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ponents OF so-called "modernist"
tendencies in architectural design.
Something definitely freed from the
restraints" of the past, these OBJ
jectors feel would be better. How
ever, the criticism has not been con-
fined to the design alone. Also in
cluded in the sweeping arraignment
are the site and the manner in which
the Jefferson Memorial Commission
chose the architect.
On all Of these scores, it is plain,
was the broadside not unexpected by
those responsible for. bringing to
fruition the old, old dream Of q
memorial which for all time would
signalize the Nations homage to
Thomas jefferson. That, seemingly,
is the inevitable fate Of all things
whether ideas or memorials-in which
Jefferson's name is involved. How
ever, plainly unperturbed and un-
disturbed by the hue and cry, the
commission Is going forward with the
work and there is every reason 20
believe that, after all the clamor, the
jefferson memorial will be dedicated
not later than Spring two years hence,
and that it will appear substantially
as indicated in Pope's present design.
For there is a very considerable de-
gree OF strength behind the position OF
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Com
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~ REAT interest attaches to
4 painting of st. Francis Of
Assist by Ell Greco, which,
~ through the courtesy of the
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Bulletin of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF
contemporary American oil paintings
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART United States
manen colchons-Eans Gelay
johnson Ward
windows by John La Fargo William Paintings
works Of by Washington artists
d. Wonen's
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, DIVISION GRAPHIC ARTS
Exhibition of etchings by Frederick K Detwerer.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, ARTS INDUSTRIES
hion of pictorial photographs
FRER GALLERY OF collection paintings drawings
and etchngs by Whistler Oriental paintings
bronzes, pottery, miniatures,
bon of works various media Arthur
paintings
April 18th, with private
STUDIO HoUsEExhibion of paintings and drawings
tapestries Far
Open Mondays Wednesdays Fridays to
obtainabe Hewitt
ARTS CLUB paintings
prints by Marguerite paintings etchins
CONGRESS- ARTs-Exhihlton Of
ecngs and other prints by pnmakers
Autographs drawings Special
of Illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, BUIDnJG-Exhbtion
Richard Lahey Mount Pleasant paintings
WOMENS CLUB-Panings by Hicks
arte Of
utility pictures.
INTIMATE BooKsHoP, LITTLE GA1ERY-Exhibion paintings
by members of Chevy Chase
STUDIO LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN, GRAFTON
Exhibition paintings by Eugene Saugsad.
GALLERY OF MODERN MASTERS 1867
scapes and studies by Isabel Kuhlman
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rial Gallery opportunity will be af-
forded to compare it with the RE
pentent Peter" acquired by Mr.. Phil
lips some years ago ana somewhat
similar in character-both being of
saints OF the church very spiritual in
rendering; and also with the two
notable canvases by Ell Greco from the
Mellon collection, which will find
placement in the National Gallery of
Art. These are ''St. Indefonso of
Toledo" and "St. Martin and Beggar."
With four such masterpieces by THE
Greek" In Washington we are indeed
most fortunate.
Loan Exhibition OF Rare Works
OF Art Opens in the Phillips
Memorial Gallery Nert Week.
MANY notable works, not hereto
fore exhibited in Washington,
will be set forth in the Loan Exhibi-
ton to be held in the Phillips Me-
mortal Gallery from April IS to 80,
the proceeds OF which will go to the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The lenders will be Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Belin, Mrs. Frank Bennett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mrs. Marshall Field, the Royal Greek
Legation, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mott
Gunther, Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson
B. Houghton, Mrs. McCock Knox. Mrs.
Marshall Langhorne, Mr.. Irwin
B. Laughlin, Col. and Mrs. George B.
Mcclellan, the A. w. Mellon Educa-
tional and Charities Trust, MIR. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Caspar Miller and Mrs. Keith
Merrill. ..E'' -
There will be 33 loans in all. each
one masterpiece. and not including
works of similar merit and character
owned by the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery. 1t will be rare display. To
give some idea Of the importance of
this exhibition list of the works to
be included more than suffices.
Beginning as far back as the four
teenth century there will be head by
Donatello-the only work in sculpture
listed. Three painters. Memlinp.
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Like Figure of Patriot and
His Theories, Tribute to
Him Arouses Discord.
By Herbert H0llander.

