The Washington times., 1929-02-28
Portrait Of Mrs. Coolidge NOU In State
Dini1ag Room, VIII Be SbOJUp In st. Paul
Mrs. Kellogg Will Also
Have Portrait by Same
Artist in This Exhibi-
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tion
How does anyone in Wash
ington ever find time to sit
for a portrait7
Everybody seems to be
doing it, however. Mrs.
Kellogg, wife of the Secre-
tary of State, has just been
painted by Leonabel Jacobs,
who did the interesting por-
trait of Mrs. Coolidge-in a
white sports dress with the
collar Of her wool jersey
rolled about her throat
which hangs in the state
dining room at the White
House. And the two por-
traits are soon to be shipped
to ST. Paul, Mimi, with some
80 Others, to be exhibited at
a one-man show of the ar
tist 5 work.
Studio Tea
a new portrait of Curtis D..
Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy,
is being exhibited this afternoon
by Eben f. Cornins, the artist,
at a tea at his studio. Mr..
Comins is also showing many
other interesting portraits, in
cluding one-rlot so recent-of
the late Rt. Rev. Henry Yates
Satterlee, first Bishop Of Wash
ington.
Then there's a portrait bust
Of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in
q curious yellowish medium now
on display at the annual exhibi-
tion Of the Society Of Washing
ton Artists at the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art. The artist is a
Washington sculptor, Moses
Dykar, who is also showing a
first-rate bust of Senator Carter
Glass. Mrs. William Penn
Cresson margaret French Cres-
son), by the way, has thrill
ing collection Of. portraits Of
children, in clay, marble and
similar mediums, at this same
show. She is a daughter of
Daniel Chester French and
comes honestly by her consider
able artistic gifts.
Notables
This afternoon offers the last
opportunity to see an exh1nl'
ton of portraits OF many fair
Washingtonians by a young Ger
man artist, Hans Schlereth. which
opened yesterday at the studios Of
Harris and Ewing, 1913 F ST.. and
is continuing through today. Not
only have some OF our pretttest
maids sat to Mr.. Schlereth, but
he has painted such dignitaries
as the late President Harding and
the late President Wilson, Post.
master General New, the Secre-
tary OF Labor, Mr.. Davis. and
Bishop Freeman. Moreover he is
showing an important group done
for Harvard University. which
includes. portraits Of the late
Chief Justice Fuller, the late
Chief Justice White, Chief Justice
Taft, Justice Holmes, the late
Justice McKenna. Justice Bran
deis, Justice Stafford and the
late Justice Moody.
For the Last Time
Mrs. Coolidge is receiving this
afternoon q group of ladies for
the last time in her role as
First Lady of the Land.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes will be the guests in whose
honor Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong
will entertain at dinner this
evening in the Chinese room Of
the Mayflower.
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Fetes Colleague
The Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Kellogg will be honor guests
at dinner this evening Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon.
Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg
were guests at tea yesterday of
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, who had
invited state Department officials,
chiefs and assistant chiefs Of bu-
reaus and divisions and their
wives to meet their retiring chief.
At the tea table were Mrs. Reu-
ben ]. Clark, Mrs. William r.
Castle, 1r., Mrs. Francis White
and Miss johnson. sister of Nell
son johnson, Assistant Secretary
Of State.