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The Washington times., 1903-04-26
- TE WEEKS NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT All AND ARISTS

# He number of pictures selected
for the twelfth annual exhibit
ton OF the Capital Camera Club
is larger than the number for some
years. or since the custom of selection
by an art jury has been established.
J. H Moser attended the opening of
the American Water Color Society exhi-
bition in New York last week Mr..
Moser has for some years been a mem
Der of this society. and is represented
in this exhibition with several examples
of his water color work
A bronze statue of Atlas, which has
for years occupied a place on the third
floor of the Times (Chicago) building,
was recently stolen and successfully
carried away without attracting atten-
ton. As the statue weighed over 4
ton and was taken from the third floor
of the building. no one will dispute the
ability of the people Of Chicago to IN
dertake both high and heavy art enter
prises.
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that loving emphasis that shows that
pies worthy of special mention are No 2
Study of a Child" in which it may be
presumed it has not been attempted TO
present a literal portrait, but an artistic
conception of all of the charms of child
hood No. II, a portrait of Joseph
r. Rieman, shows well arranged por-
trait study OF a man who bears a close
resemblance TO Senator Depew. No. u.
a portrait OF William James. is
typical picture of the well preserved,
prosperous business man. somewhat re-
mindful OF the class TO which bank pres
idents belong. No 3, a portrait of
Richard Garneau, a portrait of a man
with the history of a strong character
plainly presented. and whose face has
that Napoleonic cast noticed in Presi-
dent Mckinley No. q, portrait of
Mrs. Joel Gutman, is pleasing in ar
rangement; the pose Of the hand sup
porting the head is natural. and a de-
parture from the common pose Of minia-
lures.
of promise, and free from such dlscor-
dant features as sometimes spoil the
general effect OF an exhibition.
From New York and from Boston come
somewhat gloomy ideas about the pres
ent conditions of art in this country. In
Boston 1t is claimed that the great ex-
hibitions of the year 90 by with but few
sales in comparison with the large num-
Der OF important pictures placed on ex-
hibition, while in contrast 10 this fact it
is stated that at the time OF the exhi-
billions Of japanese paintings the sales
are numerous and the amount Of. money
expended for the work of foreign artists
is large The blame is laid al the door
of some OF the wealthy people OF the
city who have indorsed the exhibitions
made by foreign artists by lavish Pur-
chases. and in this way have set an ex-
ample that people who have been
anxious to purchase. but who were IN
able TO form an independent opinion.
have taken as guarantee OF merit. and
have followed the example and have pur1
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

The annual exhibition of the Ten
American Artists" opened at the Durand-
RueI galleries last week The contribu-
tors to this exhibition are Frank Benson,
Joseph R DeCamp. 7. W. Dewing, Childe
Hassam, Willard L. Metcalfe. Robert
Reid, Edward Simmons, E. c. TarbeI.
and ]. Alden Weir. The membership Of
the ''Ten'' has been reduced to nine by
the death Of J. H Twachtman. but as
some of the work of the deceased mem
Der has been placed on exhibition the
visitors will find all of the members rep
resented on the exhibition wall
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

Taken as whole, the work seems to
Jack that character which is de-
signed to attract attention by the mere
prettiness Of execution OF selection of
models. Beautiful arms and deeollete
costumes have not been chosen to make
this exhibition popular, and the artist
has seemed to depend Oh other methods
to win his way to approval. Among the
miniatures I noticed several of men who
have passed the meridian Of life and OF
women who have not attempted 10 i'm
press upon the beholder the ore fact
that they are still young or that they
are conscious of their personal charms
The work seems straightforward and
sincere and tuII of q purpose TO present
a truthful portrait connected with just
Interpretation of the personality of the
sitter. This class of work must, from
the limitations with which the minia-
ture painter is confronted. fail TO some
extent Of those forceful characterize
lions possible to those who work on
large canvases. and the fact that the
miniature IS designed for examination at
close range necessitates a smoother
manner of expression than would be
permitted with porcraiture Of larger
size.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

