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its print rooms 20 photographs of
men by Ferdinand Vogel, formerly
of Czecho-Slovakia, while in the
other is being shown a group of
water colors and drawings selected
from the gallery's permanent COL
lection. Among the portraits are
men of such worldwide reputation
as Einstein, BRAND, Masaryk, Knud
Rasmussen, Patel, former head Of
the National Congress Of India:
Marconi and Pope Plus XII. With
them are shown likenesses Of our
Secretary Of State, Cordell Hull;
Gen. George Marshall, chief Of
staff; Admiral Leahy, Justice
Frankfurter; Senators Norris, Pitt
man and Glass, not to name all.
Those of world renown are present.
ed on a larger scale than others,
and are, perhaps, a little less posi-
tive, but in the others the modelling
is f1rmer and the Characterization
stronger.
Portraiture should, if it is worth
anything, give indication of the
inner man as we'll as his outward
appearance; but neither the camera
nor the artist with his brush or
pencil can set down other than
what is visible to the eye. Both
photographer and painter must
watch for and register an express
sion which will open the door to
the soul. Apparently, this has been
Mr.. Vogel's aim, and the photo
graphs that he has produced are,
in most instances, sufficiently con-
vincing to encourage belief in his
success. Some of his faces are
very stern and grave, as well they
may be; some are tired and fretted,
some serious, but with q twinkle
in the eye betokening health and
humor. Sometimes, his treatment
seems a bit rugged-curiously So
like an Epstein bronze with rough
surface; sometimes, he seems to
have stretched the image to such
an extent that the character Is lost.
Also, at times, he was, it would
seem, so eager for facial expression
that he disregarded ease Of pose;
and, In several instances, the hands,
which make a vital part of the COM
position, are distinctly poor. This is
perhaps, being hyper-critical, but
what artist would want to be judged
other than by the standard of his own
best. These are stern times-and II
the faces that Mr.. Vogel, through his
art in the use of the camera, sets
before us are Of this ilk, we should
rejoice, for only men of iron can
meet our present needs both here
and in Europe.
Varied and Rare.
The group of water colors and
drawings which now share interest
and distinction with Mr.. Vogels
Portraits of Men" have evidently
been selected, presumably by Mrs,
Phillips, for esthetic quality. This
Is a connoisseur's collection, one
over which the true lover Of art will
wish to lnger. It is, furthermore
as varied as it is rare. At q glance
it may not impress the visitor, but
upon examination 1t will most fully
reward. For instance, here is q
perfectly charming little water
color by Manet-"Boy and Fruit.
. little chap in q blue xnock car
rying . tray on which Is decanteI
and an assortment Of fruit, q rather
heavy load borne bravely and with
an air Of pride, but oh, 70 simply
done! Here Is Daumier's mastery
drawing, plea for the Defense,
which, had he done nothing else
should have insured him ilnu1o8.
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Lecture Scheduled

The National Craft Training Gem
ter, 1917 Fourth street S.W., IN.
nounces . lecture on Modern Cera-
mic Design" to be given by Whitney
Atchley. ceramic designer and ensi-
neer. at the center tomorrow eve
ming ut Sis O'Clock. to which not
only students, directors and members
are invited, but all those especially
interested In the subject.
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Masterpieces Acquired

A long lost painting by Giovanni
Bellini Of Christ Carrying the
Gross" has recently been found In IN
attic Of . castle In France, been
brought to this country and acquired
by the Toledo Museum Of Art. One
time very famous, this painting has
for unnumbered years been only
known through copies and studies
based upon II. It was painted in or
about 1910 and there has been no
knowledge Of = whereabouts for
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reservations of Pinocchio and his
associates, Jimmy Cricket, Honest
John, Figaro the cat and Cloe the
goldfish, so comical, at times
naughty, but in the long run low
able. What would the world have
been without fairy tales, without
"Ahce" and the goodly company
to which she belongs! Mr.. Disney,
with his transcriptions of "Snow
White" Ferdinand the Bull" and
now "Pinocchio," has brought not
only mirth but laughter into the
world-and laughter of the sort
we stand in so great need of today.
Complicated Work.
The processes Of making cinema
Aims, and especially the so-called
animated movies produced from
drawings and paintings rather than
from real people, are very compli-
Gated. Hundreds of drawings and
paintings, such as those now on
view here, are made and not used,
but their making is an essential
part of the work. It is for this
reason that they can be exhibited
and sold-some, at least-and these
In merit by no means inferior. An
other virtue of the drawings and
celluloids from the Disney studios
Is that they are frankly under
standable. They do not have to be
explained or interpreted; they speak
for themselves, as all good art
should. Unintelligible painting-of
which there has been so much in
recent years-may, in almost every
instance, be put down either to
foggy thinking on the part of the
artist or to inability to command
his medium, sometimes to both.
There is nothing foggy or incompe-
tent about the Disney creations,
and, to the everlasting credit OF
those In control, be it said that
they have found their way into
some of our leading American art
museums-among them the Metro
politan Museum of Art in New
York, the Cleveland Art Museum
and the Phillips Memorial Gallery
in this city.
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Portraits of Children
Allan Sloan Exhibits Works in
OIL and Colored Pencil.