- ONE time in the Spring of 1899,
probably on April 13, the Presi-
dent Of the United States, in
- the presence Of the most dis
tinguished men and women Of the day,
will dedicate Americas memorial to
Thomas Jefferson. April 13 is Jeffer-
sons birthday anniversary.
It will be 113 years after the death
of the author of the Declaration of
Independence and the third President,
that this Nation finally will have
completed lasting and fitting tribute
to Jefferson in the National Capital
For decades the memorial now about
to be realized was discussed. On in
Vulnerable occasions projects were
formulated, only to be frustrated by
variety Of causes.
About the figure Of Jefferson many
bitter controversies have ragged; yet
his greatness and the permanence Of
the impress Of his ideas everywhere
are recognized.
1t is not strange, however, to find
that as people differed strongly upon
Jefferson's Interpretation OF American
ideals and American democracy, SO
they also have differed, through the
years, upon the question of the form
memorial to him should take.
The controversy, which lately has
been catapulted upon the front pages
Of the country's newspapers following
announcement Of definite plans for
the Jefferson memorial, is, therefore,
simply new facet Of the storms
which have ragged about the great
patriot since his very first appearance
on the national stage.
But, Notwithstanding the vehemence
OF the criticism leveled against the
design for the memorial, created by
John Russell Pope, eminent American
architect, there is held to be no likeli-
hood that the present plan will be
changed. For, it Is pointed out, not
only has the design been accepted
and approved by the Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial Commission, which
under the act passed by Congress has
full and unrestricted authority to
decide and act, but, Of equal i'm
portance, the plan is declared authori-
tatively to be in strict conformity
both with Jefferson's own archi-
tectural ideas and the L'Enfant and
Macmillan plans for the development
and Identification of Washington.
The design for tho memorial is
classic; the site chosen is the Tidal
Basin Of the Potomac River, an arti-
fetal lake bordered by the famous
japanese cherry trees.
Criticism OF the plan, it Is con-
tended, has como largely from pro-
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mission, not only in Pope's pantheonic
design but in the location for the
memorial in the Tidal Basin. The last
building which Jefferson, himself an
architect, built was the rotunda of the
University Of Virginia at Charlottes-
vile, based upon the design OF the
Pantheon in Rome. The Macmillan
Commission, which did monumental
job in 1901 in laying out a compre-
hensive development and beautif1ca-
ton plan for Washington, specifically
set aside the Tidal Basin location as
the site for memorial to an Amer
ican patriot Of the first rank.
1t Is interesting to note In this con-
nection that John Russell Pope, de-
signer of the Jefferson Memorial, is
one Of the few persons familiar with
this work since its inception, as q
witness to the efforts of Macmillan
McKim, Burnham and others, as well
as having assisted as a member Of the
Commission Of Fine Arts, and other
commissions, in the task OF making
Washington the worlds most beautiful
capital city
It is a further noteworthy coinci-
dence that some years ago Pope won
$4,000 prize for memorial which
was to have been erected to Theodore
Roosevelt on that same site. That
Roosevelt project for washington fell
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Bosch and Cranach, will represent the
fifteenth century. OF the sixteenth
century will be not only El Greco
but Ambrosius Benson, of whose work
there will be two examples. Out
standing in the seventeenth century
are Rembrandt, Jan Steen and the
Maitre de Flemalle of Liege. The
eighteenth century will have to its
credit works by two Italian artists,
Tiepolo and Guardi; three French,
Chardin and Fragonard, each twice
represented, and David, and four
of the English school, Wilson
and Turner, landscapists, and
Reynolds and Raeburn, portrait
painters par excellence. Finally,
as of the century just past, there
will be Daumier, so richly represented
in the Phillips Memorial Gallery, here
to be seen in two additional exhibits;
Alfred Stevens Of Belgium; three of
the modern French school-Berthe
Morlsot, Degas and Seurat-not to
mention the American portraiturist,
Healy, and Of earlier date, Rubens
CnAc, SOIl Vi SlldIl les WlllSOu feale,
who founded in Maryland what might
be called new world art dynasty.
Such list as this goes far to
manifest the richness of private COL
lections in Washington, and the loan
of these invaluable works to testify
to the generosity of the owners.
At the opening reception next
Thursday, for which invitations will
be issued to limited number of per-
sons and an admission fee of ST
charged, the paintings and sculpture
will be on view from 4 o'clock on,
in two, of the upper galleries At
5 o'clock program of music, ar
ranged by Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
will be played by the Washington
String Quartet. Thereafter the ex-
hibition will be open to the public
daily from IL m. to 6 pm, and on
Sundays from 2 to pm, with an
admission charge of only 25 cents.
