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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11
WEST PHILADELPHIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keith. of 371S
Walnut street, are being congratulated
on the birth of son, Henry Edgar
Keith, Jr., on Tuesday, September >.
Miss Harriet Brannan, of Pittsburgh.
is visiting Mrs. Willard McAuliffe, of
3716 Walnut street.
Miss Genevieve Mcdonnell. 13O
South Thirty ninth street. is the guest
nell at their cottage in Ventnor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sullivan are oc =
cupying their new home in Ardmore.
Judge Eisenbrown and his daughter
and son in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
roughs, and their children have returned
after spending the summer at Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Cronin
and their daughters, Miss Isabel Cronin
and Miss Helen Cronin, have returned
to their home at Fortieth and Walnut
streets after spending the summer at
the Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City.
Miss Helen Hanna, of 10 South
Thirty eighth street, has returned from
Cape May and is spending the fall at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Rosalie de Solmes Bond and the
Misses Bond, of III South Thirty
eighth street, will return to their home
in Merton the 18th of September.
Miss Bonnie Tebe, of 217 Soutf
Forty first street, has returned from
visit to Miss Anna Dempsey at her
cottage in Chelsea, and is now visiting
her sister and brother in law, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. NJ. Graves, of Easton, Pa
Miss Tebe will graduate from the Uni
vcrsity Training School for Nurses il
October.
Mrs. Fl. G. Wernick and her child
who have been spending the summer al
tho Riverside Inn, Saranac Lake, \.
Y, have Just returned! and will reopen
sixty third street, this city.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tildt, of New
York.
Miss stiles Wundcr. of North Eight
eenth street. and Miss Bertha FAIRIES
of West Ontario street, returned early
in the week from fortnight's stay in
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Flanagan and
their little daughter, Virginia Flana
gan. have closed their bungalow in Wy.
comb, Bucks county. and have returned
to their winter home on North Gratz
street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fl. Pilley. of
1928 West Atlantic street, entertained
Mr.. Herbert d. Pilley. of Fort
| Worth, Tex. at dinner party on
Tuesday evening.
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

One of the most prominent OF the
debutantes this year will be Miss Mar
garetta Jeanes. daughter of Mrs. Henry
Sulger Jeanes, of Laywell, who will
make her debut at a dinner dance which
her mother will give at the Bellevue
Stratford on Wednesday, January I.
Miss Jeanes would have come out two
years ago if the country had not beer
at war.
Mrs. james Kent Willing, of Paoli
will entertain the sewing class of which
she Is a member at luncheon tomorrow
Among the members are Mrs. S. Deas
Sinkler, Mrs. George L. Justice, Mrs
Murdoch Kendrick, Mrs. Truxton Hare
and Mrs. w. w. Frazier, Jr.
Adams, of Bala, and Mr.. Snowden
Samuel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Samuel, Twenty second and Locust
streets, will be solemnized at noon on
October 10, In st. James's Church
Twenty second and Walnut streets. A
breakfast for the immediate families
and a few intimate friends will follow
at the home of Mrs. George ]. Harding,
2215 Walnut street.
Mrs. William r. Goodman, Of 14C
Bethlehem pike, Chestnut Hill, will
give a tea on Friday, October 10, to
introduce her granddaughter, Miss Mary
Brnestine Appleton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel A. Appleton, Of
Marshfeld, Warrenton, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Groome and
their debutante daughter, Miss Susar
O, Groome, of Airlie, Warrenton, Va.
will arrive on Saturday, to spend q
few weeks at their apartment at tn,
Wellington and attend the polo matches
at the Philadelphia Country Club.
The wedding Of Miss Margaret Halo.
well, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Fraley Hallowell, Of Wayne, ant
Mr.. William Apperson Johnson, o.
Richmond, Va, will take place early
next month.
Miss Anita Strawbridge, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p. Strawbridge
has returned from camping in tn,
Adirondacks.
M. and Mrs. Joseph 10, Widener ant
their daughter and son, Miss Elf
Widsner and Mr., r. "A. 3 Yidsner
Nhs hayo epent tho summer st Fair
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IIII.L-LNFFFRTY

