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The Federated Wonlen'S Clubs
Sponsor an Exhibition.

TT HAS become customary for the
Federation of Women's Clubs to
hold, annually, exhibitions of regional
art, entered in competition for pur-
chase prizes and other awards. the
former being made from what is
known as Penny Art Funds" Last
year the local federation joined in
promoting the First Washington In
dependent Exhibition. but this year it
will conduct its own exhibition sepa-
rately. This will be held in the foyer
of the United States National Museum
and will open on April s. Each organ
ization of professional character, such
as the Society of Washington Artists,
the Washington Water Color Club,
the Landscape Club. ETC., has been in
vited to exhibit as a unit. self-organ-
lied, and has been assigned an alcove.
In addition. an invitation has been
issued by Mrs. Samuel A. Swiggett,
chairman of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs art de-
partment. to all artists, non-members.
who reside within l0-mile radius of
Washington, to enter works of art in
this First Annual Metropolitan State
Art Contest. Printed rules governing
the contest may be obtained from Mr..
r. P. Tolman at the Museum. or from
Mrs. Swiggett, 701 Nicholson street
northwest. Applicants are requested
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Old Time Textile Masterpieces in Modern Array
National Museum Exhibit Is
One That Would Inspire
Hand-Work Artists.

Another lovely quilt is a crewel-
work linen variety. 1t shows love
for elaborate ornamentation. House.
wives many long years ago, in order TO
decorate their homes in the approved
fashion of the day, would join, in very
skillful fashion. the single widths from
a plain bed covering with their other
ornamented, embroidered patterns.
A UNIQUE specimen in the form OF
IA hand-hewn, century y-old quilting
frame supplements the quilts. It Is
gift from Mrs. Sarah Vickers and the
Clay County Historical Society, Brazil.
Ind. This frame at one time made
trip of about 500 miles in a covered
wagon to and from Western Iowa.
Crudely fashioned by hand from
yellow poplar wood, it is supported on
pedestals so that it stands alone, and
differs from the more usual type Of
quilting frame which is supported by
resting the four corners on the tops OF
low-backed chairs of uniform height.
It was handed down to Mrs. Sarah
Vickers, who owned and used 1t for
more than go years.
While less colorful than the quilts.
the exhibition case Of homespun
woolen blankets contains interesting
specimens of striped and plaid pat
terms. Shown with these is the
pressed quilt" mentioned.
The series of hand-woven coverlets
is a fitting climax to the unique ex-
hibit. Early in the seventeenth CEN
tury the Puritans brought the weaver's
art to America. The most typical
product of early American weaving
was the Colonial coverlet, bed cover
ing woven in patterns Of colored wool
over a plain weave foundation Of
cotton or linen yarns.
It is to be noted that this is a spe-
cial exhibit and should not be con-
fused with the main collection Of ma
terial of this kind which Is shown In
the arts and industries building Of the
National Museum.
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Homespun household linens on ex-
hibition show sheets, pillowcases,
towels, tablecloths and napkins. Many
have interesting old patterns such as
"goose-eye" and ms" and "O's" and
are beautifully worked in cross-stitch
with the initials of the owner and a
numeral. It was the custom to num-
ber old linens and use them in rota-
ton to prolong their usefulness.
Worthy of special raention is pic
torial damask tablecloth. showing "In-
dependence Hall, Philadelphia" and
woven about l780 In Vermont. An
other tabiecover represents portrait
of George Washington.
In the collection of all-white bed
spreads, known as counterpanes, are
rare examples Of AncseF tufted wav-
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tains, roads and trees, rendered with
a certain claSsic-romanticism which
differentiates them and makes for
permanency of interest. as Of more
than today. Much does this etcher
love trees, and admirably does she
interpret them, with lightness Of
touch as we'll as sturdiness of drafts
manship which gives vitality. In one
of the tree prints, "Trespassers," the
etcher has introduced a herd of deer
with charming effect. ITO Aunt
Kate's" is a delightful landscape COM
position, a little roadway wandering
toward a small, distant house.
Mrs. Brooks runs the gamut from
buffalo in solemn procession in ITO
New Pastures" to a "Chicadee" in
solitary state. In Little Growing
Things" she shows us gnomes and
fairies, conjured, no doubt, for the
delectation of her two little daughters.
Mother Mountain" is very char
acteristic bit of Southern California,
rendered with style as we'll as feeling.
In "Candlelight" she shows her power
of perception as well as transcription,
picturing still life engagingly with
nuances of light and shade More
than fourth Of these prints, includ-
ing the entire w. P. A. group, are not for
sale, but the rest are priced extremely
low. Collectors take notice. This is
the more extraordinary, in view of the
fact that Mrs Brooks, who, by the
way. does her own printing, issues her
plates in editions of only rs. This ex-
hibition, which will continue through
out March, not only brings excep-
tionally fine prints to our notice, but
introduces printmaker who has not
heretofore exhibited in Washington,
and one very worthy of recognition.
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ing; reversible stuffed work.; crewel-
work, candlewick embroidery and
couching; and fancy knitting.
Colorful pieced and appliqued quilts
show originality of design and skillful
use of the needle.
How many of you modern ladies
know what pressed" quilt is? Great
grandma knew very well indeed. A
lovely one now on exhibition is q
highly esteemed variety made of glossy
blue flannel, tied with yellow flannel
with a slight wadding Of carded wool.
For such a quilt the best fleece was
set aside and many dyes stored in the
chimney corner. No one seems to know
exactly why the name pressed quilt"
was used. Anyhow, it was common
housewives term q hundred years and
more ago.
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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.
National Gallery of Art, United
States National Museum-Per-
manent collection and special ex-
hihition of Spanish fans. Ex-
hibition of art work in Washing
ton public schools.
Smithsonian Building-Exhibi-
ton etchings by Mildred Bryant
Brooks of Pasadena.
Freer Gallery of Art-Perma-
nent collections, paintings, etch-
ings and drawings by Whistler.
Oriental paintings, bronzes,
sculpture, potteries, Persian mini
atures, etc.
National Museum, Arts and
Industries Building - Pictorial
photographs by Associated Tele-
phone 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 illuminated
manuscripts in historical Sc
quence.
Public Library, main building
Water colors by Philip Bell.
Twenty women painters now at
Southeast Branch. Georgetown
Branch-Works by Washington
artists.
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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GIimpses of HandiWork That
Was Admired Century
Ago Now Given.
By Marion Fletcher.
rF GRANDMA'S still in town, it
would do her heart good to make