You may look through the pages of
Artists of the Nineteenth Century" OF
follow the index of Who's Who" with
out finding in either publication the name
OF Charles SchreyvogeI- This does not
prove that the publishers have been re
miss in editing Who's Who" OF that
Schreyvogel is one of the many not en-
titled to recognition; 1t simply illus
trates that in many instances the road
to success is, as it has always been
way of difficulty, and that genius is not
always recognized by a persistent effort
TO keep in the background
As read the story of the years Of hard
work and disappointment which this
young artist endured patiently before he
was known as a painter of ability. and
recognize how different his life might
have been if he had used the same efforts
in the right direction, / am more than
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

President Roosevelt is going 10 be
tennis player He has gone in for all
kinds of sport, and has made records as
2 sportsman Now he is 10 have a
training ground in the shape OF a ten
mis- court at the White House TO keep up
his health. when besieged day after day
by the ubiquitous oficeseeker-
The grading for the tennis court is
now in process Of completion. The
court viii run parallel 10 the White
House Office building. on the south side
o. that structure High wire netting
viii be placed about the court TO keep
the balls from going into the street, or
into the Offices OF the Navy Depart
cent across the way
- here are a number OF strong tennis
- in diplomatic and official cir
- nd many new players will take
49,. game. it is predicted. as soon as
own 10 have the Presidents ia
se court viii be ready for use
President returns, little
month hence. from his
- Roosevelt children are
sspe and play a great
their Oyster Bay
who has the ad-
reach. finds
pitt. who is a tri-
NO. When they
to take a hand,
play on one
n the other.
court is on
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

ception, then it is to them an injunction
TO so acqGaint themselves with the
merits of the work which is being pro-
duced here at home that it will not be
necessary for our artists to first secure
the Endorsement of those who live in
New York. Boston, or Philadelphia be-
fore their pictures find a market here
a home
While there can be no doubt concern
ing the statement that much has been
written about the work of the artists
that are dead and gone, it is also true
that a majority of those artists found
that in their lifetime their paths were
not flower strewn. Sooner or Iater-un-
fortunately it is usually later-every
man receives all the recognition to
which he Is entitled The fault is prob
ably due to the conditions under which
The artist lives. not to any studied in
,ent to be careless or unkind
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

artist could have succeeded in selling It
10 the illustrators. but failing in this
attempt. he was advised by some friends
10 send 1t 10 the annual Academy ex-
hibftion. and it is a fact that when the
prize was awarded by the jury the artist
was so little known that the jury could
not find his address to advise him of his
good fortune. and it was not until the
artist read in one of the morning pa
pers such headlines as An unknown
Artist Leaps Into Fame" that he knew
that his picture had been accepted. and
that at last he had gained recognition
In the production OF his latest frontier
picture. Clusters Demand" II seems
that the press of the city of his birth
have been making amends for the years
when his name passed uHnoticed. Some
of the papers have given half-page IL
Illustrations of his latest picture, and
some Of the criticisms show clearly that
the best critics have given careful
study of this later work and still the
fortunate circumstance by which he first
gained the attention of the public was
SO slight chance that it ought to be
valuable lesson to teach tos other young
artists the important TRUTH that hidden
genius may suffer for years. and that
there is no recompense In this life at
least for the light that isihidden.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

ever strongly convinced of the truth of
the old maxim. The gods help those who
help themselves
SchreyvogeI was born in New York on
the East Side in 1861, and while he had
certain hopes and ambitions in the di-
rection Of an art career the plans of
the boy were not heartily indorsed oy
the father. and by way of giving him
some employment in direction better
suited to a lad with art longings he was
set TO work with a die sinker. From
this he found employment with a lithog-
rapher, and by the encouragement Of
fellow workman, who sympathized
with his desire for an art training a
way was opened for him TO go abroad
and study with competent teachers. At
ter three years spent IN study Schrey-
vogel returned 10 this country. and in
1893 he visited the West for the first
time. and nearly every summer since
he has occupied his time at military
posts. studying frontier life. aud making
innumerabIe sketches Of Indians, until
soldiers and Indians have become to
him familiar themes. and now that he
has been brought to the notice of the
public, he comes fully equipped with a
long training in sketchlng the scenes
which are typical Of life on the Ameri-
can frontier.
With all of this training and hard
work his pictures did not sell. and the
struggle was q hard one. No one knew
Schreyvogel. and pictures have a value
only when the artist has been declared
one of ability in his line. His picture
My Bunkie," which was awarded the
Clarke prize at the National Academy
few years since. would in all proba-
bility never have been heard of if the
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

