Evening star., 1937-12-23
Star Art Material Assisting
Education at MOOseltedrt. M.
Columbia Chapter 368
of fWOmen Gives School
Reproductions.

The boys and girls who live and
study in the nationally known city
and school operated by the Loyal Or
der OF the Moose, at Mooseheart, ILL.,,
are broadening their education in art
with material from The Stars art ap-
probation campaign.
This was made possible by the gift
Of Columbia Chapter 1858, Women of
the Moose, of Washington, which is
donating color reproductions OF IA
nous paintings and art appreciation
lessons to the art classes at Moose
heart
V. E. Breidenbaugh, principal of the
high school at Mooseheart. told how
the boys and girls of the institution
were enjoying The Star prints. in
letter to Mrs Frances L. Mitchell, pub
licity chairman of Columbia Chapter
36s.
Davis Praises Movement.
Senator James j. Davis OF Pennsyl-
vania Is chairman of the Board Of
Governors OF MooSeheart and John G.
Meikle Of Washington Is secretary.
Senator Davis Joined with Principal
Breidenbaugh in praisins The Stars
movement TO make art universal, not
only in the Washington area. but in
other parts of the country. wherever
The Star circulates. or where the re-
productions are sent AS gifts.
1T is a very worthy project" COM
mented the Senator. Il know II is
doing lot Of eood. and it is person
ally gratifying. on account of my great
interest in MooSeheart, to know the
children are participating in the art
appreciation campaign, You have my
best wishes for the success OF this
movement"
Mr.. Breidenbaugh said: I'VE find
the paintings to be very fine and rep
resentative of the best. The lessons
in art appreciation accompanying the
series are most instructive and helpful
Paintings Are Appreciated.
II can assure you that these beau
tiful paintings are most welcome and
appreciated by the art department and
the boys and girls of Mooseheart We
are always looking for material that
will help us in giving our boys and
girls broad cultural training. We
feel that these beautiful paintings will
aid materially in helping our students
develop a finer appreciat ton of the art
Of the various countries of the world.
and therefore help in no small way to
create better understanding of the
peoples Of the countries represented by
this excellent art series.
The Washington Star is to be
commended for making it possible for
the boys and girls Of our great country
to see and have the opportunity to
study these outstanding masterpieces.
The Women of the Moose, Columbia
Chapter 1853, are to be commended
for making it possible for the boys
and girls of Mooseheart to receive this
excellent series.
We thank you for your generosity
and trust that you will receive a thrill
in giving our boys and girls this
series, commensurate with the thrill
and Joy they will have in using this
material in their art classes"
Booth Business Rushing.
The Stars special art booth con-
tinued today to do a rushing business
in Christmas packages and separate
sets OF color reproductions that are
offered by this newspaper in collabo-
ration with the National Committee
for Art Appreciation
In the Christmas packages are all
4S color prints of famous paintings
from the Italian Renaissance to the
present day, IL weekly lessons in art
appreciation by DR.. Bernard Myers
of New York University and the COL
lectors portfolio in which to keep
them. Hundreds of campaign fol-
lowers and Washingtonians in general
are finding this is an ideal Christmas
gift. The 48 prints as a group are
valuable only in packaged units.
The eleventh set of the campaign.
composed of four prints of modern
paintings, is on sale this week as
the campaign nears its close. In this
group are the works of four modern
European painters, "Odalisque" by