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SIGNIFICANCE SEEN
Etchings in Smithsonian Building Held
as Strongly Representative of
Spirit of Southwest.

and purposed for reproduction, but
never reproducedn or previously shown.
The story is strange enough for nc.
ton. Joseph Boggs Beale, born 1S40.
died 1926, was the son Of prominent
dentist Of Philadelphia. a descendant
of william Penn, nephew Of Betsy
Ross. He was educated in the Central
High School of that city and upon
graduation became q member Of the
faculty. After fighting through the
Civil War he went back to teaching,
formed friendships with Thomas
Eakins. William M. Chase and Albert
Rosenthal: joined the Philadelphia
Artists League and developed "a
passion for rowing" Strangely
enough, no one seemed to know that
he was an artist of real ability and an
illustrator. But as some people keep
journals, so Beale made a pictorial
record Of things seen, and in the great
collection of drawings that he left are
pictured many Of the STRINGS events
which have made American history.
It is said that all Of the 1900 and
more illustrations by Beale. from
whicr the present show was selected,
were made for a manufacturer in
Philadelphia. who began by ordering
of him illustrations of Pilgrims
Progress" to show in Sunday schools
and at other religious meetings. A year
or so ago the owner. elderly and resid-
ing in Germantown, took some Of these
drawings to the Modern Gallery in
Philadelphia and offered them for sale
or exhibition. The representative Of
these galleries, visiting his home,
found trunks full awaiting inspection.
and thus the collection was unearthed.
In scope it covered wide range of
subjects. There were illustrations Of
poems by Longfellow. Poe and others:
Of Shakespeare plays; of Bible stories
and scenes in history. But, best Of all.
there we're those of things seen, of the
life about the illustrator, Of contempo-
rary events. 1t is these chiefly which
make up the present exhibition
All of these drawings are of the same
size. in the same medium and style.
Obviously, they belong to the period Of
the Civil War and the following double
decade. They are quite as good as
many of the illustrations published in
books and magazines during the years
when illustration flourished in Amer
lea. Evidently Beale was q keen OBJ
server and very competent drafts
man.
Three Of the drawings in this COL
lection are Of Civil War times-"Beale
as a Volunteer" Attack on Lookout
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BULLETIN OF EXHIBITIONS.

Corcoran Gallery of Art.-Per-
manent collections. Exhibition
The Sea and Ships" paintings
by Gordon Grant. Special exhibi-
ton etchings by John Taylor
Arms. Exhibition of water colors
by Mary G. Riley, opening March
| 80.
National Gallery of Art, United
States National Museum-Per-
manent collection and special ex-
hibition of Spanish fans. Ex-
hibition of art work in Washing
ton public schools.
Smithsonian Building-Exhibi-
ton etchings by Albert Groll.
Freer Gallery Of Art-Perma-
nent collections, paintings, etch-
ingS and drawings by Whistler.
Oriental paintings. bronzes, sculp-
ture. potteries, Persian minia-
lures, etc.
National Museum. Arts and In
dustries Building-Pictorial pho
tographs by Associated Telephone
Camera Clubs.
Phillips Memorial Gallery
Permanent collection paintings by
old masters and modern artists.
Studio House-Exhibition of
water colors by Robert F. Gates
and oil paintings by Alice S.
Acheson.
Textile Museum of the District
of Columbia-Rare and beautiful
textiles, rugs and embroideries,
chiefly Of the East.
Arts Club of Washington
Water colors by Gertrude G.
Brown and etchings by Margery
Ryerson.
Library Of Congress-Prints
and drawings from permanent
collection. Exhibition of illustra-
tions by Alice Barber Stephens.
Howard University Art Gallery
Exhibition of illustrations by
Joseph Boggs Beale, and water
colors, treasury relief program.
Public Library, main building
Water colors by Philip Bell and
water colors by Eugen Weisz,
opening April /.
District Of Columbia League of
American Pen Women-Paintings
by Donna Crabtree.
Dumbarton House-Permanent
exhibition of furniture and fur
nishings of the early republic.
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Mountain" "Beale Returns Home;
and three are scenes in the life Of
Lincoln-"Lincoln Splitting Fence
Rails" Lincoln at a Slave Auction"
and "Lincoln's Inauguration" There
are historical pictures which have to
do with the life of Washington, there
Is a picture Of ''Roosevelt's Charge of
Rough Riders" But perhaps most in
teresting are those Of domestic life
such as Christmas Night" and "Tell
Me the Old Story" Certainly this
artist had vivid imagination as well
as technical skill-he could create as
well as copy-and although much Of
his work is stereotyped and lacking
somewhat in spontaneity the average
he maintained was unusually high
the showing he makes extremely cred
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Around the Clock With the Keeper of the Zoo

