Evening star., 1938-04-20
u. S. Art Work Discussed
Mrs. Morgenthau Talks
To Women's Democratic Club.

Securing artists to decorate public
buildings through anonymous compe.
titicns has reduced art costs by loo
per cent, Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.
said last night at the dinner meeting
of the Women's Democratic Club. In
addition to that" she added, Impair
tial competitions have proved spur
to younger and less well known
artists
Contrasting the cost to the Govern
ment Of painting and sculpture be-
fore the anonymous competition sys-
tenn was established Mrs. Morgenthau
said, Far from exaggerating, have
made an understatement In the case
of single building, the exterior and
interior sculpture contracted for in a
previous administration. cost more
than all the projects executed under
the section of painting and sculpture
during the first two and half years
Of its existence"
The lecture was illustrated by Ian
tern slides showing murals created
under the auspices of the Treasury
Department in all parts of the United
States The works of Henry Varnum
Poor Ward Lockwood. Leon Kroll,
Boardman Robinson and many others
were included in the pictures.
Mrs. Morgenthau was introduced by
Mrs. Blair Banister, Assistant Treas
urer of the United States. Others at
the speakers table were Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair and her guest, Mrs
Fred Reiter; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Keating. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross and
Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham.
The Education Committee of the
club will sponsor a recital by Mrs
Frank Gillingham Morrill, of Peoria
ILL.,. Thursday at II o'clock in the
clubhouse. Mrs Morrill, will give a
series of dramatic episodes called
"Proflles of China"
Mrs. o. w. McNeese will continue
her series of lectures on Men in
American History Who Almost Became
President" at the same time, in the
clubhouse on Friday
The Wheaton College Club will meet
tonight at the home of Mrs. H. Lewis
Flemer, 2714 South Dakota avenue
NE. to discuss plans for entertaining
prospective Wheaton students living in
Washington.
Three visiting alumnae are expected
to be present. They are: Mrs. Hollis
w. Nickerson of Winchester, Mass,
guest of the hostess; Miss Velma Hol-
brook of Stoughton, Mass, guest of
Mrs. Theodore Gilliland. and Miss
Katherine Hall of Chelmsford, Mass.
sister of the president of the local
club. All local alumnae are invited.
Wells College alumnae met yester-
day at the Raleigh Hotel for their
traditional celebration of Easter Tues
day, with Mrs. William Sener Rusk,
acting dean Of the college. as the guest
of honor. Mrs. Rusk spoke informally
Of college affairs, explaining the new
honor system of the college and an
nouncing the plans for the May day
celebration. This will consist of a
production of Samson Agonistes"
with the departments of music, fine
arts and English cooperating Incl
dental music for the production is
being composed by Prof Nicholas Ma
bokoff, head of the Wells College
Music Department.
Among the guests were: Mrs Irving
Ketchum, Mrs Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
Marcelus Shield. Mrs Perkins Co.
vile, Miss Mildred Territt and Mrs
George c. Whitney. who was accom-
panied by her two daughters, Miss
Barbara Whitney and Miss Mar
garet Whitney, both Of whom are
Wells College students. Mrs. Fred
erick Ballard is the president of the
Washington Wells Club.
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Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. chairman of
the Committee on Radio of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Cl,1hs an,