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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-23
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An unusually attractive entertainment
Of mid winter, was the Luncheon gwen Dy
Mrs Frank Leak, honoring Mrs. Dor
Richardson, guest Of Miss Mossie Long
and Miss Pierce, of Decatur, Ga, guest Of
Miss Mary McRae. One-thirty was the
hour and a four-course lunch beginning
with a fruit cocktail, followed by chicken
a la king, rosettes, English peas, cold ham,
deyilled eggs, iced tea, fruit salad WITH
Russian dressing, after which was served
u delicious sweet course The table was
very handsome with Florentine lace COW
ers and center piece Of yellow narcis'
.s,,s. the yellow and white color scheme
being carried out, even in the enrique
Mace cards which were decorated in tiny
yellow narcissus and tied with yellow
ribbon. Bidden guests were Mrs. Don
Richardson and Miss Pierce, the honorees
Mesdames John Morrison, Will Land, Of
Hamlet, H. F. Long, Misses Mossie Long
and Mary McRae.
Friends throughout the State will re,
pret to learn of sickness at the home Of
The Steele's on Washington St, this city,
of Miss Anne Steele.
Mrs. H. F. Long entertained a family
dinner party Tuesday of this week; be-
sides the Longs and Stansills, her guests
were Mrs, Don Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs,
Prank Leak, Mr.. and Mrs. Stansill Gov
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Land entertained
AZ their home in Hamlet, in honor OF Miss
Mossie Long and her attractive visitor,
Mrs. Don Richardson at supper Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Maude Mcleod, Miss Beth Thorn
as and Mr.. Hunter Fowlkes motored to
Raleigh Tuesday, returning wednesday
afternoon.
Seven of Rockingham's most attractive
young women have formed themselves
into club which they call The Dutch
Club" because the TREATS are all DUTCH
treats, and they meet every Friday even
ING. Last time the crowd were with Miss
Emma Gray Ledbetter, at the home OF
her parents on Washington ST., and an
old time Candy pulling" was the diver
sion.
Friends of the Cores will be glad to
learn they are all improving and If no
complication sets in they will soon be out.
Mrs. Henry Farley, who has been sick
with influenza, is improving every day;
Miss Jenett and Master Henry are almost
well from their attacks. Miss Dawssn, a
trained nurse Of Durham, came Monday
night to nurse them.
Miss Dorothy Farley has been spend
ing several days in the city, with relatives
and friends. She will return to Laurin-
burg in day or so. to resume her work
there in the High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. William crosland. Miss
Emma Warburton, Messrs H. F. Long
and DR.. Alternately motored to Charlotte
Monday.
Miss Leila corpening, who has been on
visit to her sister, Mrs. Furches, in
Statesville, returned to Rockingham Mon
day night.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-23
Get a warm pair of fleece-lined
gloves from Dockery-McNair.
They have your size, and a varied
assortment for your selection.
Hens Wanted.

Wanted, about Is Leghorn hens
OF pullets. III. r. jerks, phone
1861, or NV. 81.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-23
Mineral Spring. Township.

Mineral springs township.
Cleve Huntley died the 18th in
Mineral Springs Springs town
ship of observation-disclosures aged
about 50.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-23

Nebo church the 22nd.
The wife of Ordsworth Grant
died in Wolf Pit Tuesday morn.
ing Of Observation-Disclosures, aged
26.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
By Royal Cortissoz

The exhibition in memory OF Theo-
dorc Roosevelt. which is being held
in Avery Hall, at Columbia University
Is not an art exhibition. 1t embraces
the productions of painters, sculptors
and other artists who portrayed him,
but these are present primarily as
personal souvenirs of the man. Ger
tain bronzes commemorate old friend
ships. or their associations direct us
10 sentiments and ideas having moth
ing to do with art. Only in a case
containing coins and medals do we
come upon specific reminders of his
interest in It's principles. Yet the
collection as whole Vlvidly brings
hacA. that interest. The occasion is
full OF suggestion. 1t invites refec-
ton on one of the most characteristic
traits of a great man. Did he care
for works of art? If so, how far did
they occupy him and in what way?
" hen he came to the Presidency and
to power was this stanch American a
friend TO American art? The exhibit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Current Exhibitions

Academy Art Shop, 1873 West Ffty-sevenh Street
Deonsh Shop Washington STANDARDIZATION Of bridal
wells and aces; June TO-
Dudensing GalrcPantngs coo by W. S Buckln;
o
Groie, Club East sxteh seet-Exhbtion of boobndne
Ffy-seventh streetExhbion of SCULPTURE b
John Mowbrag- Clarke;
Kennedy AvenuExhbtion Of old naval nrin+s
through
Knoedler's-E Exhibition o English sporting prints
Mich GaleriNew flag pictures bv Cbds
Hassam; through
Mussmann (aeesExhibiton of Judson to
June
October.
Vanity Fair Shop us Madison AvenueExhbton Photographic
etclings by Adele Brush; to Is
Powell Gallery 9S3 Sixth AvcnucDecorative
T. Chapman. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
The treasures of
Sycamore Hill

