Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08

The reports of the Treasurer and
Relief Committee were audited and
found TO be correct by Guy o. Bah
cock and Dean B. Philleo.
Ii Was encouraging TO know our
funds for this year excluded those of
last year by 5000. For in any under
taxing, the expenditure of small
sum of money is usually necessary,
and the fact that we have sufficient
funds TO start the incoming years
work properly is very gratifying.
The Standing Committees then report
ed, following is
The Report of the Art Committee.
The work of the Art Committee
during the past year has been much
the same as in years previous. The
work upon the afternoon arranged for
the quarterly meeting of the Fedora
ton differed somewhat from previous
years in that We had no outside
speaker.
We devoted the afternoon to Ameri-
can and japanese Pottery and three
most entertaining and Instructive
papers were given by Mrs. James
Wright, Mrs. o. T. Hougen and Mrs.
Edward Whitney. A loan exhibit
was collected and used to illustrate
the chief beauties of the potteries
considered and the points in which
they differed an eXcelled other pot
teries OF limitations.
In considering the work for which
the Federation really stands the i'm
provement and uplifting Of the city
and its people and the beautifying of
the city itself we found nothing we
thought that would be of so much
benefit to the largest number as an
exhibition Of prints similar to the
ones held in previous years.
Negotiating with the ElSon Art
Co., of Boston found we could reduce
transportation charges to $500 and
also il we were able to give an order
of $4,000 would be allowed discount
of 20 per cent. Decided it was well
worth working for and asked teachers
to help by having pupils give pennies
or nickles. The result was satisfactory.
This year our entire picture order 30
Elson amounted to S1yO.SO of this
S44. 80 were private orders and the re-
mainder of SI46.50 is invested in pic
lures to be placed in our different
School-roomS. There had been little
disappointment to number of the
children in previous years, owing to
the fact that each room had not been
able to secure picture. None of the
prints being below $500 especially the
kindergarten and lower grades all
rooms had not been able to secure the
required and greatly desired amount,
the smaller sums being used TO help
those rooms having larger amounts
but not quite enough to secure the de-
sired picture. This year we decided
to obviate this difficulty if possible
and are happy to report we were sue
cesSful and that every room below the
High School will have picture, These
are all the best Elson Prints none be-
ing below $500 and raging as high as
$3.50.
The High School received no assist
ance raising all their own funds and
secured six pictures ranging in price
from $500 to $3.50.
We were able to expend all the
money secured this year for the Fed
Grafton Board very kindly decided to
pay all expenses and also to contribute
a small sum towards the general fund
for they felt that in no better way
could they use part of their funds
than in encouraging the children to
make their school-rOoms more attrac-
tive. The Federation had not be ' to
any expense for the Art Comm. zee
this year by securing an out-of-town
speaker for their afternoon meeting
our public schools and desiring to do
so thought it much better to contri-
butte small sum to general fund than
to make just one donation of picture
or piece of Statuary.
The following is the financial report
of the exhibit,
Funds received from Art Elk. Sl02.70
Contributed by Federation go
Total used for purchase of
pictures Sl12.40
The total expense was S1O.75 adding
to that the afore mentioned 1910
makes total of $2045 contributed by
the Federation towards funds for pur-
chasing pictures. / wish to make
this point clear that owing to the dis
count of 20 per cent the sum of SIP. 40
which we had to. expend, together
with our percentage on outside sales,
will place pictures to the value of
S146.50 in our public school rooms.
The committee were very fortunate
in securing the Witter Manual Train
ing School for their exhibition and
every afternoon feature which GER
tainly Wed with the exhibit in pleas
ure and interest to the visiting public
was the demonstration and serving of
cakes, tea and coffee by the Domestic
Science class.
Also every evening the visitors were
much interested in viewing the Man.
ual Training class demonstrating their
various crafts.
Also, every afternoon, the High
School Orchestra and the Glee Club
each rendered two selections All
combining to make the Art Exhibit
of much pleasure and profit to all.
The Art Committee suggest that