The marriage of Miss Hazel VI.
Lafferty. of $50 North SirlclS street
and Mr.. George W. Hills. of 3423
Grays Ferry avenue, took place last
evening at I o'clork in the Temple
Lutheran Church at Fifty second and
Race streets. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. A. Pohman and
the bride was given in marriage by
her brother. Mr.. George Lafferty.
The bride was attended by Mrs,
Frank keiger as mUtron Of honor, and
by Miss Margaret Cooley and Miss Ella
Aikens as bridcmuids. Miss Lulfcrty
wore gown of ivory bridal satin.
drappd with georgcttc crepe and tullr
veil trimmed with orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet Of white roses
and lilies of the valley. Mrs. kcigcr
wore orchid orgnudic with hat to
match and carried bouquet of ragged
dahIias, Miss Cooley wore apricot or
gandi" and Miss Aikons wore Nile
match their dresses aud carried ragged
dahlias.
! Mr.. Frank KeiCor was best man aud
the ushers included Mr.. George Wilson
Mr.. Edward Armstrong and Mrs
! Albert Parker.
The wedding was followed By re
ccption at the brides home and thr
bride and bridegroom left for an c1.
tended wedding trip through the south
/ Upon their return they will live at 3S(
North Sickels street.
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NEW JERSEY NOTES

Miss Ella Day Blair has returned to
her home, on Park road, in Edgowater
Park, after spending few days with
friends in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bird of Bev-
erly. are being congratulated on the
birth of a daughter.
DR.. and Mrs. Eugene Harbcrt, and
their little daughter, have closed their
home on Cooper street, in Beverly. and
are spending September at Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rauth and
their two sons have returned to their
home, in Edgewater Park, after spend e
ing the summer in the Adirondack
Mountains.
Miss Thelma Therkildson is enter
tanning at her home, in MoorestoMn,
Miss Dorothy Douglass, OF Deland' ria.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Wallis Armstrong
are now at their home on Meadow view
| Farm, after two months stay In
Maine.
Lieutenant Calvin T. Durgln, I. S,
! N, Is spCndiug n fortnight with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Dur
gin, at their home in Palmyra.
Mrs. A. G. Barrie and her daughter
Mrs. Raymond Simon. OF Palmyra, are
spending a month in the mountains
near Shickashinny, Pa.
Mrs. Frederick Fisher is entertain %
ing at her home, in Delanco, for a
fortnight Miss Minnie Trefts, OF Ne"
York city.
Mrs. Frank Toy and her little daugh .
ter has returned to their home ~
Delanco, after ten days visit with
friends at Newport.
Miss Alice Taylor has returned 70
her home, in BridgebOro, after spend
ing fortnight at Lake George, n. \
! Mr.. and Mira. Ellis, Of Bridgeboro
are entertaining Mr.. Frederick sharp,
os Norfolk, Va.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11

At meeting of the board of directors
Of City Trusts September 23 was set
as the date for the next admission Of
hoys to Girard College. The present
enrolment of the institution now totals
1850 The net receipts Of the Girard
estate. both within and without the city
for 1919 up to August 81 were 81 .1S7.
10, n decrease Of more than S2S4 .OOC
AZ compared with the receipts during
the corresponding period last year.
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DARBY. BUCK

