The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-10

Cora G. Billiard, Tonganoxie; vice
chairman, Mrs. E. H. Stanley, Oska-
loosa.
Industrial and Social Conditions
Chairman, Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, Be
lott; vice chairman, Mrs. H. w.
Charles, Topeka
observation-disclosures Mrs May
Belleville Brown, Salina; vice chair
man, Mrs. ]. H. Bechtel. Lawrence;
vice chairman, Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis,
Topeka.
Library Observation-Disclosures Miss
Maggie Neff, Harper; vice chairman,
Mrs. c. F. Nissen, Newton.
observation-disclosures Mrs. Mar
garet Perkins Briggs, Hutchinson:
vice chairman, Mrs. A. c. Graves,
Pittsburg.
Music - Chairman, Mrs. F. c.
Newman, Emporia.
Peace-Chairman, Mrs. Eustace
Brown, Lawrence; vice chairman, Mrs.
John T. CLANCY, Topeka; vice chair
man, Miss Margaret Rorabaugh, Ell
dorado.
Scholarship Loan Commission =
| Chairman, Mrs. C. F. Henson, Paola;
vice chairman, Mrs. ]. E. Raymond,
Girard; vice chairman, Mrs. Maud T.
Breese, Cottonwood Falls.
| Social Hygiene-Chairman. Mrs. ].
r. Kregar, junction City; vice chair
man, Mrs. z. Mason, Kansas City,
| Kan; vice chairman, Mrs. T. n. Mar
shall, LaCygne.
X X y
On Saturday evening. from o'clock
until 10 o'clock, the members of the
Topeka Art guild and their friends
were accorded private view of the
travelling exhibit of pictures and
sculpture by Kansas artists, now on
| view on the third floor of the state
| hn
is small-consisting of about forty
| pictures in OIL water color and pen
7, ell, and two pieces of sculpture-the
| quality is high. In fact, quality rather
! than quantity was the aim of the
Kansas Federation of Art, who gath
/ cred the works together and is send
| ing the collection on tour of the
state. Every picture was carefully
! judged before admission, by a COM
mitted appointed for that purpose.
The day time lighting of that part
of the dome in which the exhibition
| is being held is almost ideal for an
art exhibit, and a broad ledge at the
top of the marble wainscoting made
it possible to place every picture so
as to give it an equal chance for in
spection with all the others. 1t is also
/ possible in the dome for a spectator
| to stand at any distance from any
work SO that the latter may De viewed
as the artist 1ntenOeQ ana as the
treatment and the technique demand.
Perhaps the most striking pictures
in the collection are four large Rocky
mountain scenes by Prof Berger
Sandzen of Lindsborg. The handling
of these works is very board, and to
some persons they will doubtless seem
peculiar or overdrawn. But to those
who are familiar with natures bril-
liant colorings in the Rocky mountain
/ he o,yfr aalxy hV-ierh cl1r1
! light, and that distinct sharpness &C
corded to all objects and shadows by
the remarkably transparent atmos-
phere, these paintings will appear
quite natural and charming.
George NJ. Stone of Topeka exhibits
sketch, all in oil. Two of these are
already known to the local public. but
they are among Mr.. Stones best works
and will be both enjoyed and appre-
ciated by the public of the other
/ towns, while the exhibition is on its
tour of the state
John f. Jenkins of Wichita has two
large and beautiful landscapes in oil
/ One of them, a Kansas scene, clearly
shows that Kansas scenery is very
beautiful when there are those about
! who can see and portray that beauty
| Rev. Carl w. Nau's picture, rs it
nothing to you. all We that pass by?"
attracts, perhaps. more attention
than any other. This is partly due to
the originality of the subject, in itself
a powerful sermon, and partly to the
rich and beautiful coloring of the
| work.
| Besides the ones especially men
| toned, there are many other pictures
of merit and. beauty. In addition to
the pictures there are two small pieces
of sculpture contributed by Merrell
/ Gage. They are from among his best
works, but have been exhibited in To-
peka before Mr.. Gage is now with
| the army at FIT. Sill. Oklahoma, so
has been unable to produce any strict
| ly new work for this exhibition.
It being Saturday night and several
other attractions going on, the num-
Der of visitors at the private view"
was not large, but all who came ex-
pressed themselves being much
! pleased and impressed.
| The exhibition will remain in To-
peka turnout fair week and will be
open to the public in the daytime and
evenings free of charge.
X X
Mil Ruth Snodgrass of Topeka and
Mr. L. C. Ives of Butte. Mont, were
/ married last evening at O'Clock by
the Rev. J. NJ. Mcclellan at the home
, of Miss Snodgrass's aunt Mrs G. H.
Kiser. 1850 Fairchild avenue. After
the ceremony a dinner was served.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs. c.
+, s Newkirk and little daughter Fran
ces of Geneseo, and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Kiser of Manhattan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ives will leave tomorrow for Topeka.
where they will be at home after Sep