To see such works as these under
the favorable conditions the Phillips
Memorial Gallery can supply is an
opportunity and privilege none can
afford to miss.
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Works OF Washington
Artists ShoUn in ETtenSiUe
Exhibition, National Museum,

w VI no W w uOfLtbSLOH
Artists ShO1Dn in ETtensiUe
Exhibition, National Museum.
A N EXTENSIVE showing of works
- by Washington artists opened yes
terday afternoon in the National Mu-
scum, Natural History Building, Tenth
street and Constitution avenue, under
the auspices Of the art department
of the D. c. Federation of Women's
Clubs. Various local organizations,
such as the Arts Club, the Washington
Water Color Club, Society of Wash
ington Artists, Landscape Club, So
ciety Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors
and Gravers, Washington Society
OF Echers and League Of American
Pen Women co-operated, assuming,
In each instance, the responsibility
Of securing works from constituent
members.
To each organization certain space
has been assigned. The first alcove
to the right, for instance, is given
over exclusively to paintings by men,
bers OF the Landscape Club, and that
W. SAA> aSAp w WINS Ny ilAClllSJlo VI
the Society OF Washington Artists.
Then follows, to the right, the Water
Color Club. and to the left the Arts
Club-and SO on. Finally two alcoves
are given over to works by free-lance
artists, those not affiliated with any
organization-the inclusion of which
gives breadth to the showing.
As quite number Of local painters
hold membership in several of the
organizations, there is quite a bit of
overlapping-bu this, after all. is not
detriment. These painters are among
the strongest, and their contribu-
tions strengthen each group wherein
they are shown. The collections as
a whole is not as good as that ex-
hibited under these auspices last year.
There have been many calls made
upon the artists in the last II months
and with all their enthusiasm and
industry the supply has run little
low. But there are about the average
number of outstanding works and the
display as whole is measurably
engaging.
1t Is always pleasure to come
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across landscapes by Minor S. Jane
Spring and an Autumn scene, respec-
lively. Dr. Robert Motley, Garnet
Jex, A. H. O. Role, A. j. Schram,
John U. Perkins, Benson B. Moore
and r. Bruce Horsfall all contribute
interesting and pleasing paintings to
the Landscape Clubs group. Espe-
cially notable in the Society of Wash
1ngton Artists section are a very
colorful and cleverly painted picture
Of Autumn in New Mexico" by Mrs
MacWhite; large canvas represent
Ing in somewhat the manner of the
old Dutch school bunch of "Gladioli, !"
by Elizabeth Muhlhofer; a briskly
rendered railroad track, very good in
color and treatment by Rowland Lyon
head Of an Indian woman, wrapped
in white shawl, by Catharine c..
Critcher; an excellent still life
Vegetables Norma Bose, and
two charming flower paintings
Tulips Mrs. Abbott and Rose
Of Sharon" by Mrs. Ruckman, by
no means TO mention all.
The water colorists, as almost in
variably, make excellent showing and
among them, perhaps most notable,
Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Kepplinger, Ger
trude Brown, Clara Saunders, Anna
Goodhart Rowland, Eleanor Parke
Gusts, Janice Holland, Elizabeth
Graves, S. Peter Wagner and others
Mention should also be made of an
| interesting portrait study in oils in
another section by Dorthy Davidson
lately elected secretary of the Society
of Washington Artists
There are some interesting, if not
notable paintings in the free-lance
section, which includes in some in
stances works by local painters who
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Jefferson Memorial Coming Through Stormy Davs
Tidal Basin and Setting of
Cherry Trees Are Factors
in Wide Controversy.

through, but another memorial to him
was designed by Pope and built in New
York. That memorial was dedicated
last year by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt In the meantime Analostan
Island, in the Potomac opposite the
Capital, has been acquired as Theo-
dore Roosevelt shrine.
1t is clear that in his design for the
Jefferson memorial the architect has
kept in mind the entire Identification
plan-already well under way with
the construction of the Constitution
avenue buildings and the Identification
of the Mall. That memorial in the
modern" manner, with little or NO
reference to traditional architectural
principles, to the true nature of the
subject, or the city's development plan
as whole, would defeat the ends
sought, is an important point conceded
by unprejudiced observers generally.