The foregoing notes are sufficient TO
show that as public man Roosevelt
played we'll defined and effective part
in the artistic development of his time.
serving devotedly as the friend of good
work. Officially he was interested not
in that fcarsome thing, "official art !"
but IN the art of first class men. In
his private relation to the subject it is
apparent that he was sympathetic to
art, but gave it no such place in his
daily life as he gave TO Literature II
is not evident that he was ever n col
lector of artistic things. Such of them
as were added to his life were gathered
round him through the play OF life
itself. not because he had ACQUIRED
them from the impulse of the dilettante.
good clew to the subject is offered
again in tho Autobiography Speak
ing Of the mementoes at Sycamore Hill
he says:
There arc various bronzes in thu house:
Snint-Gaudcn'st puritan" n token from INV
stan officers when was Governor: Proctor's
cougar, the gift Of the Tennis Cabinet who
also gave us n beautiful silver bowl which Is
hl~nys lovingly pronounced To rhyme with
owl because that was the pronunciation
used a. the time of the giving by the valued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Luck and III Luck
In Portraiture

lie was lucky in his various arts
tic belongings. They are the works of
capable artists. Conversely, it seems
rather odd that he should not have
had, on the whole, particularly good
luck with the artists who portrayed
him. Some succeeded More failed.
Sargent made an admirable study Of
HIM in what we may call his Presiden-
tial aspect. Carl Mclchcrs, whose full
length of him is here shown, drew
closer to tho character of the man.
One or two others painted him to good
purpose, but the cnnvascs now dis
played arc not in general very salts
factory. Reich's two ctchings Of him.
ono drawn during the Govcrnorship and
the other recently produced, arc both
admirable, and there ia an engaging
quality about the print by Nuyttens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

among the most interesting scenes de-
picted. Then there is fine impress
sion in colors, with uncut margins.
published by Darlington Bowles. show
ing Paul Jones shooting a mutinous
sailor
The collection of British and Ameri-
can sailing vessels is no less interest
ing. Particularly quaint is "The Ship
wreck of the Frances Mary, of ST.
Johns, March, 1926" showing Timely
and humane assistance about to be rem
dered by British frigate, to the un-
fortunate survivors, six in number,
eleven having died, being thirty-two
days on the wreck" Next in impor-
lance comes a series of various types
of sailing vessels, showing GOLFERS,
schooners, cutters and sloops, and a
collection of early steamboats, A half
dozen views of seaports, group of
yachts and set of prints showing
various phases of the whaling industry
complete the exhibition.
At Knoedlers there is an attractive
exhibition of old English sporting
prints. These include all phases of
fox hunting, steeplechasing, grouse,
wild fowl, pheasant woodcock and par
fridge shooting and fishing. There is
also a series of racing prints and
collection of prize winning horses. BY
way of variety there are some mail
coach scenes and one or two domestic
pictures, such as The Sportsman's
Return"
Marine paintings are feature of
Alice Judson's exhibition of water
colors at the Mussmann Galleries. The
subjects include Glow Tide "Venetian
Boats" "In Harbor,' The Stormy
Lake" and "At Anchor" Of local interest
are her fine paintings of the Victory
Arch. "The Garden Gate" "Birches"
and "The Picnic provide contrasting
themes and serve to emphasize Miss
Judson's versatility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

The best of the sculptures. perhaps
the best of all interp relations of Roose-
vet's special picturesqueness and
power, is the bust by James Earle
Fraser. 1t IS a superb impression,
tingling with the characteristic Roose-
veltian energy. 1t registers the high
mark in the present exhibition Turn
ing to the photographs, which abound
in vivid, spontaneous strokes of por-
traiture, swift touches that are full OF
light and suggestion, we approach that
which best guides us TO what we have
been searching for. In the broad at
mosphere Of the show, in the atmos-
phere exhaling from bronzes and paint
lngs, photographs, manuscripts, books,
trophies, written souvenirs of inter
course with the rulers and leaders of
his day and with all manner of friends
we get the final clew. 1t resides in the
traits of q profoundly human person
atty, in his strength and humor his
courage and his resourcefulness, his
devoted patriotism and his homely
sympathy for everything in the life Of
America. Recognizing these things,
one better understands how Theodore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

