The New York herald., 1921-06-30
FATHER MEETS SON
| AS FAME CALLS HIM
Parent Would Give His All
to Boy Who Won Grand
Prize of Rome.
APART SEVEN YEARS
Reunited in Greenwich Vii
lage After Day Passed
in Anxiety.
OFFER OF AID REFUSED
Youth Says That He Will Care
for Himself or His Friends
Will Assist.
OFFER OF AID REFUSED

ALteT seven years separation Lney
met last night in doorway of Green
wich Village-Frank Schwarz, drudg-
ing artist. suddenly lifted to the sew
enth heaven by the winning OF the
Prize of Rome, and his father. Ger
man waiter.
All night the little man had not
slept. At intervals he got up and
tried to soothe himself with a glass
Of milk and pipeful Of Havana clip
yings. but this hitherto infallible seda-
tive did not quiet him. In the morn
ing strange woman came in an
automobile and climbed to his fat at
14S0 Avenue A. She offered assist
ance for himself and his son. For both
he declined. He told her there was no
need of charity. He would the first
thing himself buy suit of clothes
for the boy-not a swell SIS suit, you
understand, but good one within q
plain mans means.
Then the reporters and camera men
invaded the hot fat and Schwarz's pic
ture was taken just as he was. with
suspenders over thick undershirt, open
at the neck. Frank. he said. must come
to live with him IL he had no home.
His bed was too small for two, but he
would go to the furniture store and buy
another. or. II Frank preferred. CON-
Portable couch for the summer.
He Waited ImpatieutIy.
He would not leave the fiat for fear
the boy might come and find him out.
At every sound outside the door ne
opened II, saying. "Ohi" and turning
back as the visitor proved to be some
one else. Trying to cheer himself, he
told comical stories Of his life as
waiter In the spendthrift days which, he
said, prohibition had ended for good,
though because Of prohibition he was
thinking Of going back to Germany In
the fall to drink seidel Of Culmbacher.
But apparently his mind was running on
something else. for he kept inserting In
his talk the words my boy" irrele-
vanity.
Often as the afternoon wore on ne ex-
claimed: Where is that Frank? 1t Is
a shame he comes not" Then he would
clothes Is not very good and he feels n
little ashamed to come. That IL it. But
he will come. There Is no reason why
not"
Reporters told him that his son had
gone to / Perry street. Greenwich VII
lage, where friends had given him a
roof until he should go to Cold Spring
Harbor L. l., with a scholarship en-
abling him to study art until he sails
for Rome in September. The old man
went down to a drug store to telephone.
St-Atx 1%< t. D@vv~ ykv> -
the son answered. He had been de-
tanned. he said he would go UP to Ave-
nue. A and meet his father at 8 P. M.
The father agreed to this, but, turning
from the telephone, he said, "It Is too
longs o'clock. I cannot wait. I will
60 now" Sc he went over to the old
brick tenement at Perry street. When
the father got there the son was over at
the Marshall Chess Club, waiting for
the official notification Of the award Of
a scholarship from the Louis Comfort
down in tho Perry street fiat. but pres
entity went out. He was stepping into
the street from the bottom Of the stairs
when Frank Schwarz entered.
Nearly Passed Him NJ.
The little man peered at him through
glasses and was passing on. The taller
one put out his hand and said: Hello.
Dad don't you know meT There were
no heroics. The father seemed at a loss
for words for a moment, and then the
German flowed fast from his lips. It was
obvious to onlookers that tho Frank
Schwarz was genuinely pleased to see
his father. He kept his engagement In
Avenue A at 8 o'clock. Lights burned
late In the fiat Of the elder Schwarz.
But / will not take anything from
him." Frank Schwarz said. II am not as
hard up as all that. How could he have
saved more than enough for himself7
Being broke means nothing to me. 1t is
true that have not always been flush.
but there are always good friends"
The reason for the separation. as the
artist gave 1t, was that when his mother
died, In Chicago, seven years ago. he
had for some time been ION his own"
Upon the mothers death the father came
to New York. The boy stayed In Chi
cago. completing his course In art. From
time to time he heard from his father,
then for years nothing. He believed the
father dead.
The boy answered all questions
frankly. He regretted that anything
had been printed about his marriage to
Gertrude Strunk. whom he met In the
Art Institute, and whose work was
paired with his In an exhibition In
Greenwich village about two years ago.
Their life together was brief, and ended
by Reno divorce, which she got with
out contest. In the competition for the
Prix de Rome Of the American Academy
in Rome. which Schwarx has won, the
contestants must be unmarried. He does
not believe he will have serious trouble
now that the fact OF the marriage and
divorce is out. But he thought proof
Of the divorce might have to be sub
mitted to the acdemy. What bothered
him was evidently the expense Of got
ting It.
He worked thirty days on the painting
ga Trihcrts IN Heroiarn which raiuAd