Evening star., 1922-04-22
BONHEUR CHATEAU
0FFEREl|IT0 D. A. R.
Would Be Memorial to
Friendship Between France
r and the U. S.

An offer Of Miss Anna Klumke TO
present to the National Society OF the
d. A. r. the chateau of Rosa Bonneur.
famous French animal painter. as
memorial in recognition Of the friend
ship between the United States ana
France. was announced today during
one of the concluding sessions OF the
thirty-nrst continental congress. MISS
Jeanette Richards. delegate from the
District of Columbia, read the oner
from a letter of Miss Klumke.
Rosa Bonheur, one of whose paint
ings is in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York city. became at
tached to Miss Klumke. a native
American, during her lifetime. and IN
her will bequeathed the chateau
where she had gained success as d
painter. to her American friend. Miss
klumke. in turn. by letter notified
the D. A. r. of her desire to will the
estate to the society as a memorial.
The congress voted to refer the
offer to the national board of man
agement with instructions to make
full survey of the situation and re-
port at the next congress on ways and
means to bring the plans to fruition.
Historic Flag on Way to U. s.
Announcement also was made in
this connection that a historic Amer
lean flag which protected the chateau
of Rosa Bonheur prior to the first
battle Of the Marne was on the,way
to the United States for presentation
to the b. A. r. museum in Memorial
Continental Hall.
The flag was made by Miss klumke
during. the early days of the war
when the Germans were driving to-
ward Paris-and when no American
flag could be procured. Red and white
awning material formed the stripes.
The field of blue was made from a
blouse of the late Miss Bonheur, and
Miss klumke herself painted forty
eight white stars on this blue field.
1t was expected that the flag would
reach this country in time for pres
but unforeseen delays prevented its
prompt arrival
Es&snf Of BonAeur Estate.
The Badheur estate covers ten acres
not far from Fontainebleau. France.
and it is proposed in the future to es-
rablish there a colony for American
art students. One absolute restric-
tion will be made, however. when the
property is decided to the D. A. r..
made in the arrangement of articles
formerly used in the studio OF the
painter. which is being preserved as
a shrine to her memory. with hail.
finished animal paintings decorating
the walls.
take approximately $4,000 a year. 1t is
estimated by Miss klumke. which
forms one of the principal problems
confronting the national board Of
managers in considering the proposition.
Banquet to Close Congress.
The wind-up feature Of the congress
will be a banquet tonight at o'clock
in the hall of the nations in the
Washington Hotel. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt of the District of Colum-
bia. is in charge of arrangements. Mrs.
John Laidlaw Buel Of Connecticut will
act as toastmistress. Among the speak
ers will be Mrs. Minor, the president
general: Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook.
Mrs. Charles H. Bissell, Mrs. J. Nor
gan Smith. Mrs. Robert johnson. Mrs.
trane. Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger. Mrs
Charles White Nash. Mrs. John Trigg
Moss and Mrs. George Thacher Guern-
sey.
Mrs. Francis A. St. Clair, regent
of the District of Columbia, today
announced the presentation Of addi-
tional gifts to the D. A. r. library
and museum in Memorial Continental
Hall. The added gifts included seven
bound historical books and a ribbon
back armchair. 1t was also an
nounced that the Mary Washington
Chapter Of the District of Columbia
had presented a mahogany fling
cabinet to the library. Mrs. st. Clair
pointed out that the District already
had contributed thirty-nine gifts to
the library. Immediately after the
adjournment of the morning session,
Mrs. St. Clair. the retiring regent,
turned the gavel of her Office over to
Mrs. William b. Hardy, her successor
Reports Of state Regents.
The reports of state regents took up
virtually all of the time of the morn
ing session Of the conference. Those
who made reports and presented gifts
were Mrs. w. o. Spencer of North
Carolina, Miss Alice Louise McDufYee
of Michigan, Mrs. Walter Ambrose
Robinson Of Alabama, Mrs. ]. B. Nc
FArland of Texas. Mrs. Herbert b.
Hayden of Colorado, Mrs. Franklin p.
Shumay of Massachusetts. Mrs. George
Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas and
Miss Mary b. Temple Of Tennessee.
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