Saint Gaudens or McKim, he felt
it also in the crudelv drawn cartoon we
have noted. Moral qualities exist in
art as in literature They are not de-
liberately injected, like some elixir
poured out of a bottle. They are i'm
plicit in the grain of work, breathed
into it unconsciously by the soul of the
human being who makes it. There is
moral quality in Theodore Roosevelt's
relation to the fine arts. When you
have pondered over his sympathy for
the artistic improvement of public
works, his appreciation Of the works
of art in his home. his response or in
difference to questions of technique,
you return at the end to his rich per
sonalty and think only of what, in this
exhibition, is eloquent of his
inner self. Look, for that, at the let
tiers to his children, in which the droll
delightful text is embellished by little
pen sketches, themselves delightful and
droll. There is fun in them and there
IL tenderness. There is character
There is the touch inseparabfe from
everything that Roosevelt did. the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

Iampico Oil Men Plan
Monument to War Hero

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Emplove.
of the American Oil Companies in tn.
Tampico oil fields plan to erect q mon
ument at Tampico. Mexico. to the mem
DRY of Major George W. Farwey ~,
Tacoma. Wash, who was killed in o.
ton in Flanders while leading his mo,
of the 361st Infantry against the Ger
mans. Request for permission to nlac.
the memorial has been sent to ~.
Mexican government.
Major Farwell was employed a.
civil engineer in the Tampico field,
when the United States entered thu
war, and he was largely instrumental
In inducing the American employees 10
remain on the job and not to carry ont
their intention to return to the Unitsa
States and enlist. Officials here said
that had the men left the government
would have been seriously embarrassed
through the curtailment of oil produc-
ton that would have followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

Roosevelt felt about tire arts-that
they "bore directly upon our welfare,'
that they were not esoteric preoccupa-
tions, the property of narrow circle
to be cultivated aloof from the ord-
nary affairs Of men, but blessings valid
only IN SO far as they minstered in
natural. unpretentious fashion to
everyday existence. Nothing seems
more like him than his saying that
they add to "the beauty of living and
therefore to the Joy of life" The joy
of life-that was his cue in art.
Roosevelt's favorite cartoon, here
shown, was one drawn by A. l.. Lovey
for "The Chicago Chronicle" when
Roosevelt was in the White House 1t
depicts a type of homespun American
ism sitting before the fire with the
newspaper in his hand and reading the
Presidents message. Technically, the
drawing has little to say. Of any
thing like style it is patheticaly in
nocent. But it drives home a whole
some American idea, and Roosevelt, be-
ing wise human being, knew when to
dispense with technique. Once, in an
artistic matter Of some Importance. he
paid perhaps insufficient attention to
purely technical elements. This was
the matter Of his difference with Alb
bolt Thayer over the latter's hypothe-
SIS of protective celebration in the
animal kingdom, an hypothesis which
has turned out to be the cornerstone
OF camoufage. The present writer went
into the subject with Thaver himself
at Washington some years ago, follow
ing practical field demonstration Of
the artists extraordinary law Long
afterwards he talked about it with
Roosevelt, and saw that the painters
arguments had not cleared up the
knotty points between him and his
critic. The reason seemed plain. The
position Of Roosevelt was that of the
naturalist pure and simple. The posi-
ton of Thayer was that of both
naturalist and artist. Harmony on tho
technical issue might have cleared up
all the confusion between them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
(From the bust by James Earle Fraser)

lower Of Turner. Groult, the great
French tapioca king, was one of his
patrons, and bought many of his pict-
urcs. There is a legend that Groult,
who was devoted to Turner, first
bought the place commanding the view
at st. Cloud painted by the English
man, and, years afterward, discovering
Marcius-Smons, commissioned him to
paint the same subject. Roosevelt de-
lighted in the Turneresque qualities
Of the disciple, in his color and in his
romantic fancy. But the other things
cited in the lines just quoted point TO
his more familiar taste, and give, in
deed, the very secret of his artistic
predictions. You are aware of it in
the Columbia exhibition. Proctor's
cougar is there. SO is Macmonnes's
Rough Rider statuette, and near it
Remington's bronco buster is placed.
Looking at these pieces the observer
presently realizes that they are pre-
cisely what one would have expected
Roosevelt to care for, and turning the
thought over one sees why They
drifted naturally into his cosmos,
through the agency of friendship, be-
cause they struck his note, the note of
life, of vigor, of naturalness, of manly
sincerity. Roosevelt would have been
amused. probably, by any one who had
termed him a connoisseur. He was too
intensely absorbed in the myriad is
sues of an active and largely outdoor
life to give any time to the mint and
cummin of connoisseurship But art
as part and parcel of the daily human
round he grasped with discernmcnt
He liked it to be honesc and vitalized
He honored most in it the truth to
which he paid tribute in every phase
Of life He couldn't have been an as
thete if he had tried. But an instinct
for the charm of aesthetics was in his
blood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Ne,U York University
Has Art Department
In Its Summer School