An exhibition of miniature work is
little understood by the public I have
often noted IN the large exhibitions thai
that portion devoted to miniatures was
not infrequently space in some out Of
the way section, and seemed TO attract
but little attention. This is due to some
extent to lack Of acquaintance with the
art The exhibit Of some thirty exam
pies OF the work of MT. Nicholson at
Veerhoff's during the past week was
given prominent place in one Of the
smaller galleries. where the light was
exceptionally good and the opportunity
for examining the work excellent.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

The American Water Color Society Of
New York has recently been incorpor-
ated az Albany, and from the names Of
some Of the directors 1t may be safely
presumed that the announcement of
this society will be extended to that
class of painters who have never been
in sympathy with a broad style.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

ever strongly convinced Of the truth Of
the old maxim. The gods help those who
help themselves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
: 8. E Is, ITIID RANCE,

HIL<A4NS4I.
'.In other words, what Justification
can there be for one & standard tlsl Of eligi-
bility as Ito six and another as to two
members Of this board? What practical
good can be achieved and what evil can
/ be prevented by such @ conflicting rule
of qualification especially when the dis
qualification in question applies to only
two Of O board Of eight members? And
In this connection tbs not impertinen to
observe that the bill restricts the range
Of selection by the board by fixing O dis
qualification which 1t does not impose
upon the Senate in the performance OF
similar duty. s3 & IL
but the objection to the bill assumes
q more serious nature than It's fu ttuty to
achieve the objects declared IN its tile.
This consists in making that disqual!-
fcatlon which should really be q quail
ncation for membership. IA ~. ~ !.
."rhs disqualification Is the ability and
learning to write o book which 10 used
or may BIO in use hereafter In any or the
schools of this State, for the prohloltlon
extends to the author or editor of any
text-bools or textbooks now In use, or
which belongs to q class which may here
after be eligible for selection for use
In the schools of the State. CONSEQUENT
ly, IL by education, knowledge or ap-
proved ca pacity one may have written
book which will instruct or enlighten the
to the University Of the State, then such
benefactor, by virtue Of his capacity, at
once and for all time to come, was pared
from the Board Of Education.
I'm short, what should be the highest
qualification for such a position becomes
a ban upon authorship and inventive
genius. 49,, III
PERPETUAL. DISABILITY.
"And this disqualification is perpetual
disability which the unfortunate author
can never remove, for no matter now
entirely an author has parted with all
interest in his book. and no matter what
may be his ability and character and
aubseouent contribution to the upbulldlng
of education, his services are forever
withheld from the people.
wherefore, 1t Is submitted that IT Vir-
ginia should so forbid the service OF ef.
Gcient and educated mon In the cause OF
publications then the policy to be sub
served by the bill manfestly encourages
ignorance and dlscourages authorship and
competency.
"surely it should not be the policy OF
the state to debar her best equipped edu-
Gators from the service Of the public free
schools. Nor can it be sustained that the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
COL. CABELL FOR
... ATTORNEY GENERAL

The friends Of Colonel George G. Cabell.
Of Danville, will insist upon presenting
his claims to tho Democrats OF Virginia
at the primary in 1905 for the office OF
Attorney-General. and while he has not
vet made up his mind to run.sit may be
SAID that the popular lawyer and legis-
ilator does not take unkindly to the sug-
3gestion. E
IA Colonel Caboll Is son and law part
,ner OF Colonel George @. Cabell! sr..s
the brilliant ex-Congressman from tho
Fifth District, and no !nher!ts many OF
the gifts Of his distinguished father. He
is chief Of Governor Montague's staff,
and turned the tide for the young Gov
ernor last year by swinging DanYille
into line for him at o critical period OF
the great struggle
He is an orator Of fine ability. and one
OF his best efforts was that last year
before tho Norfolk convention IN pre-
senting Mr. Montague's name to the GoIl-
wention, st1, FRI IB .
Colonel Chbell ranks as one OF tho best
lawyers in the State for his age, and has
offices both at Dnnville and Norfolk.
where he has a lucrative practice. II
Colonel Cabol shall determine to enter
the race. as now seems likely, his friends
are claiming that he will make a fine run
for the distinguished honor. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
CAMPBELL MAY GET
Two REPUBLICANS B |. N
IMessrs. Goodwin and d Moore.
Are Put Down for
Him.

