The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
UNUSUALLY FINE PROGRAM FOR
 ART LEAGUE
Varied Exhibitions and IL lustrated Lectures-In-
 dian Princess in Recital.

Members of the Bridgeport Art League will enjoy most varied and splendid program for the ensuing year, beginning October 20. when the autumn reception will be held with a picturesque and quaint dress parade. l Tho winter activities were arranged 1 by the president Mrs. r. Merton Hammond assisted by Mrs. Samuel GlcdhiU. Mrs. Philip l.. IIolzer and Mrs. Arthur M. COmley With instructive lectures on art weaving, tapestry and block printing. | exhibitions on crafts, pottery, color | prints, and old laces, coverlets and l quilts of grandmother's time, enter l tainments and recitals, the coming i season will be one of great interest l to the members of the league and to 1 their friends
 The entire program as prepared fol-
 lows:
 Monday, Nov. 3, at o'clock: Prof. | Bach, famous curator of the School l of Architecture, Columbia university, 1 and connected with the Metropolitan | Art Museum. He will lecture on the exhibit of choice specimens of art
 weaving tapestry, and block printing
 from the Metropolitan Museum. Monday, Nov. IT, at D. m., the Lea@ue will give an Heirloom Tea
 with an exhibition of samplers. old
 lacos, coyerlets and quilts of grand
 mothers time. Many period heir
 looms of old settlers will be shown.
 Commencing Monday, Dec l. at
 P. n the annual Christmas Sale of
 the League will be held This sa1e will last as usual during the entire week, and the work of members will
 be on sale. This work includes | ceramics, baskets textiles. embroider- ies, laces, bead work. etc. l Monday Dee. 15, at 9 D. n., mem 3 perS VIII present a "Christman Pro- gram" which promises to be as att | tracuve as all former ones. Monday, Jan. 3, 1920. at 9 p. m.,
 Arts and Crafts Exhibition of exam ? Dles of handicrafts of our foreign , citizens This exhibition will be ] loaned by the American Federation of g Arts at Washington. D. C.. and prom t isas to be most unusual and interest s ing.
 Monday, Jan. 19. at 3 p. n.. Pot r tery Exhibition and Talk. A choice ? collection from the best American . potteries will be exhibited I Monday Feb. 2. at D. m Poster f Exhibition and Talk. Exhibition of 70 beautiful posters by the best foreign @ and American artists
 Monday. Feb. 16. at 3 p. m. Exhibi- e ton of the wonderful color prints os 2 Jules Gucrin with lecture on Jules 1 Guerin and his work His famous | prints occupy a unique place iu
 American Art and reveal that o,l- { quisite color quality that has made his work successful.
 Monday, March l. at 3 D. m. 1n- 2 dian Legends. Song and Dance hv ? Princess Pe-ahm- -c-squeet "Floatiug e Cloud" daughter of a chief of the 7 Ojibway Tribe. This recital will in e clude the various ceremonial songs [ and dances of that tribe. The prin- l cess who has appeared before the - club before will he welcomed. [ Monday March 15, at 3 p. m. Illus , trated Lecture by Loring Underwood.
 the famous Landscape Architect of X Boston. MT Underwood will lecture y on famous New England gardens and - gardens of colonial times and histori- . cal interest. Illustrations will be Q made in natural colors. The pictures I or lantern slides shown were taken hy ; the new process of "direct color' e photography and the plates register
 every color even to the most delicate f pastel shades. Pictures from Long r fellows, Hawthorne and Emerson
 gardens, the "Old Manse" and inc
 "Wayside Inn" will be shown.
 Monday April 5, at 3 p. n. I1xhi-
 bition and Talk on American Indian - Craft work. Exhibit from -he Metro
 politan Museum of Art.
 Monday, April 19, at p. m. EX-
 hibition of batiks, Tn costumes and
 wall hangings. This exhibit is of the
 greatest interest to the league mem
 bers.
 Monday. May 3. Annual exhtbi-
 tion of work of league members. During the season, the league will secure th D travelling exhibition from
 the American Federation of Arts.
 This exhibit includes ceramics, all
 crafts and costumes.
 The days for classes for the vari-
 ous work taken up py the league will
 be as follows:
 Tuesday: Ceramics, design and it's
 application. Instructors, Mrs. s. D.
 Stoddard, and Chairman Mrs. A. A. , Libby.
 Wednesday: Weaving and rug making. Chairman Mrs. Philip l.. Holzer.
 . Thursday: Basketrv, Instructor
 Mrs. William J. Taft. Chairman Mrs. F. D. Beers.
 } Friday: Embroidery, lace making, crochet, filet, macreme, beai work, Instructor Mrs. T. I. Ferguson. Char
 man Mrs. Julius Kohlmaier. ! The league also plans to give a course in Current Events, dates to be 1 announced later. The social days or the league will be the fourth Mon : day of each month at r. m., when l cards and tea will be the featur1. The chairman for these days will pc , Mrs. Carolyn B. Doremus. The league prospectus is being pre- , pared by the committee appolnted ! and will shortly be in hands of the f members.