added q bird man from Philadelphia
to the encourage, for q mixed con-
versation on STEEL iron. birds and
Philadelphia.
THE big park has only 90 employees,
Of which only 40 are keepers. Now
the keepers are obtained through civil
service examinations, but once they
were Just laborers. Those hired were
tried out with the animals and those
that liked it and were good with the
animals. were made keepers. When
Dr. Mann was youngster attending
Staunton Military Academy in Viz
ginia, there was q bad ire at the
school. It meant several months Of
repairs and no school, but it was too
far to 60 home to Montana for that
little while, so DR.. Mann, then just
Billy Mann, came to Washington, got
q Job as laborer at the Zoo and worked
with the animals. He came back in
1925 as director.
ODDS and ends were pulled to-
~ gether, and then we went home
with the doctor to q delightful apart
ment and q delightful Mrs. Mann,
herself author of books and explorer
and game hunter and collector Of no
mean prowess. The apartment has
skins for rugs, animal and bird pic
lures and paintings for ornament and
aquaria in the windows.
There was roast beef and Zoo talk
for dinner-the Philadelphia pathol-
ogist was still along and the bird
man. And there was some mention
Of DR.. Mann's hobby.
Yes, he somehow has time for Q
hobby, and it's ants! He has quite q
collection Of them and a library about
them and does the Governments ant
work, mounting and labelling various
species. a
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rugged crags Of the Highlands with
the towering masses Of our South
west-both handiworks Of Nature.
Not only in his etchings does Mr..
Groll represent form and distance,
but time and mood. Summer Skies,
New Mexico" Interestingly contrasts
with Evening Hour, New Mexico" !"
Superstition Mountain. Arizona" Is
of special interest because of the
light effect, the sun breaking through
passing rain clouds. Reminiscent Of
the past are several prints in which
the covered wagon-emblem of pioneer
days is seen meandering across the
desert space, trackless and seemingly
endless. Several other engaging plates
feature cactus growth-such as THE
Veteran" and Giant Cactus" gro
tesque enough to Eastern eyes, yet
with a character In keeping with en-
vironment. One of the most dramatic
of all the etchings to be put on ex-
hibition Is of "A Wayside Cross
crucifix-bent forward by wind and
weather, with the barren country Of
the great Southwest as background
terribly alonN-profoundly moving
touched with the spirit Of the uni
versal. Some Of this same feeling Is
likewise to be found in an etching
of an old squaw walking away from
the observer on the long trail, head
and shoulders dropping with weari-
ness, but courage and determination
in every line.
For the most part, these etchings
and dry points have been made in
New Mexico and Arizona, but a few
are souvenirs of California and other
places. Nevada Marshes" is a strik-
ing work; Lake Louise" and Falls,
Glacier Park" have much to COM
mend them, especially to those who
have visited these places. But Mr..
Groll's etchings are invariably more
than portraits of place, factual; they
are interpretations, personal and Of
the spirit. Collectively they suggest
having been done for the fun of the
doing; the touch is light and almost
whimsical. there has apparently been
no thought of the public in mind, no
desire to show off-indeed this sug-
gestion is conspicuously absent-the
observer looks over the artists shoul-
der unseen-the work Is carried just
so far and no farther-the note is
made, the artist satisfied. And this
gives it authenticity and charm.
Seeing exhibitions day in and day
out. year after year, one can but mar
vel at times at the extraordinary
variety of the works produced and the
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greatest not only of his time and OF
America, but of all time; and now
that we are encouraging mural paint
ing as never before, this Is well to re-
member His first important commits
sion was for the decoration of Trinity
Church, Boston-a commission given
him by his friend Richardson, the
architect, which proved epoch mark
ing. Not only did he do the walls Of
this church, but the windows. We
are fortunate here in Washington in
having in the Evans collection, Ma
tional Gallery of Art, one of the paint
ings, THE Visit of Nicodemus to
Christ" that La Fargo made as a
study for decoration in this church.
1t has been lent to the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art for the Memorial Ex-
hibition.
Two other paintings by La Fargo
are owned by the National Gallery.
These are a figure, "The Golden
Age" and a flower painting, "A Love
Token" both Of which are in the
Gellatly collection and cannot. there
fore, be lent.
st. Louis owns his "Wolf Charmer." !"
Other works are in various public and
private collections-but beyond all
these in importance Is his painting,
"The Ascension" in the chancel Of
the Church of the Ascension, New
York, one of he most soul-stlrring
and magnificent mural paintings ever
produced. Also La Fargo did series
of mural paintings for the State Capt.
tol of Minnesota, all of which were Of
great themes having universal sig
nificance. But as Royal Cortissoz in
his "Life of La Fargo" has said, he
never painted anything more purely
beautiful, or, artistically, supremely
fine than "The Ascension" It sets
standard for all time as wall paint
ing, decoration, q INSTALLATION Of
religious theme.
John La Fargo was, it will be re-
called, not only a great friend Of
Henry Adams, but of Augustus Saint
Gaudens, and when the latter modelled,
under commission from the former,
the marvellous statue-'"The Peace Of
God"-now in Rock Greek Cemetery,
it was to this devout and learned as
well as skillful painter that he went
for criticism and suggestion as well as
sympathetic understanding. La Farge's
influence was, quite unconsciously on
his part, far-reaching-and still Is felt.
La Fargo died in 1910, but his sons
and graudsons are carrying on the
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Continued From First Page.)

