The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

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thing except. the four walls OF the
chateau. The beautiful collection Of
porcelains, antiques and rare books,
which were the Joy OF Monsieur and
Madame Huard and their many Amer
lean friends have been taken by the
Germans. In the collection were nine.
hundred original drawings By the art
list, representing the best OF his life.s
work.
But tho list is amending as nearly
every studio in Paris has the little
blue, white and red card placed in the
center Of the door, saying sMobilzed,
twill return after victory
Americans at front
I There are but few American art
lists in their Paris studios F. ARM
iington and James Ryon are both sery-
4 ing as orderlies in the Ainericanl mill
itary hospital. at Neuilly. j. G. Casey
enlisted in the second regiment of the
Foreign Legion.
The American colony is more act
i've in aiding France at the present
moment than In painting pictures.
They are helping greatly IN caring
for the large number OF artists and
models who are suffering from the eff
fects Of the war
| A committee OF eighty-four artists.
now in America, are gathering a re-
Illief fund for the families of the
French soldier artists. The treasurer
of this committee, William Bailly Fax
on, OF New York, has already sent a
substantial sum to Monsieur Lean
Bonnat. who is the president OF a
brotherhood formed by the Societfe
DIES Artistes Francois, the Societie
National des Beaux Arts and other
art associations.
The Social Protection League,
which is represented in Paris by Ma
dame E. Van Saanen7Algi, Madame la
vicomtesse de Rancougne, Miss Enid
Yandell and Monsieur NJ. E. Saanen-
Algi, and in America by Mill Malvina
Hoffman, has come to the aid of the
artists and their families, besides
helping ali. sorts OF artisans engaged,
in the hne arts and the models and
their families.
supported by Gifts,
This league is supported by gener
Gus gifts from America and from the
Comite du Arnicale DIES Peintres ct
Sculpteurs. One Of the seven Can
tines of this league is established in
the Academic Colarossi, where Paul
Bartlett held his classes. This cam
| tine may be cited as an example show
ing the great work which is being ac-
complished in relieving the artists
and models who require assistance.
Under the direction Of Monsieur Rose
man, the students atelier has been
transformed into model restaurant
for artists. In one corner is the kitch-
en-, with running water and huge
gas range, opposite is sort of A,rzg-
ing room made by hanging tapestry
from the cross beams. Two meals
are served twice daily, one costing
only five cents and the other being
free. The menu consists Of a soup,
two vegetables and an unlimited guam
tity of French white wheat bread,
and a dessert, in addition to small,
carafe of red wine. Twice week a
pot-ausfeu and meat are served. Dur
ing the months OF October and No
yember, the total number of meals
supplied by the seven canteens was
cantines was 1928, of which 6,946
were paid for by the diners.
There are three of these establish
ments in the Fue de la Grande
chaumiere, one at is rue Roissonade,
) Place Pigalle, Impasse Girardon
and IL Impasse Ronsin; there is also
a work room for the women where
they are given paid employment. A
refuge atelier has also been supplied
with winter garments. While these
cantines and annexes are at the dis
posal of all non-combatants, regard
less of their nationality, the French
receive from the government, in addi-
ton to this aid, a sum equal to %
cents day, payable every sixteen
days.
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