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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
EDMUND OSTHAUS ARTIST AND SPORTSAlAN:-
AMERICAS FOREMOST PAINTER OF DOGS

"Not only a good dog painter, but
a good painter who paints dogs"
This has been said of Mr.. Edmund
Osthaus, one of the most noted
painters of dogs in the United States,
who follows the field trials for hunt
ing dogs from the early fall meet in
Canada to the late winter meets in
the South, and who is now in PEN
sacola, the guest of relatives.
Mr.. Osthaus, who is brother of
Mrs. Eben Skinner, of Los Angeles,
California, is well known throughout
West Florida, having made his home
at Escambia at one time, where the
Skinner family had a large estate,
and where he had his studios, the
time not spent at his easel having
been largely given to hunting and
trapping through the beautiful wood
land ways of that section.
Mr.. Osthaus is acknowledged to
be the foremost painter of dogs in
the United States, but his fame is
not confined 'to this country, as his
pictures have, won for him interna-
tional fame, lonly two other living
artists, according to authorities, APP
| preaching him in his particular line.
To talk to Mr.. Osthaus is to get a
glimpse of an unusually interesting
personality, for he combines unique
ly the idealism of the artist with the
wholesome outlook of the man who
spends much of his time cutoff
doors.
Perhaps that is one reason that
/ Mr.. Osthaus does not like to live in
/ New York city-for he says very
/ frankly that for him the ways of the
/ city hold little charm. His studios
are at Summit, New Jersey, twenty
miles from New York, and it is here
that he paints his wonderful can
vases of horses and dogs which
| have given him world wide reputa.
ton. He is native of Hildesheim
/ Germany, and studied art at the
Royal Academy in Dusseldorf, Ger
many.
Recently he has been in Lexington
KY, on a commission to paint one
of the champion dogs in the kennels
of Louis Lee Haggin.
Animal lovers from all sections o.
America have at some time during
his career enlisted his talents to pre-
serve for them on canvas some seen,
or picture of their favorite. Some o.
the most notable were several paint
ed by Mr.. Osthaus for Paul Rainey
the world-famous hunter, on His pre-
serves in Mississippi and Texas. Mr.
! 0sthaus has often accompanied Mr.
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sportsman are strongly combined.
He will tell you with frank regret
that his only son, lad of thirteen,
has no talent for painting, but his
face lights up with satisfaction when
he adds that his boy is to join him
in North Carolina very shortly, and
go for his first quail shoot. He may
add that the son has inherited his
mothers gift of song, Mrs. osthaus
having wonderfully beautiful
voice.
1t has been the custom of Mr.. Os-
thaus for a number of years to pay
occasional visits to Pensacola during
the early winter season on a visit to
relatives, spending a great part Of
the time hunting with his sportsnea
friends He has recently attended tie
Continental Field Trials in Waynes-
boro, N. c., and from Florida he viii
return to Salisbury, North Carolina.
for a field meet. Each year he fol-
lows the field trials of dogs from the
time they begin in the autumn in
Canada, working into the southwest
as the northern country becomes too
cold, and then on down into the
south, where they end about the mid
die of the winter. Having done this
for many years, not only as an artist
but also as sportsman and mem
Der ofathe clubs whose field trials he
follows, he has studied the dog in
the field both from the painters and
the sportsman's point of view.
Mr.. Osthaus, as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Junius B. Hall, is receiving
a very cordial welcome in Pensacola.
lsHe is an uncle of Mrs. Hall and Mrs.
Clarence Hutchinson.
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contribution from the brush of Mr..
Osthaus that adorns the apartment
of George Gordon Moore in the Ritz
Carlton.
An interesting article concerning
Mr. Osthaus and his work appeared
in Munsey's Magazine, beautifully IL
Illustrated with copies of his paintings.
Among the most famous of these are
Cast Off," 'My Old Coon Dog"
"The Leaders" "Close Work." early
Trials" "Slow Music" "Lanark
Lad" and Caesar" These were all
recently exhibited at Summit, in
charge of Miss Lefty Sigsbee, a
cousin of Rear Admiral Sigsbee.
Mr.. George w. Stevens, director of
the Art Museum of Toledo, Ohio, has
said of Mr.. Osthaus, in recent ap-
probation of his work: Edmund
Osthaus is painter of dogs. He is
famous on both sides of the Atlantic
as a portrayer of these intelligent
companions of the field, because in
greater measure than all other art
lists in our country has he the abil-
ity to paint them. Only two other
living painters in the world approach
him in this particular line-one a
Frenchman, the other an English
man. Edmund Osthaus paints dogs
that command the admiration of the
whole art-loving world. In fact, so
well does he set forth his favorite
subjects that for the moment we al
most forget that he creates as well
the tenderest landscapes, or the
most rugged woodlands with extreme
fidelity, force and subtlety. His is q
true and great art"
Gustav Kobbe, in the New York
Herald, recently said: "Dog men
consider that Mr.. 0sthaus' pictures
and especially his dog portraits, per-
petuate the real type of excellence in
each breed, as he paints it, and be-
lieve that, aside from their artistic
merits, his pictures of dogs win be
of great value to the future histor-
ians of the sport. They are not studio
dogs, but the dogs themselves as they
looked and were in the field"
And perhaps that is the secret Of
the great success that Mr.. Osthaui
has made. He knows dogs. He love:
them. He has studied them fol
| years, and he paints them not only
with the brush of the unerrins
craftsman, but with the touch of one
i to whom they are friends, one who
/ knows and loves these intelligent
i companions of men,
Mr.. Osthaus is a good shot. II
/ this man of parts the artist and tn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
MEETING PRIMARY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.

