White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES

washington Artists" were discuss
Cd at the January study meeting OF the
Womanc Club on Wednesday after
non, January 16. Mrs. F. M. Wheeler
and Mrs. w. H. Keal were in charge
of the program and hadvpr0vided, in
addition to their talks splendid cx-
hibit of paintings, drawings, photo
graphs and etchings. These were hung
upon the walls and after the talks
were viewed by the art lovers present
with keen enjoyment Mrs. Underhill
and Miss Mcdonnell, accompanied by
the pupils of the high school, were
also interested visitors during the lat
ter part of the afternoon.
Many Of the picturee On display
were of especial interest locally. Sew
eral very fine oil paintings by the late
A. E. Burdin were loared for the at
ternoon by Mrs. Burdin; three hand
some canvases, the work of former
charter member of the club-Mrs. ].
H. Gage, of revered memory--were
loaned by. MIR. Gage; two striking
examples of the talent OF the late La
'mented Mrs. Koppen, also charter
member of the club, we're loaned by
Mr.. Koppen, who selected them from
the collection that adorns the wall of
The Villa at Wahluke.
Mrs. ]. c. Lloyd permitted the ex-
hibition of two beautiful copies of ia
nous paintings, 1.-THE Wayside
Shrine" and "The Clothes Merchant"
painted by herself several years ago,
and Mrs. H. o. Canedy exhibited
three original canvases, one an espec-
tally striking landscape, and another,
which attracted much attention, re-
production in oils of sheaf of roses
from her own garden. A third, of two
hunting dogs, was much admired.
At one end of the club room was
hung a collection of drawings that
showed great promise, the work of
Marian Wheeler, White Bluffs girl.
Two illuminated photographs by
Asahel Curtis, Seattle, and sunshine
picture by Benjamin Major, also of
Seattle, owned by Mrs. D. S. Viii
mcnt. The only water color exhibited
was also loaned by Mrs Wilkinson,
November Dawn by Richard Cum
ningham.
The beauty of photography was fur
Their illustrated by generous collec-
ton of pictures cent by Mrs. Wig
gins OF Toppenish, whose work was
?, irspiration to any one with anbi-
tons in the camera line. IA short his
tory of Mrs. Virgins adventures in
art, from the time when as little
girl she first learned to Use the COM
era, until she reached the state Of
grandmother,lood, when she still uses
it, as we'll as letter from her, were
read, in the course of her talk, by Mrs.
Wheeler, who also discussed, though
necessarily briefly, the work OF Am
brose Patterson of Seattle, Mrs. Abby
Williams Hill, of Tacoma and w. f.
McIlwraith of Portland, the latter
two artists being personal friends Of
the Wheeler family. Mrs. Hill sent
a large oil Landscape of scenery near
Lake Tahoe and Mr.. MacIlwraith,
two interesting etchings of water
front scenes in Portland
Mrs. Real paid tribute to Washing
ton artists and described humorously
and in her own inimitable manner, the
difficulties experienced in securing
authentic data concerning them: she
discussed the works of Paul Gustin,
Louise Grow, Kathleen Houlahan and
F. Tadema, and a high light in her
talk was letter she read from Andes
Thompson, an artist living in the Yak
ina valley at Selah Heights, and
whose pictures, If they are as vivid and
charming as his letter, should be i'm
mortal.
Tea was served during the after
noon by Mrs. Joyce and Mrs. Gilliuly.