proper drawings or models. DR.. Mann
shows them designs by famous aiii-
NAL artist, Charles Knight. He would
like Knight to do them for his Zoo:
the architects decide to talk to Knigh:
about it; q telegram Is sent; things
look hopeful: the architects say
''good-by."
Some hours later, when we are eat
ing luncheon at the Zoo restaurant, q
member of contracting firm comes in
to buy penny post card of an elephant.
His firm wants to bid on furnishing
the decorative models for the building
and he wants to know what an ele-
phant looks like. DR.. Mann expiodes
there and later over the phone to va.
rious Government officials and reminds
them of the conference with knight.
RUT we're getting ahead Of our day.
The architects have left. Now we
start out with DR.. Mann to "look at an
animal" We ride the 2 miles or so
to the bird house. DR.. Mann goes first
to look at the concrete flooring in the
addition, but we finally get him into
the bird house. At the door q man
stops us with q hawk in q paper bag
it's q present for the Zoo. Dr.. Mann
says thanks" and turns the hawk over
to keeper. It will be ofi1cially checked
In as Q new Zoo tenant, identified as
to species, etc, all formally, later on.
We make four particularly interest
ing visits in the bird house. We see
the six new humming birds which
Keeper Roy Jennier Of the reptile
house had just brought back from his
vacation In Cuba. We visit black
guam with q red turkey-like throat. It
slept under the Manns' mosquito net
ting In Bolivia for months. He comes
stepping proudly W to the Cara TO be
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liable. How many could do as well
today?
The small collection shown here is
making circuit. but the drawings are
all for sale and at moderate prices.
It Is pity that certain sections should
not be held together and permanently
preserved.
Water Colors Produced Under
Treasury Relief Project.
A GROUP Of 20 water colors by
- artists working under the Treas
ury Relief Art Project, as it is styled,
is also on view at this time in the
Howard University Art Gallery and
we'll worth seeing These artists hail
from various sections of the United
States and in most instances have
had professional training. Only two
have local af1liation. They are
Mitchell Jameson and Richard Sar-
gent. Only one of the number is
Negro-Aaron Douglas-born in To-
peka, Kans., studied at the University
If Nebraska and then in France. Sev-
eral are now working with the project
at Key West.
The strength and virility of all these
paintings is very remarkable. With
out exception they are broadly painted
and very good in color. In some in
stances they have an element of
beauty but for the most part they fol-
low the modern trend Of concern with
the commonplace-objec and scenes
which are not lovely to look upon.
Obviously if one must choose between
weak prettiness and ugly strength,
one would take the latter-but let 1t
never be forgotten that the artists
business is to exalt his subject-that
he Is an explorer in quest Of beauty.
This collection also is on circuit. 1t
Is by far the best collection Of work
done on relief that has been exhibited
here. It Is earnestly to be hoped that
the production and display Of such
work will ultimately lead to its public
support; otherwise the relief" Is only
temporary and the problem unsolved.
Ability of this order should flnd en-
ployment through natural channels
when the emergency created by the
depression no longer exists. The great
difficulty which confronts artists in
America Is the widespread feeling on
the part of the public that art should
be free. But music is not free nor is
literature, save through endowed in
stitutions-why therefore art? Surely
it is worth q price.
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petted and sings a bit in q deep bass
voice. Another musician is the trum-
peter bird, who trumpets at DR.. Mann's
request, and then we 60 to call on Cox,
the white cockatoo, oldest resident of
the Zoo. This beautiful bird with his
sulphur yellow crest and gray beak
has lived in the Zoo for all of that in
stitution's 46 years. Head Keeper
Blackburn, who has been at the Zoo
for the same time, laments, "Cok looks
as young as ever, but I see terrible
difference in myself in 46 years"
DR.. Mann stops to lecture q keeper
for considering trip to Bermuda for
a vacation. That's no place for bird
man." the doctor says, why not 60
to the American Virgin Islands; they
have this ana that and the other
BIRDS" etc. It looked as though Keeper
Davis would go to the Virgin Islands.
Then we hurried to the snake house
to see more newcomers. Jennier
brought back some Hutias CDR. Mann
spelled that name to at least Is re-
porters during the day), tree frogs and
toads, lizards and few white-bellied
snakes. We watched them put into
their new cages, where they rushed
to dirty up the glass by swishing about
over it-a snakes favorite pastime,
DR.. Mann said. Jennier brought them
from Cuba In the back seat Of his
car In boxes and gunny sacks. DR..
Mann's ONCE phoned the local papers
about them, and reporters and photog-
raphers arrived and started their "just
one more" business.
A BOUT this time we met pa
thologist from the Philadelphia
Zoo. He shall be called Jones
throughout, though that isn't his
name. It seems that q girl reporter
once reported that he said that bull
dogs legs sometimes had to be cut on
before they would looseik kthe death
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tradition. One son, c. Grant La Fargo,
is an architect, fellow and director Of
the American Institute of Architects,
trustee and secretary Of the Ameri-
can Academy in Rome, past president
Of the Architectural League of New
York. Another son, Bancel, is an
artist, among whose works are Mosaic
decorations in the Shrine of the I'm
maculate Conception in Trinity Col
lege Chapel in this city. A grandson
is the writer-author of Laughing
Boy" Sparks Fly Upward" ETC., while
a second grandson is Henry La Fargo,
artist, at present acting as special
assistant to the Section of Painting
and Sculpture. Procurement Division,
Of the Treasury Department.
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EtchingS OF the West
BIZ GroH.

