Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
ARTISTS OF NOTE
MEET IN CAPITAL
American Federation We'll
coined to City by Commits
sioner Rudolph.
WILSON'S TO RECEIVE
VISITING DELEGATES
Interesting Discussions Will Mark
Sessions-Exhibit of Industrial
Arts a Feature.

Artists and sculptors of national repute
are In Washington today and tomorrow
to attend the fourth annual convention
of the American Federation of Arts. the
opening sessions OF which were held in
the large ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel today. The sessions will continue
this afternoon and tomorrow, the conven-
ton concluding with a garden party at
the White House at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. at which the delegates will
De the guests of the President and Mrs.
Wilson,
10 Washington at this mornings session
by commissioner Rudolph, who commend
cd IN nigh terms the work of the Organi-
zatlon represented by the delegates, and
referred to the lasting benefits, in the
way of civic Identification which have
been wrought through the federations
influence.
Accomplishments Cited.
In his annual address Robert w. de
| Forest, president Of the federation, spoke
of the years accomplishments and urged
that the work of the federation. as we'll
as it's spheres Of activity be extended
until no corner Of the land is left that
has not felt the beneficent influences of
| the organization. He also spoke touch
! ingly of the late Frank Millet and the
| work he did for civic betterment.
! Miss Leila Mechlin, secretary of the fed
| GRAFTON, presented a resume Of the years
work. Miss Mechlin's resume was illus
trated with stereopticon views.
Ten-minute addresses by Richard b.
Watrous. secretary of the American Civic
Federation; Mrs. Melville F. Johnston,
chairman of the art department of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs;
Prof. Holmes Smith, president of the
College Art Association: Mitchell Carol,
general secretary of the Archaeological
Institute of America; Col. Spencer F.
Cosby, L. s. A.. secretary of the national
fine arts commission, and Glenn Brown,
general secretary of the American Insti-
tute of Architects, the latter also illus
trated with stereopticon views completed
the morning program.
Following the morning session the del
egateS We're entertained at luncheon by
President de Forest.
Afternoon Session.
At this afternoons session, the general
topic of which was Small Art Museums
papers were presented by H. w. Kent, as
sistant secretary of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art of New York. who discussed
THE Small Museum; Mrs George w.
Stevens assistant director Of the Toledo
Museum of Art, who described the art
museum of the Ohio city; Prof. F. J.
Mather, jr., Maryland professor of art
and archaeology of Princeton University;
whose subject was Small Museums as
Adjuncts to Other Institutions the pa
pers being followed by five-minute dis
cussions of subjects relating to the gen.
eral topic of the session.
Following the afternoon session the
delegates, about 100 in number were the
guests of the committee of 100 on the
development of Washington on an auto
mobile tour of the parks OF the District
of Columbia. A special reception has been
arranged for the delegates at the Cor
coran Gallery this evening. at which, by
special permission of the chairman of the
Lincoln memorial commission, a collec-
ton of plans and drawings for the Lin
coin memorial will be shown.
Industrial Art to Be Theme.
The program for tomorrow's sessions
embraces a discussion of the various
phases of industrial art. the several
topics being The Relation of Industrial
Art to the Fine Arts" The Relation of
Industrial Are to Education" The Rela-
ton of Industrial Art to Manufactures"
The principal speakers will be Ralph
Adam Cram, Lift. Dr.. fellow Of the Amer
lean Institute Of Architects: c. Howard
Walker. fellow Of the institute. and
Charles Russell Hewlett, dean Of the
School of Applied Design of the Carnegie
Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh. Five
minute discussions will follow the presen-
tation of the papers.
A feature of the convention is notable
exhibition of the industrial and applied
arts from leading training and technical
schools of the country. The exhibit was
collected by G. L. Boone of Montclair,
N. j.
Among those who. are here to attend
chairman of the fine arts commission,
who represents the American Academy in
Rome: Colin Campbell Cooper. painter
of city scenes; Edward Robinson, di-
rector of the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art New York: Prof Edward New
comb. New Orleans. and William Sloane
Coffin of the Art in Trades Club, New
York.