The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
ART LEAGUE RECEPTION
Teachers and Children at Stephen F.
Austin School.
i DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURES
A Perfect SUGGESTIVE First OF . Series
TO Be Given in All the Ward
Schools.

The teachers and children Of the stephen
p Aus.in school. located in the Third ward
on Mckinney avenue, we're unusually ouss
Friday afternoon putting on little artis-
tic touches preparatory to the Art League
reception 10 be given from 70 p m
to the patrons Of their school
The ten handsome pictures and the statn-
ary we're sent in by Mr., Kopf at noon ana
coon after Mrs D. B. Cherry chairman OF
the league censorship committee, arrived
The school tribunes, Masters Alfred Dan
iels. I'd O'Leary, Tom Dow. Charlie Pugn'
Luclan Williams and VIII Belts, we're sum
moued 10 hang the pictures With Mrs.
cherry's experience IN such matters and
with half dozen such boys, both willing
ana for city boys de1trous IN handling pic
ture nails wire hammers. clip ladders
and ferns and tables. The beautiful
octaeonal hall Of tho FIRST floor was soon
turned into q miniature art gallery that
would clarm even the art critics them
eolyes
At 2 p. n the primary grades, which
were dismissed at that hour, we're marched
through the hall that they might tell then
parents a little Of what awaited them al
the reception.
Bat before O'Clock the patrons began to
arrive and by 4 between 100 and 200 people
had arrived
After enjoying the pictures IN the halls
the audience was seated IN the principal
room aud IN the adjacent hall for the
formal part OF the program.
Nj pattillo's pupils had decorated his
room fer tho occasion with half hundred
copies Of the great artists pMnungs
mounted on small cardboarGs, and had
placed in artistic lettering on the black
Ooards number of choice quotations on
art from celebrated writer's,
few large pictures adorned the walls,
which were beautifully tinted light green
THE PROGRAM
A trio. ....... ......... By the choral Ciut
An address, impromPtu -, n....,i,
The address Is glyen below The gen
tlemau engaged 10 deliver an address wal
uuRypldubv ulsent)
A double quartette. ....... By Choral CiuI
The caskot scene from The Merchant
OF Venice" By Miss Bessie W8rne.
what the Art League Has Done for th'
Schools by Mrs G r. Cummings, TN
president Of the league.
An intcrmission gave Mrs Ida LocEett
seeretsrY OF the Art League, the priviles
OF enrolling q number 81 new members
during which time the audience reassem
hlcd In the hall and listened to very In
terestlng lecture from Mrs, Cherry upo
the group Of new pictures aud statuary.
THE GROUP, By MRS CHERRY
These ten nictures and the statuary wer
bought out Of the funds raised by the
forts Of the league Itself and indcpendcl
Of any contribution from any school.
IN this small group was sought to repr
sent several characteristic art schools
the history Of art Two OF these are fro
American artists. We have also tried
get samethlng that would be highly e
nobling to the child mind as well as son
thing 10 appeal TO his own experience.
That series Of sketches la the lous BE-
rlzontal franc Is set Of nursery rhym
sketched by Mrs Perkins of Chicago, wi
has designed great many for the Chica
schools
That picture IN brown is the children
Charles l OF England. hy Van Dyke, Fro
this picture IL taken the Baby Stuag'
Email pictures Of Bahy Stuart II Is q
most celebrated .. baby pictures and
rely popular with everybody, aud especial
70 the rlsbt OF this is the woman wi
the cats by PeuAeld VINO Is the art 4
tor for Harpers Magazine.
The large picture to the left Is Eve
Ing. by Cprot. whose pictures are 80 poI
iaf He was a poet painter He paint
trees iu mass and not leaf by leaf. IA
George lnness he loved 10 bring the lie
Here Is the Flight Of Night" II
both beautiful aud suggestive, especia
TO students This was painted by WIFI
uunt contemporary and great friend
The French painter Millet This Is
Hunts masterpiece and is taken from
Albany IN, \ state house, which
Hunt decorated.
Next is "A Windy Day" by George
moss. one of Americas greatest artists,
This large picture Trees In White
IL a French print by Riviere This "
help some Of our children who have ne
seen snow among the trees
"Tending the Flock by the Dutch art
Mnuze, is a picture Of unusual interest
Young people
aJohu Alden and Priscilla" by c
Turner. represents John delivering Capt
Miles Standishs message, and recely
Prlscnlh's celebrated reply, why don't J
speak for yourself JohnT'
This next large picture Is one Of the v
best copies ~ brown ~ Watts
Csalnhad' Everybody loves Sir GalAhad,
cause ho Is one OF TennysQn'S heroes,
Nas the greatest Of the knights Of X
hythu's Romd Table, and the en;b,
nnpnt Of the highest type Of chiyalrous m
hood
mis- niece Of statuary. THE Head Of
Laughing Boy, Is by namatellc, R sculr
az some reputation.
The league hopes that this brief meni
~ each picture will deepen the interest