pretty early September home we'd .
ding took place last Tuesday evening,
September .. at the home of the bride =
parents, 4071 Powcltou avenue, when
Miss Dorothy Latmcr Buck, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parkinson
Buck, became the bride of Captain
George Baylcss Darby. Jr., L. S. A.
The bride was attended by Miss Helen
Pringlc, of Wyncote, as maid of honor,
and Miss Betty Cunningham, of Lans
downc, a little cousin Of the bride, as
flower girl. Mr.. Hollis WOlstcnholmc
was best man.
After a short honeymoon Captain and
Mrs. Darby will live with the bride S
parents for the winter.
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iittleston. for the week end and will
bring back with her, her cousins, Miss
Ella Barker and Miss Rose Barker.
who will spend few weeks In German
town. During the latter part Of Sep
tember, Mr.. and Mrs. Roser, and their
infant son, Richard, will move to
Greensburg, Pa, to make their home.
Mrs. ]. D. S. Mullen and her dauph-
ter, Miss Doris Mullen, of 612S Ross
street, with their guest, Miss Hazel
Lens, of Richmond Hill. n. Y, have
returned from Ocean City.
Mrs. William Garrison and her
daughter, Miss Margaret Garrison, Of
543 East Tulpehocken street, have re :
turned from Ocean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving seitz, Of 437
East Mt. Airy avenue. are being con l.
graduated upon the birth Of daughter.
Mildred Louise Seitz, on Monday
September s.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George z. Smith. and
their son, Mr.. G.. Everett Smith, of
2040 East Chelten avenue, returned on
Monday from n five weeks trip to
Ocean City. Their daughter, Miss
Elva B. Smith, has also returned from
n camping trip to Lake Placid, Adrion
dack Mountains.
Mrs. Alice Hollis, of 6337 McCalun
street, will have as her guests during
the fall and winter, her aunt ant
cousins. Mrs. Elmira Richardson ant
Miss Florence A. Richardson Mrs
Hollis, with her daughter, Miss Alic,
Hollis, returned on Monday from hei
apartments at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McDermott. o
1HiR East Ritfnnhnncn OF bnF-n n
their guest, Mr.. Harry Anderson
formerly of Oklahoma. Mr.. Anderson
was discharged from the marine corp
on Saturday. He was in the service 70
three years and was stationed in Cubs
: during all that time. He arrived on tn
Hancock on Thursday. Mr. Anderson
will make his home in Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11

Anna Tresman, Miss Monica Descher,
Miss Margaret De Haven and Miss
Edna Price. The officers for 1919 and
1920 of the Alumnae Association are
Miss Mary O'Brien, president; Miss
Winifred Murphy, vice president; Miss
Hannah Corney. Miss Mary Nolan, Sec
retaries, and Miss Mary Lehman, treas
urer.
Mrs. Joseph Mclaughlin, Of 41O6
Terrace street, who has been spending
several weeks in Wildwood, returned
home the beginning of the week.
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kENSINGTON

Miss Regina Hassler, of East Cum
hrrland street, has returned from a
months stay at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Leevan, who
were recently married are making their
homo at 31G6 G. street. Mrs. Leevan
Irforc her marriage was Miss Alma
Rubel, Of Reading.
Mr., and Mrs. G. Weston of Frank
ford and Allegheny avenues, are spend
;rg several weeks in Boston, Mass, on
visit with friends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11

There will be an organization meet
ing of Post 2G4. American Legion. at
the Baptist Temple, Broad and Berks
streets, tonight. All honorably dis :
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
are eligible for membership. At this
meeting delegate will be appointed
to attend the state convention at Har-
risburg.
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wISSAHICkON

DR.. and Mrs. Raymond w. Bailey,
Of 3716 Manayunk avenue, with their
Young daughters, Miss Martha Bailey
and Miss Elizabeth. Bailey, have re-
turned from several weeks stay at
Eaglesmere after passing the early sum
mer at their camp Loyalsock, near
Williamsport.
The Rev. Willard NJ. Amthor and
Mrs. Amthor. of 15S Harvey street,
who spent August in Churchtown, Lam
caster county, returned home on Satur-
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cain, Of 32a
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EAlIs oE scHuYLKlLL

Mr. aud Mrs. William Dichm, Of
1893 Ainslip street, are receiving con
gratulntions on the birth of n son,
Norman James Dirhm, on September A..
The Rev. William Il. Cooke. Of
Ridge avenue, and his sister, Miss Mary
Cooke. have returned from several
weeks stay in eastern New York.
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TIoGA

