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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-30
BLIND PERSONS
ENTERTAIN

Sunday, December "a, was a gala
day for the sightless of the community
when the Friendly Circle for the blind
entertained them in the Municipal
Building, Shawmut Ave, and Brook
line Street.
Mrs. Eleanor Trent Wallace conduc-
ted the entertainment and those who
took part were Claudius Broadfeld's
Chorus, Frank Silvera, Miss Lucille
Norman, Mrs. Taylor, who is one of
the unfortunates, and chorus of blind
singers. Twenty-six blind persons en-
joyed the afternoon with their friends
and acquaintance.
A decorated Christmas tree sur
rounded with gifts was a special fea-
ture. Refreshments were served and
useful gifts and boxes of candy dis
tributed. Gifts will be sent to blind
persons who were unable to attend.
Representatives of the State Blind
Commission were present, and letter
to Mrs. E. L. Morrison, chairman of
the committee, from Commissioner Me
earthly expressed his appreciation of
the work and also his regrets that he
could not be present.
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XMAS PARTY

Mrs Myrtle White entertained the
Moore Glass of the Columbus Ave.
AM.E. Zion Church at a Christmas
party at her home, 43 Windsor St..
Tuesday evening, Dec. u. An elabOr-
ate collation. was served to those pres
ent, the table beautifully decorated
with Christmas candles and flowers
Members present: Mesdames Helen
Russell, George Williams, Otis Skinner,
Malinda Stewart, Mable Polk, Miss
Jane Henry, Lucille Heggie, Miss
Jennie Allston, Gibbons, McIver Bessie
McIlvaine, Misses Jane Henry and
Jennie AlIston and Prof. F. P. White
Invited guests: Mr.. Denniston class
teacher, Rev. Battle, Mrs. McNair and
Mrs. Woods.
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ENTERTAINS

The dinner and guest night of the
Grand Court of Calanthe, Knights of
Pythias, was largely attended by the
members and invited guests, last Thurs
day evening, in Massachusetts hall, 15S
West Springfield Street, Boston.
After a sumptuous dinner, served by
four young ladies dressed in white. All
were entertained by a fine programme
with Mrs. Bessie Simmons as Mistress
of ceremonies. The contributing art
lists were Mrs. Emma Lee, solo; Mrs.
v Riley, reading; Master John Muir
ray, violin solo; accompanied by Mrs.
Evelyn Nutter; Mrs. Alfredo Whitley,
solo, accompanied by Ernest O'Ban-
voun.
Among those present were Mrs.
Josephine Hayes, G. W. c.; T. N.
Nunes, G. c.; Mrs. Bessie Simmons.
G. L.; Mrs. Cora Alden, G. R. of D.
Mrs. Sarah Stratman, G. R. of D.;
Mrs. Lillian Herbert, G. T.; Mrs. Wini-
fred Williams, G. D.; Mrs. Mary C.
Hogan, G. D.; Geo. W. Williams, G.
K. r. S.; and Mrs. Emma Barnes of
the Courts of Calanthe and the Knights
of Pythias Among the invited guests
were: Mrs. Delilah Roberts, R. G.
NJ, 0. E. S.; James S. White, R. G
P, o. E. S.; Mrs. May Pressy, fin.
secy; Phyllis Wheatley Temple; Ma
DANES Eva Armstrong, Lula ,Tasco
Mahala Austin, Lillian Williams, Mag
gle Miller, L. Caldwell, Addie Gibbs, A
Murray, Lillian Weston, Retta Ray anC
Messrs. F. Dupree, R. Merritt, E
Franklin.
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RRtFnt DFathH
Coleman

Coleman
The funeral services of Mrs. Mamie
H. Coleman, "a Inman St., Cambridge,
were held at Ebenezer Baptist Church
on Friday, December 80, 1899 at | pm.
Interment at Mt. Hope. J. B. John
son, undertaken.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-30
More Modern
Apartments Opening!

w. N. Goodman, insurance broker
and real estate operator, located at 81
Cornhill, Boston, is now receiving
applications for tenants for houses he
is having completely renovated and re
decorated in Boston and Cambridge.
These dwellings have every modern
convenience and scientific improvement
including steam heat with ianitor ser
vice, hardwood floors, open fireplaces,
all electric kitchens.
Mr.. Goodman says that more houses
in the better neighborhoods will be
acquired and put into modern condi-
ton as the demands require.
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K. Washington
Turns Pro