The Campbell Crawford mill is grind
INK slowly at the Capitol. and almost
every day some good story leaks out as
to the probability OF the Anal result.
The latest one is that at least two OF
the seventeen Republicans Of the House
will vote against sustaining the report Of
the Judiciary Committee and In favor OF
retaining Judge Campbell on the bench.
One OF them, Mr.. Moore. Of Tazewell,
does not hesitate to state his position.
He says he will vote against the report
because the accused Judge has but o little
while longer to serve, and because per-
sonal friends desire he shall so vote.
Mr., Moore Is big-herated gentleman.
and desires, he says, to crafty the wishes
OF some OF his close friends who are
supporting Judge Campbell. Hon, W. -.
Noodwln, OF Nelson, Is the other RepuD-
ilican member who is put down by ru rum l.r
as q Campbell advocate, though ne VIII
neither deny nor confirm the report. The
matter cannot finally come up In tho
two houses until after April t7th. on which
dayl the twenty days allowed Judge
Campbell in which to answer the charges
will expire. \,
f'S The utmost interest still prevails as 10
the Anal outcome Of the struggle, and
some spirited oratory is anticipated over
the reports In both houses s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
GOOD ROADS#IS ......
NOVA BIG ISSUE

The subject OF making and keeping n
repair the public roads Of the State Is
a very live one in the present Legislature,
and It looks now as II something Will be
done on this line at the current session.
The Edmondson bill has been reported
from the committee with some amend
ments bringing it. nearer to the I.assiter-
Murrell measure, which has now been
withdrawn, and the three members favor
Ing good roads nre now all behind one
measure. a., EFJgy5 q
Yesterday the Rice bill to create a
State Highway Commission was up, but
was not acted upon. This bill names the
Governor and the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture on the commissions and the for
mer officer is authorized to name third,
who shall be an experienced engineer, and
the duties Of tho commission are mainly
to gather information on the subject OF
good roads and to create a public senti-
ment in the State for their permanent
Improvement. 1t is almost certain that
some action will be taken on either one
or tho other Of these bills before adjourn
ment. u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
DIRECTORS OF THE
STATE HOSPITALS S
List Of Nominations Sent to
the Senate by the Gov
ernOr Yesterday.

Governor Montague yesterday sent to
the Senate the following nominations:
T hereby nominate, subject to your con-
ilrmaton, the following appointments on
the special Board Of Directors for the
State hospitals named below:
Eastern State Hospital-Eugene III.
Cloves of Richmond, for term Of two
years: ]. Taylor Garnett, of Mathews,
for a term Of four. years; II. D. Cole, Of
Williamsburg, for term of six years.
Western State Hospitals. II. Hans
brough, Of Winchester, for term Of
two years; r. s. Turk, of Stanton. for
O term Of four years; James l. Tredway,
I Of fPlttsylvania, for a term Of six years.
Southwestern State Hospltal-John c.
Osborne, of Radford, for q term of two
years; G.. G.. Taliaferro Of Roanoke,
for term Of four years: Haynes Nor
gan, OF Smyth. for a term Of six years.
Central State Hospital-Robert b.
Cooke, OF Norfolk, for a term Of two
years; julius straus, Of Richmond, for q
term OF. four years; Robert Gillian, Of
Petersburg, for term OF six years, as
provided for in article 9, section 149. and
section - Of the schedule Of the Consti-
tuition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
residue ,hl 81 the bill. however worthy, is

