The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-18

HAWAII STRAW HAT IN
Park; Mrs H. G. Day, Albert Lea; Mrs w.
H. Smith, Pipestone.
Program-Miss Ella Young, Mrs Augustus
Armstrong, Mrs. F. S. Haupt Mrs G. E.
Conant, Miss Isabel Lawrence.
Minds Greatly Relieved.
1t was very much relieved body of
listening to the finely arranged program
on art. It was the first thing in the
convention thoroughly enjoyed, especially
by those familiar with it's affairs and
most deeply loyal to it's interests.
Wednesday night was a time of midnight
caucuses, for the color question cast a
feeling of gloom over the delegates and
a deadlock was feared on the question
of the presidency. AS a result of these
informal conferences the agreement
seemed to be unanimous that Mrs. La
PenOtiere must be prevailed upon to ac-
cept. The attempt at the opening of the
morning session yesterday to make fur
ther nominations created an uneasy feel
done was not followed up.
The morning cleared up the color ques-
tion decisively for a year in the state
federation, and this much-dreaded ordeal
passed off so smoothly and harmoniously
in spite of the wide difference of opinion
on the merits Of the question that every
member congratulated herself.
With this threatening cloud dispersed
the delegates began the formal balloting
for officers during the noon intermission
in more cheerful mood. 1t soon be-
came evident that no candidate had ap-
peared against Mrs. La Penotiere and
that her election would be practically
unanimous. The delegates then laid aside
all thought Of elections and oontroverted
questions and yielded themselves to the
full appreciation of practical discussion
OF art in its application to the interests of
Minneapolis.
Applied Art Program.
The report of Mrs. w. A. Hall, chair
man OF the art committee, presented a
statement of the movements going on in
the state with view Of developing and
educating aesthetic taste. 1t noted the
increased number of art exhibits, work in
arts and crafts, and the increased fire.
quency Of art lectures. While there are
but ten clubs in the federation devoted
exclusively to art study, this does not rep
resent nearly all Of the art interests and
study. The committee recommends the es-
tablishmeAt of at least one club for art
study in every community, the devotion
of certain programs to art in every club
the encouragement Of all worthy are en-
terprises, and the placing of art books in
public libraries.
Municipal Architecture.
Harmony Of Municipal Architecture"
was the theme of Mrs. H. G. Burbank,
who said, in conclusion:
We shall have harmony in municipal har-
mony when we shall have evolved an archi-
tectural style which shall express that love
for truth, beauty and goodness which alone is
able to command the springs of art And
this can come, not out of the Office of the
architect, but out of the hearts Of the people
The new style, which will not be a repetition
of any of the old styles in it's entirety, but
will be the result of the new time and faith
acting in obedience to the traditions of the
past. And it will come just as soon as men
shall have united upon an ideal higher than
that of self; shall have made the love OF
God paramount to love of gold, and when
mans work shall have become once more q
pleasure to him and beauty once again q
natural and necessary accompaniment Of pro-
ductive labor and until that time 1.-The builder
builds in vain
Bonnie Snow Speaks.
Miss Bonnie Snow, supervisor of draw
ing in the Minneapolis schools spoke on
Industrial Art She declared that the
wisdom of such instruction needed no
argument, that the question was proper
methods of getting it adjusted in the cur
Ericulum, where it is now simply tackled
on, and of getting funds for the work.
One reason for the choice of basketry
and weaving for use in the schools is that
| they supply valuable educational quail
ties with small expense for equipment. One
value of the industrial education pointed
out was that it enabled the children to
translate the labor of the world into
terms they could understand, i. e., their
own bodily labor. Miss Snow described
| in an interesting way the plans for in
dustrial art work in the Minneapolis
schools, and illustrated these from the
collection of rug and basket weaving
| shown.
| Louisiana Purchase Memorial.
| The plans suggested for the Louisiana
/ Purchase Memorial and the part which
| Minnesota has taken was presented by
Mrs. H. A. Tuttle, of Minneapolis, who
represented Minnesota in the first con-
] ference. She described the plan for an
artistic memorial proposed by Minnesota
(which was received with much favor and
also outlined the many educational and
utilitarian plans proposed. The artistic
project, a suitable monument which
shall embody the statutes of the EN-
/ peror Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson and
Thomas Livingston was indorsed and a
special committee, made up of the district
vice presidents and Mrs. Tuttle, was ap-
pointed to look after Minnesota's inter
| est in the case.
The resolutions included a sincere
| tribute to the fairness, faithfulness and
| unceasing labors of the retiring presi-
| dent, Mrs Williams, a message of con-
! dolence for Mrs. Mckinley an indorse-
!, ment of a permanent art commission fol
/ the state of "a public system of instruc-
tion in household economics, and of the
efforts of the George Washington Memo
1 rial association for the establishment Of
national university in Washington
4 Special thanks were rendered for the
music, of which the recital by Mr.. Lock
wood was the most delightful treat evel
offered to the organization. 1t was alsC
resolved to petition President Roosevelt
| in the interests Of the forestry plans o.
! the state.
A pretty incident was the presentation
4 to Mrs. williams by her home delegation
4 from Minneapolis of magnificent baske
of roses Her charming speech in re-
sponse to Mrs. Tuttles presentation gave