The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-06

The sixth annual exhibition of the
Birmingham Art club held its opening re-
ception Wednesday afternoon and night
For the first time in the history of
the club prominent society women, as
sisted the members of the club in receiv-
ing their guests. Among these were:
Mrs. r. II. Pearson, Mrs. j. M. Cart
wright. Mrs. e. NJ. Tutwiler Mrs. Rivers
Carter, Mrs. James Bowron. Mrs. Rufus
N. Rhodes. Mrs. Richard Johnston, Mrs.
Frank Nelson, Mrs. Sidney Bowie, Mrs.
T. o. Smith, Mrs c. P. Orr, Mrs. Mum
ger, Mrs. Massey, and Mrs. Elias Davis,
for the afternoon, with Mrs. Guice, Mrs.
Head and Miss Sarah Neill presiding over
the punch table.
The iadies receiving at night were: Mrs.
David Roberts, Mrs. w. d. Nesbit Mrs.
Gordon Crawford, Mrs. Walker Percy,
Mrs. William Jordan, Mrs. Pascal Shook,
Mrs Eugene Brown, Mrs. John kaul,
Mrs. Bruce Brewer, Mrs. Harold Samson,
Mrs. Mel Drennen, Mrs. Victor Hanson,
Mrs. Ross Smith, Mrs. Frank Lathrop,
Mrs. C. Q. Lock, Mrs. John Caldwell
Mrs. r. II. crockard, Mrs. Kettig, Mrs.
Webb Crawford Mrs. Fulenwider, Mrs.
Henry Badham, Mrs. E. W. Barrett and
Mrs. Maben, with Mrs. Culpepper Exum
Mrs. Albert Lynn and Mrs. Arthur East
wood presiding over the punch bowl; also
the clubs two honorary members, Miss
Ella Polk Hubbert and Miss Myrtle
Miles.
The Birmingham Art club has kept
steadily onward and upward in its six
years of existence until this, its largest
and best and most successful mid-Lent
exhibition.
Miss Virginia Wooley exhibited Volen-
dam Girl in duh tones, which was very
fine, as also her fishing boats and her
bathing house at Princetown. in more
cheerful tone.
Miss Lucille Douglass. formerly of Bir-
mingham, but later of New York and
Faris, and now of Texas and California,
was represented by several splendid
things, painted while abroad, but not ex-
hibited here before An Old Yalendam
Woman, Cleaning Day in Holland, on the
Dunes and some pastels that are beautiful
in coloring.
Miss Della Dryer, recently returned from
a long sojourn in New York, and a longer
one in Paris, was represented by many
beautiful things, but particularly charm
ing was the portrait study of a girl of
meditative mood, dressed in pale yellow
and sitting by a table on which sits a
large bowl of pink roses. A picture of
Miss Dryers which was exhibited in the
Salon, I'm the Studio,'' is also interesting
and A Dutch Interior, in blush tones, is
very attractive. Also by the same artist
are some outdoor sketches made in Eu-
rope, which are delightful compositions
Miss Hannah Elliott is represented by
many charming landscapes in water color
in and around Birmingham and some
beautiful miniatures of prominent people
not hitherto exhibited here.
Mr.. Clifford Evans has two splendid
architectural drawings. Mr.. William Les
lie Welton exhibits a number of archi-
tectural drawings, of which the red brick
Residence for Crawford johnson" and
"a Pleasure Pavilion and sketch for
School Building" were particularly at
tractve.
Miss Carrie Hill another Birmingham
girl, has some beautiful misty New Eng
land sea and beach and mountain scenes.
The Green Boat, a little poem as it were,
and a Grey Day also, were particularly
attractive. BY the same artist are some
views nearer home.
Mrs Leonard Hobart has some charm
ing miniatures, one made from an old
daguerrotype, and two beautiful bowls,
one enamel and the other Satsuma. These
are particularly interesting in that they