The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-16
FREAK ARTISTS
SIMPLY IGNORED
In Session Here, High Art Au-
thorities Don't Even Men :
ton Cubists or Futurists.
AUTO TRIP AROUND CITY
Exhibition of Subjects Being Shown
in Connection with Fourth
Annual Convention.
AUTO TRIP AROUND CITY

their fourth annual convention at the
New Willard, have most effectively put
themselves on record as being outspoken
in their attitude, so far as the new move
hat is, the cubist, the futurist the mod
ernist the post impressionist. and other
istic crazes, md that attitude Is not In
favor, but against the innovations In con-
ception or Interpretation of art.
Not only was there no mention made
of these new-fangled art movements, but
each and every specimen Of artistic ef-
fort on exhibition was Of a safe, cane,
and sound design. There was no doubt
or suspicion about any of them. They
showed plainly on their faces to the most
casual observer what they represented.
Mis-. MechIin Makes Report.
Miss Leila Mechlin, the secretary Of
the association, in her annual report said
that the past year had been signalized by
gratifying development and that the
federations scope had been broadenec
and its strength materially increased. She
said that the National League Of Handi-
craft Societies had been absorbed by the
American Federation of Arts ana thai
this action was taken in the belief that
better and more far reaching results
coulT be obtained by direct union OF
forces and concentration Of effort.
Referring to the activities of the fed
Grafton, Miss Mechlin said that no less
than twenty-five collections OF works OF
art which have been exhibited in ninety
five places have been sent out by 1t.
conservative estimate OF the attend
ance would be in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 persons. These exhibitions have
been assembled and sent out under the
direction of a special committee of Al
a.. % ~ ig chair
man.
Ten-minute addresses by representa-
tives of other national organizations
were made at the morning session.
The general topic of the afternoon ses-
sion being Small Art Museum" and H.
W. Kent. assistant secretary Of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, speaking
on the topic, said that the chief object
of the small museum is to endeavor to
increase its usefulness to the commun-
ity. Not content with being valued
rightly by the knowing" continued the
speaker, cit should strive to assert itself
before the ignorant; not relying upon its
dignity or self-importance for results. 1t
should bring to the attention of the peo-
pie the knowledge of its virtues and
values. Germany supervises such insti-
buttons with a thoroughness and bene-
ficence unknown elsewhere, looking to the
museum as part of her educational sys-
tenn, with a special care to the class
known as Industrious museums and Eng
land early learned the lesson of the i'm
portance of the museum as an industrial
factor"
Referring to the usefulness of the To-
ledo Museum of Art, Mrs. George w.
Stevens, assistant director Of that insti-
tuition, said arrangements were made
with the public schools whereby groups
Of pupils came daily to the museum.
Delegates on Motor Trips.
Thomas W. Stevens. Of the Chicago
Society of Etchers, paid his unmistakable
compliments to the tariff on objects of
art, particularly those of American etch-
ers and painters abroad who desire to
send their works to the United States
Among others to speak were Prof. F. ].
Mather, jr., of Princeton University; Fftz
Roy Darlington, Of Boston; Prof. Whit
ing, of Cleveland and Indianapolis; Miss
Mary McAllister, of Philadelphia, and
others.
Following the afternoon session the
delegates We're the guests of the COM
mittee of 100 on the development Of
Washington on an automobile tour of the
parks of the District and a special re-
ception for the delegates and guests took
place at the Corcoran Gallery of Art last
night, at which, by special permission of
the chairman of the Lincoln Memorial
Commission, a collection of plans and
drawings for the memorial was shown.
Through the courtesy and kindness Of
President and Mrs. Wilson the delegates
and their friends will be received at a
garden party at the White House at
o'clock this afternoon.
A feature of the convention is a no
table exhibition of the industrial and ap-
piled arts from leading training, tech
meal, and art schools of the countr5. In
GLIDING the Arts and Crafts School of
Washington, the New York School Of
Fine and Applied Arts. New York City
high schools, Newcomb College. New
Orleans; Teachers College, Columbia
University; Chicago Academy of Fine
Arts. Boston Arts and Crafts Society,
Pennsylvania Museum and School Of In
dustrial Arts, Philadelphia; New York
Ceramic School, Alfred, n. Y: Muskegon
High School, Muskegon, Mich; Lennox
Pottery, Trenton; Inland Printer Tech
meal School, Batchelder & Brown, Pasa-
dena, Cal; Durant Kilus. Southern In
dustrial Educational Association. Of this
city, Rhode Island School of Design.
and others. The exhibit was collected by
C. L. Boone, of Montclair. N. ].
Among Those Attending.
Among those who are attending the
convention are: L. 7. Appold, Herbert
Adams, Robert Aitken, Edwin A. Barber.
Miss Mary B. Baughman, Frank C. Bald
win, Mrs. Ward Brown, T. Lindsey Blay-
ney, Richard N. Brooke, Mrs. D. A.
Blodgett, Madeline Borggraefe, Lucy
Peck Bush, Mrs. James H. Campbell,
Colin Campbell Cooper. Emma Lampert
Cooper, w. H Carpenter. Fftz Roy Car
rington, Mitchell Carroll, Mrs. A. c.
Clewis. Alfred N. Churchill. F. G. Coop
er, Nicola d. Assengs, Louis H. Dieiman.
Jeanette NJ. Diven. U. s. ]. Dunbar.
William W. Emmach, Herbert e. Ever
EFT, Miss Anne Evans, William T. Evans,
Lawrence H. Fowler. Sarah G. Flint.
Edward W. Forbes, William NJ. R.
French, william H. Fox. Ernest Greene,
w. II. Holmes Ralph Holmes, Franklin
w. Hooper. James Fred. Hopkins,
G. Russell Hewlett, Helen NJ. Hill.
Miss Lesley jackson, Francis c.
Jones, May B. Kountze, L. Morris Lei
senring. Joseph LAUDER, Charles r.
Lamb, Florence N. Levy, Elmo c. Love,
Augustus Lukernan Leslie W. Millen.
Frances Morris, Charles B. Martin, G. s.
man Page, Duncan C. Phillips. jr., John
Pickard, Mrs. Gustav Radeke, Edward
Robinson, s. Macdonald Sheridan, Mrs
George w. Stevens, Walter Sargent
Thomas Wood Stevens, Elizabeth Spald-
ing. Marvin r. Seattle, Grace Lincoln
Ellsworth Woodward, Gen. John
M. Wilson. Miss Annie NJ. Wilson, F.
Allen Whiting, Nathan c. Wyeth. c. c.
Miss Martha r. briggs. Miss
Alice z. Kingsbury, Mrs. Everett W.
Glenn Brown. Robert w. de
Forest, ID. K. Boyd, H. 7. Bailey, H.
Smith. Mrs. Melville +. Johnston, Helen