Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
pot BOILERS FAIR
WILL OPEN OCT. IS
Arts Club Plans Program to
Represent French
Events.

The Arts Club Of washington will
give a "Foire aux Croutes," or Pot
boilers Fair" in the auditorium and
other rooms of the club house, at 2ol7
I street. on october is, II and lS, it
Is announced.
The AFFAIR will be designed to repre-
sent similar affairs given In Paris,
France, and arrangements are being
made to insure a French atmosphere
THROUGHOUT. In Paris, 1t is pointed out,
fire occasion marks time when artists
display their work in carnival style.
Accordingly, the affair at the Arts Club
viii furnish the club members chance
Ia re-create many scenes OF festlve oc-
casions In the famous French capital.
Artists Life to Be Shown.
The club members will aim to show
how the Partisan artist works and plays,
MANY Of the club members VIII De
dressed In costume to represent poth
French officials and other natives. Per-
aons to represent q French prioe ano
bridegroom will walk among displays TO
annrstse the various arts and crafts.
There will also be cabaret, wafne
and coffee shop and other features, con-
Quoted in true French style.
'sThe Arts Club Follies" are 70 be
presented several times during each
afternoon and evening of the attalr IN
the clubs Little Theater and weird
Partisan shadow tableaux are to be en-
acted from the upper windows OF the
club house.
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston is
chairman of the "Foire aux Croutes"
Committee and will have many assist
ants. Lynch Luquer and L. M. Lessen
ring will head a group Of associated
architects and decorators to supervise
the creation of a skyline incloSing the
garden of the Arts Club, to be designed
to give an atmosphere Of old Paris.
Felix Mallory will provide decorative
designs for the project
'sMayor Of Montmartre" Named.
Mrs. Alice L. L. Ferguson and Mrs.
Susan B. Chase will have charge OF the
collection of Croutes and the staging
and exhibition of paintings, drawings,
sketches, etc. Robert lie Fevre and Karl
I,an1enbeck Will organize the industrial
arts and crafts group. j. Minor Dorey
and Mrs. Maud Howell Smith viii have
general supervision Of dramatic features.
william r. Baker will direct the ARTS
Club Follies" Felian Garzia, as the
titlIlar Mayor of the Free Commune
Of Montmartre," assisted by Mrs. Gar
xia and q group Of their artist friends,
viii make the Cabaret de la Vache En-
razee" a gay rendezvous for patrons.
The book stalls will be in charge of
Carlton Van Valkenburg, assisted by
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, Osgood
Holmes and Miss Emily Reed Jones.
Miss Aline Solomons, with Mrs. L. M.
Leisenr1ng and Mrs. Nina E. Allender,
VIII conduct the 'PatiSserie." Miss
Mary L. Cryder will run the Montmartre
Bureau des Postes." Miss Dorothy
Trout win have a small boutique for the
exhibition block-printed textiles. Miss
Genevieve Winsatt will supervise the
various forms Of fortune telling and a
pirates den viii in the competent hands
Of a worthy successor of Capt. Kidd, it
Is assured. Miss Marjorie G. Lowe will
head the Hospitality COMMITTEES and
James Otis Porter will act as financial
aren't Of the affair. Mrs. Hunter Walk
er il in charge Of publicity.