vF GRANDMA'S still in town, it
would do her heart good to make
a brief visit to the newest exhi-
L bition of the National Museum,
Smithsonian Institution. It's filed to
overfowing with the things she loved
to hear about from her own grand.
mother-old-fashio quilts, SAM
piers and counterpanes. many of them
dating back 100 years or more. There
are no duplicates-only one of kind
and everything was made entirely by
hand.
So tell grandma to put on her best
bib and tucker and set sail to see this
exhibit, which is under the division of
arts and industries.
The unique exhibit, officially termed
Early American Textiles" is in the
foyer of the National Museum, at
Tenth street and Constitution avenue
northwest. The specimen material,
representing the period of l725 to
1850, consists of choicest handwork
selected from the museums collec-
tions.
First TO eaten your eye as you enter
the building from Constitution avenue
is q group of early American SAM
piers. These represent type of en-
broidery made by every little girl who
was carefully brought up as evidence
of her accomplishments in decorative
needlecraft. The earliest piece shown
is dated 1853 and was worked without
the usual bands and alphabets. Others
in the series, dating from 1853 to 1880,
portray alphabetical, architectural,
genealogical. historical and theological
subjects. Rather heavy subject matter
for youngster!
|ONE type Of hand embroidery is
illustrated by infants caps and
dresses. There are also specimens Of
crewel-work. raised work In velvet
stitch, needlepoint embroidery and
heaSed work.
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OF CURRENT HAPPENINGS IN WORLD OF ART



Composition Offering Some of Work of Mrs. Stphens-Cfornia
Prints-Scuptur Inspired by American ndians-Art Club
Present Exhibitions of to Washington
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By Leila MechLn.

ME collection of illustrative
work by Alice Barber Stephens,
now on exhibition in the Lii
brary of Congress, is not only
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A Demonstration
OF Pottery Making.