DIR. and Mrs. Charles Edward Halo
well, of West Tioga street, have re-
turned from Atlantic City. Their SON
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Biggard, have gone to Atlantic
City TO remain through the autumn.
Mrs. orrie Stamper and her son, Mr..
Walter Stamper, Of 3120 North Fif-
teenth street, are visiting Mrs.
Stamper's brother-in law and sister,
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GERMANTOWN

Mrs. Jerome Diffenderfer. of Lincoln
H., will arrive tomorrow to visit Mrs
Daniel Roberts Harper, at 211 West
Chelten avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh G. Roser, OF
547 East Tulpehocken street, have re-
turned from trip to Atlantic City. On
Saturday Mrs. Roser will motor to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11
SMITH STARKE

Miss Florence +. Starkc, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William NJ Stnrke, of
Cramer Hill. y. j., became the bride
of Mr.. Elmer w. Smith at S O'Clock
on Tuesday evening at the Grace Pres
bytcrian Church, Camden. The bride
was given in marriage by the father.
Miss Lillian May Starke, sister Of
tn" bride, was the maid of honor, and
Miss Mary Dahlgren, Miss Florence
NOccker. Miss Helen Ycrgcr and Miss
Rachel Eaton were the bridesmaids.
Mr.. Smith had as the best man Mr.
Harry l.. West, and Mr.. Earl Starkc.
Mr.. Everett !. I,AuCr. Mr.. William
Weaver and Mr.. Ray Eaton acted as
ushers.
After an extended wedding trip the
bride and bridegroom will make their
h"Crc with tn" parents Of the bride.
23lO Rise avenue, Cramcr Hill.
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Rightcr street, returned during the
week from several weeks stay at Cape
May.
Mr.. James Lee. who has been spend
ing some time in Ithaca. y. Y. has re
turned to his home on Sumac street
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WOLFSTEN MAYER

Another wedding of interest to take
place today is that of Miss Margaret
Mayer. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Clinton O. Mayer, of 0O7 North Six
tconth street. and Mr.. George w.
Wolfstcn, of 1880 Spruce street. which
will be solcmnizcd at o'clock this
evening at the Mercantile Club, Broad
and Master streets. The Rev. Henry
Bcrkowitz, of the Rodelph Shalom
Temple will perform the ceremony.
The bride will wear white satin with
tullc veil arranged with orange bios
sons and will carry Bride roses. Mr.
Mayer will give his daughter in mar
riagc and her sister, Miss Eleanor
Mayer, will be maid of honor. She
will wear gown of pink georgette crepe
over blue silk and will carry pink roses.
Mr.. James WofStcn will be his
brothers best man. The bridegroom
and bride, upon their return from their
trip. will be at home at 1880 Spruce
street
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MISS ANNE MEGARY
MARRIED TODAY
Becomes Bride Of Mr.. Charles R.
Stanley, Of New YORK, at
Home Of Sister

The marriage of Miss Anne Megary.
daughter of Mrs. John NJ. Megary, Of
2222 Locust street, and Mr.. Charles
Remig Stanley, Of New York, will take
place this afternoon at Z o'clock at
the home Of the brides brother in law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Elliot
Newlin, Prospect avenue and New
street Chestnut Hill. The ceremony
will be performed by tho Rev. Joseph
l.. ]. Wolf. Of st. PatrCk's Church.
There will hc no attendants.
'oN hH--l'lN"hh
An interesting wedding t"'h P'u,,
at noon To-Day IN me L"h'pIe h"I'IS,
'hur'h' l"ga ana twenty ,s''o'''
stre'ts' "nen MISS nor"tnGa l''nE''' lt'1,'
GauRN'er "t Mr. ana 'rS' liturE ,"'
blngee' "I io"V west ohl"rlo S''''''
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Holly Tags Yield $1,000
For Garfield Hospital
Mrs. Robert Connolly Leads
Workers Selling Tags -
For Nurses Home Fund.
Dance at Willard Contrib
utes to Days Success.

