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The Washington times., 1938-07-20
PROFIT-TAKING
HALTS ADVANCE
IN MANY ISSUES
Rail, Aviation, Liquor
Shares Strong
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, July 20 G.N.SO
The stock market ran into some
profittaking today in the wake OF
yesterdays broad advance to new
highs for the year.
Most pivotal groups dropped be-
hind minus signs, although a few,
notably rails, avaitionS and liquor
sh al res, displayed independent
strength. Price changes were linn.
tied to a point or so, and trading
quieted down after a brisk open
ing when the ticker ran two min
utes late.
STEEL LEADS RISE
Steel shares, dominate factors
IN the rise through the two pre-
ceding sessions, led today's re-
action. Bethlehem, U. S. Steel
and Crucible slipped more than a
point and Youngstown about two
before support was met in the
second hour.
Chrysler, Standard Oil of N. Y,
Allied Chemical and Union Car
bide were among the stocks to
show extreme losses of a point or
more. General Motors, Anaconda,
Kennecoat, Montgomery Ward
and Johns-Manville suffered large
fractional declines.
LIQUOR SHARES GAIN
Liquor shares came forward in
the second hour, Schenley and
National Distillers each climbing
more than a point. Douglas
gained as much in the aviations,
while United Aircraft and Boeing
advanced small fractions. U. s..
Gypsum spurted three points.
The Washington times., 1938-07-20
DONGS IN CAPITAL NIGHT CLUBS
Girls Boost N. Y Worlds Fair
Glamour and Test Are Given Program
At Lotus Bamboo Room

Howard Hughes has given lot Of publicity the New
York world fair but take peek in the Lotus this week
and there Chester Daughery world fair girls who add
much zest and glamour aybodys conception of the world
fair
Evening star., 1938-10-23
By Leila Mechliu.

There has been much criticism of
the Treasury Department Art Projects
because of the character of the mural
paintings procured through open COM
petition for public buildings here in
washington and elsewhere, but no one
could read thoughtfully the bulletin
lately issued by this section of the
public buildings branch, Procurement
Division. without realizing what a
stupendous work is being done under
these auspices and how far-reaching
must eventually be the result. The
bulletin in question, which is the sew
enteenth of a series, announces pri-
marily IS competitions, as we'll as
certain important recent awards.
These competitions are in most in
stances for mural paintings to be
placed in new Federal post Offices.
They will be judged by expert juries
ana paid for out of appropriations
made to cover building cost.
The interesting and remarkable fea-
lures of these competitions are: First,
that they are, in most instances, linn
tied to artists in the region where the
post office stands; second. that the
committees in charge of the competi-
tlons are, in general, heads of art
museums or art departments of col
leges and universities within that
region, and third, that from those
competing. artists will be selected, be-
cause of the marit of their work. to
receive commissions for other murals
and sculpture for the decoration of
Evening star., 1938-10-23

did their utmost to keep alive the
traditions of their father and grand
parents, but with hope for success
that was in vain. Neither of them
manufactured silver of their own; al
though Charles Adam was reputed for
his engraving.
Mordecai Miller, one of Alexandria's
18th century leaders, attempted this
line of work, only to give up In the
interest of a more profitable endeavor.
John Duffey is also responsible for
family line who contributed literally
to the productive outlets Of silver max
ing. It was Duf1ey who was commits
stoned by the Alexandria Lodge Of
Masons, in 1893, to make the now
famous silver trowel which George
Washington used to lay the corner
stone Of the United States Capitol at
Washington. Since then the trowel
has been used from time to time for
ceremonies in connection with MANY
Of the great public buildings, including
the Department Of the Interior and
Apex structures Of . very recent date.
Realizing the value Of the trowel.
the Alexandria Washington Lodge Of
Masons summoned the services Of
Johns son, George Hurd Du1ey (l801-
1882, who made an auxiliary silver
Evening star., 1938-10-23
TREASURY GETS RESULTS IN ART
All Parts Nation Represented Competitions Procurement
ofDecorative Work Public Buildings Status
Provided for This Branch of Federal Service

