The Washington herald., 1911-05-20

Americans and Britains have
been too busily engaged with the
development of their business, in
dustrial, political, and commercial
affairs to have given that attention
to art and artistic matters which
might be wished" said Ambassador
James Bryce to the gathering Of
American artists and architects at
the Pan-American Union Building
last night.
BRYCE THE SPEAKER.
Ambassador Bryce was the speaker Of
the evening. He arrived late, but the
guests and members of the American
Federation of Arts had remained to lis
ten to the great publicist- He was
greeted by a large and distinguished
audience.
The Ambassador told the critics and
creators Of works Of art just how much
the directed development Of artistic
thought by organizations similar to the
federation had benefited England and
was benefiting the United States. He re-
called the often repeated statement that
great Industrial nations find 1t the hard
est to develop artists. He recalled the
fact that the hey-day Of British art had
been in the lazier times Of the closing
years of the eighteenth century and the
beginning Of the nineteenth century. and
that the later and busier years Of the
nineteenth century had witnessed re-
sction from the high standards set by
the great artists of the previous period.
OF the relation, which great wealth
bears to art. the Ambassador said:
The productive period Of nation
when the great fortunes are In process
Of upbuilding. art may languish. but
there is no reason why the possession
of great wealth by a nation should prove
anything but a benefit to the cause Of
art and Of higher forms Of architecture
and sculpture. From the men and
women of wealth must come the sinews
for the production of the major art
works Of the world. just as the weather.
of the nations are able to spare the
means for the construction Of the great
marvels of architecture"
Ambassador Bryce placed France as
the foremost nation in artistic develop
ment to-day. He believes that where
France stands is a position which the
wealth Of the United States and Canada
may land those two nations in a later
period. The Ambassador is most opti-
mistic as to the progress Of art in the
United States.
An Ideal Spot.
The Pan-American Union Building
again served to prove that within its
beautiful and spacious Railways WASH
ington has found an ideal spot for func-
tions of the character OF last nights
reception. The grateful GOODNESS of the
dimly illuminated patio, with its roof
thrown open to the skies. made the
building habitable even upon such a
torrid night as last night Director Bar.
rett assisted Secretary F. d. Millet in
making the hundreds Of guests comfort
able and in performing the numerous
introductions. Among those present
were:
The British Ambassador. the Bolivian
Minister, the Ecuadorian Minister,
Charles L. Hutchinson. Glenn Brown,
Henry B. F. Mcfarland. George o. Tot
ten, John w. Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Thropp. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence B. Hight. Mr.. and Mrs. Colon Liv-
ingstone, DIR. and Mrs. Frank Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Unwin. Miss Amy
Grant, Mrs. John Jay White. Mrs. E. w.
Patison, Mrs. Howard Wilson. Miss
Frances Levy, Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. Amatis. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. X. Bush-Brown, Mrs. ana MISS
Marche, the Misses Millard, MI and MRS.
and Miss Moser, Mr.. and Mrs. Silver,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leisenring. DR.. T. wayland
Vaughn, Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. Mr.. Mar
shall, Miss Powell, Edwin II. Blash-
field, Ralph Clakson, c. Carl Minnige-
rode ana Miss May Hamilton.