The Topeka state journal., 1916-10-03
TO HAVE A HOME
Topeka Chapter of Kansas
Federation of Art.
To Establish Permanent Head
quarters for Next Year.

The Topeka chapter of the Kansas
Federation of Art held it's first fall
meeting Monday evening at the Fran
els & Hodge studio.
The matter of permanent quarters
for the chapter. and also that of the
formation of a program for the ensu-
ing year were discussed.
It was practically decided to secure
quarters on the secoGG floor of No.
ia West Eighth avenue for club
room and exhibition place. This
building contains a large. we'll lighted
room, especially we'll adapted to the
purpose, which can be secured on es-
pecially advantageous terms.
At the chapter rooms will be held,
throughout the year. a number of art
exhibitions and lectures. The produc-
| ing members of the chapter are plan
| ming an exhibition of their work to be
given in this room during the State
Teachers association meeting next
month. 1t will include paintings,
/ drawings and decorated china.
| Early this winter the famous sculp-
| tors, Gutzon and Solon Borglum, are
to exhibit a large collection of their
works in nearby cities. and it is
! planned to have them bring if pos
| sible, their exhibit tc Topeka.
There are also several other inn
| portant exhibits which the chapter
expects to invite here
A committee on ways and means
was appointed to arrange the years
/ program and report at the next m eet-
ing two weeks from yesterday.
The prime objects of the federation
are to arouse an interest in art thru
out Kansas, to improve the public
taste, to educate school children along
artistic lines. and to provide for a per-
manent state art collection. Prof.
/ William Griffith. of the Kansas uni
versity, is state president; George NJ.
stone. of Topeka. state secretary. and
Scott Hopkins, of Topeka, state treas
urer.
The Local Chapter.
George NJ. Stone is president of the
local chapter Among the other mem
bers are Merrill Gage, Albert T. Reid,
Mrs l.. D. Whittemore, Miss Marie
Witwer, Mrs. Fern 1. Coppedge. Miss
Frances Lindsay Miss Marian Peers,
Mrs. Helen 1. Francis, Mrs Katherine
Lindsey Perkins. Maynard Walker,
Carl P. Bolmar, Scott Hopkins and H.
C. Hodge.
An active campaign to increase the
membership will he carried on in the
next two weeks. The association is
composed of two classes of members
regular and associate. Regular
members must subscribe to SO worth
of stock in the state association, and
pay after the first year, an annual
membership fee of $5. Regular mem
bers are entitled to hold office, and
vote at the state federation meetings
and the member together with his inn
mediate family, may attend free. all
exhibitions and lectures.
Associate members pay a early fee
of So, for which they are entitled te
attend all exhibitions, lectures and
entertainments of the federation.
All moneys derived from any source
will be devoted entirely to carrying or
the work of the federation. One
fifth of the money from the dues goe.
to the local chapters, and the remain
der to the state organization. Asso
ciate membership dues go to the loca
chapters.
1t is hoped that all Topeka people
who are interested in art. whethel
they are artists or not, will enroll a
| either regular lr associate members
and thus insure the successful carry
! ing on of a useful and worthy work