The Washington times., 1920-07-15

AT Peterborough IL was-Peter-
borough In the New Hampshire noun
tains-that awoke in the heart OF this
truly American genius thoughts that
stand for Americas rugged strength,
for her grandeur. and for the print
tive home-thoughts upon which her
strength is built.
NOW ARTISTS COLONY.
Today Peterborough is an artists
colony. created and maintained be-
cause Edward MacDowell desired to
leave to posterity this blessed spirit
OF nature. aloof. undespoiled. that had
served him through those happy cre-
ative hours, and that he would have
serve others. For no matter what the
art the dweller at Peterborough to-
day may follow, the home of Edward
MacDowell Is open to the creative
artistic painter. to sculptor. to poet,
as well as to musician.
The inspiration OF Edward Mac
Dowell?
Listen to IL in great Kettle Sonata,
or hear II come crashing down in
mighty swoop-like the eagle from
his mountain peak, in his music OF
the same name. MacDowell, the
American, was a Celt The mystical
and impressionable quality of the
race was in his veins. But none the
less American, IL Is those glimmer-
ings Of a rich past that still linger in
the imaginative artists of our land.
that grace and ornament with ira
dition the impenetrable aeons of time
when nature reigned alone in Amer
lea, and man knew not what she said.
So Celt and American. MacDowell is
nevertheless our interpreteI of nature
in music. He. was poet, nature
| ticiS hr in,
a realm of his own outside the con-
fines OF period or community. A syl-
| van mood, spirit Of fairy, as the
Irish poets would say. pervaded his
music.
And here in his log cabin at Peter
borough, the Log Cabin" immortal
ized in his music, he composed much
of his best music. He would not cut
down a tree, it is said, for he was
certain that the spirit which 1t har-
bored suffered from an ak.
PETERBOROUGH THE COLONY.
And now Peterborough II endeav-
oring to perpetuate this love of ma
ture, this spirit that Edward Mac
Dowell told in his music, in future
creative work of the United States.
For eleven years this has been done
through the personal efforts of the
WlIe Oh tHe composer. 10 hTs.
ward MacDowell is due the fulfill
ment of the dream of her great hus-
band.
Today the directors OF the Edward
Mcdowell Association, Inc, feel that
the work must not be left to Mrs.
Mcdowell She has labored inde-
fatigably, she has, indeed, given her
life to 1T. Now the directors are anx-
ious to preserve what has already
been built and developed at Peterbor-
ough, the farm buildings, the dwell
ling houses and the fifteen studios in
which the creative artists work: and
they wish to add to it and take care
of the future of this wonder spot.
A permanent endowment fund of
$4,000 is sought and 1T must be Sc
cured. In the words of this appeal
voiced in Musical America:
The fund should be a democratic
one, one in which every lover of mu-
sic from laymen in the small village
to the symphonic conductor and the
great virtuosi of Dur time, whether
American born, whether American by
citizenship or foreigners who come
to us to reveal their art, should con-
tribute. Here is an opportunity for
the American people to respond with
ardor.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
"The fund Of 100000 will be built.
we hope, not from the donations of
large sums by a few, but from the
myriad donations of the many, those
who believe that this country has an
art appreciation, those who have come
to revere and love the name and mu-
sic OF Edward MacDowell, amateur
and professional musician alike, mu-'
sic lovers, every one who is anxious
that the artist of our day be permit
ted to work in the beauties of the
New Hampshire hills during the sum-
mer months and give to the world
under these ideal conditions some
thing beautiful. whether in music,
painting, sculpture, or literature.
"And here let 1t be said that the
fact that the MacDowell Colony is one
in which all the arts gathered not
alone music, is one of it's strongest
points.$
Mrs. Mcdowell has brought the
charming story of this colony TO
Washington, in a lecture-recital of the
Washington Society of Fine Arts. The
story is hot new one. 1t comes
anew, however. because now Is the
time to unite for the accomplishment
of this one great good for the
cro,tiye souIs among us