Milford chronicle., 1939-02-24
LEWES

est, that 1t calls itself Summer Art
Glasses. It is the only group of the
sort south of New Hope, Pa, and
the only one for hundreds of miles
along this Atlantic Coast.
Ten years ago, Ethel P. B. Leach,
a pupil of Howard Pyle. instituted
in Rehoboth summer art exhibit
tion. With this as a background IL
was Mrs. Leach's idea that a sum-
mer school should develop.
The sponsoring group, the RehO-
both Art League, reached in its first
year a membership of 800 persons,
scattered about Delaware, with
Maryland towns represented as we'll.
It was organized by Mrs W. s. Cork
ran and alumnus Of the Industrial
Art School of Philadelphia, now res
ident in Rehoboth. Glasses were held
through the summer in drawing and
painting, print making, pewter work
and modelling. Outdoor sketching
was done.
Orville Peets, prize winning ar
tist of Julien Academy. with honors
in the Paris Salon and in America,
was instructor for the first month.
Mr.. Peets is an etcher, engraVer and
photographer of distinction, as well
as painter in oils and water cOlors.
One of his painting has been pur-
chased by the French government
for the Luxembourg. Other paintings
have been purchased by the Hiapa-
hic Museum, New York, the CleVe-
land Museum, and the Los Angeles
and New York Public Libraries. MIR.
Peets was assisted by Miss Elizabeth
Harrington of Dover, who was in
charge of the junior classes. Miss
Harrington, one of the younger Del
aware artists, has studied with J.
Sloan Bredin, Mr.. Smell, Lucille How
ard, Pepino Xangravite and Rossch.
She is, this winter, studying IN the
Art Students League of New YORK.
In July, Miss Mary Mullineux, a
member of the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy, a member of the Print Club,
Southern Print Makers and the Ger
mantown Art League, was in charge.
Her work has been hung in many OF
the large shows in the East and
South, and she has been a student
with Breckenridge at East Glouces-
ter, with Peerson. Cecilia BeauX,
Chase, Mic Carter and others.
In August, Craig Morris, Jr., of
Wilmington, and New Orleans, was
instructor. Caricature. landscape in
oil and water color, pencil drawing
and modelling are his mediums. Mr..
Morris, Miss NIullineux and Mr..
Peets are numbered among Who's
Who" in American Art.
Miss Sarah Street of Wilmington,
was instructor in modelling for
course of six weeks from July into
August. She has been made a MEM
ber of the Art Students League OF
New York, has studied under dis
tinguished masters, and won honors
at the Fall Show of the Wilmington
Society of Fine Arts.
A cooperative group worked IN &;
pewter the past summer, led by Mrs.
Eulalia Cassell Miller. They were so ]
interested in their results, that plans Z
are being made toSwork in silver as =
well as pewter and copper this COM
ing summer, with an experienced in
structor in charge, and with full
er equipment. Mrs. Miller will be
as assistant.
All of these teachers are being in
vited back for the coming season.
The Rehoboth Art League VIII
have mellowed surroundings this
coming season. An old building has
been brought in from the country
ior use as a studio. A two room, $50
year old Sussex county farm house
las been set down in a wooded To-
,ation in Henlopen Acres, and ORR
ented due North, overlooking the
Canal, with the
Great Dune in the distance. This is
he "Zwaanendael," the valley of
he Swans" of the early Dutch sett-
ers. A gift of $25 that bought the
I'D building was the beginning of
he realization of the idea. Restora-
ion was made possible by the small
fees of the artists and
friends of art, and by local gifts OF
abor and materials. Half a dozen
I'D Sussex houses that were she'd
ling their feathers have contribute
ID shingles, doors and window sash
% IIle SIuulOg WuACus III IT'S iGStht
ind denuded state was lignity, and
sorry object. Gradually it is assum-
ng its original dignity and is at
racting to itself its early appoint
nents. The crane actually belong
ng to one of its fireplaces made its
way home after an absence of six
years, arriving a scant half hour be
ore it was needed to be set into
he brick of the fireplace.
In this setting. and the interest
hown, it is indicated that the Reho-
10Th Art League and these art
lasses will make a sound cOntribu-
ion to present day living.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stokes and
aughter have returned home after
pending few days in Philadelphia
Yith friends and relatives.
Efforts to have the Historic Socie-
y of Methodism meet in the Hit
hen House" on Kings Highway
ext May are being made by the
.ev DR.. E. C.. Hallman, district su-
He pointed out that it
ras in this house that the white
eld Awakening" took place in the
ighteenth century, arousing religi-
US ferVor throughout the colonies.
he Rev. George Whitefield, noted
S an evangelist, arrived here in
739 and won numerous converts.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan is spending