The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

wcran'e club. Frank AivAh Parsons
author, internationally famous lee
surer, and director OF the New York
school of Fine and Applied Arts. de-
Isvered a message on art 20 the mem
bcrs OF the club yesterday afternoon.
From the subject Art. Industry and
Education Mr., Parsons evolved a
ARCHAEOLOGICAL study, the truths Of
which were brought home in clover
examples from everyday life. Miss
Emma Whitfield chairman Of the AZ
ferncon, introduced the speaker In
delightful manner.
AZ dwellers in one OF the oldest
cities In the United states fun Of ira
,fstions q Art Richmonders have the
right 20 use art an s. right and pro-
seeding on this basis Nj. Parsons
outlined hts lecture What is life
without industry. art and education p
Re asked Life Is action. az inward
urge TO grow and 20 act Is 20 pro
duec result" Mr. Parsons then pro
cee8ed IN show how 'Nfs urge 20
grow" makes il easier 20 initiate than
70 crests. although Hfe should -"
thought q. distinctly as cTostive but
'sunfe~E ono has che seate ~ mlrd ct
AIT ~ IS useless 10 try 20 create. ard
ART is state r. mind" Art Is
only come In WREN there $ n place
for It" Art plays q part - every
art Of mans life." Art is tire ~
swey 20 s. need In ltfe"
Such raxtula as uuotA'1e As Sir
Francis Bacon sra some 81 thu char
actexistics OF Afr Parsons lectures
that give a remarkable insight into
the deep psychological study he hss
made OF art not only in the single
Heuse in which we attribute is 70 3
few executions WITH to per and
brus. but IN the everyday pse fin life
md ITS accessories
Mr.. Parsons gives force 20 these
sayinga by Illustrations selected at
random from everyday OCCURRENCES
and mainly from sch branches * art
as eostuming and interior decorating.
Every Illustration is SO clever SO ap-
plicahIe. and so expressive that it ncl
only opens the doors 20 a sul under
standing Of hts point. but II brings
smiles Of appreciation 70 the faces az
his hearers and one Is never quite sat
ksfsed that one has heard one fraction
OF all OF the Interesting and clever
things Mr. Parsons can say
In discussing he aspects Of art, Mr.
Parsons said that man can only eT-
press what he is and no more. he car
appreciate exactly what he IS and
here he added that, 1T Is IS great a
ching to appreciate as TO create; and
because man has to express something
he can express only what he Is and
80 more"
Personal likes are not always IN
harm nv with art. for art IL harmony
and. iu spite If the emotional part Of
man tn creating and approaching art
tEere is always &hs intellectual side
To balance f.
In discussion 10 the subject fore
s4ust now. that oG the commercial
aspect Of art, the speaker said that
everything in this age has money
value, but we must not think because
a thing is commercial IL must be ugly.
He cited the war posters as an
Acknowledged means OF effectively
conveying messages In the future.
Art IS the eternal fitness Jf things
ard lis changed, or should be changed.
little by fashion, and here Mr.. Par
sons used interesting illustrations Of
th3 1narring OF physical beauty by IN
studied and incorrect coStumInR.
MIR. Parsons gave Leonardo da
VircTs decorative laws which led 10
mig fnal plea for education ia art
Education he said, consists in see'
ing now, the time In which we live
and If anybody can see now they can
express H. Adjusting oneself to now
IL another part OF education. In art
as wen az ethics and religion educa~
ton consists OF making people see
what Is right ard then dctng what Is
right"
a4r Parsons nnauy Impressed the
responsibifify or Americans which viii
come ct the close of the war when we
are expected to supply Europe with
the decorations and costumes which
heretofore ais has supplied ue and 81
fs up 70 Americans TO do something
WORTHY OF tn}s great country.
Nr. Parsons was thoroughly appre-
atnted by ali who were 30 fortunate
as to hear him.
James River Garden Club,
The James River Garden club VIII
meet at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. Garnett TAbb, 2s2S Monu-
mont avenue Members are requested
10 note the change.
R~turn Erorn Admission.
Mrs r J. CHM and her daurhter,
Miss Bar oara OHM, ~ 2109 Stuart
avenue. have returned from two
weeks stay In Admission, Ala. where
ahey visited Clnrence Giinn, a mann
Der OF the former Richmond Blues,
stationed ST Camp Mcclellan
visiting for Kind.
Mrs J. G. Murphy, OF this oity,
spent the week end With Mrs w.
Biount Darden st her home In Nor
folk.
Board Meeting st Arr C7uh
THIS afternoon ut 3 O'Clock there
will be general board meett"g At
tha Art club aod AL members arc
expected - lie pYesen'. There w}li
he no regular program or speakers ss
in customary on Tuesday Afternoons.
Axrn Davis Will Receive
Mrs Wastuloreland Davis Will re-
cefve AZ the executive rnauEtou this
afternoou from % o'clock as Is
her custom on Tuesdays Spring
flowers w.Il be used IN decorating the
Gre wtrr-room ard the tea table sew
eraI or Mrs. Dav.s' friepds vii as
sist IN receiving and pouring Yea.
Parents ard Teachers Meet.
The pareut-T Teachers association nf
icIha school uiu meet h]s afternoon
At 3 O'Clock IN The schoolhouss.
T'hs ChiwbarRzo Mothers club
meets this afternoon a. s;30 O'Clock
In the school. where demonstrat on
in cookery will he given BY Miss
Laura bryant, home demonstration