The New York University maintains
unique art department in its summer
school. This offers many courses of
lectures extending over several years;
also a we'll developed scheme Of. teach
ing design, but all under one instructor,
who illustrates the historical joke of
one who fills a bench and not a chair.
Dr. James P. Haney, Director of Art in
High Schools, New York City, is the
teacher who gives both the lectures
and studio practice. His courses are
are presented in five succeeding years.
The work in each division is completed
in a three weeks summer session, and
the students by working several hours
a day are able in the three weeks to
cover most Of the work done in three
complete winter courses.
This coming summer Dr. Haney will
talk on supervision and the practical
methods of organizing and directing
art work in town and city school sys-
TENS. He will also give practice in
design in the form of daily lessons and
criticisms dealing with pattern applied
to variety of different materials.
The five series of lectures which con-
stitute the course already have been
given twice over in the last decade.
This coming series Dr. Haney has an
nounced as the final one. 1t will begin
with supervision, and will go through
all forms of teaching in elementary and
high schools, the series being completed
in the summer of 1928.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
The Man as Revealed
By His Taste

The tenacity of Roosevelt in this de-
bate about protective coloration recalls
the resolute independence which was
lnalienable from his nature. A sem
tence in one Of the letters of John
Keats is opposite here. Speaking of his
own work and Of what certain critics
had made of it, he says when feel
am right. no external praise can give
me such n glow as my own solitary
rcpcrception and ratification Of what is
fine" When Roosevelt identified what
was fine his fidelity to it knew no con-
vcntIonnl instructions. If he felt it in
great works Of art. as in the works Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Saint Gaudens and
T. r. 8 Pet Crime

An eloquent testimony to this NAV
be found in the case mentioned above
which contains fragments Of our coin
age. Homer Saint Gaudens, in his
memoir of his father the famous sculp-
tor, has told how the latter came to
make his gold pieces. "The scheme for
the United States coins,' he says, tine
cent, the eagle, and the double eagle
originated at dinner with President
Roosevelt in the winter of 1905. There
they both grew enthusiastic over the
old high relief Greek coins, until the
President declared that he would have
the mint stamp modern version of
such coins in spite of itself if my
father would design them, adding with
his customary vehemence, You know,
Saint-Gaudens, this is my pet crime ."
Roosevelt himself has an interesting
passage in his autobiography" on this
subject, when referring to some Of the
achievements of his administration:
+ The things accomplished were of
: immediate consequence to the economic we'll
4 being Of our people. In addition certain
bearing remote but which bore
directly upon our welfare. because they add
| To he beauty of living and therefore to the
JOY of life. Securing a great artist Saint
Gauders to give US the most beautiful coin
age since the decay of Hellenistic Greece
was one such act. In this case | had power
myself to direct the Mint to employ Saint
/ Haudens- The first. and most beautiful Of
/ HIS COINS we're issued in thousands before
/ Congress assembled or could intervene; and
great ana permanent improvement was
tkn
same way, on the advice and suggestion of
! Frank Millet, got some really capital
. medals by scnlptors of the first rank Sim
! ilarly, the new buildings in Washington
were erected and placed in proper relation
TO one another, plans provided by the
best architects and landscape architects
also appointed II fine arts council, an I'M
paid body Of the best architects painters
ana scuipfors IN the country. To advise the
government rs TO the erection and decorn.
ton Of all new buildings.
SO far from there being any vain
glory in this passage, it understatcs
the case. Roosevelt might justifably
have expanded on the influence which
he c~crted upon the coinage Saint
Gaudens, working in gold, marked the
beginnings Of n great reform. If
Roosevelt had not engaged his genius
a"" "'ihitciy placpd the question OF
the coinage before the people we would
perhaps never have had tho subsequent
steps in reform, the Weinman pieces
IN silver, Frascr's "BufYalo" nickel and
Erenner's "Lincoln" penny. The merits
or defects Of this or that coin in the
series need not now be, discussed. The
important point il that to Theodore
Roosevelt we owe the constructive CON
sideration Of the question az to whether
/ We should take account Of merits or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Random Impressions
In Current Exhibitions


A series of "British and American
naval battles" lends historical in
terest to the exhibition of old naval
prints at the galleries Of Kennedy G.
Co., 6l3 Fifth Avenue. Action Be-
tween the Scraps and the Bon Hommc
Richard, September %. 1779," "Perry's
Victory on Lake Erie" "Action Be-
tween the Constitution and the Java,
December %, 1872 "Admiral Nelson's
Victory, the Battle Of the Nile, August
I, l79S," "Action Between the British
and French SQuadrons OF Tamatave."
and The Fight Between the Alabama
and the Kearsarge, June 10, 1861 are