LOS ANGELES, Jan 30, (CNA)-
Barred from the two existing profess
sional football leagues, Kenny Wash
ington, brilliant UCLA Colored half
back, this week signed a pro contract
with the local independent sport pro-
moter, Larry Sunbrock, to participate
in two games within the next two
months.
Washington will receive $1,000 per
game to play against an Independent
team to be ORGANIZED by Vic Bottari.
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18th ORGANRECTTAL
AT UNION BAPTIST

The fourth in the series of last Sun
day in the month organ recitals by
Walter S. Roberts at Union Baptist
Church, Cambridge, Comes Sunday,
Dec. 81, from 5 100 to 6:OOpm. Irving
Ridley, tenor will be the assisting
artist. The program is as follows.
Tocata and Fugue Bach, Harmomes
of the evening, (Karg Elert) Carlton
(Vierne); Songs, Irving Ridley, tenor
Londonderry Air Lemare) Sherzino
(Parker); Retrospection TRANSLATED
by Lemare); Finale LIST Symphony
CVierne). The next recital will be
given on Jan. %, 1899.
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felt, president of the League and Mrs.
Isabel Glover, vice president. A pro
gram of entertainment was cOntribu-
ted by Miss Ina Rapier, soprano; Miss
Rounds, reader; Miss Geraldine Rob
erts, accompanist; Miss Joan Doughty
dance artist and two of her pupils,
Misses Rubana and Florence Harris,
dance specialties.
The officers of the League are
James D. Norfett, pres; Mrs. Isabel
Glover, vice pres. Sturgis NJ Robin
son, chr. ex. CON-; Annie NJ. Rice, rec.
see; Irma NJ. Pack, exec. Sec; Ger
trude Thomas, fin, sec; Rose F. Sin
gletary, treas; Lewis Davis, sgt,-at-
arms.
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CITY NEWS

Noted musicians laud conductor and
members of the Victorian Concert Or
chestra for their excellent playing
during the Musicians Convention.
They were congratulated by cOnduc-
tors and many others for their fine
Interpretation and MIR. Hinton for his
most refined style of conducting.
Advanced players in violin, viola, cello,
flute, clarinet, trumpet, French horn
and trombone, DESTROYS of joining the
orchestra, may come to the rehearsals
on Thursday evenings from $3.50 to
1880 at 100 W. Springfield ST., BOs-
ton. The orchestra is available for
concerts, plays and operas. For in
formation phone Ken. 4641.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Brown of
1925 fremont Street entertained at
Christmas dinner for Rev. and Mrs. R.
H. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald San
ford and son, Mrs. H. B. Noka and son,
and Miss Irene Sanford. Mrs. Walker
also celebrated her birthday at Mr..
and Mrs. Browns home.
The members of the Qui Qui Club
send greetings to the Editor and staff
of THE GUARDIAN and wish them
prosperous New Year. The club held
its last meeting of the year at Mrs.
Pearl B. James home and concluded
plans for their New Years Eve Party
to be held at Lincoln Halls, 528 Mass.
Avenue. See you there.
The Christmas meeting of the
Strathmore Tennis Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Laura Bailey in
Everett. At the conclusion of the
short business session a program of
carol singing, piano solos, recitations
and the distribution of gifts was eli
NAKED by delicious repast served by
the charming hostess assisted by Mrs
McNair.
Mrs. 7. J. Thorne of Elizabeth, N. J
was the guest of her sisters, Mrs. J
H. Powell and Miss J. Lydia Thomp.
son % Wellington during the Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs. Armeda Mason of Colder
Street is taking time out from busy
season of Club Affairs and musical
activities to spend the holidays in New
York City. City.
The Christmas Night Dance, giver
by the Music Lovers Club at Ruggles
Hall, was largely attended. A gala
time was spent by ALL Balloons
streamers and favors, added greatly
to this festive occasion. Owing tt
the crowded condition of the hall, the
floor and variety show was omitted
Tasker Crossons' Orchestra was at it.
very best. The music was superb
Enough credit cannot be given to thi
local Maestro, who has one of the bes
dressed, and best organized bands il
New England. Among those presen
were Mrs. Veronica Skinner Dixon an,
husband, Mrs. Carrie Carr Wynn an,
husband, Mrs. Charlotte Nichol
White and husband, who were for
merly members of the club.
Rev. and Mrs. Nathaniel Griffith O
81 Bower st. had as their Christina
Dinner guests, Rev. and Mrs. S. N
Riley, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. David Peart
Mrs. Marine, Mr.. M. E. Pryor, Mis-
Edna Mayors, and Miss Amanda Her
bert.
The Whist Party held at the HON
of Mrs. Mary Hood, 72 Holworthy st
Roxbury, was huge success. TIL
Mayfower Social Club wishes to than
their friends for their patronage. Mrs
Emma Lopes was winner of ladies
first prize; Mrs. Meranda, ladie:
second; ladies consolation; Miss Bos
ton; gents consolation, Vincent Wan
renton.
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The games will take place at WrigIey
or Gilmore Fields.
The contract was signed by Roscoe
Washington, Kenny's uncle. The foot.
ball star was reported to have refused
$4,000 to play in the games next year.
Meanwhile, popular protest was
mounting over the exclusion of Kenny
from the annual Shrine East West
game at the Kozar stadium here, latest
to add its protest was the powerful
CIO Maritime Federation of the Paci-
fic San Francisco District Council.
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The Sport Lovers Club gave a skat-
ing party at Egleston Square Gardens
Tuesday, December &c, 1889. There
were about sixty young people pres
ent and they had fine time. The
Sports Lovers intend to repeat this
event sometime in the near future.
Mrs. Reed, wife of the proprietor of
Reeds Factory Shoe Repair on Co.
lumbus Ave-, is visiting relatives in
Birmingham, Ala, for a month.
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REPUBLICANS
HOLD BANQUET