| 6y I'OH.
A LBERT L. GROLL, an exhibition
of whose etchings Of the West
opens Monday in the Smithsonian
Building. is best known for his paint
ings of the desert. He is represented
here by painting mo Mans Land.
Arizona" in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art and by painting entitled "Acoma
Valley, New Mexico" in the National
Gallery of Art, besides which his
paintings are included in the perma-
nent collections Of many Of the lead
ing museums of this country. In fact,
Albert L. Groll was one Of the first to
paint the great Southwest, and so
charmingly did he do 1t that for years
his patrons gave him little opportunity
or inducement to paint anything else.
| Some of the characteristics Of his
paintings are to be seen in his etch-
ings. They are spacious, colorful In
| gestion-yet they present big facts.
1t Is not every one who has UNDER
stood or been able to interpret the
desert and its pregnant charm. Like
the ocean, it awakens both love and
hate-is terrifying and alluring. John
c. Van Dyke beautifully described it
in his book, THE Desert: Albert Groll
has set it before us vividly and SYM
pathetically in his paintings and his
etchings. In his paintings he gives
spacious suggestion by the use of a
low horizon line. Sometimes he in
PRODUCES in his compositions, prefer
ably in the middle distance, a known
object for scale. But always there is
the sense of illimitable stretches of
land and sky, great breadth and great
height. In his etching he seems to
employ two methods-one linear, the
other of mass-light contrasted with
dark. The latter have in them a sug-
gestion Of D. 7. Cameron's mode of
Interpreting his beloved Highlands of
Scotland-which is interesting mas
much as thus things widely different
are seen to be Unexpectedly akin-the
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Eugen WeiSz to Exhibit
In the Public LIBRARY.