13 Midwestern States from Texas to
Missouri, from Kansas to Utah, are
eligible-the competition will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. c. A. Seward of the
Wichita Lithograph Co., who has been
most active in establishing the Museum
of Art in Wichita and in organizing
and conducting the Kansas State
Federation of Art ano the Prairie
Print Makers-both artist and busi-
nessman.
Extraordinary Development in
Past 80 Years.
In 1909, when the American Fedora
ton of Arts was formed, practically
all art activity was in that part of
the country east Of the Mississippi
and north of the so-called Mason
and Dixon's Line" When the Ameri-
can Federation of Arts began sending
out, a few years later, its travelling
exhibitions, there were places in the
Northwest and Southwest where orig
inal works had never previously been
displayed. When one such exhibition
was shown in city in Idaho, report
was made of a man who walked 20
miles from his home to see the exhibi-
ton, with the expectation of walk
ing back. This was not an isolated
incident. The evidence Of develop
ment along these lines within this
period of less than 80 years-which
the Procurement Divisions bulletin
records-seems little less than in
credible.
Furthermore, the works reproduced
Evening star., 1938-10-23

able mentions were given. Mr.. Cam
den. the winner, is assistant profess
sor of art at Cornell University.
An open. anonymous competition
for a mural decoration in the Miami
Post Once, Court House and Gus
toms Building was won by Denman
Fink OF Coral Gables. Mr.. Fink,
Pennsylvania by birth, was a pupil of
Frank Benson, Philip Hale and WAL
ter A. Clark-all conservatives-and is
well known for his illustrations in
Harpers. Sribners, Century. etc. As
the result of this competition. eight
painters were invited to submit pre-
liminary studies for murak for post
Offices in eight other cities in Florida,
Georgia and Alabama.
Peter Hurd Of New Mexico and
Pennsylvania won the competition for
the decoration of the Dallas, Tex,
Terminal Annex The committee In
itiating this competition was composed
of Arthur Kramer. president Of the
Dallas Art Association, chairman; the
architect of the building. Frank
Witchell, of Lang & Witchell, and
Richard Foster Howard. director of the
Dallas Museum Of Fine Arts. The
award included three panels: East
bound Mail Stage" Pioneer House.
builder" and "Airmail Over Texas:
payment for which amounted to
$1,000. Those who visited the Corcoran
Gallery Of Arts latest biennial ex-
hibition will recall portrait OF Peter
Hurd, painted out of doors, which
hung in the first OF the series of three
east galleries-the work of his wife,
Henrietta Wyeth Hurd. Mr. Hurd was
born in Roswell N. Mex, and studied
first there in the public schools and
then at the United States Military
Academy at West Point and at Haver-
ford College Later he became pupil
Of N. c. Wyeth. the well-known il
illustrator and painter. whose daughter
he married. As the result of this COM
petition, 80 artists were invited to
submit designs for post Offices in Texas,
California, Colorado, Kansas, Okla
homa and other Western States.
Among these are such well-known
painters as Emil Bisttram of New
Mexico, Maynard Dixon of San Fran
cisco. Kenneth Gordon Grant OF
Santa Barbara and Olive Rush of
Santa Fe.
No section Of the country seems to
have been overlooked Ralf E. Nickel
sen was awarded the commission for
mural 80 feet long and is feet high for
the lobby Of the Worcester, Mass,
Parcel Post Station, and six artists
from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island were invited,
because of the high quality of their en-
tries in the Worcester competition, to
submit designs for murals in six other
New England post Offices.
Winners in Some Instances Are
Foreign Born.
Some of the winners OF recent COM
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prolific OF all the men bearing his
name. His fiat silver has something
Of striking fascination in its SIM
plicity of lines and smooth, delicately
engraved monograms. He was also
alert to all innovations and kept
well abreast of the times; 80 1t is no
wonder that the numerous pieces Of /.
Adam silver which are scattered about
the country should have a distinctive
artistry Of their own.
In his declining years he likewise
summoned the aid Of his only son.
William Wallace Adam (1s17-1s7D, :,
who had already bound himself as ap-
prentice, even before he entered his
1lth year. William Wallace was an
ambitious man, who was actively as
sociatcd with civic affairs, his church,
the Mexican and Civil Wars and Z
large family, but who at the same
time produced a surprisingly large
amount Of silverware. Following some
what the family precedent, w. w.
Adam placed three Of his sons In pur-
suit Of his trade, two Of whom main
tanned the business until the close Of
the last century.
Robert L. Adam (lS4o-lSss) and
Charles Fredrick Adam (1S4e-lo25)
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Bulletin of Current
Exhibitions