The Primary Teachers Association
held its regular meeting on Friday
afternoon. After a short business
session a most interesting program
was given by the faculty of School
Number Seventy, which comprises
Miss Kate Loftin, principal, Miss
Vera Green, Miss Claudia Coker, Mrs.
o. E. McReynolds.
Charming Christmas stories,
"Archie's Christmas Dinner" and
''The Pie Contest" were well told by
Mrs. McReynolds, and a pretty
Christmas song, Welcome to Santa
! Claus" was taught the teachers of
TIE association, to be used as one of
tEeir Christmas songs, and each mem
Der was given a copy. The song was
followed by a talk on art, by Miss
! Emma Chandler.
The association grade meetings are
most valuable for discussing the work
for the coming month and for the ex-
change of ideas. Several Christmas
songs by Miss Eulalie Hutchinson
frightened the meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Moog and lit
tie son, Hubert, Jr., are expected
Monday evening to spend the holt
days with Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Moog.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
DIR. P. A. CLASSEN
PASSES AWAY.

The faculty and students Of the
Florida State College for Women
were shocked and grieyed Tuesday
afternoon to learn of the death of DIR.
P. A. Classen, modern language
teacher of the college, which occurred
at three o'clock at his home in College
Park. DIR. Classen was operated on
last week for appendicitis, but his
friends thought he was doing well for
he was very cheerful and gave prom
Use of recovery up until Tuesday noon.
DIR. Classen became a member of
the college faculty as head of the
modern language department three
years ago, and had made many
friends in Tallahassee, aside from be-
ing a great favorite with the stu
dents. He was a graduate of the
Kansas State University, and held his
doctors degree from the University
of Chicago. He had been a profess
or in the University of Ohio, at Ath-
ems, and came to Tallahassee from
the chair of modern languages in the
Central University of Kentucky.
Naturally retiring and quiet, yet he
possessed a genial and affable dispo.
sition which attracts and holds
friends.
His devoted wife has the deep sym
pathy of the college faculty and stu
dents, and the community.
| Mrs. Classen accompanied the bod!
to Burlington, Iowa, where it will bt
| laid to rest in the family buryine
| ground.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
OFFICIALS REPORT ON WORK OF
Wv. c. A. At OPEN MEETING