NEXT Thursday evening most In
teresting demonstration of pottery
making and decoration will be given
at the Arts Club under the auspices
of the Committee on Industrial Art,
of which Mr.. Robert LIE Fevre is chair
man. The demonstration, which will
be by way of motion pictures Of pro-
cess and by examples. is to be given
by Mr.. w. w. Holmes of the Lenox
Pottery, Trenton, N. j., which for its
fine quality and excellent decoration
has attained world renown. Like the
Lalique glass. this pottery has, in re-
cent years, taken its place among the
arts, which. in a manufacturing age
such as this, is indeed triumph.
That its development and perfection
we're due to a man who was blind, but
few know. This illustrated talk on one
of the great crafts will follow in in
teresting sequence, the demonstration
Of weaving given by Mrs. Emmy Som
mer at the Arts Club last month under
the joint auspices of the Committees
on Industrial Art and Education.
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the touch OF reality. And after ALL
what could be better? Art Of this
sort is not only good in itself but
evidences vitality. In all the present
welter of meaningless art, even one
work of this sort shows that the
spark is smoldering. 1t was a fine
and memorable achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
THREE MENTIONED .
TO SUCCEED DERN.
Murphy, McNutt and La
Guardia, All Veterans,
Held Possibilities.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Three veterans Of the World War
we're mentioned prominently today In
speculation over the probable success
sor to the late George H. Dern as Sec
rotary Of War.
They were Frank Murphy, high
commissioner to the Philippine Is
lands; Paul v. McNutt, Governor Of
Indiana, and Fiorello La Guardia,
mayor of New York.
There was no official indication,
however, as to whom President Roose-
welt might have in mind for the cabi-
net post nor whether he would desig-
nate the new member of his Official
family before or after the November
election.
Some expressed the belief that II
paign as the Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Michigan he would
be eliminated from consideration for
the War portfolio. He now is on leave
from the Philippines.
An attorney and former mayor Of
Detroit, Murphy served as a captain
of Infantry in the American overseas
forces during the war.
Gov. McNutt conferred only recently
with President Roosevelt aboard the
special train carrying the Chief Ex-
ecutive on an inspection trip Of the
drought area. Like Murphy, the
Indiana executive long has interested
himself in national defense and
served one term as national COM
mander of the American Legion.
Mayor La Guardia, a major IN the
United States Army during the World
War, was elected once as a Socialist
Representative in Congress and later
Is q Progressive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
HEARST is TARGET
OF TEACHERS UNIT
Federation Plans Boycott of His
Newspapers, Dr.. Davis
SAYS.
By the Associated Press.

SN Inc ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK. August 2s-Rev. DR..
Jerome Davis. president of the Amer
lean Federation of Teachers. said
today the federation had adopted q
strong resolution" concerning VIII
liam Randolph Hearst
The resolution. DR.. Davis said, pro-
vided that the federation form CEN
trail and local committees ito organ
ize a boycott against Hearst news
papers and all other agencies of
communication under his control
and to oppose candidates whose
principles and program are those Of
Hearst"
The resolution was adopted August
81 at the federation's national con-
vention in Philadelphia. DR.. Davis,
who is an associate professor at the
Yale Divinity School, said the feder.
alton represented approximately 20.-
900 public school and college teachers
throughout the Nation.
Hearst was characterized in the
resolution as the country's out
standing jingoist." constant en-
envy of academic freedom" and the
chief proponent of fascism" in the
United States.
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BR|BE OFFER TOLD !:
AT GEQCHAN TRIAL..
Grand Jury Testimony Ad.
mitted as Evidence by
Gov. Lehman.
Bv the Associated Press,