Chairman George W. Schryver of
the Republican State Committee was
the main speaker at a Christmas ban
quet given by the Republican Civic and
Political League for South End last
Tuesday night at I'll Boylston St.
Other speakers were James D. Nor
Evening star., 1939-02-26

THE CORCORAN ART Seventeenth New
York avenueFour volumes of etchings Francisco
presented Roosevelt people SPAIN
exhibition of ehing and drawings by Lauren Ford March
THE CLUB WASHINGTON 2o17 street NW-Ol
paintings by Frances of by
Francis Wheeler Of Washington, March
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Division Graphic the Mall
Tenth S.W-Aquants etchngs and points by
Doolite Autographs
seneeder Club of London tomorrow and continues
MUSEUM
ing the Mall at Eighth SW-Exhbion Associated
Telephone Camera Clubs, through March.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL, MUSEUM Constitution q
Tenth NV, Natural History Building Foye-Painngs
and drawings the late Joel j. February
MEMORIAL Twenty
by Robert Franklin Gates, to March g.
1876 Seventeenth NW"Paris Painters Today"
this afternoon.
THE wYTE GALLERY 1907 street Nwcontemporary Scottish
painters, March l6
CLUB jackson place NW-Paintings
Nordgen through February.
GEORGETOWN GALLERIES. 1924 avenue-Oils
and echngs Bess Cradle and Florence Harvey Febu
March 16
LITTLE GALLERY 1904 NW-Pantngs by members of
Baltimore Union, o March a.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY-Small sculpture
circulated the American Federation
PUBLIC LIBRARY building, Eighth streets w
Emily Gertrude
Branch, photographs of national forests
Northeast Branch paintings of
the Landscape Club. through February.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GALLERY street NV,
Eighteenth streesPhoographs
national parks.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

first and foremost he was master
OF himself. The story of his life
reads like an unbelievable adven-
ture from beinning to end. The
little farm boy became court
painter; the conquering Wellington
sat for him for a portrait; so also
did the conquered but restored
King Ferdinand. The Duke of Alba
was one of his patrons. He fled the
lnquisition and returned to paint
holy pictures for the churches. To
MN all western nations have paid
trloutc. What gracious act of war
torn Spain to send to Mrs. Roosevelt,
not as the Presidents wife but as
one representing the women of
America, this set of Goya's etchings!
The gift furthermore should re-
mind us that Joseph Pennell left all
OF his etched plates to the Library
OF Congress to found an American
Calcographie National, with the
hope that as time passeo other
prlntmakers Of high standing would
do the same, and thus great num-
Der OF fine prints become available
at very small price to the people
OF this country. Also it Is interest
ing to note that included in the
PRINT collection at the Library of
congress are comprehensive COL
lectlons graciouslv presented by
France and Italy through their CAL
geographic Museums.
Prints bound in books. as are these
by Goya, are hard to display. The
solution of this difficulty made bv
the Corcoran Gallery of Art is to
show all four volumes open in an
unright case and turn a page in
each every day. This case is to be
found at the head of the stairs in
the upper atrium.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Contemporary Scottish
Painters