EUGEN WEISZ, vice principal of the
Corcoran School of Art, will ex-
hibit a group Of Is Of his water colors
in the Public Library, Eighth and K
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Camille Van Driessche, a painter.
foreign trained. but for some time
resident of Chicago, has lately estab-
lished himself in this city and Is ex.
hibiting now some of his recent works
In his studio at 23S c street north.
east.
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The President Lends to the
Corcordn Gallery.

A LATE season event, but Of utmost
Z = note. will be the exhibition open
ing with q pre-view in the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art next Saturday after
noon. . week from today, Of an ex-
hibition Of paintings and prints Of
ships, Is well as ship models, lent by
the President Of the United States.
Mr.. Roosevelt is, as every one knows,
q great lover Of the sea, and he has,
during o considerable period Of years,
assiduously collected pictorial data
concerning ships. His collection now
ranks among the foremost in this
country. From 1t he has consented to
lend to the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
for display during April, over 200
items, including paintings In c4l
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By Leila MechLin.

~ ESPITE the fact that we are
/ living in time of change
great change-when newness
is at a premium and tradi-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-06
CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENTS

it scared to 80 one day fortnight
later.
Largo Caballero became premier on
September 4.
One explanation of the increase, the
advices said might be found in new
friction over political concessions be-
tween the revolutionary Socialist gov
eminent and the Syndicalist National
Confederation of Labor with its satel-
lite, the Federation of Iberian Anar-
chiStS.
The role Of free lance executioner,
the refugees added, is second nature
to the gunner in these two organiza-
tons, but the members of the popular
front parties and unions regard it
with. ioathing.
Many persons have been executed,
they added, despite official efforts to
have their lives, and assurances to
the authorities that no harm would
befall them.
Tragic evidence that the "execu-
TONERS" aim at the determination of
the entire capitalist class is provided,
the travellers continued, by the num-
Der of persons of liberal convictions
found every day at dawn on the cap
itals outskirts, shot with savage
cruelty
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-06
Miss Ruth Gill
Organization Head
Woman's College

Greensboro, Oct. 6-More than 900
Methodist students form the largest
UNCONVENTIONAL group on the campus
of the Woman's College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina where en-
rollment for the fall semester has
reached 1,780.
To meet the needs of this large
Methodist group, the Wesley Founda-
ton has headquarters at College
Place Methodist Church. Miss Ruth
Gill, of Kittrell, heads the organiZa-
ton. Vice presidents are Misses
Clarice Jones, of Timberlake, and
Ruth Dennis, of Marshall. Miss Ethel
York Kiker, of Wadesboro, is secre-
tary of the foundation, and Miss Nell
Sturkey, of Lexington, is treasurer.
Department chairmen are as fol-
lows Misses Arthelia Mitchell, of
Swannanoa; Dorothy Gaskins, of
Asheville; June Torian. Asheville;
Alma Ormand, of Dover; Flora
Adams, of Four Oaks; Abbie Faye
Henry, of Waynesville; and Lorena
Strohm, of Annapolis, Md
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-06
Attended Reunion
Sunday at Halifax

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Burwell, Mrs.
Nettie G.. Moore, John D. Williams.
and Miss Lillian Williams spent Sun
day in Halifax attending a reunion
of the Gillian and Mullen families
at the home of Mrs. Sterling Gary
and Miss Mamie Gary.
The weather was ideal and the
guests spent the entire day out of
doors watching the children playing
on the lawn and visiting scenes of
their childhood days. In the afternoon
"sight seeing" tour was made to
the old colonial church yard, Quankee
Creek, the Magazine Spring, the Con-
stitution House, the old Masonic lodge
the site of Wiley Jones home, and
other historic spots.
At one o'clock a delicious three
course luncheon was served in the
dining room and library to about
twenty-five members of the families.
The invited guest included Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Gillian, Norfolk, Robert
Adams Gillian, Burlington, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gillian and sons, George
Jf., Charles Lamb Sterling Gary, and
Gideon Lamb, Franklinton, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mullen and son, James
Whedbee, Richmond, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Mullen and children, Evelyn
Day, Priscilla Waterman, and Wilson,
Jr., Roanoke Rapids, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clary Mullen and sons, Clary Sutton
and Grigg, Richmond, Mrs. Edward
Grigg, Petersburg, Mrs. Mary An
drews Roanoke Rapids, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Burwell, Mrs. Nettie G. Moore,
Miss Lillian Williams, John D. Will
liams, Henderson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Weeks, Halifax.