6V the ASSOCIATED Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 2s.-Grand
jury testimoney about bride offers in
the Sam Drukman murder case was
admitted into evidence today at Dis
trict Attorney William F. Geoghan's
removal hearing before Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman.
Gov. Lehman ordered the testi-
mony read in fairness to Mr..
Geoghan."
II don't think it has anything to
do with the charges against Mr..
Geoghan, but there should be no
mystery about it,
The testimony related how Carmine
Anzalone, former State Assembly
clerk. tried to offer a 500 bride to
a grand Juror last April Anzalone
later pleaded guilty to grand jury
tampering.
First Jury Failed to Indict.
An April grand jury last year failed
to indict anybody for the murder Of
Samuel Drukman, an obscure clerk
in the Brooklyn garage of the Luck
AiuAA SAOIllCIoy 1900.
A subsequent grand jury indicted
Harry and Meyer Luckman and Fred
j. Hull, and the three went to prison
for murder.
Anzalone's statement implicated
Henry G. Singer, a former assistant
United States attorney, who was also
convicted of conspiracy to tamper with
a grand jury.
Gov. Lehman barred the first eff
fort by Special Prosecutor Hiram c.
Todd to introduce the name Of Leo
P. Byk-a man who has been described
by Kings County grand jury as
notorious trafhcker in slot machines"
Objection Is Sustained.
At the first mention by Todd Of
Byk's name, Defense Attorney Lloyd
Paul Stryker leaped to his feet.
II object to the question about Leo
Byk at this time, because that matter
is under another specification In the
charges against Mr.. Geoghan." he
shouted.
II sustain the objection" Gov. Leh-
man said quietly. leaning back in his
chair.
Geoghan was on the stand at the
time.
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Dern
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
burial will be in Mount Olivet Gene
terry, Salt Lake City. beside daugh-
ter. Margaret, who died in childhood
Another daughter, Louise, who also
died a number of years ago, is buried
In Fremont, Nebr.
Dern, who preferred the unosten-
tatious, simple life of the average
American family man, will have that
kind Of a funeral, according to an
Associated Press dispatch from Salt
Lake City. Thousands of the Utah
citizens whom Dern served II years
as State Senator and Governor are
expected to file past his casket in
the pillared Capitol Building, in the
shadow Of the Wasatch Mountains
Military and Masonic honors will be
accorded at the grave.
Mourning Guns Boom.
The booming Of the mourning
guns, at half-hour intervals, at every
Army post in the United States and
its possessions will continue from
reveille to retreat this evening. At
retreat, the final 19-gun salute to
the departed Secretary of War will
be fired at every post as flags are
raised from half staff to full stan and
then lowered for the night.
The Nations leaders Joined today
In messages of tribute to the late
Cabinet fofncer. From his special
train, In North Dakota, the Presi-
dent issued statement saying an
liable and honest public servant" had
been lost to the Nation and "a de-
voted leader" to the Army. He re-
called their associations when he was
Governor Of New York and Dern
Chief Executive Of Utah, and added:
II am deeply grieved that he has
left U.s."
BY direction of the President, Sec
rotary of State Hull issued a public
proclamation advising the people OF
the United States of Dern's death.
Other cabinet members who had been
closely associated with Dern since
1888 joined in tribute and Mrs. Dern
today was receiving messages Of SYM
pathy from all parts Of the world,
among them cables from Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, former chief Of staff, now
In Manila, and from Maj. Gen. Hugh
A. Drum, commander Of the Hawaiian
department, in Honolulu.
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SPY GETS 10 YEARS

METZ, France, August 20 P).-
Hans Volger, 10, q French youth con-
victed Of spying on frontier fortif1-
cations for foreign power, was SEN
fenced yesterday to serve 10 years in
the penitentiary.
The sentence was one Of the sever
est terms melted out for espionage In
France IN recent years. Johann Hell
fer, %, was convicted Of hiring Volger
to obtain information and was SEN
fenced to serve i've years.
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
counter Immediately by placing charges
against him.
One Of today's charges specifically
involved Tomlinson with the $4,000
pay roll robbery Of two Fairfax Farms
Dairy employees. The other case was
the hold-up on August 10 of Samuel
Siratonis, proprietor of a tailor shop
at 3o03 Fourteenth street, who was
beaten and robbed of s7s5.
Robbery Last March IA. -,
The Fairfax Farms Dairy robbery
occurred at 1890 am. on March II
last as Lewis Black and Charles ].
Weidman, dairy employees, parked
their car near First and @ streets,
where the dairy is located, after a trip
to the bank for the pay roll. One of
the colored men displayed a gun,
seized the money and fed In a car
driven by a second colored man.
Although Tomlinson has been prac-
ticing here for many years, his most
important case involved the defense
Of Means, in which he was asso-
ciated with T. Morris Wampler
Wampler later was found guilty of
income tax law violations, sent to the
penitentiary and disbarred.
Maintains Innocence.
Police arrested Tomlinson after
they said they had obtained signed
confessions from two of the colored
men purporting to reveal details of
a carefully planned series Of hold-ups
here.
The colored men, according to DO
lice, named Temlinson as the master
mind" of the alleged robber ring.
These disclosures, according to Chief
Of Detectives Bernard w. Thompson,
are expected to result in the solution
Of q number Of CRIMES committed
here In recent months.
Tomlinson, who has been held in
communicate at the eleventh pre-
cinct station house, has steadfastly
maintained his innocence, according
to his questioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
ICKES ROLE ASSAILED.
Eastern G. o. p. Manager Calls Him
"Chief Mud Singer"

