The Washington times., 1924-05-13
IN
TOWN FOR
MEETING
American Fed ton Of
Arts to Hold Note
worthy IS essio ions I !.

The American Federation az Arts
Will open ton9o nor alEg j l,ete4
worthy series Of sessions Il coveFljig
three days. DR.. Charles d. W6laott.'
secretary of the Smithsonian Insfi-
tuition, will deliver the address OF
welcome to the three hundred dele
gates who will convene at the
Willard at<9:S0s tomorrow morning.
There win also. be AN address BY,
Robert w. De Forest, president OF
the Metropolitan Museum, and re.
ports by officers OF the federation.
/ The entire gathering will have
luncheon at the Willard at the
close OF this initial meeting. Among
the distinguished guests will be
Edward Robinson, director of the
Metropolitan Mugeum Of Art: Homer
st. GAudens, director of. fine arts
Of the Carnegie Institute OF Pitts.
hurgh; DIR. Fred p. Keppel, former
Assistant Secretary of War; Mrs.
John w. Alexander, Of New York;
Otto II. Kahn, of New York; Her
bert Adams, the: sculptor; Ralph
King, well known art collector;
George G.. Booth, of Detroit, and
A. "A. HamerSchlag, OF Pittsburgh.
Former Ambassador to italy Rob.
ert Underwood johnson will deliver
one OF the principal addresses, before
the afternoon session. Another. on
'Art for School Children" will be
by III. Curtis Chandler. Later in the
afternoon the delegates, who repre-.
sent more than $50 art museums and
associations, will be received at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafz Anderson and Mrs.
Charles M. Pfoulke.
"Art in Industry and in the Com
mercial Sense" viii occupy the at
tention of the convention at the
morning session on Thursday. The
chief address will be by Charles r..
Richards, who will discuss Modern
Tendencies in European Industrial
Art" r.
The Frear collection and the ma
tional galleries will be visited in the
fore part Of Thursday afternoon
and subsequently the entire party, to
each of whom Mrs. Coolidge has ad.
dressed personal invitations, will be
guests at the White House garden
party.
Civic art win be the general sub.
Ject for Friday morning. George
B. Ford will speak on "City Plan.
ning," telling what has been accom-.
plished by various modern cities.
Mrs. w. L. Lorton, OF New York.
chairman Of the national committee
for the restriction Of outdoor adver.
Using. will talk on the abolition Of
country bill boards.
Technical Art Training in Col.
leges" will be discussed before the
afternoon meeting by Charles C..
Curran Of the National Academy Of
Design, and there will be an open
discussion and election of officers.
AS the guests OF the Rotary Club
the delegates will later visit the
Adams Memorial in Rock Creek
Cemetery; tour through Rock Creek
Park to the Washington Cathedral
and then inspect the Arlington
memorial amphitheater.
The entire Commission of Fine
Arts will be guests OF honor at the
annual dinner at Rauscher's on Fri.
day night which will close the an
nual meeting. Mr.. De Forest will
preside. Speakers will include Otto
H. Kahn, Van Buren, Magonigle, the
New York architect, and Solicitor
General Beck.
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Mrs. C.. w. Valentine, of Water
town, N. Y, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing, will
leave town tomorrow accompanied
by her hostess. Mrs. Lansing will
spend a week or ten days in Water
town and at Henderson Harbor, her
summer home nearby, returning to
Washington to remain until June.