Evening journal., 1911-11-10
HOLD SUNDAY MEMORIAL
FOR THE DEAD ARTIST
Friends Of Howard Pyle Ar
range for Church Service
Here
NO NEWS YET OF THE
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS >

As an immediate expression of their
sorrow on the part of Howard Pyle's
personal friends in this city, it was
decided last night. after conferences.
to hold a memorial service at A o'clock
ON Sunday afternoon. in the Church
OF the New Jerusalem. Delaware Ave-
nue. and Washington street, where Mr..
Pyle and his family we're members.
All friends Of Mr. Pyle are invited to
be present There will be music, and
tributes to the late artist by several
who knew him intimately. Members
OF the artist colony will attend the
service.
There will be other moro formal
memorial tributes later. when 1t il
known what funeral arrangements
have been decided upon by the artists
family. No further word has been
received from Italy concerning Mr..
Pyle's death, and It may be a week
or more before relatives I'm Whining
ton will know the plans made by the
family. although II seems probahlo
that they will return TO America.
Although the death OF Mr.. Pyle isl
mourned by the whole world. and all
the newspapers Of America have
published eloquent tributes to the
man and his work. yet It Is to the
people OF Wilmington that he most,
closely belongs. Here he was not
only one Of the worlds greatest
artists, but a well-beloved teacher to
his many pupils, and a lifelong friend
to his Wilmington neighborH.
About nine years ago a young man
stole several articles from Mr.. Pylesl
home here and after complaint had
been made TO the Police Department.
the young man was arrested. When
Mr.. Pyle heard of the arrest he went
to the police headquarters. where he
questioned the youth. He was In
formed where the stolen articles had
been pawned. and while Il cost Mr..
Pyle SIS TO recover the articles, Mr..
Pyle refused TO press the case. Before
the youth was dismissed from custody
the late artist handed him a IS bill
, and told him 20 live an honest life.
| What became Of the young offender
Is not known. but those who Witnessed
the incident refer TO it az n fitting cx-
ample OF the kindliness OF the artp-v
Always Generous. -
} The things Mr.. Pyle's friends re-
I member In this hour Of their 5ereavo-
ment are the generosity and Kindness
Of the man. Howard Pyle was IN
% tenselv a Wilmingtonian, every art
, talk that he gave 10 his pupils and
( friends was filled with a love for the
town OF his birth. and an admiration
for It's customs, its Scenery. its people.
They represented 10 him the best ami
truest Americanism. His ardent de-
sire for American art had kept him
until the last year of his life from
European travel, lest he lose the
American spirit He earnestly ad-
vised young artists to study only IN
America at least during their forma-l
tive days and It was his ambition to
discover and help one who should be
the great American artist, that led
him 70 teach. TO give a great portion
of his time without money and with
out price. to the seventy-ive or more
artists who have studied with him in
Wilmington. 10 the greater numbers
that studied with him at Drexel In
stitute in Philadelphia. and to the
hundreds that have been deeply In
fiuenced by his art lectures in Phila-
delphia. New York and Chicago.
Mr.. Pyle was a man who hated any
rsort Of hypocrisy OF sentimentalfty
in art or life. who believed IN teach
ing great things through a close study
Of nature and humanity. Great as he
was. he thought little Of glory, but
was happiest in his every day life
With his family and neighbors. When
a visitor once commented on the deep
admiration shown by his pupils, the
artist replied laughingly, IF I was
really as great as those young people
think I am, there would be no living
with me I should be so proud"
When Mr. Pyle finally did go to
italy to portray with pen and brush
certain phases Of life he became
European enthusiast lie wrote to
his pupils that they'd better como
over too.
His Italian work Is represented by
a story and illustrations in the No
vember Harper's Magazine.
Strangely, II was on the day Of his
death, that the e. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Co sent out the first
copies of their next years calendar,
which are from a large painting bv
Howard Pyle. The picture represents
the old-tir1e wagons taking powder to
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