residue OF the bill however worthy, IS
at all ecessary, in that the objects there
by to be obtained are already secured by
section 1472 OF the Code as amended, which
amply forbids eligibility to any one VINO
! Is SO interested as IS provided for IN the
bill objected to. Moreover am OF opln-
Ion that the disqualification as to author
ship is contrary to section 1S0 Of the Con-
stitution, in that the board Of SIX mem
hers therein provided for@is directed to
select and associate with Itself two d.
vision superntendents Of schools one
from county, the other from q city,.
3f5."Tne Constitution, In terms, likes the
qualification. This qualification IS: t ,1l,
that such associate member must be a
superintendent Of schools, and second,
that one shall be from aYcounty and one
from city. The Legislature may pre-.
scribe who shall be @ superintendent or
schools, but when one has become q
superintendent Of schools his eligibility
Of membership upon the State Board OF
Education Is affirmed by the Constltuu on.
1.-THE Legislature, therefore, has no con-
tstitutional authority to restrict tho class
Of constitutional eligibles Clearly, It Is
the manifest wording and purpose Of he
Constitution to have given class Of off,
clals from whom the two associate mem-
bers may be selected; to say that only
a portion OF this class are eligible IS to
Deg INC w uUlc 4QutSLIoli ~ A'>eN.S'
The constitutional provision. So that the
good Of the public schoo!e and compli-
ance with constitutional requirements con-
strain me to enter my disapproval OF
hill which will seriously retard the edu-
cational interests ofItho Commonwealth.
"a. j. MONTAGUE. = "
READ 10 THE SENATE.
The reading of the communication was
given the closest attention by the mem
bers Of the Senate and spectators present.
Mr.. shackelfordr the gentleman from Or
ange and patron Of the bill, was immedi-
tately recognized at the conclusion Of the
reading. The gentleman moved that the
bill be passed over the veto.
He stated that he did not wish to weary
the Senate with a speech, Tho bill spoke
for itself It had been passed With prac-
tically no objection, and he could see no
good reason why the measure should not
be passed over the Governors veto.
"The case is simply this" said the Or
ange Senator; sit is to prohibit the APP
pointment to the board Of people who
would adopt their own goods and sell
them to their servants. II this thing Is
lcne there will be the biggest book scan-
dal ever heard Of In Virginia" ;si5
Mr.. Clayton thought It due the Governor
to consider the reasons for tho veto, and
the matter went over until to-day. S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
FIGHTS BREWING
FOR LEGISLATURE u, ),
Some Fierce Contests Are
Expected This
Fall.

4 . Z II & ~ : M q
AS the Legislative session drags along
there is naturally great deal Of poltl-
cal gossip about the Capitol, and 1t is
gradually beginning to take the shape
that sentiment among the Democrats
looks for and fears some great contests
with the opposite party at the polls this
fall.
All the House and half tho Senate mem
bers are to be chosen, and 1t can be plain
ly seen thus early IN many Of the dis
tricts fierce party contests will rage.
Not a few OF the present members Of
both houses will be el!g vble for re- election
il they shall hold on to their present Of
fees of Commemorative Attorney. Super
intendent of Schools, etc. and others
have expressed desire to retire from
the bubbling whirlpool Of politics and Q
back to dwell again within the sound of
the waters that ripple OF. the plain. OF
private lfo. g &
This has been strenuous session OF
tho Legislature and not q feW members
have tired already Of Its cares and re-
sonsibilities, These, therefore, may not
run again. but there are others who will
seek vlndication In second term, and
still others who Will come back without
opposition
with the abolition of the present coun-
ty Court system there will naturally
come a strong flow of men now upon the
bench to the Legislature, and some Of
them are expected to take a very high
stand in the body, There VIII bty feat
ure of the senatorial fights this fall which
Will give them additional lie and inter-
est, and 1t is the fact that tho Senators
chosen viii take part in the United States
senatorship contest In 1905 Men are al
ready announcing themselves for the next
Legislature throughout the State, and by
tho middle OF thu, summer the contest
Will BIO on In dead earnes 2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
THE ANNIVERSARY OF
SHOCKOE COUNCIL

shockoe Council, No, ss5, Royal Area
nun, will celebrate her seventeenth an
niversary in a fitting manner at Belwt-
dere Hall tonight, Tho programme viii
he one Of exceptional interest and n
great crowd Is expected, as nearly all the
tickets have been takon, t5
The entertainment is primarily for
the families OF shockoe's members,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
MIR, Miner Recovering.

Tho condition OF Councilman r. w.
Miner, cashier OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company who was made quite III
early yesterday morning, as q result OF
having eaten some cream puffs, was much
improved last night. He Is practically out
of danger, and again In a few days will
be ont and attending to business as
usual, He Is at the residRce Of his sis.
ter Mrs. j. r, Putney, s