El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-24
ARTDEPARTMENT OF WONANS CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS AT FINAL MEETING OF CLUB YEAR

! "HE last meeting Of the club year
I Of the art department Of the
WOman's club was held on We'd
I nesday afternoon at the assembly hall
( Of the Paso del Norte. The meeting
was opened by the chairman, Mrs. A P
Thompson. and the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting were read by Mrs J. L
l Dwyer and approved.
An election Of officers of the de-
/ partment for the ensuing year was held
and resulted as follows; Chairman,
Mrs. J. h Hlrti vice chairman MIS-
Carl Lee Smith; secretary, Mrs. T, NJ
Waller; treasurer, Mrs John {. Schulz
The program for the day then fol-
lowed, the subject Of which was Amer
lean etchers." The walls Of the hall
were hung with an exhibit Of etchlngs,
the artists being Charles h Gleeson'
OF St Louis, and Alexander Lledmann-
These etchlngs were loaned by j. Z
Strauss, Of St Louis, personal friend
OF C. X GleesOn and F. ). Feldman.
The exhibition was OF scenes in Eng
land, Holland, Spain and France. These
pictures are part Of Sn exhibit held IN
St Louis in April
Miss Alice Hendee gave an interest
ing talk on the history and character
1SucS OF etchingS and explained those
on exhibition. Miss Hendee said fine
etch1ngS expressed themselves IN as
few lines as possible. She also gave
short sketch of the life Of the artist
9. K Gleeson, who has been an eX-
hibitOr in the Paris salon. Being
ambitious and without means to con-
tnue his study, he worked in a railroad
office and attended night school
mrs l. L Mu1dy gave an lnteresIlnS
paper on +. S Church, an American
painter and etcher. One of his most
noted pictures is The Vikings Daugh-
ter" 1t is said by some he painted the
most beautiful women in art.
Mrs. W ). Valentine gave a sketch
Of Thomas Moran, an American land
scape' painter and etcher. She said he
has made US acquainted with the great
west: one of his most noted pictures
being "a Chasm OF the Colorado" Paint
ing of America has been his life work
and he is now 76 years old.
The poem by kipling, which was
study in natural history, and the an
swer by Hall Game, were beautifully
read by Mrs. 7. N NealOn- Mrs. c. L
Smith read a paper on James Mcneil
Whistler, one of the greatest American
artists One OF his most beautiful paint
ings is My Mother"
Mrs, Thompson showed masterpieces
Of artists which added much to the in
terest Of the program
A rising vote of thanks was given
Miss Hendee for her talk, and It was
moved and seconded that a letter OF
thanks be sent to Mr.. Feldman for his
loan Of the exhibit to the department
The meeting then adjourned.
The local W. c. 7. Q. will give a re-
ception to the members and other
ALAtnuS On ELAuag evening DcS
at eight o'clock, in the First Christian
church The program, which viii be as
follows, is in charge Of Mrs. L L Rob
inson:
Orchestra. Calvary Houston Square
Pa Dtist church.
Welcome. Mrs. Herman c. Porter.
Instrumental music, Miss Madeline
Fisk.
Cheer From Tennessee" Mrs. Ler-
lie Jones Boykin-
Instrumental music. Miss Delphine
Naries.
My observation Of land I have Wis
tied" Mrs. Fred c. Emery.
Orchestra
"Whistling," Mrs. Russell. Of Austin.
Means To An End" Dr.. D. W Det-
wiler.
Impersonation: refreshments; music
by an orchestra and a social hour.