The Washington times., 1927-10-18
Mystery to Be Solved at Arts Club;
Place to Be Found for Soul blurred Group
sparkling the Buffalo"
Masks Serious Purpose
in Frivolous Playlet
By LEAN ELIOT

BY &EkAN ELAOI
TRAVEIERS arriving at Union
Il Station in the last few weeks
have been fired with interest and
curiosity by the sight of the great
sculptured group. representing a
buffalo hunt, which now occupies
. commanding position in the con-
course.
It's a stunning thing, full Of
strength and power, and everyone
is moved to wonder whose work 1t
It. what it is doing there and
whether or not it Is to remain.
All such questions will be settled
Thursday evening at the dinner
which Mrs. Frederick e. Earring
ton and Mrs. Herman Gasch are
giving at the Arts Club, wien they
will present a playlet, Parking the
Buffalo"
parking the Buffalo
This sounds a bit frivolous, but
Q merry party-and things are al
ways hilarious when Mrs. Gasch
and Mrs. Harrington get together
will mask the launching of a
serious movement. 1t seems that
the sculptured group is the work
of Henry x. Bush-Brown, one OF
Washington's most distinguished
sculptors. Designed for the Buffalo
Exposition, where it was enthus-
iastically praised by the critics, the
model-it is still in plaster-stood
for long years in the great studio
of the house in Street, in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush-Brown made
, their home. Now they are leaving
/ the Capital and it has occurred
i to a group OF their friends that
! this fine work of art should not be
lost to Washington and that 1t
would be a splendid idea to have
It cast in bronze and erected here
on some suitable woodland setting.
The purpose Of the dinner on
Thursday is to discuss ways and
means. The Fine Arts Commission
Is enthusiastically in accord with
the project, has agreed to donate
q site in Rock Creek Park and its
chairman, Charles Moore, will speak
briefly to the guests at the dinner.
DR.. Robert Sterling Yard and Mrs.
Veerhoff will also make addresses
briefness being enforced in all cases
by the changing of great gong.
Among the guests of Mrs. Gasch
and Mrs. Harrington will be Louise
Morgan Sill, Of Paris, poet and
translator Of some of the plays of
the French Ambassador. Paul
Claudel, and especially OF his charm
ing "Tidings Brought to Mary"
She has lived abroad for many
years, but is a onetime Washing
tonian, the daughter Of Gen. Morgan
Smith, who was on General Sher-
mans staff.
Departure Regretted
The loss OF the Bush Browns is
causing genuine sorrow in the arts.
tic group in Washington. They are
OBTAINING studio in their onetime
nome which has been sold and con-
verted into apartments. and will
come to town occasionally for short
visits. But hereafter they expect to
make their permanent home in one
Of the pleasant Philadelphia suburbs.
where they have bought fine old
stone farmhouse Of the colonial era.
Mrs. Bush Brown is herself an
artist of great ability, widely known
for her vivid. and charming portraits.
Among the family connections of the
Bush Browns are people of great
wealth and high station, but distinc-
tons of position seem to have no
place in their cosmos. Certain peo-
pie Of importance" used to frequent
their studio here, but one usually
found them sitting happily on a
model throne, slipping tea. and chat.
ting interestedly with wide.eyed girls
Of student group or artist folk en-
tirely unimpressed with greatness.
Mr.. Bush'Brown was for a long time
president Of the Arts Club and its
members are keenly interested in the
project to give permanent form to
one of his fine achievements.