Evening journal., 1915-12-08
Permanent ART HALL.
FOR CITY Discussed.
Question Revived as Pyle
Paintings are About
TO be Returned
SOCIETY OF FINE
ARTS AFTER MEMBERS

A meeting Of the Wilmington So
oiety Of the Fine Arts was held yes
terday afternoon at the home Of Miss
Helen 5. Garrett, No. 1907 Broome
street IL was decided TO try to in
crease the membership Of the society.
which at the present time numbers
l40 members. Mrs. Charles Cope
land, president Of the society, was au-
thorized to appoint membership
committee who will endeavor to Sc
cure new members. According to the
bylaws Of the society. new members
can only be reported four times a
year, when the quarterly meetings
are held.
An important discussion concerned
the new art gallery project While
no definite action concerning this was
taken by the society yesterday, the
project was more fully discussed than
over before. II was suggested that
the society cooperate with the pro-
posed new city library project, II be-
ing shown that II was both practi-
cal and a logical thing that the city
art gallery should form a part OF the
proposed new city library. For some
time the society has been confronted
with the problem of housing the Pyle
cOllectian OF paintings which is In its
possession. AT the present time the
Pyle collection Is at the Panama
Pacific Exposition where II is being
exhibited. When these paintings are
returned TO this city, II is not known
where the sociey will house them as
il has no adequate place. Previous to
the City Clubs acquiring the top floor
OF the Hotel DUPONT, the pictures
hung in the ballroom there. Now,
however, they are homeless" and the
society viii be confronted with the
problem as TO where TO place them
upon their return In the near flu
ture from San Francisco. In all
probability they will have to be
stored until needed for exhibition pur-
poses.
Attention was called to Frank L.
Schoonoyer, to a sale Of pictures now
being conducted by Charles Scribner
and Son. OF New York This collec.
ton OF pictures, which numbers about
60. comprises Howard Pyles original
to the two books. 1.-THE
Garden Behind the Moon" and robin
Hood" The society has under con-
sideration the purchasing of this col
lection. In all probability a commit
tee will be appointed to go to New York
to see about securing them. Mr..
Schoonover was authorized TO find
out first more details concerning the
sale. No definite action can be taken
about securing these pictures, how
ever, until Mr.. Schoonover is ready TO
report at which time a special meet
ing Of the society will be called. and
the decision as 10 whether or not the
collection shall be purchased and
added 10 the present collection which
comprise 127 pictures, will then be
made.
Il was reported that the admission
sale at the exhibition recently held
in the New Century Club amounted
to S21A. This Is S29 in advance OF last
years exhibition admission receipts.
Those present at yesterdays meet
ing were; Mrs. Frank S. Garrett.
Miss Helen Garrett. Miss Gertrude
Brinckle, Mrs. II. b. Bradford, Mrs.
William f.. Sellers, Mrs. Charles
Copeland. Mrs. Howard Pyle, Mrs.
Walter Pyle, Miss Katherine Pyle.
Mrs. b. Denver Coppage. Mrs. Frank
Taylor. Mrs. Charles G.. Rumford,
Mrs. John p. Nields. Miss Elizabeth
Jackson. Miss Ethel Pennewill Brown,
Frank b. Schoonover. George A. Ell
lott and Charles Copeland.