Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-13
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ART
Move to Form General Association of
All Societies.
PRESIDENT TAFT INTERESTED
I%ntrHtion l. 60 Improve Appearance
~ Material ThInss and
cultivate Fable
Taste.

WASHINGTON, April i2-The regents OF
the National Academy of Art, believing that
the time is now ripe for such a movement,
have taken the initiative for the formation
of a national federation of art institutes,
art societies, municipal and village i'm
provement societies and all other associa-
lions which are intended to improve the
appearance OF material things and to Guilt
waite the public taste. The object OF such
a federation is mutual encouragement in
the work which each society happens to be
engaged in.
Ex-President Roosevelt. who took a deep
interest In the subject. described the OBJ
ject OF the federation in a letter to Elihu
Root a short time before he left the white
House. saying: II am gratified to know
you are taking an active interest in the
movement to organize a national federation
OF art and shall watch the progress Of the
movement with sympathy. I shall do all
] can to promote It, because ! believe such
an organization can be made very effective
for good. It will encourage our native art
lists. it will aid in the establishment of
galleries and schools Of art, II will promote
the work of municipal art leagues and vii
lage Improvement associations, It will en-
courage higher standards Of architecture
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and our homes and also do much to Guilt
vste the public taste
President Taft Interested.
President Taft feels the same interest
I'm the movement and will give IT his cor
dial encouragement. Invitations are being
sent to all associations and institutions
that are interested in art, art education
and kindred subjects to send delegates to
a convention TO be held at the New Will
lard hotel. in Washington, on May IL,
j. and IS, when IL is expected that the
proposed federation will be completely
organized by the delegates and plans of
cooperation will be devised Addresses
Will be delivered by a number of gentle
men who are prominent in art circles and
who rave had experience in similar pub
lie movements.
The convention will be held under the
auspices of the board of regents OF the
National Academy of Art, of which j.
Pierpont Morgan is president, Charles
NJ. FouIke of Washington, Charles L.
Hutchinson of Chicago and n. Winthrop
Pierce. vice presidents, and Senator Root,
Senator Lodge, Senator N~ewlands, Henry
Walters of Baltimore, Charles l.. Freer
of Detroit. James j. Hill of st. Paul. Mrs.
Levi T. Morton Of New York, Mrs. Phoebe
A. Hearst Of California. Mrs. Frank o.
Lowden OF Chicago, Mrs. Bellamy stores
OF Cincinnati and several other equally
prominent women and gentlemen are
members. Glenn Brown of Washington
is secretary, e.. Francis Riggs of Wash
ington is treasurer and the committee of
arrangements for the convention consists
of william e. Curtis, Arth ur ]. Parsons
of the library OF congress and Francis Il.
Millett. Every organization in the Goun-
try 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 ap-
plication to Glenn Brown, secretary, the
Ostagon. Washington. u. c.