Evening star., 1918-04-25
SHAKESPEARE BODY
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Closing Session Of Federation
This Evening Devoted to
National Project.

The first annual convention of the
National Shakespeare Federation. in
session here during the past several
days. will end with tonights meeting
in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art. Prof.
c. Alphonso Smith Of the faculty Of
the United States Naval Academy will
preside over this session; to which, as
to all the others, the general public is
cordially invited. The topic for the
evening is the proposed national
Shakespeare memorial building.
washington AS an Art Center" Is the
subject of an illustrated address to be
sistant secretary of the National Com
mission of Fine Arts. Others who will
contribute to the program are Henry
D. Fruit, H. H. B. Meyer of the Library
of Congress. Judge S. S. Ashbough,
Prof. Dewitt c. Croissant of George
Washington University and President
David Gray of Goucher College, Balti-
more.
Historical Pageantry.
Rev. Lyman Whitney Allen, who will
pronounce the benediction tonight,
day, the general subject of which was
historical pageantry and community
drama. The speakers included Miss
Laura Sedgwick Collins of New
York CITY, DR.. H. H. Wheaton, Depart
ment of the Interior; C. H. CLIFFORD.
executive secretary. Drama League Of
America; Prof. Dewitt c. Coissant,
George Washington University; Jud-
son King and DR.. H. f. Jackson,
United States bureau of education.
session gratifying reports were re-
ceived from the federated clubs, from
the vice presidents of the state Shakes
peare clubs and from chairmen of COM
mittees and organization officers. All
the old officers were unanimously re-
elected. and Mrs. w. N. Roach. jr, of
this city was chosen to fill the vacant
post of corresponding secretary. Those
reelected are:
President, John Temple Graves. Wash
ington. D. c.: vice presidents. Mrs.
Charles OH. Craigie. this city; Mrs
John Miller Horton Buffalo. N. Y;
Prof. Felix c. Schelling. Philadelphia,
Pa; Prof. Dewitt Clinton croissant.
Lift. D.. American University: corre-
spending secretary, H. H. Wheaton,
this city; treasurer. Isaac Pearson, this
city; auditors. Mr.. Charles OH. Craigie
and Judge S. S. Ashbough, this city.
An earnest plea for the reading and
study of Shakespeare not only in the
high and secondary schools, but also
in the lower grades. was made by Phi
lander p. Claxton. United States COM
missioner of education. who presided
over last nights meeting. held in the
auditorium of the new Central High
School. A child of ten years or even
younger can read Shakespeare with
pleasure as well as profit. he asserted.
Schools Represented.
Shakespeare as an Educator" was
the theme of the evening. and Wash
ington schools were represented both
by undergraduates and by faculty
members. Among the speakers were:
Thomas w. Churchill of New York !;
Mrs. +. G. Buford. president of Buford
College. Nashville: Tenn: DIR. Gray.
kellar; dean of Westhampton College,
Richmond; Miss Fruchte. st. Louis; Mrs.
NJ. B. Somervell. principal of BeIcourt
Seminary; Miss Nanette B. Paul, Theo-
dore w. Boch Of the Library of Con-
gress. Dr.. S. J. MeWatters of American
Bass. New York. Mrs. Bass has been
In charge Of the interesting Shakes
peare gardens" of the metropolis. in
which the study of the dramatist and
tilling of the soil are appropriately
trained some $4,000 children in this way
as we'll as in Shakespearean plays and
pageants. A speaker as yet unan-
nounced will represent the Red Cross.
Music was under direction OF DR..
Hamlin e. Cogswell, director Of music
in the Washington public schools and
singing. Those offering numbers ap-
propriate to the evenings topic were
Prof. Anton Kaspar ana NINE. Fran
ceska Kaspar Lawson.