Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

"&HE opening OF the tIlH0 ndCiohai
art exhibit of the National
League of American Pen Women
4 took place at the Barnard Club
galleries in New York City yes
terciay, which was press view day. The
exhibition. which presents the work OF
the urIls: members OF the league in the
mediums of water colors, oil paintings,
sculpture and miniatures, is to last unLli
March 81. with the prize awards to be
made March II at large reception at
which Mrs. Bonnie Busch, national
president, is to be guest of honor.
The staging of this exhibition for the
third successive year calls attention TO
the chairman of the exhibit, Mrs. Ethel
Heaven Hamilton, who has filled this
difficult position since the beginning OF
the presentation of this form CT creative
work of the league membership. Mrs.
Hamilton began her art studies in
Washington at the Corcoran Art Gall
lery. where she studied drawing and
painting, going abroad later to become
a pupil of Mac Monies. the sculptor,
in Paris, and of Julius Rolshoven in
Florence, Italy, for two Winters. She
worked in the De Colorossi Academy in
Paris: passed a Summer painting in the
quaint surroundings of Holland scenery
end folk. and transferred the glories OF
the ALEXANDRIA TO her canvas IN Ora
NADIA, Spain.
This visit to Spain was particularly
delightful to Mrs. Hamilton, who has
a strain of Spanish blood inherited
from a., ancestor of her fathers, of an
old patrician family. from whom she
received her love of vivid color, re-
f1ected in her paintings of flowers and
particularly in the gorgeous display Of
blooms in her gardens at Pittsfield,
SSass.. where she and her husband,
RSbert Hamilton, who is also an artist
of i've. have their studios
Mrs. Munitions chosen fields of work
are Forfeiture and flowers. She had
the good fNtune to study the former
under WILLIAM Chase, noted portrait
painter Her latest portrait is that of
Mrs. Charles H. Wright, we'll known in
this city and the daughter of Admiral
Smith, u. S. N. Mrs. Wright is depicted
in the costume she wore to the Colonial
Danes ball. in the season of 1929,
and in which she represented French
grande dame of the period of ITS.
Mrs. HamiltonS work has been ex-
hibited at the Cosmos Club in this city.
the Canadian Royal Academy in Mont
real, the Albright Gallery of Buffalo,
the Three Arts Club. the Catherine
Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the Nc
Dowell Club, all of New York, and she
has been a contributor to the art ex-
hibits of Stockbridge and to the show
ings of the PittSfield Art League.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton spend six
months of the year at their PittSfield.
Mass, home, where they have long been
q part of the social and artistic life of
the community. They are at home
Saturday and Sunday afternoons to all
who enjoy art, and then not only their
own paintings, but their collections of
tapestries and of rare art objects from
many corners of the world are viewed
by their guests.
Mrs Hamilton is member of the
New York City League of American Pen
Women, while her sister. Miss Alice
Heaven, is a prominent member of the
District of Columbia branch of the
league. -
T TRGING all Democratic women to
rally to their standard and begin
work without delay on the organization
of a strong force for law enforcement
in the ranks of the Jeffersonian party,
the National WomanS Democratic Law
Enforcement League met in second an
nual convention at the Hotel Mayflower
last week
The league went on record as con-
curing with the policy Of President
Hoover in regard to enforcing pro-
hibition laws, and declared its repudi-
alton of the policies of Tammany Hall,
refusing support of any candidate pro-
posed by Tammany and urging the re-
rnoval of the present chairman of the
Democratic national committee in favor
of leader more acceptable to the
majority of the party
The resolution approving Mr. Hoover's
stand, together with one urging Demo-
cratic members OF the New York State
Legislature to support the bill for
concurrent enabling act on the eight
zenith amendment in the State of New
York, were presented from the floor by
MRS. HalSey Wilson. The others were
submitted by the resolutions compittee,
composed of Mrs. Mellcene Thurman
Smith, Mrs. Gertrude M. Pattangall
and Mrs. Nancy M Mann.
Mrs Jesse W. Nicholson of Maryland
was reelected to the office of president
and chairman of the speakers bureau.
Other officers On the new slate are:
Mrs. Clarence M Busch of Florida, first
vice president; Mrs. Catharine Waugh
McCulloch, Illinois, second vice preSi-
dent, Mrs. Clement l.. SHAVER, west
Virginia, third vice president; Mrs.
Harriet H. Sedgwick. New York, fourth
: vice president: Mrs George Fort Milton,
tennessee, recording secretary; Mrs.
Jennifer Broaddus, Virginia, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs Edward Thur
man Smith, Missouri, treasurer, and
Mrs. j. o. Rose, Texas, chaplain.
A presidential advisory committee
was proposed and the motion adopted,
the members to be selected by the
president, one from each State repre-
santed in the league Mrs. Nicholsons
committee. appointed following the
election of officers, includes: Mrs. j. T.