The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Artist and Works
Attract Crowds to
Art League Studios

The portraits by Charles Gait OF
st. Louis attracted many to the Tri-
City Art league studios Saturday
and the weekly tea, at which the
artist himself was q special guest.
was one of the most successful OF
the season. Mrs. Ben T. Cable was
instrumental in securing the group
of portraits for local exhibition,
and Mr.. Gait was a house guest at
the Cable home over the weekend.
There were six pictures in the
collection OF portraits being OF Mrs.
William b. Potter, Miss Marjorie
Livingston, Mrs. Ted Glow, mother
and child, James J. Jameson ana
Miss Nora Jameson. Mr.. Gait IS
Just now the rage in ST LOUIS,
where society is fiocking TO his stu
dos to sit for PORTRAITS. and his
work has been brought into notice
through number OF recent ex-
hibits. He paints with peculiar
distinction and an arresting charm,
which one is apt TO confuse with
strength. His flesh tints are warm
with life and feeling, but he makes
his best appeal through the catch
ing OF arrested action and the hush
ed, bright intentness of his subjects.
The exquisite nicely of his por-
trayal OF the lace drapery OF the
gracefully poised, full length pic
ture OF Miss Jamieson-a vivid tig-
ure in white against black ground
of dull blue seated upon quaint
old-fashioned rose -damask uphol-
stored settee with wide hat shading
a bright. expectant, wistful face
leads one TO expect more distinctive
treatment of the shaded face of the
sitter.
The vivid loneliness of the young
girl in blue, the bright tenseness OF
the elderly in black, the hushed ex-
pectancy of the little tot in its
mothers arms, the arrested atten-
ton of the man with the paper,
all fascinate with an easy subtle
charm that one is prone to confuse
with reflection of personality of the
subject and purposefulness and
achievement on the part of the
artist.
Mrs. Dwight Deere Wiman of Mo-
line as hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Otto II. Seiffert of Moline and Mrs.
Harry E. Evans of Davenport.
There was the usual charm of flow
ers in the table arrangements in
which tall candles flaming in
statuesque holders formed a deco
ratiye and most attractive part
At the business session which
preceded the tea hour, Mrs. E. c.
Roberts of Davenport was elected
president of the league for the
coming season. Other officers are:
Vice presidents - Rock Island:
Mrs. Louis Kohn, Mrs. Hugh Cur
tbs. Mrs. Ben Gable; Moline: Mrs.
George n. Peek, Mrs Charles NJ
Stone, Mrs. Otto H. Seiffert; Dav-
export: c. A. Ficke. Miss Roberta
Hostetler, Mrs. Harry F. Evans.
Secretary Miss Alice Guyer,
Rock Island.
Treasurer-Fred Hinrichsen, Dav-
export.
4 Director-Herman More, Daven-
u port.
Reports of the last year were
submitted and approved. and plans
for sketching classes of the spring
season were discussed, the spring
work to open May under direc-
ton of Mr. More.
Mrs. A. D. Ficke, the retiring
president, presided at the meeting,
turning the work over to Mrs.
Roberts at the. close of the session
Potted Plant Sale Saturday.
The Junior Girls Friendly society
will hold its annual sale of
potted plants at Trinity Parish
house, Saturday from to O'Clock
Besides the pots of plants suitable
for garden planting, there will be
a fancy work table and candy sale.
Each year the society holds a SINH
lar sale, when patrons can secure
such flowers for their gardens as