Eastern G. o. p. Manager Calls Him
"Chief Mud-Slinger."
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 28.-Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Martin, jr. East
ern Republican campaign manager,
said today that Secretary Ickes zap
parently has been glad to assume the
role of chief mud-slinger" in the
present campaign.
Commenting on Ickes' speech last
night, in which the Secretary char
acterized William Randolph Hearst
as "the new Republican boss" Mar
tin said:
Chairman Farley is apparently
trying to make good one of his pre-
dictions, the one given several years
ago, that this was to be dirty cam
paign. and Mr.. Ickes apparently has
been glad to assume the role of chief
mud-slinger.
When a fighter hits below the belt
he generally pays the penalty. Mr..
Ickes has not helped Mr. Roosevelt
by his unfair and unjust attack. Peo-
pie can always be depended upon to
insist upon fair play"
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their choice among its three names.
A municipal sign calls 1t South
June street; two concrete gate posts
not S feet away proclaim it Valley
avenue, and another municipal sign
just across the boulevard says 1t Is
Twenty-eighth street south.
SAFER.
THERE'S q barber in town who IL
sorry to see Representative Tom
Blanton leave Capitol Hill, although
he admits he feels q bit safer" now
that the fiery Texan is sporting an
lex" before his title Of United States
Representative.
It seems that few years ago this
barber went to work in the glistening
tonsorial parlor which had just been
opened in the new House Office Build
ing. One Of his first customers was
the well-known Mr.. Blanton. Anx-
ious to make q good showing in his
new post, the barber did a particu-
larry good job on the Blanton locks.
When the haircut was completed
the gentleman from Abilene appeared
well pleased and asked the mans
name.
"Hagood," replied the barber.
well, that's fine" remarked Blan-
ton. my doctors name is Hagood,
my lawyers name is Hagood, and I
have q very good friend in the Army
named Hagood. guess it's a good
idea to have a barber named Hagood,
too, 50 I'll be back to see you"
Thereafter all Of Blanton's Wash
ington haircuts were performed by
Barber Hagood. Now the Texan has
been defeated for reelection (by q
man not named Hagood) and the
barber is out one steady customer.
Philosophically, however, he sums up
his feelings thus: IT guess it's Just
as well Mr.. Blanton won't be up here
on the Hill any more. He never did
nothin' to me, but you never could
tell what he might do. Why. he
might get after US BARRIERS like he did
those doctors and school teachers"
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NEW HITLER MOVE SEEN.
Russian Press Gives Warning Of
European Slaughter.

MOSCOW. August rs P).-Oficial
organs of the Soviet government and
the Communist party sounded sinful
taneous warning" today that Adolf
Hitler Is preparing new surprise
which will bring Europe closer to
Slaughter"
Izvestia, the government organ, and
Pravda, the official newspaper of the
party, professed to see in violent anti
Soviet attacks by the German press a
provocative campaign Of preparation
for new foreign political adventures"
1T Is just a smoke screen for Hitler
to spring a new surprise which Is de-
manded by his venturesome program"
said Pravda. German Fascism, armed
to the teeth, is preparing new slaugh-
ter for Europe"
The newspaper declared increased
preparations for war we're sappng
Germany and bringing its workers to
the verge Of food shortages and even
tual starvation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
LAPSE SUFFERED
BY MAGNUS JOHNSON
Former Senator in Semi. Conscious
Condition After Every
Bad Night"

BY the Associated Press.
LITCHFIELD, Mimi. August 28.-
Former United States Senator Mag
nus johnson, critically Ill in a hos
pital, spent a Every bad night" his
physicians reported today, and has
lapsed into a semi-conscious condi-
ton.
DR.. K. A. Danielson said his pa
tent was "in poor condition"
The physician said Johnson was not
responding well to intravenous feed
ing and that opiates administered for
a heart condition did not have the
desired effect.
The former Senator was kept in an
oxygen tent at intervals.
Members of Johnson's family were
at his bedside.