The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-21
The Art Exhibit.

The present exhibit of the Art Club IS
paintings ever shown In this city. Many
Of the artists are regular contributors
to tho exhibition of the American Water
Color and Miniature Society, as well as
to tho Society Of American Artists and
the Academy Of Design. This is q sufn-
Client guarantee Of the quality Of the
work, If such assurance were needful.
The important purpose Of these ex-
hiblts, however. is not to crafty the
artists who show them, but to furnish n
standard of artistic culture that will
raise the whole tone Of the community
in tho matter Of appreciation of the
paintings
We have progressed enormously in the
matter OF artistic taste when we COM
pare our standard to that Of the early
seventies but there Is still great field
for Improvement, and 1t Is a public duty
as well as pleasure to famillarize one
self as far as possible with good paint
ings.
The Art Club, The Wednesday Club
and the Civic Improvement League are
all expressions of the same desire to
make life fuller and more beautiful for
the city Of Richmond and its inhab-
well Us tho means Of each of these in
situations.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fox, rs,
tho rumor that Virginia delegation to
the st. Louis Convention would be for
German, in spite of the fact that the
Democrats Of Virginia are for Parker,
the Providence CR. ~ Telegram says:
",rhe prediction concerning the action
of the Virginia delegates at St. Louis
Is similar to that being made OF dele
gates from other States. 1t is but nat
ural to suppose that If any considerable
number of delegates arc uninstructed the
schenling politicians, the managing lead
ers. will DO busy amongst them in or
der that this or that deal may be sue
cesstully engineered But we are not
looking for an accidental outcome of
the st. Louis Convention. Rather do
we expect n result brought about by de-
llberate and conservative nction-action
that must tend toward victory In No
velnber..
cutie so. That will be peoples con-
vention.
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The streets of Richmond, whether they
be good or evil, are at least safely pre-
served from any adverse criticism by
name, because they are unmarked. We
know that it Is expensive and difficult
to mark streets, but 1t Is mono the less
necessary.
New York has recently made great
progress in this department, and we GER
| tainly ought not to he behind. Our city
| Is becoming more and more of n center
for visitors, and they drive around with
out knowing the name of the street they
are on, nor have they any reasonable
opportunity for finding 1T out because q
great majority Of the streets are utterl!
devoid of any indication as TO what theil
names might be. Let us begin ut once
to put up enduring and useful signs ant
do away with tho Alimsy strips of tin
that have heretofore adorned our stree
| lamps for a brief space.
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A North Carolina paper In commenting
to the voters candidate for the Les
laturc says among other good things:
1--WE believe he would make a good anG
true representative of all the people; Is
4, "A farmer by occupation, business mar
J Of experience, known all over the cOun
| y to be as true as steel to every trust;
Not only the steel trust. but to al
Others, one would imagine.
Observation-Disclosures
H. Jefferson to the contrary notwith-
standing. there were no flies on the
Meckenburg Declaration Of Independence
which was properly celebrated IN this
city last night.
| Observation-Disclosures
The jamestown Expo folks can stand
! good deal, but Friday and y was too