The week just past has been most
significant in the history of the Y.
w. c. A. The open meeting held in
the San Carlos auditorium Friday
evening brought many very closely in
touch with Y. w. C. A. work.
The growth of the Y. w. C. A. in
Pensacola has been healthy growth.
Steadily the work, so closely identi-
fed with the young working women
OF Pensacola, has gone forward until
the association has become a most
valuable part Of the civic life.
The Y. w. G. A. will be four years
old next May. The association had
its inception at meeting held at the
San Carlos hotel on the evening Of
April eighth, 1913, when about fifty
public-spirited men and women met
in one of the parlors to take steps
towards Incorporating the Y. w. C,
A. and placing it on a firm basis.
The following reports were made by
chairmen of the standing committees
and read at the open meeting held at
the San Carlos on Friday evening:
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
We, your committee, beg to say
that we find the house most excel
lently and judiciously managed, oul
house mother is both efficient. anc
capable. Our house is much toe
small to care for the girls as we wish
to, and we have no rooms for guests
thereby losing transient visitors
Our need of more rooms seriously
affects our finances. We have beer
looking for more suitable quarters
but SO far have been unable to gel
them.
We also find that the matron needs
new range for her kitchen, as tho
one she has is badly worn out, anc
does not do satisfactory cooking, fol
the amount she has to have. We ar,
trying to get some repairs made
trusting this viii see US through the
winter.
Since being appointed on this com.
mittee in July, we have been greatly
encouraged in our work by the be
nevolent people of this city, as they
have been from time to time mos
generous and helpful.
Mr.. A. T.. Turner gave check fol-
sos, DR.. Saunders $12, Mr.. S. Claude
Donaldson 50, Mr.. j. E. White ST.
We are also indebted to Hoyt Bro
there & Co., E. B. Hoffman & Scr
for groceries and household supplies
and friends have contributed things
for the table, and useful articles fol-
!. the house; to the Pensacola Crockery
Company and Porter's Bazaar fol
useful things in their line FOR which
grateful appreciation is given; alst
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10

for two fine comforters, one of which
was given by Mr.. T. e. Williams.
Thanks are also due Mr.. C. d. Boyer
for our signs for the Rest Room, the
one across the front of the Rest
Room, and the other at the foot of
the stairs, leading to same.
''The good that we may do must
be done now, we pass this way but
once" Respectfully submitted,
MRS. C. D. BEYER,
Chairman House Committee.
Rest Room.
To the Officers and Members of the
Y. w. C. A.
beg leave to submit the following
report. At special meeting held
July 10, 1916, a motion was made
and carried that a rest room be es-
tablished, and Mrs. Lamar, chairman
of the rest room committee, which
had been appointed to investigate the
ACCESSIBILITY of same, and best loca-
ton, reported that the committee
had secured two rooms in the Ma
sonic Temple The furnishings for
these were donated by interested
members and friends and on August
an opening reception was held, the
general public being invited. Miss
Isabella Ingraham was to take
charge of the room in connection with
her other work and Miss Lula Gould
to assist. The first three months
the rooms were open from 10 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Then it was decided, be-
ginning with November, to keep open
from 8 a. M. to p. m. In addition
10 the rest room, light lunches are
served every day between IL o'clock
and 2, and on aSturdays from5 to
/ 8 p. m. also.
An average of 80 visitors to rest
and IS lunches are served month.
During the absence of Miss Ingra-
ham, while attending the Southern
Athletic Field Conference in Rich
mond, Miss Kate Smith was in
charge.
The rest room is quiet spot
where everyone is always welcome
A great number of out Of town peo-
pie take advantage of the hospital
ity extended 1t is good place to
make an appointment to meet when
going shopping or to hold meeting,
as there are two rooms. Quite a
number can be accommodated with
ease, and it is urged that the public
feel that it is theirs to use.
MRS. C. w. LAMAR,
Chairman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
Religious Committee.