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF
ART, Seventeenth street and
New York avenue NV. Spe-
cial exhibition of water colors
and drawings of sculpture in the
Yum Kang Caves, Shansi,
China, by Mary Augusta Null
likin and Anna M. Hotchkis.
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASH
INGTON, 2017 I street NV.
Water colors by Mitchell jamie
son and pencil drawings by
Alexandra I. DarroW.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
division of graphic arts, the
Mall at Tenth street S.W. Ex-
hibition of etchings, dry points
and aquatints, by R. w. Woi-
ceske of Woodstock, N. Y.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM, Natural History
Building, Constitution avenue
and Tenth street S.W. Exhibi-
ton of 200 prints by graphic
artists, Federal Art Project,
W.PA.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM, Arts and Industries
Building, the Mall at Eighth
street S.W. Exhibition of pic
torial photography, by Dever
Timmons of Coshocton, Ohio.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GAL
LERY, 1900 Twenty-fir street
NV. Special exhibitions of
oil paintings and water colors
selected from the gallery's own
collection in new arrangements.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, main build
ing, Eighth and K streets NV.
Special exhibition of recent
water colors, by Olin Dows.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART
GALLERY, 2401 Sixth street
NV. Exhibition of reproduc-
tions of modern paintings.
w. P. A. FEDERAL ART PROF.
ECT-CHnDREN'S GALLERY,
8l6 Independence avenue S.W.
Exhibition of mural paintings
by children of the United
States. Exhibition Of works by
D. c. artists under w. P. A.
Art Project.
DEPARTMENT OF THE IN
TERROR, G street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets NV. OIL paintings by
college students throughout the
United States.
LITTLE GALLERY, 1904 O street,
NV, Georgetown. Exhibition
of portraits, by Gina Adele
Brennan.
GEORGETOWN GALLERIES,
1924 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Etchings, water colors and oils
by well-known local and out-of-
town artists.
CHALET NONPAREIL, 7l03 Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda,
Md. Exhibition Of paintings,
wood blocks and pen sketches,
by M. Jean Girard Of Paris.
Evening star., 1938-10-23

as illustrations in connection with this
bulletin are of much better type than
those which preceded-strong, vigorous
and in the spirit OF our time and gen.
Grafton. Typically American and
reminiscent of the conquest of the
West are the murals representing
Daniel Boone arriving in Kentucky, by
Ward lockwood, painted for the Lex
ington County Post ONCE, and detail
of The Path of the North" by Tom
Lea, for the post office in Ell Paso, Tex
Interesting in design and treatment is
an oil on canvas, 6 feet 6 by 9 feet
in dimensions. representing The
Desert" by Nicolai Cikovsky. for the
Interior Department in this city.
Competition for Which D. c..
Artists May Compete.
OF local interest is the announce
ment of a competition for which
artists in the District of Columbia,
as we'll as Maryland, Virginia. and
West Virginia, are eligible. This is
Evening star., 1938-10-23

for mural for the. Bethesda Post
Office, Bethesda, Md; and from the
designs submitted In this compete
tion-quality warranting-a commits
sion will become available for a
mural in the Arlington, Va, Post Of
flee. This competition closes Novem-
ber 30.
Never before in the history Of man
has SO much wall space been made
available for artists to paint pictures
upon. This state Of affairs would
seem to be the fulfillment of an ar
lists dream, for since-and perhaps
even before-the days Of the Italian
Renaissance, every painter has cast
an envious eye at an undecorated
wall space. Opportunity in this re-
spect seems to roll up like a snow
ball, for from the numerous announced
competitions, other commissions for
designs for mural paintings will, 1t
seems, be made.
Payment for this work is neither ex-
cessive nor niggardly. the range Of
compensation for muralS-apparently
according to size-being from $675 to
$500, with payment covering the
cost of material and labor. The cost
of sculpture runs higher, from $500
to $4,000 each. These amounts are
paid from a fraction of the appro-
priation for the building. which is
automatically set aside for such pur-
pose.
Announcement of Winners in
Prepious Competitions.
Bulletin II also announces the win
Evening star., 1938-10-23

ners in several recent important COM
petitions set up by the Painting and
Sculpture Section of the Treasury De-
partment Art Projects. First and
most important of these is the award
to Harry p Camden for sculpture for
the Federal Building at the New York
Worlds Fair-an archaic figure,
which, it must be admitted, has re-
ceived considerable adverse criticism
However, the competition in this in
stance was judged by a most dis
tinguished jury, on which were not
only the architect Of the building,
Howard L. Cheney, and Edward Bruce,
chief Of the Section of Painting and
Sculpture, but also three very dis
tinguished American sculptors-Gae-
tano Cecere, an Academy of Rome
man; Henry Kreis and Lee Lawrie,
whose sculpture on the Nebraska State
Capitol has given him world reknown.
In connection with this competition.
for which 424 models were submitted
by sculptors from 38 States, 25 honor
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Il t||ALEXANDRIA'S SILVERWARE WON FAME:
One Line Associated
With Art Gains
for Century.