Examples of Glasgow School.
To those who knew the "Glasgow
School" at its best, love Scotland
and honor her masters of the pasts,
the current exhibition of "Contem-
porary Scottish Painters" which
opened in the Whyte Gallery, 1707
H street NV. on February 20, to
continue through March 16, is dis
appointing and disillusioning. In the
first place, it has no nationalistic
flavor. The paintings that are
shown might Just as well have been
painted in France or in Czecho-
Slovakia or in America-and for the
most part they could not be more
inartistic and depressing. The
names of the painters are unques-
tionably Scottish in origin but the
style and manner are of those who
have thrown over all tradition and
cast inspiration, as we'll as crafts
manship, into the discard Here
again, as in the exhibition of works
by present day Painters of Paris"
in the Museum of Modern Art, Gal
lery of Washington, across the street,
those whose works are shown seem
to be overwhelmed with despair and
lost inconfusion. They do not paint,
they do not draw-they merely muss
around and hope to have said some
thing. It is pathetic. and the more so
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Work OF WeH-Kno1Cn Artist at
Department of Agriculture IN
creaSes- In FAVOR.
The recent death in Paris of Gil
bert White has called attention
anew to the mural which he paint
ed for the Department of Agricul-
ture in this city, ordered under the
Hoover administration and COM
pleted shortly after President Roose-
welt had succeeded to Office and the
P. w. A. P. had assumed au-
thorized leadership in matters per-
tanning to art. This mural, on the
Wall'of the stair-Well in the Admin
istration Building of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is in spirit es-
sentially lyrical. purely imagina-
tive scene typifying rural life in an
Elysian existence. 1t is beautiful,
restful and happy, a delight to the
eye and stimulating to the magma
ton; but it was ridiculed and
scorned by those who represented
the new school in the Government.
IL ~ 1ldPkelleu llldG WIFI lne
P. w. A. P. held it's first exhibition
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art Mr..
White was in Washington, and re-
port has it that the suggestion was
made to him that opportunity was
here given for retaliatory criticism, to
which his reply was, II am a pro-
fessional artist do not adversely
criticize my confreres." This was
certainly the retort courteous. But
after all Mr.. White was right, for
every artist must be judged by time
and his work.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Little Gallery Shows Work
Of Baltimore Artists
Rugs, Pottery, Silver Jewelry
And Paintings by American
Indians on Exhibition
By Florence s. Berrpman,

The Baltimore Artists Union in
its current exhibition at the Little
Gallery. Georgetown. makes a bet
ter showing than it did three weeks
ago in the combined exhibition with
the District of Columbia Artists
Union at the latter's gallery on Sew
enteenth street. A number OF art
lists have been represented in both
shows. There are 27 items in the
present display. by II artists-oils,
water Colors, prints. drawings and
one work in sculpture. These Bal
timore artists are not strangers to
Washington. Nearly all of them
have previously exhibited at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery.
There is considerable variation in
mastery of medium and choice of
subject matter. Perhaps the out
standing exhibit are two prize-win-
ming wood .engravings by Eloise H.
Wilson, Loading "a truck, which
was shown in recent International
Exhibition Of Lithography and Wood
Engraving at the Art Institute of
Chicago, and also at the Maryland
Artists Annual at the Baltimore
Museum of Art, where it received
the "black and white" prize. The
other engraving, I'm the Paddock"
Won the purchase prize at the North
west Printmakers' Annual Print Ex-
hibition few years ago. The visi-
tor should note how effectively Miss
Wilson differentiates between
color and texture by changing
her technique on the block. One
horse. for instance, is rendered by
white line on solid black, the other
by fine Matching.
Two years ago an award was in
augurated in the annual exhibition
of Associated Artists of Syracuse,
N. Y, for the painting most suitable
for the average home, suitability be-
ing based on medium size, non-irri-
tant subject matter. a technique
not too radical, and a pleasing color
scheme. 1t Is interesting to look
for such paintings in any contempo-
rary exhibition, for they are gen.
orally a minority. In the Baltimore
Artists Union exhibition, a paint
ing which appears to meet these con-
dltionS. is Larry Roddas MARYLAND
Evening star., 1939-02-26
oya Etchng Sent Mrs. Roosevelt People
COrcOran Art Gallery
Shows Famous Prints
Made in 1887 From Plates
Etched More Than
A ACentury Ago
By Leila MechHn.


