The Washington times., 1925-04-04
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PORTRAIT OF
SUFFRAGIST
Susan B. Anthony's Like
ness Finds Repose at
Shoreham Hotel

The life-size portrait of the great
pioneer in the fight for woman
suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, paint
ed by Jerome X. Uhle, is being
unveiled this afternoon at the
Shoreham Hotel, where 1t has
found temporary Judgment after
having been the inspiration for
lively scene at "a recent auction
at Sloan's.\
Assembled for this ceremony,
which will be at 4:45 o'clock in the
large parlor of the hotel, where the
portrait will remain until the
Susan B. Anthony Foundation has
completed a memorial building. are
the leaders in women's activities In
this city and others.
Little three-year-o1d Peggy An
thony, the youngest member OF the
foundation, will unveil the por-
trait. She will be with her mother,
Mrs. Alfred Anthony, who is treas
urer of the foundation. Nearby
will be Mrs. Hester Ann Poole, the
oldest member of the foundation,
who is ninety years of age.
Mrs. Anna e. Handley, president
Of the foundation. will preside, and
Mrs. Poole, Mrs. David Allen Camp
Nanette B. Paul and Miss Janet
Richards will pay brief tribute to
the memory of the distinguished
suffragist. There will be a musical
program after which the company
will break up into groups for tea
in the dining room OF the Shoreham.
Madge Kanode, contralto, accom-
panied by Ellis Campbell Jones, will
sing, and Mrs. Wayne G. Wheeler,
accompanied by Mrs. Chester Adair,
will sing one of Miss Anthony's
favorite songs.
Hectic Career of Portrait
OF Suffrage Leader
This portrait of Miss Anthony
was painted in 1900 when Miss
Anthony was eighty years old. The
artist valued it at $2,5O0-and that
Is why it finally found its way to
Sloan's. For while it was in a
room at the National American AS
ISOLATION for Woman Suffrage head
quarters on Rhode Island avenue.
Then, upon the artists death about
two years ago, it was put in
storage, and finally was put up for
sale at Sloan's.
When Mrs. Hendley heard of this
she hurried out into the highways
and gathered in contributions
amounting to fifty dollars. With
this amount she went to the
auction to bid in the image of
Susan B."
Arriving there shortly before the
time appointed she found sale
of rugs holding the attention Of
those present. The time for the
auction of the portrait came before
the rugs had been disposed of. Mrs.
Hendley had other engagements.
She reminded the aucti0neer. that
the portrait was to be sold at a
certain hour. He consented to in
terrupt the rug sale and \sell the
portrait. When 1t was putt up at
500 there was no bid. Then Mrs.
Hendley offered her fifty and just
before the stroke of three a woman
raised it IS. Next a woman Of
fered SOS. Then Mrs. HendIey
made a speech appealing for it for
the foundation, and finally it was
bought in for $50 by interested
ones at the auction and presented
to Mrs. Hendley for the foundation.
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Doctor and Mrs. Elmer w.
Brandes have the latter's sister
with them at their residence, 1853
r street, for the Easter vacation.
Miss NeWbold is a student at
Lasell Seminary, Boston, and has
with her here Miss Louise Denison,
Of Elkhart, Ind, classmate.
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Mrs. Saul Bicker was hostess at
dinner Thursday evening in cele-
bration Of the eighty-second birth
day anniversary of Mr. Bicker. Fol
lowing the dinner the company
attended the theater.
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The tea to be given by the
Women's City Club, % Jackson
place, tomorrow, from 4:3O to 6
O'Clock, will be in charge of the
Junior section, Miss Grace McVey,
chairman. The hostesses will be
Miss Agnes Vim, Miss Estelle
Allen, Miss Margaret Norton and
NN1Gs Louise Pattison. Miss Agnes
Brown and Miss Inez Justus will
preside at the tea table. Violin
solos will be given by James Cox,
and Christopher Kenly wiz play
hin