Evening star., 1939-06-01
Federation
Awards
Prizes
Women's Clubs
Also Hear Talk
By r. L. Parsons


Mrs. Elsie G. Erwin, OF the Park
View Womans Club, received the
prize in the Penny Art Fund con-
test and her painting of chrysan-
themums was purchased and pre-
sented to the Columbia Heights Art
| Club which contributed the largest
amount per capita to the fund.
Mrs. Miles Trowbridge, chairman
of the department of fine arts,
made the awards in the absence of
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, Penny Art
Fund chairman. First honorable
mention went to Mrs. Anna Good
hart Howland for painting of
roses, while Mrs. TroWbridge re-
ceived second honorable mention for
her painting, The Flight of the
Bee"
Mrs. George Dalwick, of the Park
View club won the first prize in the
poetry contest for her sonnet, THE
World Speaks" Bertha Y. Kra-
mers "Nightfall" was selected the
best poem in the lyric class, while
Louise Wilson Dunivelle received
first place in heroic couplets. Mrs.
D. G. Davis, chairman of the Di-
vision of Poetry, made the awards.
Mrs. Luton Wins.
. In the folk lore story contest,
sponsored by the division of lit
erature, Mrs. Jessie N. Luton, re-
ceived first place for Reflection, or
the Story of the Looking Glass
while Mrs E. Morgan Pryse, presi-
dent of the Marietta Park club,
won second place with "The Woman
and the Wolves" Mrs. George Nc
Cullough, chairman OF literature,
made the presentations.
Mr.. Parsons, in his address, in
terpreted the work of contemporary
artists, pointing out that whether
his field is popular or not, the art
ist is honest and has a contribution
to make
Controversial distractions, Mr.
Parsons said, make up very small
part of the production of contem-
porary artists, and pointed out that
in the recent exhibit of 1863 con-
temporary paintings at the Corcoran,
only three were distractions.
Highly developed photography, he
maintained, is in measure respon-
sible for the production of abstrac-
tions. Because photography makes
it possible to achieve such good pic
lures of the appearance of objects,
the artist sometimes goes to the
other extreme" he explained.
How to Enjoy an Abstraction.
To enjoy an abstraction, Mr.: Par
sons said, one should look for de-
sign and color. as the painting is
not intended to represent anything
in nature.
Dramatic sketches presented by
Minnie Frost Rand, chairman of the
division of drama, and a musical
program which included folk songs
by Phebe Stine, accompanied by
Mrs. Fred Knoblock; piano solo
by Mrs F. F. Elliott, and incidental
music by Mrs. Hazel Brown Piers.
were also presented. A memorial
service by club presidents led by
Mrs. John Frizzell and Mrs. Ellis
Logan opened the session.
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel,
president of the federation, pre-
sided at yesterdays three sessions.
Reports of the work of the depart
ments and by officers of the affili-
ated clubs were given.
In her report, Mrs. Daniel de-
clared it has been the objective of
her administration to keep the fed
Grafton democratic by granting to
all an equal opportunity for service.
I'VE have tried not to further one
department to the detriment of an
other" she declared.
Miss Eta Taggart, president of
the twenty-five Club, took occasion
in her report to comment on the
tendency of Congress to rush
through the enactment of legisla-
ton for the District without afford
ing the voteless and unrepresented
residents chance to have "a full
and sympathetic hearing" Declaring
that the club views with disap-
pointment and alarm" this ten
dency, Miss Taggart recommended
that the federation petition the
Senate and House to adopt rules
which would give opportunity to
both individuals and organizations
to be heard on all proposed District
| legislation before it is reported.
Miss Taggart also read the report
of the Division of Child Welfare,
headed by Mrs. j. j. Staley, in which
recommendations were made for
more case workers, an increased
budget, creation of a psychiatric
and psychological departments, es-
tablisthment of girls clubs and spe-
cial attention for children of pre-
mature birth. 1t was also recon-
mended that the police be discour-
aged from sending children to the
Receiving Home.
Representation Report.
AS the annual reports took up the
full allotment of time for the ses-
sions, however, the club refrained
from acting on current business.
There was considerable interest in
the report of the Special Committee
on National Representation for the
District in which the work of Mrs.
LeVerne Beales, it's vice chairman,
and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley at the
council meeting of the general fed
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