The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-03

D. Il.
ney, president; H. L. Coats, vice
president; Gertrude McBryde, secre-
tary; Charles w. Shields, treasurer.
Executive committee, Mesdames C.
H. Orland, B. T. Byrnes; w. ]. Hunt
er, Librarian. The club met at the
home of Mrs. H. C. Shaver.-Idaho
Post, Moscow
AIM TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY
AND CULTIVATION OF TASTE.
(By William E. Curtis, written for
the Star and the Chicago Record
Herald)
1t Is proposed to call mass con-
vention in Washington of delegates
from all art associations, municipal
art societies, art institutions and
schools, village improvement associ-
ations, and other organizations in the
United States whose purpose is to
promote the study of art, the cult
walton of the public taste, and the
improvement Of appearances, for the
purpose of forming a federation to
promote the interests represented.
This is the age of concentration,
cooperation and combination, and it
Is not necessary to explain the ad-
vantage of team work over the indi-
vidual effort.
Such a federation as described can
be organized under an act of con-
gress, approved July 28,1S92, to au-
thorize the establishment of an acad-
envy and gallery of art in the Dis
trict of Columbia. This legislation
was secured by the late Kate Field,
who was very much interested in the
subject and worked very hard to en-
list prominent people throughout the
country in the movement.
The object of the proposed fedora
ton, generally speaking, is, to en-
courage the study of art and the
cultivation Of the public taste.
l. The organization of art clubs
and societies.
2. The establishment of art
schools and local art galleries.
3. To encourage American artists i
and to secure their recognition and
TO increase their compensation.
4 To secure the removal of tke
duty on works of art and books and
other publications devoted to thel
fine arts.
5. To improve national. state. !
and private architecture,
.. To extend public parks and
and to encourage indi-
viduals to beautify their own prop
erty.
Z. To promote all movements for.
village improvement and plans for
identifying cities.
8. To assist in preserving natural
scenery from destruction and desc
Grafton and to extend the national
park system.
y. TO assist in the protection of
The forests and streams; to encour-
age the planting of trees, the plant
ing of flower gardens and decora-
ION OF door yards and everything
mat Will embelish the public streets
of our cities, towns and villages.
10. To assist in the publication
'f a magazine devoted to news con-
'erning art and kindred topics. The
magazine is to be the organ
IND exponent of the federation, as
science is the organ of the American
association for the Advancement Of
Science and the Geographic Maya
line is the organ of the National
Geographic Society.
II. To support and advance the
interests of a national gallery of art
Which has already been established
lnder the Smithsonian Institution,
" requests of important collections
rom the late Harriet Lane Johnston
I Washington, Mr.. Evans of New
,ork and Mr.. Freer of Detroit.
IL. To assist in securing the erec-
ion of an appropriate building for
ne national gallery at Washington
to the Congressional
library and the new National mus
UNI.
ID. Finally to make WASHINGTON
ne art center of the United tSates.
$ 1t is already the political center
nd is rapidly becoming the scientific
nd educational center of the coun-
y.
The founder of the Smithsonian
1stitution intended that it should
art as we'll as science
III PIoHoCc IHe INFUSION or knOWi-
dye concerning both, and he so pro-
lded in his benefaction. Congress
'cognized this in 1886 and during
lie early history of the institution
'oms for gallery of art were espe-
ally designed in the building, a val
able collection of prints, engravings
I'D casts was secured abroad, and
an collections of paintings and
ulpture were placed there on ex-
bition. In 1866, however, the
'ints were removed to the library
congress; and in 1874, and again
1879, various art objects belong
6 to the institution were deposited
the Corcoran gallery. Suitable
'eproof quarters were subsequently
divided for these collections under
special appropriation by congress,
It their recall was deferred until
1876. when formal action in the mat
r was taken by the board of re-
'nts.
Some of the prints are still in the
'rary of congress, and a few other
orks OF art, including the Evans
lection, are still in the Corcoran