trowel to be applied to more practical
uses by the order. George Hurd Duffey
was the father of Maj. George Duffey,
another of the family artisans, who in
addition to his craft held the post of
commissioner of revenue for Alexan-
dria and protected the city records
from Federal forces during the Civil
War.
William Cohen and Benjamin Bar
ton. contemporaries of the Adam and
Duffey families, both were efficient in
their own right. but Barton was by far
the most productive, and his work is
found in greater quantities than that
OF Cohen. Barton as an apprentice
was a product Of the Duffey School
and SO was trained to the finest prin-
ciples of the period.
All of this silver bears the makers
hallmark. While this confirms the
genuine quality Of the silver, it is of
greatest interest to the ardent collector
and connoisseur who have books at
their disposal which have listed and
illustrated the various marks that the
silversmiths have used to designate
their particular articles It is also in
teresting to add that the old silver is
often marked "coin," meaning that It
Is made of the purest metal-that
which IS used In coinage without the
addition of a destructive alloy. Today
coinage laws restrict the amount of the
silver content.
The business proved fairly profitable
up to the beginning of the 1905, but
during the Civil War and afterward
large-scale manufacturing methods
necessitated the decline of handmade
silver creations. Prices dropped, and
it was termed impracticable to rely on
expensive wares which could be dupli-
Gated at a surprisingly lower cost.
Nevertheless, the delicacy and pattern
of the hand-wrought silver was never
duplicated, and those who can afford
it still choose the old American and
English made coin silver for their
homes.
During recent weeks, descendants of
Alexandria's first families have been
digging in trunks. cupboards, side
boards, attics and bank vaults, bring
ing out their choicest silver in prepa-
ration for the forthcoming exhibit in
conjunction with the first fall tour Of
old homes to be given by Christ and
st. Pauls Churches Of Alexandria on
Friday and Saturday, October % and
20. Among the many rare pieces Of
historic interest to be shown will be q
most unusual spoon made by williams,
q Dudey creation now owned by q
deacendant Of that famous smith,
and two complete services-one by
Adam and one by Burnett.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Some Families Made
Contributions to
Nations Best.
By William Robert Adam.
Great-Great-Grandson of
John Adams.

JOHn A00n1S.
When the fever of the American
Revolution had begun to fade into a
pleasant stage of peace, America
turned to the promotion of her own
home crafts. Therefore, it was no
wonder that many towns. hamlets and
villages began to produce artisans
noted in their own right for their un-
usual skill. Alexandria, Va, was just
one Of these towns, but it was distinc-
tive in that 1t was well-populated
seaport and in its population were
some of the finest representatives Of
our Colonial stock-people who had
sought living here in preference to
their native England, Scotland. Ire
land, or some one of the important
European countries. Inasmuch as
Alexandria was inhabited by such well
bred emigres, it was only natural that
the necessary facilities be established
for the satisfaction of their luxurious
wants. Thus, the potters, cabinet
makers, silversmiths and others COM
manded profitable returns in recogni-
Gloll VI Illcu PUlSQlto.
Little is known concerning the city's
early cabinet makers, while the story
Of the potteries and their workmen is
something of a discussion in itself
However, Alexandria's S silversmiths are
comparable to any which the Colonies
produced, and in addition. large
number of the country's earliest made
their homes here.
Though there probably were few
prior to the Revolution, it was the
postwar craftsmen who left the
greatest impression on the art. James
Adam 1755-1798) and Charles A. Bur-
nett are perhaps the first two of the
more famous silversmiths, for they are
the two whose production appears to
have been the greatest in the earliest
historical recollections. Adam did far
less than Burnett to promote the in
dustry. although the former Is recog-
nized as the founder Of the famed
family line of silversmiths who figured
prominently in this art for over q
century. Both smiths used the ulti-
iiidCe III simplicity 10 give grace ana
charm to their creations, character
istics which were present in the
others, save those whose influence
turned with the influx of pre-Civil
War baroque and victorianism.
On account of Ill health, James
Adam was forced to surrender his in
terest to a more famous son, John
Adam Q780-1843). John Is re-
sponsible for the noted silver labeled
II. Adams" His output was the most
Evening star., 1938-10-23