of the gift collection
Just been lent by her to the Gallery
hibion This collection
etced by Goa than 100 but contained
Naconal Madrid
is given TO The Caprices third half
pictures exclusively gives 18
Illustrations OF The Proverbs actual
1888 the Disasters of
eos between 1910 and 1915 and the Bull
twenty OF "DlSasters'
point throughout
eg was used at the will and according the inclination
John Taylor Arms
aquan writes with utmost
handled light referring
OF his aQuan
says THIS We-knoWn echer authority
most bitter attack in the whole history
weaknesses OF society the
NO doubt
which induced the Spanish people
Mrs Roosevelt Keepsake unfalng
humanitarian interests efforts party
Madrid the Cacograha Naciona
is to be hoped its
ceptance therefore utterly
Possibly understand Calcografa
Nacona This national collection plates
by famous
carefully
SOLD Tor ng amount for the extension of
calo There Europe
seen Spain another in Rome and third
nave oeen collected deposited
impressions still
not 10 plates that the
reputation injured Unfortunately this
sunceN et or regarded
to these onoo
the grounding injured defaced impossible Not onlv
nave many the
been very poorly printed The
etching almost entirely paper upon which the printing
S1o,Io cobro
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dIlu
spongy. All this counts seriously
against their effectiveness and may
incline the public to underestimate
the supreme quality OF the masters
skill.
There is, of course, variation in
the quality of the several prints;
some are much better than others,
and in an occasional example the
etcher's genius seems to be mani
tested to the fullest extent.
And what a remarkable man ne
was! Enormously gifted, more than
the majority "predestined' to attain
greatness as an artist-painter and
etcher-against all odds, and. IN
spite of every imaginable obstacle,
not as a swimmer who breasts the
current and gains the shore, but as
swept almost involuntarily to high
ground without effort or intent.
Born in Aragon of humble parents
In 1746, he lived until he was 16 on
a small farm which gave his family
sustenance. A painting by monk
of Santa Fe, near Zaragoza, sud-
denly awakened in him passion
for art and at once he began to
study. Street brawls and quarrels
seem, however, to have engaged his
attention as much as art, and to
escape the penalty of serious mis-
demeanor he left Spain and went
to Italy, where, as good luck would
have it, he fell in with Louis David,
from whom he learned much. In
1774 he is said to have returned to
Spain. married. and begun indus
triously to follow his profession.
That he was industrious the num-
ber of his known works gives evil
dence. In addition to many church
pictures-murals and frescos-he is
known to have painted no less than
200 portraits. With his painting
went hand in hand his etching, in
which field, as we have seen, he like
wise attained exceptional distinc-
ton. While Spain was occupied by
the French, and during the yelling
ton campaign, he lived quietly with
out taking any part in public affairs.
But on the return of Ferdinand VII
he published The Disasters of War"
with the facts of which he had in
those years become only too ia
miliar. He was great admirer of
Velasquez. some of whose works he
reproduced through etching, but he
had style entirely of his own and
seems never to have doubted his
ability to master medium and hold
his place with the best. Indeed, of
all the great artists of the past Goya
seems perhaps the least self-con-
scious. Some ascribe this to the
effects of war-the horrors he had
witnessed being of such emotional
intensity that they unbalanced and
precluded all other considerations.
This fact alone makes the gift of
the four volumes of his etchings
peculiarly suitable at this time.
Goya died at Bordeaux in 1928,
and within 100 years many of
his works had found their way
into the leading collections and
museums of Europe and Amer
lea. In feeling, his works are
completely Spanish, but in signi-
fiance they are universal. He
claimed three masters - Mature,
Velasquez and Rembrant" = but
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Farm" portrait of gently rolling
landscape on sunny day, with the
farmhouse and its barns seen from
a height.
Non-irritant subject matter Is a
moot question. Many contemporary
painters select subjects which, if
not in themselves irritating, are
nevertheless non-inspiring. In view
OF the fact that most residents of
any city need only go to their win
doWs in order to feast their eyes
upon filling stations, billboards, clut-
tered back yards and kindred struc-
lures, it is difficult to understand
why painters devote so much time
and energy to depicting these un-
lovely objects. Perhaps they are
making records for future historians.
Herman Maril, Edward Rosenfeld
and Frank Morgersth are among
those who contribute such scenes to
the Baltimore Union show, although
their respective treatments of theme
is different. Mr.. Morgereth employs
linear technique for oils. Mr.. Ro-
senfeld uses rather muddy colors.
well adapted to his subjects, and
Mr.. Maril simplifies his subjects so
severely that their humble charac-
ter seems less immediate than in
the other painters works.