The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-23
WOman's Club
Choose Officers
Famous Men And Women In Art
Spoken About


Woman's Club was held in the Bor-
ough Hall, Tuesday ~afteslooH. Forty
were present. Miss Rena i. Leap,
president, presided.
Seven new members were elected.
The constitution was amended that
the president could hold that position
longer than NJ year and d member
is eligible to office any time after be
coming a member of the club.
The following officers were elected
to serve during the ensuing club year:
President, Miss Rena B. Leap; Vice
President, Mrs. William B. Stevens;
FederatiHg Secretary Secretary, Mrs.
Edward Allen; Secretary, Miss Sara
H. Thompson; Treasurer Mrs. Ralph
j. Morris.
An Advisory Board, consisting of
Miss Emma r. Summerill, Miss sara
II. Thompson, Mrs. J. VI. Summerill,
Mrs. George H. Elkinton, and Mrs.
Hannah Ashcraft were named at this
meeting.
The members will be installed at
the luncheon meeting in June.
The entertaining feature Of the
meeting was the consideration Of noted
Men and Women in Art.
Mrs. Edward Allen read an article
on "Fear-The Destroyer" Art is the
great emancipation which opens the
closet within ourselves. Art is a rec
ord, a elimination of the thoughts Of
a civilization. We judge a country by
the art it produces. Greek civiliza-
lions lives in art which survives.
In America everybody is terrified by
lack of presidents. We need an IN
conscious force to direct old materials
into fresh forms. The only thing that
counts is what the picture e. the
piece Of sculpture says to you per
sonally. America is the land Of OPP
portunities in art. Art is really great
fun. Encourage it by being honest
and fearless in appreciation.
Mrs. William Stevens, chairman of
the department, read about American
artist. She stated that undoubtedly
the best known American artist is
more than any other man to spread
the fame of American art in Europe.
He was elected a member of the
Royal Institute of Painters in Water
Colors and took a frst-elass medal at
Paris exposition in 1889.
Homer C. Davenport was first car
toonist of America~Yhen only So years
old. He began by drawing cartoons
n school. As a political c%artoonist he
is unsurpassed. She also read how
Charles Dana Gibson originated and
made famous his Gibson Girls.
The main thing is to be born an
artist. A natural artist never re-
an instructor.
There was exhibited at the meeting
many pieces of antique, family heir
looms, and beautiful pieces of art by
members and friends.
Mrs. B. Noel Gross had a variety of
articles of the Netherlands, the most
unique being a blue platter and wooden
shoes, a beaded bag of Mrs. CROSS
grandmother and a oath of allegiance
of Hugh Ferguson, 1777; piece of wood
from Westminster Abbey, and two
tiny chairs carved from wood from st.
Mary's Church, Burlington.
Mrs. Ralph Willis, a black scarf,
over $50 years old.
Mrs. Lois Justice, black bonnet,
worn by her mother; quaint portraits
of the Justice family.
Mrs. w. A. Summerill, silk basques
with embroidered collars and sleeves,
fashion of 1850.
Mrs. Harvey S. Justice, fancy work
Of roses, pansies and peacock.
Mrs. Elizabeth Summerill, India
paisley shawl.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Summerill, pewter
plate 200 year sold.
Mrs. C. P. Kidd, wooden quilt of
black with different colors of dupont
dyes.
with hair of members of the family.
Mrs. F. w. Layton, scarf from Cey-
lon, doilies and decorated spread, over
laid, 100 years old.
Mrs C . H. Summerill, work box of
Capt. William Bateman, from Jamaica,
time of Revolution.
Mrs. VIM. Sutton, old copper coils,
1810-12.
Plate and saucer from first set of
dishes of William Sack LIST, and Re
becca Simpkins.
Mrs. Hannah Ashcraft exhibited a
sample made by Rebecca Black,
Swedesboro, the great grandmother of
Master Jack Kirby Ashcraft.
Miss Rena B. Leap had a hand
centerpiece coverlet of her great grand
mother, 100 years old; a unique pearl
card case of her aunt, Anna Leap; bou-
quet of artificial Jonquils natural p
pearing.
Mrs. William Stevens, silk piece
work quilt, made by her grandmother
60 years ago.
The exhibit was very interesting
and shows that there are many valu-
able articles of quaint art in heir
looms, also those of artistic skill of
our present women worth seeing. 4
larger exhibition in future would be
of value for public exhibition
SPRING HAS COME
Last Saturday, Sunday and Monday
the temperature ranged from 80 to 40.