Tag day yesterday for the nurses
home at Garfield Hospital Melted over
81 600. partial returns showed last
night.
Between 5000 and 200 Of the Christ
mas tags were sold by the fifty MEM
bers of the canvassing committee.
headed by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
president Of the Ladies' Aid Associa-
ton of Garfield.
The first tag went to a Russian wolf
hound and was purchased by the dogs
owner. Mrs. Robert Connolly.
More than $I25 was contributed at a
brilliant tea dance yesterday after
noon at the Willard. marking the close
OF the campaign.
Complete returns from the canvass
will be announced tomorrow. The
funds will be used to equip living
quarters and a club room for the
nurses at the hospital.
Mrs. Tucker announced her appre-
citation, giving the following state
ment:
I'VE are deeply grateful for the
generous response OF Washington
people yesterday to the appeal OF
Garfield Hospital for its nurses home;
especially during the holiday season.
when there are so many appeals.
We feel that the amount contrib
uted shows widespread interest in the
hospital and is a vote OF confidence
in the value OF its services"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
INCORPORATION
COUNSEL QUITS

Resignation of Conrad H. Syme. cor
poration counsel for the District. will
be submitted to the District Commits
sioners this week. to take effect jan
uary l. it was announced by Mr.. Syme
yesterday.
The reason for Mr. Syme's action is
said to be his desire to resume the
practice Cf law. With this end in view
he has already obtained a suite Of
Offices.
Since he entered upon the duties of
corporation counsel in 1913. Mr.. Syme
has been identified with utilities prob
lens involving millions of dollars.
The valuations of the street car
companies, the electric and gas COM
panies and other public utilities were
engineered under his direction. lie has
successfully represented the city gov
eminent in MAN, appellate court cases.
Mr.. Syme explained Yesterday that
he believes his work OF Valuation has
been completed.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

The marriage of Miss Marian Wen
eel. granddaughter OF Mrs. {. NJ
Lcef. this city. and Lynn A Beck.
Staunton. Va. took place This after
noon at the parsonage of the Second
Baptist Church. the Rev. o. +. Lloyd
officiating
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Fan1ousNC-4
Feared Lost
Near Mobile
BULLETIN

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 20
Speedy flying boats and submarine
ehasers were ordered out from the
naval air station here tonight to
search fer the NC-4, famous trans
Atlantic flyer, and the HISS, which
are reported missing off the Lou
isiana coast tonight in a flight from
Galveston, Tex, to Mobile, Ala.
Naval wireless is broadeastins
the word to all vessels to be on the
lookout for the missing planes.
Piloted by Lieut.. Commander A.
c. Read, the plane left Galveston
at 9 o'clock this morning. The
"Trip would ordinarily require three
hours. Murky weather enshrouded
the bay and gulf all day and it is
feared the plane has been lost at
sea.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
G0NzAGA PLAYER
CAST IS TRAINED
Gen. Pershing to Greet Col
lege Production at Open
ing Tomorrow Night.