l have taken up the work as chair
man of the religious committee with
a good deal of fear and trembling,
knowing that religion is not always
easy to make attractive and appeal
ing, yet the Y. w. c.. A. certainly
stands for religion and Christianity.
1t is Christian organization, so /
consider the religious work the most
vital part of it. Christ himself said
"Seek We first His kingdom and His
righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you"
If real true and undefiled religion
permeates any organization, all tenn
poral things will be added in time.
In June the work of the religious
committee was begun, while at pres
ent we are only beginning. We are
aiming for big things. In June we
held our first religious service in the
parlors of the Y. w. c. A. build
ing. 1t was very informal and we
simply had reading and comment
from Gods word and thoughts that
came from the leaders heart, songs
and prayers. Then social feature
refreshments, so that we could be-
come better acquainted.
So June, July, August, September
October, November and December
we have had these prayer and devo-
tional services, followed by socia
the first Thursday evening of eacl
month at o'clock, inviting all mem.
bers of the Y. w. c.. A. and any
business girls and women of tbs
town.
At the July meeting New Tesla
ment League was formed. Each CIR
was given a New Testament, anC
several signed pledge to read por
ton of the Bible every day. Really
every girl who comes to the Y. W
! C. A. is given New Testament.
In November we celebrated 9TH
Worlds Fellowship Week." which j
observed all over the world durini
the month of November, Novembe
1919. The object of this FELLOWSHIP
meeting is to bring about a Chris
tian unity of thought among tn
nearly 100000 members of the worl
association. We really combined tn
weeks services into one evening an
we had most interesting, uniqu
and inspirational meeting.
Our president, Mrs. Mcneil, r-s
a most helpful address on '"True Eel
lowship." Mrs. Lee Mcdonald in :
panese costume told of our work i
Japan and other foreign countries
Miss Myrtle Rice in quaint Chimes
costume told of the work in Chin,
Special music by Miss Dimple NJ,
MILAN.
The parlors were decorated in foI
eign flags, fans and Japanese I'M,
brellas a. dnaps of the world. .
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ENJOYING YACHTING
TRIP.

through the kind hospitality of
and Mrs. Ernest Gardner. of
>sasas, the Misses Stella and Clara
Reinhardt and Augusta Wilhelmi
are enjoying pleasant. weekend al
Milton, aboard the Gardner Yacht
white Wings"
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Gardner who, it will be remembered
were married in Pensacola last Nav
will be pleased to know that they
are considering making their home !
permanent one in the South.
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good social and refreshments was
later enjoyed.
We have had a few Sunday after
noon meetings. Just short Bible
stories and heart to heart talks. Our
ideal is to give to the association a
Christian atmosphere, to try to show
that our religious life is not a thing
apart, but permeates all our rela-
tons with other peoples, our work,
our play. In fact it is not a vital
thing until it is carried into every
department of life and thought and
work.
We hope to have regular religi-
Gus work department with three COM
mittees instead of one.
/. One committee on Bible study
or religious education, having organ
lied Bible classes.
2. One on vesper meetings or Sun
day afternoon. gatherings, where we
may reach the few who may need
guidance and friendship.
3. One on foreign work, to acquaint
ourselves with our missionary inter-
ests in the foreign countries and to
secure cooperation in the support of
our secretaries abroad. We really
want to cooperate with the different
organizations of the churches and
supplement rather than duplicate the
church's work.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. JOHN PACE,
Chairman Religious Committee.
Membership Committee.
| Your committee on membership is
glad to offer the following report:
i July 1, we had a membership of
| 90. We now have an enrolment of
216. This increase is the result of
the slight effort that has been ex :
erted We believe that thorough
canvass of the city, setting forth the
. merits and needs of the association,
would result in the addition of a
thousand names to our membership
| list.
| We make the report in this form to
show the good effect of little hon
est effort, thus adding 1T names in
! FIVE months.
MRS. ]. H. COLLINS,
| Chairman Membership Committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
ONE DANISH AND THREE
BRITISH SHIPS SINK

London, Dec 9.--Lloyds report tho
sinking of the Danish steamer ST.
gurd, 2,119 tons gross, and of the
British steamships Avristan, 1913
tons, Conch, $500 and the Tanfield.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
MEETING LADIES' AUXILIARY

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order
of Railway Conductors viii meet on
Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock,
and all members are asked to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
PERSONAL MENTIOl

Mrs. F. G. Christel, with her
daughter Frederick, has returned
from Jonesboro, Ark, and Memphis,
Tenn, where she has been visiting
her mother and other relatives.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF
DAUGHTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Abbott announce
the birth of a daughter, December
ninth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10

Friends of Mr. Frank Fl. Cook viii
be glad to learn of his safe arrival at
Colorado Springs, where he viii
spend the winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10
New Treatment for
Group and Colds

