New-York tribune., 1920-03-28

on Its own merits. IhcSc workers are
enabled to show the ability of women
artists as whole, whereas before only
isolated successes were brought to the
worlds attention.
Among the early members of the ma
tional association, most of whom are
still active workers, were Florence
Frances SnelL Alethea Platt, Louise
Cox, Julia Dewey, Susan Ketcham, Clara
MacChesney. Edith Penman, Maud M.
Mason, Emma Lampert Cooper, Ella
Condie Lamb, Jennie Brownscombe, Mrs.
John Burgess, Elizabeth Watrous, Mabel
Welsh and Grace Fitz-Randolph. There
was a membership of about sixty eight
years ago, at the time Mrs. Henry
Watrous was president, when the name
OF the club was changed and it became
the Association of Women Painters and
Sculptors.
Policy Broadened
Miss Maud NJ Mason succeeded Mrs.
Watrous and under her presidency the
policy of the association was broadened
to include those women, not workers,
simply interested in art, who were ad-
mitted as associate members. The name
was again changed to the National As
sociation of Women Painters and Sculp-
tors, to meet the demand of workers
from all over the country for member
ship.
Miss Mason retired after five years
and was succeeded by Mrs. Henry Mot
tet (Jeane Gallup Mottet).
Again the field was widened. Besides
the associate members, there were
classes formed for founders and life
members, including men.
The two yearly exhibitions in New
York were supplemented by others sent
by request to galleries in different
states; an interstate jury was formed
to select works for these exhibitions,
and during the two years of Mrs. Mot
tets direction exhibitions were held in
Elmira; Peabody Institute. Baltimore;
Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis,
Tenn; Montclair Museum, Montclair,
N. j.. and Copley Gallery, Boston.
There are now the Massachusetts
chapter, the Washington, Maryland and
West Virginia chapter, the Middle West
ern chapter and the Pennsylvania chap
ter in process of formation.
Through the courtesy of the Church
of the Holy Communion, an Office was
established at AZ West Twentieth
Street during Mrs. Mottet's presidency
but was afterward transferred to Miss
Simpsons Office. 215 West Fifty-seventh
Street, where it now is.
Studio Teas Feature
The entertainment committee, of
which Mrs. Charles Maiden Oman was
then chairman, inaugurated series Of
studio teas, besides the annual dinner
and luncheon, to enable the associate
and working members to meet, and
courtesies were extended to visiting
art societies.
The national association acquired
membership in the American Fedora
tion of Art and the American Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs.
After two years Mrs. Mottet retired
as president to the executive board.
:. She is now also member of the ad-
visory board.
Mrs. Benjamin Morton christina
Morton) was elected to the presidency
this year.
At the annual dinner the speakers,
Mr.. Magonigle and Mr.. Peixotto, con-
fined themselves to art subjects, and at
the teas planned by Mrs. Morton and
the entertainment committee, of which
Mrs. Cornelia Hildebrandt is now chair
man, the best known available man or
woman in certain field is asked to
demonstrate the practical side Of some
phase of his or her art.
Mrs. Morton inaugurated the plan for
members to meet in the rooms of the
Architectural League on the last Satur-
day night of the month, where oppor-
.tunities for making monotypes are af-
forded. The last meeting this season
was held Saturday.
The campaign for associate members,
life members and founders, which was
dropped during the war, has started
again.
Main Governing Body
The main governing body consists Of:
President, Mrs. Christina Morton; hon.
orary presidents, Mrs. Joseph H.
J..
Belcher and Olive P. Black; first vice.
president, Edith M. Magonigle; second
vice-president, Florence Frances Smell;
treasurer, Mrs. Henry P. Dawson; cor
responding secretary. Bertha Menzler
Peyton; recording secretary, Kate
Mann Franklin, and assistant recording
secretary, Elizabeth Hardenbergh.
Chairmen of committees follow:
Nominating, Edith Penman; entertain
Mrs. Winthrop White; gallery, Louise
Heusts; publicity, Mrs. Samuel
Theobald jr.; catalogue, Edith Pen
man; investment, Mrs. J. Frederic Gill
Iette;. annual jury, Anna Fisher;
, sketch jury, Martha Baxter; interstate
jury, Emily Hatch, and advisory board,
Mrs. Henry Mottet, Mrs. j. Frederic
gillette, Mrs: Henry Lang. Miss Maud
The executive committee consists of
ohcers, the advisory board and the
chairmen of standing committees.
Inere are now more than five hum
cred members in twenty-five states
tnrce hundred and eleven painters and
tnirty-nine sculptors on the active list
-and as each year the difficulty of OBJ
tanning place for the exhibitions is
greater and the expense of the few
aSvaiiabie galleries almost prohibitiye
tne need of a clubhouse or exhibition
gallery for themselves is correspond
ingly increased. Wv
Inc rooms not DESTROYED bv FIRE in
the FINE Arts Building, 215 West Fifty
seventh Street, will be used this vesr
Tor the annual exhibition, which takes
place there from April 10 to Nav i
inclusive. ' -
Nine. Aida Tanini i-Tagliavia. pres;.
dent of the Beethoven Society. enter
tanned the board members at tea
following the regular monthly business
nleeting in her home, SO West SEVENTH
fourth Street, on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Carl Jungen and Miss Ella Louise
Henderson are the chairmen for the
dinner dance to be given April 90 at
the Hotel McAlpin. The last private
evening concert will be held April 21
in the ballroom Of the Plaza.