The point also has been raised that
the Jefferson Memorial would "over-
shadow" the Lincoln Memorial. An
on-the- ground study does not bear
out that particular criticism, for sew
eral reasons. First, the Lincoln
Memorial is 1873 feet long; the Jeffer-
son Memorial will be 165 feet in
diameter. Second, the Jefferson
Memorial will be definitely of more
delicate fabric. Third, the site of the
jefferson Memorial places it quite out
side the sphere Of influence" Of the
Lincoln Memorial.
Still another source OF debate has
been disposition of the japanese
cherry trees. It has been said in some
quarters that building the Jefferson
Memorial in the Basin would destroy
the trees. That hardly appears to be
valid objection since redesigned
Basin would give the trees far more
effective setting than they now have.
Indeed, one can imagine few more
ravishing sights than the chaste white
memorial to Jefferson embowered by
the trees in full bloom. Their trim,
precise beauty, regarded as classic in
Japan, would seem to be eminently in
keeping with the classic plan OF the
memorial.
One sore spot which seems to have
chafed the memorial plans critics
with especial virulence Is what has
been described as the star chamber"
selection Of Pope as designing archt-
tect. While it Is true the project was
not thrown open to ompetition-and
there is nothing unprecedented in that
the choise manifestly was not made
by the commission without an ex-
haustive examination Of the records
and achievements Of men whose work
would place them In. the running for
consideration.
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BY Leila MechHn.

- REAT interest attaches to a
painting of st. Francis Of
7 Assist by Ell Greco, which,
~ through the courtesy of the
Minister of Greece, the Hon. Demetrios
Sicilianos, will be shown in the "Ex-
hibition Of Important Paintings Owned
in Washington" to be held in the
Phillips Memorial Gallery from the
18th through the 30th of this month.
Not only is this superb example of
the work of this great and unique
master, but it has come lately to our
city with the expectation of re-
manning here for all time. About
two months ago it was purchased by
a distinguished Greek American, Mr..
William Helis of New Orleans, with
the understanding that it would find
permanent placement here in the
Greek Legation.
El Greco, it will be remembered, was
Cretan, whose real name was
Domenico Theotocopuli. Very little is
known of his early life and the
date of his birth-l548-is not fully
established. But in 1870 he is known
TO have been in Venice, and there
Is no doubt that, while there, he
studied under Titan and Tintoretto
In fact, it was through his connec-
ton with Titan that he went to
Spain, his master turning over to
him commission offered by Philip
II which, because of his age and
disinclination to travel, he was unable
Or unwilling to fill.
El Grecos early work, such as the
Assumption" in the Chicago Art
Institute, shows strongly the influence
of the Venetian School, and there is
now a supposition that some of the
works long given to Tintoretto belong
to him. Be that as it may, upon his
establishment in Toledo his style
completely underwent change and
henceforth he became the foremost
interpreter of the Spanish spirit and
conception of religious belief. Then
it was that memories of youthful i'm
presSionS of Byzantine art must have
come to the surface. In his boyhood
he must have seen countless icons by
Byzantine painters in Greek churches,
the austerity of which perfectly ac-
corded with that of the place and
time in which his later days were
lived. With apparent pride he signed
his name on his paintings in Greek
letters and put after it "Cretan."
Truly, as the Minister of Greece has
said, in finding permanent placement
In the Greek Legation here this mag
nlflcent canvas by Ell Greco has
indeed at last come home"
The title of this painting, which
measures 421a by "a inches in
dimensions, is St Francis in Bxtasis."
On table before him is a skull,
in his hands are the prints of the
nails with which Christ was crucifed,
the face and eyes are uplifted in
alteration, from Heaven descends light.
THE spiritual character in this
painting, the uplifted glance and the
exalted expression" says the Greek
Minister, 'evoke deep impression
and unique esthetic JOY St. Francis
has fearful and transparent eyes,
while his soul is attracted to the
Divine by superior religious fervor.
His pose, Slightly leaning forward, in
Byzantine manner, and his hands,
artistically depicted, imploring God
according to orthodox custom, cli-
makes the emotion of the spectator"
Adding: Eel Greco, renowned painter
of hands, has never painted them more
eXpreSSiYelY His habit mnuer Of
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Husking Contest

(COntInued from page One)
Determan and Scott Schoen are
members of the publicity COM
mittee.
