The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
STUDIO HOSPITALITY TO
VISITING TEACHERS

The art and music studios in the Watts
building were opened with prodigal hos
pltality yesterday Afternoon to the visiting
delegates to the Alabama Educational as
ISOLATION. Miss Daisy Rowley, Miss Edna
K Smith, Mr. c. O.. Friermood, Miss
Cleo Glover Mile Rene, Miss Sara NAL
lam, Mrs. J. B. Raulston. Miss Abbie
Murphy and c. r. Klenk, were the hosts
and hostesses of the occasion, and their
Interesting std;ous made an interesting
rendezvous for the scores of visitors, who
will remember the hour spent there as
one of the happies of their weekend
visit to Birmingham. The studios are all
extremely attractive. Miss Rowleys s,
with its collection of photographs of the
musicians interesting friends, and statu-
cites OF the composers, its cosy furnish
ings and draperles enhanced yesterday
by a floral setting OF Killarney roses,
carnations handsome plants, showing
under rose-tinted lights the gracious cor
diality extended by the hostess and the
coterie of friends asked to add their well
come to her own made her reception
one of more than passing interest. Among
| those invited to receive with her Were:
Mrs A. j. Bowron, Mrs Charles g.
Davis. Miss Floribel Brown, Miss Carrie
Rowley Mrs. Viola Redin. Miss Ellen
Linn Motion, Miss May Belle OBrien,
Miss Margaret I.atady, Miss -Maybelle
Roden. Miss ELIZABETH Catalan. Mrs.
Modie Cunningham, Miss Margaret
| O'Neir and Mr.. C. A. Brown, principal
| High school; Mr. e. Il. Smith. principal
Martin school, Mr. Griggs, principal Hen
| ley school: Mr.. G.. e. Wallace, principal
| Barker school
II was in Mr. Friermood's studio that
| frozen punch and dainty bon-bons were
| served during the afternoon on long
| table smiIax trimmed and bedeolSed with
violcts His apartment and that of Mr..
! Klenk. different essentially from the 9TH
srs in their austerity of furnishing and
decoration, but proclaiming at the same
F., time that the muse abldes there. and that
| the artistic temperament, whether belong
| ing to man or woman. must surround
| itself with attractive things, was found
most interesting. In Mr.. Klenk's studio
| his quaint relics. the photographs of
| great yiolinists and their instruments, his
| own collection of violins, and contrasting
| quantity with the things that bespealS the
temperament artistic. his photographs OF
| retrievers with the fowling pieces telling
of his love for the out of doors interested
! many who were impressed with the per-
| sonalities of these interesting folk in Blr-
minghan's Little Bohemia.
| Mrs Sara Mallams studio, as feminine
| as dainty, rose draperies and walls, shad-
| ed tapers and water color sketches can
| make it, Yves a charming rendezvous for
| the teachers. Her own graceful welcome
was augmented by that of group of
! her friends.
| Miss Edna Smith, the young portrait
| painter. opened her two studios with an
| exhibition of her work and that of her
pupils which was as helpful as 1t was
pleasant to those who are making a life
work OF art or drawing. Her walls were
| lined with paintings and cast drawings
which were suggestive of the work done
both by herself and her students. Miss
kSmith was assisted by Miss Margaret Me
| Adory Miss Pearl Blackburn, Miss Ruth
Finch, Miss Eleanora Douglass, Mrs.
| Louise Shacfer-Cone and Miss Haywood
Motion.
| A visit to Mrs. Raulston's studio was
much enjoyed. Her display OF hand-paint-
ed CHINA is linexceled in Birmingham,
and the fragile bits covering wide rangs