The Washington times., 1935-05-29
NOW.
Portraits Picked
For Gallery
WHAT A LIST!
BY HELEN EssARY

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trait Gallery introduced recently
to Congress in joint resolution
by Senator David I. Walsh, Of
Massachusetts,.
A National Portrait Gallery to
house the likenesses of the men
land the women) who have
made the United States-here's
something to appeal to pride,
to imagination and to the ar
tistic mind
Since first heard of the prof.
ect I've been choosing, during
snare moments, my own lot Of
heroes and heroines to hang on
the caller walls. Naturally the
mere choosing will not automat.
ically bring the canvases into
general view.
However, there undoubtedly
are scattered here and there
throughout the country, paint
ings, sketches, miniatures, busts
Of every one of the thrilling
trail blazers, statesmen and in
ventors who have raised the
United States from swaddllng
clothes.
Once the gallery building is
made possible many half-forgot'
ten historical pictures will be
rescued from dust and for
getfulness, will be offered for
sale or as a gift or loan. Eager
owners-and descendants-Wlll
hurry to have a share in the
building of such a gallery.
I'll pick a few of my own his
torical characters today. If pos
sible, should like the heroes
when they were young and rest.
less, Before they got old and
philosophical. Especially should
I prefer poets, and warriors
in their youth.
I'll begin with Christopher
Columbus. The canvas, please,
which. shows him eloQuently
talking with Queen Isabella
about the New World.
Sir Walter, the young gallant
to whom Queen Elizabeth gave
half a continent ir. exchange
for 'coiIrtliness. "a painting OF
The Virgin Queen too, please0
John Smith, and by all
means, Pocahontas. Maybe Pow
l1atan, He must have been a
prettv fine old Indian chief.
Certainty several Of the Lords
Baltimore establishing a sane
taaaryruf religious liberty,
he Pilgrims, there would
Standish flashing a
fi0h sword. Stern John
f0p. the Puritan.
aorpe, who opened the
english. debtor prisons for his
GeorRia colonists. He was the
father of modern philanthropy.
william Penn, before he got
fat.
And on and on. There's not
room today to mention many
tenants for the gallery. Other
nation builders, adventures
Gwashbucklers, statesmen, In
dian =. scouts, actors, soldiers,
physicians, writers-1'l speak OF
later.
The list began centuries ago:
It runs into the New Deal OF
today. England with her fine
National Portrait Gallery can't
match ours when we get prop
erly started.
' Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
former president general OF the
IA. R-now. openly militant
(Mrs, Hobart mean) has
taken, an apartment on IStreet
directly above the apartment
of Dorothy Deter, Of the Won
ems international League for
Peace and Freedom.
Mrs. Hobart believes in big
guns and big connections. Miss
Detzer earnestly - and - wisely
works for peace. She persuaded
the Senate to begin the lmpor'
tant munitions investigation.
No internal nor external COM
b,istions is expected because OF
Ala oroninouitv of such enthu.
Siasts. However, Mrs. Hobart
and Miss Detzer have the same
travelling cook.
At the end of the year they
may emerge with the same ex-
preston.
Or-MrS. Hobart may have
the voice Of a dove.
And Miss Deter may be a
bosom friend Of the Duponts.
It's undoubtedly appropriate
that Senator Key Pittman, the
silver authority; should hang his
rare Chinese tribute rugs on the
walls of RidgelandS, the coun-
try home of himself and Mrs.
Pittman.
No advocate of bi-metaliSm
could trust silver and gold
threaded rugs-on the floor.
Tribute rugs are those rugs
made by Chinese peasants for
their overlords. They are meant
to stay forever in the lords
palaces. Sometimes they are Cor
were) stolen by eunuchS, sold
to merchants, and carried away
from China by tourists,
The British Embassy is inter-
ested in moving picture pho
Biography. Mr.. Harold Sims, the
very popular attache there, made
soroa fine shots of the recent