Prepared to give a good account OF
themselves before Gen. Pershing, Car
dinal Gibbons and q large gathering
OF social leaders who will be present
at the first night performance. the
boys Of GonzaSa College Dramatic
Association held their final rehearsal
Of Shskespeare's As You Like It.
last night
They will give a private performance
this afternoon for the teaching nuns
who will be unable to attend the pub
lie performance tomorrow night.
During the last two weeks a profess
sionsl wrestler has visited the college
daily and has thoroughly drilled two
athletic members OF the cast who are
TO present the wrestling scene be-
tween Orlando and Charles in the
first act.
The Cast.
Following is the cast: Duke, George
Ellis: Frederick. Herbert Walsh;
Amiens and Jaques, G. Larl<in and
Leo Walsh; lie Beau, A. Maserick:
Charles, wrestler to Frederick. Leo
yoSarty: Oliver, Jacques and Orlando.
Vernon Graves. Harry Kane and Will
lam Ring: Adam, William Blake:
Touchstone. Ralph Robertson; CORN
ana SilV1ns, snepnerds, InomaS 6rOS-
nan and Hugh WEIGH: Rosalind, Vim
cent Downey: Celia, Pearl Mccarthy;
Aubrey. Dermott Nee; pages, Joseph
MCGOWAN and AIoysius MCGOWAN.
Many Sponsor Work.
The patrons and patronesses are:
Gen. Pershing. Cardinal Gibbons.
Archbishop Bonzano. papal delegate
tn the United States; the Rt. Rev. ]. b.
Nicola. tho Rt. Rev. Mgr. c. +.
Thomas, the Very Rev. F.. G. Fitz-
gerald. Chaplain Tgnatius Fealy, the
Rev. John c. Geale. the Rev. Eugene
Del. Mcdonnell. Senator and Mrs
Henry F. Ashurst. Justice and Mrs.
C. Smyth. Congressman Augustine
Ionergan and Thomas n. Cullen,
Senior Cayetano de Quesada. vice.
consul Of Cuba; James c. De Veyra.
preSident-commission of the Philip
pine Islands: Charles r. Hanford,
Thomas II. Clafey. Bennett S. Jones.
Col and Mrs. Daniel s. Ginty, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Grant. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. H. Davis. Sonora Salvador So.
Mrs. w. A. UrInsatt, Mrs. Robert j.:
Bacon. Mrs. l.. Grogan REM, Mrs. j.
s. Robinson, Mrs. Lawrence A. Dow
ney, Mrs. o. II. Perry johnson, MRS.
+. T. Hurley. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Foley. and the young women of Trim
ity cole &c and Holy Cross Academy
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

Uncle Sam smoked 5000 100000 Gig
Irettes in the year ending June go
i've times a. many as he pulled nine
years before. Neither figures IN
eiudes those you rolled yourself-just
> the manufactured article.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
SOCIETY FLOCKS
TO ART EXHIBIT
Distinguished Men and
Women of Nation See
Corcoran Display.

With the beautiful gowns of the
Capitals most fashionable women
lending an additional and a unique
touch of color to a naturally colorful
coca sion, the seventh exhibition Of oil
paintings of contemporary American
artists by the Corcoran Art Gallery
opened last night with probably the
largest and most distinguished attend
ance in the history of such events in
this city.
Diplomatic. Congressional and OFF,
cial circles principally were represent
ed. Prominent artists also were
there. More than 1900 persons wan
dered in scattered groups about the
marble halls. gazing upon pictures
that make up probably the most nota-
BILE collection of the kind in America.
Women Enjoy Occasion.
While the exhibition of oil paint
| ings was the principal attraction to
majority. it had not been lost
sight of that the exhibit opening
was to be one of those brilliant
social occasions that Washington
revels in. and last night society
was seen at it's best.
But it was no unusual sight to
sec one lone individual standing
tofr to himself in one of the many
exhibit rooms gazing thoughtfulIy
at some painting. Close scrutiny.
in most instances. showed him to
be an artist. seemingly forgetfuI
of the activity about him and en-
thralled in the creation of some
master hand.
The revery of enc of these,
broken by a reporter who happened
to be interested in the same pic
turc. revealed an interesting story
Of a Washington lads aspiration
to fame
story of Picture Is Told.
Take particular notice of that pic
tuTe," the artist ventured, pointing
out rather small painting that set
forth a dreamy forest and brook
scene on a summers day.
That was done by a Washington
boy continued the artist. "A little
more than eight months ago that bow
decided he would be an artist l heard
him say that he was determined to
have picture on exhibition among
the best there were in this country
within year. There's his work"
c. Powell Minnegerode. director of
the gallery. and largely to whose eff
forts the success Of the exhibit is due
stood at the head of the receiving
line
Others in the line were Charles G.
Glover, president of the gallery. and
James +. Parmalee and Rudolph
Kaufman, Of the board OF trustees,
and Daniel CARRIER. representing the
jury who selected the pictures.
The picture that probably attracted
the most attention was John S. Sar-
gents portrait Of John d. Rookie
Teller.
The exhibit will be opened to the
public today and will continue until
January IS, inclusive.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

MOVIES are proving to be the best
medium Tor people in South America
to know North American ideas.