, 1935-03-08
Mrs. Sanders
Is Guest Of
Study Club
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MERCEDES. March 9. - Art
Appreciation" was the subject OF a
most interesting talk given here this
week by Mrs. Ben Sanders OF Har-
|lingen. featuring a Texas Day
program in the Mercedes Woman's
|Study club. Mrs. Sanders illuStrat-
ed her talk with paintings OF out
standing Texas artists.
IAN OF YOU arc artists" Mrs.
Sanders said. "You may not be a
painter or a sculptor. but in rails
ing the standards of u daily lives
we are all artists. Art Is TO beauti-
Nv and enrich our daily lives. TO
build up a cultural background.
enabling and inspiring us towards
n greater fineness and beauty OF
life" Among the Texas artists whose
pictures were displayed. and which
formed the subjects for informal dis
cussions. were Dawson DawSon-Wat-
son Of San Antonio. Ella x. Nc
Whitney Holland. Eloise Polk Nc
Gin of San Antonio. Mrs. McGin
is well known In the Valley. Mrs.
Sanders said that Mrs. John Garner
had praised a painting Of Vice Pres
ident Garner. painted by Mrs. Nc
Gill. saying that II was the only
portrait Of MI. Garner that she
would be willing to hand down to
succeeding generations. Other Tex
rs artists, whose paintings we're ad-
mired for beauty OF coloring and
trueness to life. were Cora Cham
bers Ostrom. Eagle Pass; Mary
Wheeler Cooney. San Antonio; DIN
Travis. Dallas Art Institute. Dallas:
DR.. Samuel Edward Gideon. Uni
verSity of Texas. Austin: and Julian
Onderdonk and his sister. Eleanor
Onderdonk. San Antonio.
Valley artists. whose paintings
were displayed. we're Mrs. Carrie M.
Stuart. Mercedes. who has taken blue
ribbons at the Valley Winter
Fair for a number Of years: Dolly
Spidle Nabinger. Dorothy McCul-
Tough and Clair Packer.
Mrs. Sanders is president Of the
Rio Grande Valley Art League. and
art chairman Of the Rio Grande
Valley Federation OF Women's clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders formerly put
on art exhibits for the Colonial
company Of Oklahoma City. II was
while sponsoring these exhibits that
they made their first trip 10 the
Valley, putting on the exhibit in
several Valley schools. They also
put on these exhibits in the univer-
stiles and teachers colleges In Cali
fornia. Washington and Oregon the
same year. 1925. Mrs. Sanders was
accompanied 10 Mercedes for the
Texas Day program by Mrs. J.. J..
Murray of Harlingen. president Of
the Valley Federation Of Women's
clubs.
Mrs. Margaret Ragland. a native
Texan. was convenor for the Texas
Day program. with a large number
of guests present. most OF whom
were native Texans. The piano held
a large bowl OF Texas bluebonnets.
Mrs. Fl. f. Hager led the group in
singing. THE Eyes Of Texas with
Mrs. Harris of Weslaco at the piano.
This was followed BY a beautiful vo-
cal selection BY Mrs. Hager. The
Hills Of Home" by Oscar Fox. a
Texas composer, accompanied BY
Mrs. Harris. Mrs. j. L. Vining pre-
sided in the absence OF the presi-
dent. Mrs. q. G.. Commons. Lace
covered tables held iced punch and
dainty ice-box CONNECTIONS. which
were served by the club hosteSSes.
Mrs. z. b. Wilmer was hostess TO
the Needle Craft club at an enjoy
able meeting az her home, when
Mrs. H. T. Stotler assumed her du-
ties as president OF the club. with
Mrs. Lee Freeman. retiring presi-
dent. giving the welcoming words.
Interesting current events were Civ
en- In response 10 roll call. Carrying
out a pretty custom in the club. Mrs.
Freeman presented Mrs. Stotler with