Appointment of traffic COM
mittee, a construction committee,
persons to arrange for entertain
ment while the loads are being
judged, eating concessions and do
other work in connection with the
meet will take place later this
week when the general committee
meets again.
Mr.. Akers attended the meeting
Tuesday and outlined the support
expected of local groups. Expen-
ses in connection with the meet
will be slight, he said, but con-
siderable work is necessary to
successfully conduct the meet.
The contest will start between
11:30 a. m. and noon and 16
huskers, five from each three dis
trict contests and Arthur Johnson
of Cottonwood county state
champion who is entered auto
matically, will take part.
Mr.. Akers said the crowd will
depend to a large extent on the
weather but if it is favorable he
expects large attendance, par
ticularly since this is the farthest
north the state meet has ever
been held and many persons in
counties north of here have new
er before had an opportunity to
see a state meet without travel
ing long distances.
More counties than ever before
are holding county meets this
year, the northernmost being
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-07
Prisoner Released
After Investigation

Charles Hollenback of Chicago
was released from the Redwood
county Jail Wednesday after be-
ing confined there 10 days for in
vestigation.
Hollenback, who was a crew
man with the grandstand attrac-
tons at the coutny fair, attempt
ed to enter three homes at North
Redwood while intoxicated last
Monday night.
He had been visiting friends
who were staying at the hotel
there and left to return to the
fair grounds. He took the wrong
direction, he said, and although
too drunk to remember clearly,
believed he had been trying to
get shelter from the rain.
He first entered the porch at
the Elmer Becker home and then
went to the Alvin Becker home
next door. When he got to the
next house, occupied by Bertha
and Lena Kuenzli, they heard
him and ran to the back porch.
Their screams aroused Alvin
Becker who called the town
marshal and he was taken to the
Redwood county Jail.
Authorities here finger printed
him but found that he had no
previous record so he was set
free.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-07

Mr.. William Krengel of Lam
berton and Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Welsch of Wabasso were Sunday
visitors at the Carl sLange home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edger Rabenhorst
of Mapleton were weekend visit
ors at the parental Ernest Law
REM home.
Martin Kratzke, Melvin and
Ralph Dallmann, Albert Dali
mann and Mr.. Friedrich return
ed from their fishing trip We'd
nesday evening.
Frank Haroldson who was on
his way to Mankato from Fargo,
N. D. was supper guest at the
William Hess home Tuesday eve
ming.
Louis Leonard of Belview was
a visitor at. the Harry Montiel
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Dallmann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Dallmann
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Krengel and family helped Paul
Krengel celebrate his birthday
Saturday.
MIR. ard Mrs. Conrad Hess ac-
companied by Mrs. John Vogel of
Springfield and Anton Welsch of
Wabasso returned from Sioux
Falls Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Bittner
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Merle KNAPP
per at Comfrey Friday.
Friends and relatives helped
Mrs. Martin Dallmann celebrate
her birthday Monday. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Max Darkow
and daughter Rosemary, Mrs.
Hoysler, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dali
mann and daughter Edna, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Dallmann ard
family, Lila Block, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hanson, Mr.. and Mrs. A..
Balk, MIR and Mrs. Erwin DALI
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Dallmarn and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Mammenga and
family.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-07
WATERBURY
JOHNSONVILLE

Friends and relatives celebrat-
ed the birthdays of Mrs. Carl Sac
ger and Mrs. Fred G. Dallmann
Friday evening at the Dallmann
home in Lamberton. Those pre-
sent included Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin Dallmann, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Darkow and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Amann of Wanda, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Asmus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Dallmann and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Dallmann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hanson,
Luella and Melvin Dallmann, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Mammenga
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Saeger and daughter Grace
of LETTERS.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fridley of
Wabasso and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Jefferson of Marshall were Sum
day visitors at the William Rue
home.
Charles Welsch accompanied
William Hess to Madison Lake
Sunday where they visited Mr..
and Mrs. George Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hartwick,
Elmer Hartwick, Mrs. Everett
Hartwick, Lawrence Hartwiclz
and Mrs. Claude Rockwell were
guests at the William A. Grabow
home in New Ulm Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph thinner
man of Springfield were guests at
the Sophie Gerth home Sunday.
Theodore Mammenga was a
caller at the Albert Lee home at
Currie Wednesday.