad article than a good article
advertised by bad poster" said Miss
Golfer to the members of the Civic league
at the Commercial club Yesterday after.
noon. Miss Golfer was considering the
art welfare of this and future generations
III America. Her subject was Color In
Cur City Streets" and she presented IT
most entertainingly and convincingly
"A good sized collection OF posters adorned
lle walls Oh the Commercial club parlor
ana illustrated Miss Golfers address
Miss Golfer saw nothing especially in
lqu1tous in the much condemned poster
covered bill board. The wickedness Law
IN removing those bill boards from their
own province-the business part of the
clty-and placing them on trees and
green meadows to embellish nature. In
the business district the glaring cruditv
OF the poster was softened. 1t was a
Splash of color relieving the murkiness
OF smoke begTimed city American
posters might be improved In France
especially in Paris, great artists did NOT
usdaln to employ their art desienine
posters. Therefore the Parisians used IL
having their pink pellets called TO their
attention by genuinely artistic if not
Always decorous device, had a better ap-
probation of true art than the Ameri-
cans The street signs, the painted teIe-
graph poles, the striped awnings, all these
Things aided in making attractive citv
HE. They should remain, but the eco
PIE should be educated Sc that they would
make no mistakes in the selection of col
ors or In their combina tons Miss Col
ter gave short history of posters
Many in her audience were gratified to
learn that in the days OF the old Roman
republic it was necessary to pass an
ordinance against the bill poster similarly
TO the many that are passed today.
Following her address Miss Golfer re-
pied to many questions put by interested
members Of the league.
Mr.. Oscar Claussen, city engineer.
spoke briefly ON Improvement of Street
Railway Thoroughfares He advocated
The formation Of numerous Improvement
leagues, the embellishments of all park
| approaches and the co-opera ton Of such
clubs as the Commercial and the
| Woman's Civic league to work for the
| Improvement of the city.
AT the next meeting of the league a
week from Tuesday, officers will be non1i-
mated. 1t was decided that the members
of the league at this meeting shall cast a
ballot for the president and that the
| three women receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes should be the candidates to
be voted upon the first meeting in March
AT yesterdays meeting Mrs Condo Ham
lin, in brief address, stated that under
no circumstances would she be A can1i-
date for reelection. A committee to be
appointed by the chair will nominate the
vice presidents and seven directors at
large.
Prof. Folwell will address the next
meeting if he returns from Cuba in time.
His address subject will be 81 Would
Make the Whole City a Work OF Art"
In case Prof. Folwell does not return
another programme will he substituted.