The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Art Clubs
to COnUene
at Institute

6l&th annual convention OF the
Indiana Federation Of Art Club will
be held Friday and Saturday at the
John Heron Art Institute. The art
department Of Woman's Depart
ment Club Of Indianapolis will act
as hostess for the convention. Mrs.
II. 3. Burnet is chairman Of the
program committee, Mrs. Mark D.
Haner, chairman Of the art depart
ment, and Mrs. Everett Schoheld
president Of the club.
A feature Of the convention will
be the closing banquet. the eighth
annual dinner Of the art department
Of the Woman's Department Club
at $50 Saturday in the Riley room
at the Claypool.
DR.. John Shapley, professor and
chairman Of the Art department of
Chicago university will be speaker,
Mrs. Hamer will preside. Mr.
Leonidas Smith will be chairman of
arrangements.
Registration will be held at $3.50
Friday, and the first session will
open at 10 with greetings by Mrs.
Jack Goodman Of the indianapolis
Art Association.
Years Work to Be Reviewed
A summary of the years work will
be given by Mrs. John Alice, Green
castle, president; J. H. Walters, Pur-
due university, ice-president, and
Mrs. Earle Wayne Bott, Indian
spolis, treasurer. Mrs. Burnet will
announce results Of the 1880 school
ground Identification contest con-
Quoted by Indiana university, the
Federation of Art Clubs and the
State Parent Teachers Association.
Mrs. j. r. Marsh, Muncie, chair.
man Of the nominating committee,
will announce the following slate:
DR.. Homer P. Rainey, Franklin COL
lege, vice president; Mrs. Ralph L.
Cosler, Bloomington, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Paul T. Payne, Indian
apolis, treasurer; Mrs. D. J. Pro-
haska, Whiting, and E. Y. Guernsey,
Bedford, directors.
At II, a round table discussion
led by J. B. Wiles, head of the Fit
Wayne Chamber Of Commerce, will
be held on Where Shall We Begin
to Create Public Interest in Civic
Art?" Lawrence V. Sheridan, In
dianapolis landscape artist, will take
part in the discussion on showing
how principles of city and regional
planning operate to produce civic
beauty. The discussion will con-
tinue at a luncheon to be held in
the Colonial tearoom, 1888 North
Pennsylvania street. Mrs. Harry Lee
Beshore, Marion, will be hostess,
and Mrs. Lawrence KeeIty, Madison,
will lead discussion.
Will Tour Gallery
Mrs. Alice and Mrs. Burnet will
preside at the Friday afternoon pro-
gram. Speakers will include Mrs.
A. G. Rasmussen, Indianapolis; Mrs.
Robert E. Burke, Indiana university,
and Colonel Richard Lieber, head of
the state department of conServa-
ton. There will be a gallery tour
at 3 and talk on the present ex-
hibition.
Convention visitors will be guests
Of the Indiana Artists Club, Friday,
at its eighth annual costume ball to
be held in Sculpture court of the
art institute. A reception for In
diana Artists Club officers, directors
and members will be held proceed
ing the dance. Mrs. Hamer, Mrs.
Schofield, George Layman, president
OF the club, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mess and Miss Miriam Solar, will
comprise the reception committee.
The convention will open at $50
Saturday with Mrs. Alice and Miss
Lovina Knowlton, Logansport, vice
president, presiding. Mrs. Earl
Moomaw, Indianapolis; Mrs. F. A.
Carter, Connersville, district chair
man, and Mr.. Guernsey will be
speakers.
The following women vii lbe hos
tesseS for Saturdays luncheon:
Mrs. T.'Victor Keene, Mrs. Paul T.
Payne, Indianapolis, Miss Ruth T.
Miles, Martinsville, and Miss Jane
Tudor, Zionsville. Mrs. Burke will
preside and Wilbur d. Peat, director
OF the art institute, will speak on
Ownership of Art"
Registration from 10 to IL
The Saturday afternoon session
will convene at 100 with Mrs. Alice
and Mrs. T. c. Steele, wife of the
late T. G. Steele, Indiana painter,
presiding. Mrs. c. B. King, Chicago,
Chairman of the Hoosier Salon
Patrons Association, and Mrs. Fred
eric Krull, Indianapolis, will speak.
In connection with the conven-
ton, the Federation of Junior Art
Clubs will hold its annual meeting
Saturday. Miss Marion Bilby is
president.
Registration will be held from 10
to II, and officers reports will be
read Miss Bilby and Miss Cath
crime Martin, newly appointed
sponsor, will preside Mrs. Burnet
will speak at II on, THE Need for
Junior Art Clubs" and Mrs. Alice
will discuss their work.
Announcement of the election of
officers will be made and the con-
vention will adjourn for luncheon
with the senior meeting. The
juniors will attend the program in
the afternoon.