Jefferson nickel. is German by birth
but has been an American citizen, by
adoption, for the last nine years. His
design was selected by a committee
consisting Of Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
director of the United States Mint;
Heinz Warneke, Sidney Waugh and
Albert Stewart. sculptors. Again we
are reminded that the realm of art Is
essentially international.
The significance of the facts which
Bulletin II presents lies not 50 much
in the particular as the aggregate. A
vast activity well planned and ap-
parently well directed is disclosed
an activity which is widening the
boundaries Of art and vastly extending
opportunity. There is also evidence
of increased merit and comprehension.
The artists themselves seem to be
learning through doing and through
past errors of their own and others.
No great movement Of this sort can
be expected to mature overnight-but
there Is now promise of return-seem-
ingly the seed has not fallen on stoney
ground-there will be a harvest. When
that time comes it is earnestly to be
hoped that We shall have the wisdom
and the courage to destroy our mis-
takes and secure their replacement by
those who have proved their ability.
For that time it may be hard to wait.
but it is in this connection worth re-
membering that in the whole history
OF art talent has unfailingly responded
to the call of opportunity.
AS announced in The Evening Star
this past week, the Secretary of the
Treasury. Mr.. Morgenthau, has made
the Section of Painting and Sculpture,
Procurement Division. Treasury De-
partment, permanent institution to be
known as the Section of Fine Arts"
The remaining Of the section and the
announcement of its permanency, it
vas noted. came on the fourth ami
versary of the creation of the original
section. Since its creation in 1884.
the section has given contracts to 567
artists, of which 375 have been COM
pleted. at a total cost Of more than
$537 900. Mr.. Edward Bruce has been
head of the section since its inception,
and the services he has rendered were
recognized last summer by Harvard
University in the bestowal of an hon.
orary degree of doctor of fine arts.
Mr.. Bruce's right-hdnd man and chief
executive has been, and still is, Edward
B. Rowan, formerly director of the
Little Gallery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
College Art in the Interior De-
p1rtment Gallery.
A new collection of paintings and
sculpture by students in American
colleges and professional art schools
has been assembled and is now set
forth in the Fine Arts Galleries of
the Interior Department under the
auspices Of the Office Of Education.
This exhibition consists of los works
Evening star., 1938-10-23

Connick, stained-glass worker. Also
the winner of competition for a
mural for the Vicksburg, Miss. Post
ONCE. Henriette A. Oberteuffer-wife
Of George Oberteuffer and mother of
Karl Oberteuffer. both well-known
painters-was born in France but has
long been a resident of this country
and is represented not only in the
Luxembourg in Paris but also in the
Phillips Memorial Gallery in this city.
Likewise Felix Schlag Of Chicago,
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petitions set up by the Treasury De-
partment Art Projects, have been Of
foreign birth as, for example, Sten
Jacobson, born in Stockholm, winner
Of the competition for relief in terra
Gotta for the Flushing, N. Y, Post Of
nee and Ralf E. Nickelsen, the winner
Of the Worcester competition, who was
born in Hamburg. Germany, IS years
ago and educated not only there but
in New York, and who has for several
years past been associated with G. j.
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Exhibition of Works by Students
to Be Held by Corcoran
School

The faculty Of the Corcoran School
Of Art is sponsoring, as many already
know. an exhibition open to any
former student of the school registered
during the last 10 years, as well as the
advanced students now in attendance.
This exhibition will serve two purposes:
To help the younger artists to present
work Of high standard to the best
advantage in the special exhibition
room Of the Corcoran Gallery; and,
second, to call the attention Of in
terested Washingtonians to the op-
portunity for seeing and buying works
Of genuine quality.
Entry slips may be had by appnca-
ton to Miss Agnes Mayo, secretary
Evening star., 1938-10-23
DR.. Cdmmerer to Lecture on
Edrlp W1ShinQton.

Members Of the Art and Archaeology
League of Washington will, through
the courtesy Of Miss Louise L. Newell,
leader Of the art group of the Uni.
versity Women's Club. have the privi-
lege of attending q meeting In the
lounge of the club on Thursday eve-
ming, October 27, at which time DR..
H. P. Caemmerer. Secretary Of the
National Commission of Fine Arts.
will give an illustrated lecture on
Early Washington and Its Art"