Evening star., 1938-06-26

universities by conducting a contest i
there are clubs for writer's. artists
poets and musicians,
IN the District of Columbia Fed.
Grafton Of Woman's Clubs all Of tn,
various types Of work with art form.
are grouped under the Department O.
FINE Arts, of which Mrs. Lloyd A
Morrison has been chairman for tn,
past two years, and which under he,
supervision and that Of Mrs Lloyd w
blddle, immediate past president, ha.
oeen one OF the most active groups O,
the federation.
Held Poster Contest.
The poster contest, one of the de.
partments projects, was concluded
last week. An award was offered te
the member club submitting the best
poster summarizing the work ano
aims of the group. The prize wa,
given to the Housekeeper Alliance
ana the prize money went to Robert
Grihth, q young commercial artist
OF this city.
The penny art fund of the feder-
alton is another means of encouraging
local artists. This fund is made up
OF penny per capita contributions
from each member club, plus as much
more as they wish to give, and Is
used to purchase a painting by a
local artist. The painting is awarded
to the club making the largest per
capita contribution for the year. It
was won this year by the Entire Nous
Club and the painting, a marine, by
A. H. o. Role, will be placed in
the headquarters Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs at 1874
N street NV.
An example of the way in which
the federation supports art projects
Is to be seen in the cooperation
offered The Evening Star Art Cam
paisn last fall. The department
sponsored and Endorsed the campaign
and took charge Of lecture on art
given by Henry Wadsworth Moore
to stimulate interest in the campaign.
Sponsored Art Contest.
In the same way, year ago, the
department sponsored Metropolitan
State art contest at the National GAL
lery OF Art. All of the local art
groups and free-lance artists were in
vfted to exhibit and cash prizes were
provided. Three hundred and five
pieces Of work were shown in an
exhibition that included oil paintings,
water colors, pastels, miniatures and
sculpture.
The Department OF Fine Arts is
divided into several sections. They
are music, literature, Bible literature
drama and art. Each of these Sec
tions functions independently. The
music section, under the direction of
MISS Alice Keith, was one of the
sponsors of a concert given by the
A Capella Choir last sprins in Con-
sticution Hall. Money has been given
Tor the support of the National SYM
phony Orchestra and plans are under
way Tor study of music appreciation
IN the fall. AS part of Music Week
celebration the section presented q
radio drama based on the life of
Stephen Foster over Station WJSV
with cast composed of students of
the National Academy Of Broad
casting.
A series Of special Lenten meet
mgs was arranged by the Bible liter
azure section, under the direction of
Mrs. H. j. Smith. A Bible literature
study group has also been conducted
BY this section.
Literature Unit Active.
Mrs. Edward Magdeburger Of the
Petworth Club has been chairman of
the literature section, which has had
as its special project the collection
OF books for the Goodwill Industries.
More than 400 volumes have been
collected by this group.
The work Of the drama section has
been almost wholly creative. A plav
written by the chairman, Mrs. Min
ME Frost Rands, was recently pro-
duced by the section in the Sylvan
1heater on the Monument Grounds
1t is biblical drama entitled Prince
Of Peace" Written with its produc-
ton by womens church and club
groups In mind, the author has pro-
Vlded for q cast composed entirely
OF women. One of its early perform
ances will be In the fall, when it will
be given by DR.. Fosdicks church on
Riverside Drive In New York City
In addition. a poetry clinic is held
twice each month when poets NAV
discuss the technique of writing and
would-be poets are given advice and
suggestions. All verse forms are con-
sidered and there is a discussion of
markets and other interesting sub
jects. Sixty sessions of the clinic have
been held in the past three years with
an attendance varying from six to 80.
Members Of the group have sold their
works to well known magazines and
have qualified for membership in the
League of American Pen Women and
other writer's groups. The sessions of
the clinic are open to anyone inter-
ested and visitors to the city often
drop in.
Interested in Holmes House.
The poetry clinic has been much
interested in the preservation Of the
home Of the late Justice Oliver Wen
deN Holmes, and sent q protest to
the Library Committee Of Congress
when 1t was expected that it would
Be torn down. The clinic wants it
preserved for use as a cultural center,
preferably, Of course, with the en-
phasis on poetry.
For the past three years the poetry
work Of the federation has been under
the direction Of Mrs. Inez Sheldon
Tyler, editor of the Blue Moon, maya
zine Of poetry, and recently elected
president Of the D. c. Branch of the
League Of American Pen Women.
When Mrs. Tyler began as poetry
chairman for the federation, she had
three objectives in mind-the establish
,pent Of poetry clinic, and the pro-
motion Of the contests and the poetry
festivals. The success Of the poetry
clinic is shown by the fact that she
has been awarded the Poets Parch-
ment" by the Poetry Center of New
York City, because Of the contribution