The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-08
Arrangements for the Event
Are Rapidly Being Com
pleted by Association.
SCULPTURE A FEATURE.
MRS. JOHNSTON HAS SECURED
ABOUT SIXTY PIECES REPRE-
sENTING THE WORK OF SOME
OF MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE.

Every indication points TO the most
successful exhibition ever given by
the Richmond Art association, when
that of this year is opened next
month. Arrangements for the details
are being completed rapidly and
nothing is being LETT uudone that will
add anything TO the value and attrac-
uveness of the display, which will be
made June 8 to %. A NEE ting of the
officers of the organization was held
yesterday afternoon. Those present
were Mrs. NJ. F. Johnston. T. \. Mott,
Miss Carrie Lesh. Miss Alice Unthank,
ElwOod Morris, Mrs. James MORRISON.
Miss Alice Locke. John F. Robbins,
c. X. Chase and Mrs. Paul Comstock.
Mrs. Morrison reported for the arts
and crafts committee that a prize of
s. will be awarded for the best piece
of handicraft having artistic merit
done by resident of Wayne county
The award will be made by a ivy Of
three, consisting of Mrs. James Nor
risson, Miss Margaret Overlook and
Miss Alice Locke. 1t is the hope of
the board that in this way some good
work will be brought out and a per-
manent group of workers here in Rich
mond established. Any handicraft to
be entered in this exhibit should be
sent to the home of Mrs. Elmer Egge-
meyer on South Eighteenth street,
May 10 and 20 for inspection by the
jury. Work will be received in cera-
mics medals textiles leather, wood,
etc
Mrs. Paul Comstock reported that
the historic exhibit being arranged by
the regent, Mrs. Will Gaar and various
committees of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, is progressing
finely and will be an interesting and
attractive exhibit. -
John +. Robbins suggested it might
be possible to secure the loan of a
great painting done by famous Eng.
lish artist through a friend at Green
vile. Ohio The board encouraged
| Mr.. Robbins to make d special effort to
obtain this painting.
Mrs. Johnston reported that pic.
lures for the exhibition have begun to
arrive at Muncie and the display will
open May II. She has secured sixty
pieces of sculpture in small bronZes
and plasters representing such names
as Daniel French, Eli Harvey ChasteI
| Beach, Miss Clara Hill, Mrs. Bessie
! Potter BOnnoh. Louis Potter, dorado
! Taft, Nellie Walker. Leonard Cru
nellie, Janet Scudder. Louise Eyre
Caroline Ball, Helen Hibben, Richard
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| fully selected from eastern exhibits
and the Chicago exhibit and will be
an unusually attractive feature in the
twelfth annual exhibition in this city
as we'll as at Muncie.
The board of the Reid Memoria
church offered the association an or
gan recital by Miss Laura CASTOR
Remembering what a delightful Occas
ion the recital was last year the di
rectors accepted the offer with much
appreciation. The recital will be Civ
en- on the afternoon of Friday June IL
The subject of making the exhibi
ton understood better by the public
was discussed at length. In view O
the number and variety of the eXhib
it's this year in old and new meta
work, it was decided to ask Mrs Her
man Hall of Chicago to give her lee
ture on antique and Modern Gold
smiths Work" 1t will be illustrated
by a display of jewelry which she viii
bring. 1t was decided to hold a gen
eral meeting of the association il
about two weeks to hear reports from
all committees having the various ex
hibits in charge.