Relieves By Inhalation and Absorption.
No Stomach Dosing. =
Plenty of fresh air in the bedroom and a
good application of vick's 'vap- Grub"
Salve over the throat and chest is the best
defense against all cold troubles.
The indicated vapors, released bv the
body heat, loosen the phlegm, clear the
air passages and soothe the infiamed mem
brane. In addition, Vick's Is absorbed
through the skin. 25c, SOC, or $l.00
WCS 'E7oegB
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

town in the county was well represent
ed and by the spirit shown then and
there and elsewhere it may be safely
assumed that this county adviser
movement will be a success
The temporary officers are S. L..
WOODBURY. of Coe, president and Mr..
Hildebrandt of Moline, secretary.
AS soon as the constitution and by
laws committee is ready to report
another general meeting will be held
at the court house when the organiza-
ton will be made permanent and one
director elected for each township.
In the meantime a special effort will
be made to recruit the membership
in all parts of the county.
In case the regular committeeman
do not see you in person, each farmer
who believes in pushing this good
thing along is invited to telephone
his cooperation to any members OF
his town committee.
| In the county there ought to be al
| least 800 signatures to the above
pledge. 1t only means 10 cents a week
and every farmer ought to give the
matter his earnest support.
Below is printed list OF the meT
who have already identified themselves
with the movement in Buffalo Prairie
! Edgington, Bowling and Drury.
The gentleman named first in each
town is the chairman and the four OIL
/ five names following constitute his
committee.
I Buffalo Prairie-Casper Eckhardt
John Eckhardt, n G. Elliott, FREQ
Mueller, J. a. Weaver, Conrad Mueller
L. \. Lewis, John Spilger, G. f. kist
Ter. Frank Childs, DR.. NJ. NJ. Marquis
c. f. kistler, E. J. kistler, ]. A. Kist
Ter d. c. Vanatto, Gideon Reed, c. d
kistler, Thompson Boney, Georg'
Rausch, Melvin Thomas, W. C. Tyler
Charles Schnier, Elmer France, W. II
Thomas. H. c. Wylie. Otto Ziegler, c
S. Whitlock, A. j. Whitney, B. G
Vanatta. kimball Bros, f. l.. Mars
ton. Will Mahaffey, pr. B. Y. Marquis
NJ. X. Mahaffey, George Tucker, W
II. Elliott, George Lutz. John Fuhr
! Edgington-G. T. Harris, Martil
jain, F. S. Venable, c. A. Crawford
John Rummele, Mcconnell Bros
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
STATE REPUBS IN
DELEGATION PACT
rsctionaI Peace Declared at Confer,
ence Held in Chicago, With Ros-
enfield On the Job.
SHERMAN UNANIMOUS CHOICE
Thompson and West TO Be On Big
Eight List for the National
Party Convention.

A factonal peace among republican
elements in Illinois was established
Yesterday at Chicago. 1t makes likely
The election of a solid delegation from
Illinois at the presidential primaries
April II pledged to the support of
Lawrence y. Sherman for the nomina-
ton for president,
MAYOR William Hale Thompson and
National Committeeman Roy o. West
will be Joint members of the Illinois
"big eight" No contest will be made
against an agreed list of eight can
didates for delegates at large and eight
candidates for alternates at large eth
or by the Deneen-W West faction of the
Thompson-Lundin crowd. All elements
of the party, the chief "hyphenated"
divisions. the geographical sections of
the state, and the active end of the
progressive party of 1912 are repre-
scented in the list.
Senator Sherman at Washington, in
a formal statement, espouses the
agreed list as his own, indicating that
he is prepared to disavow any other
petitions filed as Sherman men," and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
MANY MORE JOIN
new ASSOCIATION
Farmers are Identifying Themselves
With Organization to Aid Agri-
cultural Interests.

I'VE the undersigned agree to pay
SIS per year for term of three years
to organize and maintain Crop I'M
provement association to further the
AGRICULTURAL interests OF Rock Island
county.
said money to be paid out only
upon the order of the proper officers
of such a county organization and the
subscriptions hereby pledged shall be
our only dues.
Said signers are to be called to-
gether at some later date for the pur-
pose of completing the organization
and electing officers"
This is the pledge the farmers OF
Rock Island county are being asked tO
sign and it is gratifying, indeed, that
so many of them have already taken
favorable action.
At the county meeting held last
week at the court house nearly every