The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-05
REPUBLIC
|. WOMEN OPEN
SCHOOL
Cabinet Officers to- Adj
dress Various
Sessions

QreSS various
Sessions
BY JEAN ELIOT
EIR1Dl by the success Of the
Fl Political Plattsburg,' held. in
II New York in March, the Re
publican women OF the District. Of
Columbia are starting e. political
Campaign School" OF their own,
which opened. today and will CON
tinue through Thursday the ses,
lsioTs being. held. on the root garden
I4of the Washington Hotel.
Washington presents an ideal OPP
portunity for such a school, because
of the material which can be- drawn
upon fol. the faculty. The three
hundred women who will attends the
sessions of the school will "gos to
school" to- three Cabinet officers;
the Secretary Of the Navy, the Sec
Rotary Of Labor and the ATTORNEY
General being scheduled to talk to
the women on various phases Of the
political organization of the country.
The school is held under the aus
pices of the League Of Republican
Women, OF which Mrs. Virginia
White Speer is president.
The idea Of trying out this method
or educating women in their politi-
cal responsibilities in washington
was first advanced by Mrs. William
Wolff Smith, who was greatly i'm
lpressed with the showing made in
New York; and it is, largely due to
her energy and organizing IbIIity
that it could. be carried. through.
Asked as to the object Of the
school, Mrs. Wolff Smith stated
that it was to develop campaign
Workers-as speakers, writer's, or as
conversationalists at dinner" tables.
In fact, the members Of the school
will be pledged to make the best
use OF their increased knowledge
looking toward Republican success.
She Is an enthusiastic advocate of
the idea that women. should take
an Intelligent interest in politics and
particularly in party politics.
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HonOrs Shared At Arts Club
Tea; Two Exhibitions "On."
Two artists whose work is now
on exhibition at the Arts Club, and
will be- on view until May 49,
Baroness Eveline Maydell and r.
McGill Mackall--shared honors yes.
terday at the clubs Sunday after
noon tea, at which. Miss Maud B.
Norris was hostess. There is, a
ptcquant. contrast IN the two eX.
hibits, since Mr.. Mackall is a paint
er in oils, who is also an etcher
and mural decorator training
which gives breadth and sweep To
his work-and Baroness Maydell
has chosen for her medium the
quaint oldfashioned silhouette,
achieving astonishing likenesses in
some of her portraits.
| Many OF the churches in Balti.
more, Mr.. Mackalrs home, contain
examples of his, murals, and he
decorated the lobby of the Cen.
fury Theater. His pictures are on
view in the big living room OF the
club upstairs, while Baroness May
dell's portrait silhouettes are being
shown in the library. Most Of her
collection seems to have been done
either at Newport or in New York,
| but there are several portraits in
Icluded of persons '''well and favor
ably known in Washington beside
a few--such as a lovely head OF
Duse and Pavlowa, instinct with
the spirit of the dance-which have
almost universal appeal
/ A spOrtrait of Miss Martha God
man, Of Washington. done at New
port, is shown; there is one Of VIII
liam A. Slater, jr., on whom Wash
ington still has a claim although
he, spends most OF his time in New
York, and still another delightful
example Of the baroness art is Il
portrait of Peggy and Peter Bel
mont, children Of Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan Belmont, who make theil
home In nearby Virginia.
Also included in the collection are
scenes from the Baltic Provinces, OF
Russia, miniatures in silhouette and
Ia series depicting the fashion in
silhouette. Baroness Maydell was
born and passed her childhood In
the far north Baltic provinces Of
| Russia, where she began at eight
years Of age to cut silhouettes. She
studied with Biblion, the well known
Russian painter.
Considerably interest is being
shown in the two exhibitions and
also in the unusual and very beauti
full hand fooled book, shown by Miss
| Marion Lane, which has been
ordered by Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean and which is designed to hold
a set of photographs Of the late
President Harding taken on one OF
his houseboating trips with the Nc
Leans. Miss Lane has been at work
on the book since Christmas and II
is a remarkable example of the
book makers art. 1t has been on
view since last Thursday and will
be withdrawn tomorrow.
Sunday afternoon teas at the
Arts Club are a popular form OF
diversion with the members and
there will be three more during
May. Next Sunday Nine. Wroble.
wska, wife of the minister of Po-
land, will be the guest Of honor,
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Lincoln
Brown as hosts. On May IS Mr..
and Mrs. Louis N. Colbert will be
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