The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-13
ART LEAGUE
CALLED FOR MAY II
AT WASHINGTON.
Many Prominent Men and Women
Observation-Disclosures From MIR.
Roosevelt.

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Washington. April 13.-The re-
gents OF the National Academy of Art.
believing the time Is now ripe for
such a movement. have taken the in
itiative in the formation OF Nation
al Federation of Art Institutions, art
societies, municipal and village Inn
Iprovement societies, and all other as
lsociations which are intended TO I'M
prove the appearance of material
things. and to cultivate the public
taste The object OF such fedora
ton IL cooperation and mutual en-
Encouragement in the work which each
society happens TO be engaged. Form
er President Roosevelt, who took
deep interest in the subject described
the object OF the federation In a let
ter to Elihu Root. a short time before
he left the white house. saying:
Il am gratified to know that you
are taking an active interest In the
movement to organize National
Fedeyation OF Art and shall watch the
progress OF the movement with SYM
pathy. / shall do all can to pro-
mote IL. because iabeileve such an or
ganization can be made very effectiye
for good. II will encourage our ma
tive artists: II will aid In the estab-
lishment OF galleries and schools oil
art: Il VIII promote the work OF mu-
nic,pal art leagues and village Inn
provement associations: II will en-
courage higher standards OF architect
ure for our public edihces. our busl-
ness blocks and our homes, and also
do much to cultivate the public
taste"
President Taft feels the same IN
terest in the movement and will give
Il his cordial encouragement
Invitations are being sent 10 all
associations and institutions that are
interested In art and art education
and kindred subjects to send dele
gates to a convention to be held at
the New Willard hotel In Washington
on May II, ~ and 10. when Il Is ex-
pected the proposed federation will
be completely organized By the dele
gates and plans OF cooperation, will
be devised. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by a number OF gentlemen who
are prominent IN art circles and have
had experience in promoting similar
public movements.
The convention will be held under
the auspices OF the board OF regents
of the National Academy OF Art, oil
which ]. Pierpont Morgan Is presi-
dent; Charles NJ. Foulke. OF Wash
ington. Charles l.. hutchinson. OF
Chicago. and II. Winthrop Pierce. OF
Boston. are vice presidents, and Sen
ator Root. Senator Lodge. Senator
Newlands. Henry Walter. OF Balti-
more; Charles L. Freer, OF Detroit:
James ]. Hill. OF 81 Paul: Mrs Levi
n. Morton, Of New York: Mrs Phoebe
A. Hearst. Of California: Mrs. Frank
%. Louden. OF Chicago; Mrs. Bellamy
Storer, OF Cincinnati. and several
other equally prominent men and ko-
men are members. Glenn Brown. OF
Washington, is secretary; r. Francis
Riggs. OF Washington. Is treasurer,
and the committee on arrangements
for the convention consists OF william
f. Curtis. Arthur J. Parsons. OF the
library OF congress. and Francis f
Mlllot
Every organization In the country
that Is intended for the promotion Of
art and the education OF the public
taste Is expected to send delegates and
will receive a formal invitation upon
application to Glenn Brown secretary
the octagon, Washington.