Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Address by Glenn Brown.

Address by Glenn Brown.
of the federal government i'm fine arts.
He spoke of the great national parks,
Yellowstone, Gettysburg. and others, and
the national reservations from enc end OF
the country to the other which must be
made beautiful. He spoke. too of the
interest the government had in laying
oul cities. among them Washington and
Manila, and of the interest the govern
ment has in erecting hundreds of public
buildings.
Mr. Brown said the government had
spent about $500OO0.GOO in purchasing
objects of art since it's organization. In
the early days. he said. the public men
had been careful to select paintings and
statues that had real art merit. but that
from 1880 to 1900 there had been Woe
full neglect along this line.
The administrations Of Roosevelt and
Taft. he said. had done more to aid the
cause of art than any others.
Mr.. Brown praised the park commits
sion's plan for the improvement of WASH
ingtun. He said this plan should he adj
heredsto by the government, that 1t Of
fereaa great opportunities to the govern
ment in identifying the National Capital.
Site, for Lincoln Memorial.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution placing
tue 1CUcTdllOu StudiStS Ou itCosu ldNoT
of the site selected by the park commis-
sion for the Lincoln memorial His reso-
luton unanimously adopted.
Edwin Ii. Blashfield read "A paper on
THE Ethics and Politics of Mural Paint
ing
Edward I. Hartman, secretary of the
Massachusetts Civic League, made an ad-
dress on How to Reach the People" Mr..
Hartman advised going into the primary
and the good in art.
Industrial art was discussed by DIR.
James Parton Haney, director of art in
New York high schools.
Earlier in the day a letter was read to
the convention from Gov. Wilson Of Ken
lucky cOngratulating the federation upon
the work it is doing and wishing it all
success.
Election of Officers.
Under the constitution of the federation
it's president, secretary and assistant sec
rotary are elected for terms OF two years.
The other officers terms expired at the
end Of the year. 1t therefore was neces-
sary to elect the vice presidents, the
treasurer and the board of trustees.
These officers were elected today,
follows: Vice presidents, 7. Lindsey Blay-
ney of Kentucky, Henry Read OF Colo
RADIO. Miss Newport Of Minnesota. Mrs.
Charles Scheuber of Texas, Ralph Adams
Cram of Boston, Mass; George w. Gable
OF Northampton. Mrs. f. w. Pattison of
St. Louis Robert Fletcher of San Fran
cisco. Cass Gilbert of New York: treas
urer. Marvin r. Seattle: Loard of direct-
ors &. ID. Seymour, Il. G. LeFarge. Her.
bert Adams, r.. r. Gsrnsey. d. x. Boyd,
Miss F. y. Levy, Glenn Brown. Hennen
Jennings. Henry Kirke Porter A. ]. Par
sons, G. W. Ames. Theodore Marbury, III.
c. Ives. c. d. Norton, T. Nelson Page
N. H. Carpenter, Lloyd Warren.
The delegates to the convention will be
entertained at reception tonight at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art from to IL
o'clock.
The first address delivered at the ses-
sion which began at = o'clock this after
noon was by James William Pattison.
secretary of the Municipal Art League
Of Chicago, on Municipal Art in Chi
cago." The rest of the program for this
afternoon and for tomorrow follows:
This afternoon-"What the Art and
Crafts Movement Has Accomplished" by
F. Allen Whiting. secretary of the Ma
tional League OF Handcraft Societies.
THE International Congress of Art Edu-
cation" 10y James Frederick Hopkins
chairman of the American committee:
Art History i'm the College Curriculum"
by Prof T. Lindsey Blayney of the
Central University. OF Kentucky
Tomorrow's Program.
Thursday, May l9-Reception OF dele
gates by the President of the United
States in the executive offices at the
White House at 10 O'Clock.
Morning session. II oclock-"Art as Il
National Asset, by Francis q. New
lands. United States senator from Ne
vada; Museum Possibilities. by Halscy
G. ives. director of the City Museum, st.
Louis, Mo.
Afternoon session. ococli-"Art IN
South America" by John Barrett. di-
rector OF the International Bureau OF
American Republics: CITY Planning By
Cass Gilbert. past president of tn, Ameri-
can Institute vf Architects; The Ethics
and Politics of Mural Painting, 10y Ed
win Fl. Blashfield, president OF the Ma
tional Society OF Mural Painters: Ar
as an Educational Force in the
Popular Appreciation OF Art by Prof,
Mitchell Carroll, secretary OF the Ar