Evening star., 1937-01-10

one of the charming things in the
book. No pedantry, nothing academic,
he writes and speaks Of art in SIM
pie, natural way as one who knows
the profession and loves it.
Col. Fitzmaurice Day Paints
Old Charleston Scenes.
Dea'h old Georgetown, not to be
behind its more pretentious patrons
of the fine arts on the other side of
Rock Creek, has a gallery all its own
for the exhibition of previews-with
tea and punch-and public exhibitions
as'Well. It's in the Intimate Book
shop, just down from old St. Johns
Church-neXt to the oldest church
in the District; presided over by the
Rev. Bland Tucker-and is the duck
lest. quaintest place with a narrow
stairway leading up to two rooms on
the second f1oor-under the caves.
At recent exhibition Of water colors
in the Little Gallery" where a num-
Der of smart society met to look over
the pictures of Col Fitzmaurice Day,
sometime military attache of the
British Embassy. Mrs. Philip Coffin
and Mrs. Frank Let's, there were
some quite pleasing scenes around
Georgetown. Nothing pretentious, a
bit obviously dilettantish, but alto
gether charming. One of Col. Days
colors, "The Pringle House, Charles
ton," was lovely in its coloring-noth-
ing architecturally to dream about
but delightful reminder of one of
the loveliest old houses in America S
most aristocratic city, which is a
heaven to the beauty lover. The Bat
terry, with its beautiful old houses:
the Old Exchange, site of the Court
of Guards; all and every one feast
for the artist who reveals in time
cured brick and stucco, Colonial gar
dens and gorgeous coloring. Col. Day
evidently caught the spirit of the old
town. 1t is said that an old Charles
tonian Is not content to stay even in
heaven.
Mr.. Heating Stirs Town
Hall to Mild Enthusiasm.
Washington's Town Hall meeting
took on vim and vigor last Sunday
night, when the speaker, Mr.. S. K.
Ratcliffe, the British journalist, un-
oertook to discuss the reopening Of
negotiations for settlement of the
British war debt to the United States.
He was quite critical of his country's
attitude in the matter, but, when Mr..
Edward Keating, editor of Labor,
former member of Congress from Col
orado, and a member of the panel,
asked very pertinent question and
followed it up with the remark that
the time had passed for Britain to
resume the position where John Bulls
word was as good as other nations
bonds, Mr.. Ratcliffe rose to the sit
uation, as a Briton always will, and
defended his country's position in the
matter.
The Town Hall fills long felt need
and those who enjoy the open forum
are always delighted when a spirit
of free discussion is shown. The
panels are usually chosen with great
pains. Tonight Prof. Alfred Adler,
the noted Viennese psychologist, will
talk on THE Practice and Theory of
Individual Psychology" Social work.
ers and scientists will rush in num-
bers to the box Office to hear this
authority on subject Of general
interest.
Mrs. Bayard Cutting Sponsors
Memorial to Her Son.
Speaking of Mr.. Keating: He is
one of the Advisory Committee on
the series of lectures which are to be
given here on political and economic
subjects which are planned as a me-
mortal to the late Senator Bronson
Cutting of New Mexico, whose mother,
Mrs. w. Bayard Cutting, has agreed
to finance the lectures for the next
three years. The headquarters for
the National Memorial Committee,
whose membership includes a number
of the former colleagues of Mr.. Cut
ting in the Senate, will be at. 126
Third street northeast