Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-13
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Miss Violet Oakley's remarkable
series OF paintings in the Governors 5
reception room at the State Capitol.
representing the religious influences
which led to the founding of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, are Just
commencing to be appreciated. They
are now being autographed and
spread broadcast in a manner that
puts them within the reach of the
ordinary person who cannot afford to
spend a couple of dollars for a COPY
right photograph and art critics are
beginning to refer to the talented
rehnsyIVanlan as successor to her
preceptor, Edwin A. Abbey. The
Philadelphia Public Ledger did a real
service in its issue of the colored re-
productions of the panels and placed
the splendid works in the hands of
those for whom the artist labored.
The Literary Digest gives two pages
TO comprehensive review of the
paintings, reproducing two of them.
and saying in the course Of its re-
marks that the mantle of Abbey seems
to have fallen upon the Philadelphia
girl, but also calls attention to the
fact that Miss Oakley's own creative
ABILITY, coupled with her long study
resulted in the series for the recep-
ton room. the whole being the great
est artistic achievement that a
woman has ever undertaken. 1t will
be with considerable interest that the
people OF the State await the COM
pletion of the series for the Senate
chamber, which Miss Oakley is to
nave finished by next January. The
sketches for these works, which will
be Illustrative of events in the history
OF PENNSYLVANIA, have been made and
Miss Oakley is about to start on the
canvases at her studio in the suburbs
a n dA1, II -
way, had to be enlarged to care for
the y-fve-foot panel which will be
the great feature of the mural deco
ration in the Senate
That the Harrisburg Public Library
is hll1ng the place which the Tele-
graph claimed half a dozen years ago
was awaiting 1t is illustrated by the
number of people who have registered
for free book service. When the plea
was made that the opportunity here
was great for a well-equipped, we'll
run library people asked where were
the people who would use it. This
remark has even been made since the
new library building, ono of the orna-
ments to the city. was put under roof.
The answer to this remark and to the
people who did not agree with the
policy of the Telegraph in urging the
erection OF building years ago is in
the fact that $500 or more persons
nave registered their names as desir-
ing books. OF this number four-fifths
are adults and you can run up against
people In any part of Harrisburg and
even in its suburbs who are saying
that they intend to get books. The
library is just commencing to be ap-
preciated. The city has a real library
for the first time. and it's own, and
when folks get to know what 1t con-
tains and thoroughly understand that
IL does not cost cent to take out a
book. that it's rooms and tables are
free to people to go and read books
magazines and papers, and that its
reference work is free, Just that soon
VIII the wisdom of the course of the
Telegraph In urging building be more
than yindicated
speaking of the library, it is worth
While to note the remarkable interest
taken by the children in its Juvenile
department Close to 500 youngsters
have put down their names as desirina
books and they have literally been
from the highways and byways or
Harrisburg. the place where State
Librarian Montgomery. in his remarks
at the opening, said that the library
would find its greatest field of useful
ness. The pursuit of knowledge in
Harrisburg Is we'll illustrated by the
attendance at the reading hours and
unless all signs fail the library is 60
ing to occupy big place in the edu-
cational activities of the States capital.
Speaking Of unique addresses which
carry letters to their proper desti-
nation, letter once passed through
the Harrisburg Post Office and reached
the right party with this simple ad-
dress,
900
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VIM. G.
which, being Interpreted, meant Will