The Washington times., 1936-11-17

One of the most impressive Gov
ernment undertakings in recent
years today passes in review be-
fore the public at the Corcoran Art
Gallery, and will remain on exhibi-
ton through December 13.
Under auspices of the Treasury
Department, the work of more
than $50 painters and sculptorS,
submitted for the Treasury art
project, will be shown. In the ex-
hibition are muralS, both prelimi-
nary and complete, sculpture,
paintings and drawings and
models of office rooms that have
evolved from the fertile brains of
competing architects.
The whole idea was started by
the Treasury on october Is OF 1884
and official: say they had two
goals in mind. One was to obtain
the best artistic decorations posi-
BILE for Government buildings, in
as much as work accepted and
paid for by the department is to
find it's way to the walls and other
prominent points of Uncle Sans
structures through channels pro-
vided by the Procurement Division.
The second idea was to encour-
age artists throughout the country
to the fullest extent, so that COM
petitions for decorating buildings
were held not only nationally but
in small regions as well, giving the
unknown artist a chance as well
as those nationally known.
Approval of the various pieces
of art was either by competition
or appointment. Some artists were
commissioned because of their
known reputation, able to meet
standards set by the Government,
while others won the right to fame
plus cash remuneration-be
cause of the fine preliminary
sketches submitted in competition.
The exhibition opened today is
of particular interest to the lay
man, whose knowledge of art is
usually confined to attempts to
copy Dagwood Bumstead while
phoning. The layman can see
just how a mural is developed,
from the rough draft of the origi.
nal idea, with preliminary sketches,
down through the various changes
developed by the painter as he
goes along until the perfect and
complete mural is reached.
Inasmuch as many of the pieces
are slated for installation in the
Government buildings for which
they were designed, the current ex-
hibition is the last in which they
can be seen in the mass, officials
announced today.
Speaking of m crit systems,
George Marshalls laundry reminds
you that it operates on one.
Meetings on schedule for A. F.
G. E. units:
Tonight-Commerce Lodge, Room 2O62,
Commerce Building, p. m.
November 27-DiStrict of Columbia
Department, Chantilly Room, Hamilton
Hotel, 8 p. m.
NumerOlOgical reading for Miss
Thelma Larrivee, Internal ReVe-
nue., who used to work at AAA:
"YOu have an understanding
Of the artistic, sense of rhythm
which should be useful to you in
literature, dramatic or musical
efforts, and you should veritably
love to dance. To you there
seem to be two ways to make
your decisions, and while you ap-
pear to be going along all right
on the outside, inwardly you are
undecided and hope that the de-
cisiOn will arrive through a re-
arrangement of circumstances.
You should always wear clothes
that add color to your person
atty. Your general manner gives
strangers the impression you are
anxious to be genial and COM
paniOnable. Learn to use your
hands skillfulIy in designing,
building or arranging. You show
order, quickneSs of movement
and a clean cut method of &C
ton"
For a reading" address this
column, giving name and birthday
completely. Latter will not be pub
lished. On the way: Alexander
Paul Cunningham, of AAA.
Merit system methods must be
introduced in State governments If
the social security law is to in
sure security to the individual, the
National League of Women Voters
has urged. It declared recently:
"Until the States do act on
behalf of qualified personnel,
the administrative practices are
weakened and the effectiveness
of the Act is retarded.
"Much criticism has been lev
eIed at the way the Social Sc
curity program has been admin
iStered in some of the States,
because employees have been chO-
sen with complete disregard to
training and ability for the task
required. Already leagues of
women voters in many States,
including California, Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut, Mis-
souri,, Massachusetts,, Michigan
and Minnesota, have taken a
leading part in working for adOp.
ton of special merit provisions
in the State social security legis-
lakiOn"