on and COlOred Pencil.
There is much that is admirable
and engaging in the exhibition Of
portraits by Allan Sloan set forth in
the Junior League Gallery. The
majority are of children but not all,
and. likewise, while by far the
greater number is In colored pencil.
some are in oils. OF the children
portrayed, many come from Wash
inston homes; and looking down
from the long west wall of the gal
lery with childish frankness and
lack Of self-concern, they give abun-
dant occasion for local pride. These
are almost invariably drawings in
colored crayon pencils, done with
liRhtness of touch and evident keen
sympathy-souvenirs of childhood
as transitory as they are subtle and
mysterious. Mr.. Sloan seems to
have the ability to get into his por-
traits, whether in pencil or paint,
/. certain spiritual quality which
rather sets them apart and gives
them significance beyond their
actual technical merit. Especially
is this notable in his portrait Of his
wife, which hangs at one end Of the
gallery, and in the two oils-one Of
Anne Devine and the other Of Janet
Cole-which are on the wall opposite.
On this same wall hangs Mz.
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country achieved but poor success.
In fact, the good color printers Of
this country, when 1t comes to re-
producing paintings, can be count
ed on less than the fingers of one
hand. These prints will be on view
In the lobby Of the Natural History
Building.
A third exhibition is announced
at this time by the Smithsonian
Institution. through the acting
director Of the National Collection
Of Fine Arts. This is an exhibition
of photographs of Greek and
Egyptian architecture by G. E.
Skidder Smith Of Princeton, N. J..
It will be held In the Arts and Indus
tries Building, National Museum,
under the auspices Of the Section of
Photography, and will continue
throughout the month of June.
These three exhibitions will conclude
the series in each instance for the
current season.
Etching Published
Winkler Work Issued by COL
lege Society OF Print CoHec-
tors.
The American College Society Of
Print Collectors has just issued its
twenty-first publication, an etching
by John w. Winkler entitled "Ber-
mondsy Bridge"-Bermondsy being
borough of London lying south Of
the Thames about two miles from
the tower. It is . fine subject and
beautifully etched, which goes with
out saying when the etcher Is Mr..
Winkler. Three spans Of the bridge
cross the upper portion Of the etch-
ing. Above, against the sky, is the
bridge rail or balustrade, and below
one sees typical Thames boats max
ing their way midchannel and
catches glimpses Of houses on the
far shore. The shadow under the
arches is dark, but the foreground
Is well lighted and q single boat,
propelled by . man with long oars
standing on the low deck, is etched
in delicate outline in the lower Sec
ton just where 1t should be to sus-
tain interest.
Mr.. Winkler has been etching since
1915, and his works have again and
again been prize winners. Better
still, he has been elected to men,
bership in the leading print societies
here and abroad, and his works have
been acquired for the great con-
temporary collections. He has always
liked subjects with human interest,
and he has found these in California,
where he lives; in the Chinese quar-
ter Of San Francisco, along the
wharves and elsewhere. In Der
mondsy Bridge" there is a touch of
this liking, In the figures Of boatmen
and others who, looking closely. one
discovers going about their business.
The society is about 10 years old.
It was founded with the purpose of
increasing the interest In prints
among the students Of our American
colleges by acquisition and possess
sion. To this end two plates are
acquired . year Cusua.ly executed on
order; these are published and dis
tributed among subscribing institu-
tions, the fee being only $40. The
plan has worked admirably, and
through this means not . few Of the
colleges have acquired . valuable
little collection or nucleus Of such,
besides which interest therein has
been engendered among students.
Subscription has been opened to .
few outside the colleges. such as the
Art Department Of the Library of
Congress and to few private COL
lectors.
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he Art of Current Exhibitions and News Artists
'Disney's Pinocchio Art
Is True to Profession
In Conveying Message
Whyte Gallery Exhibit Has
Merit of Full Recognition
In Various Parts of Country
By Leila Mechlin.

the world stood need the cheer consolation that
can give now when daily reports heap horror horror
result Of barbaous warfare this
ton Walt Dneys drawings opened
the Whyte Gallery recently continue
To these drawings paintings which illustrate episodes
Evening star., 1940-05-26

tality. Then, too, there is a large
drawing in red crayon by Renoir,
made probably, as a study for
painting; THE Judgment of Paris"
three nudes standing, one receiving
from fourth figure the much
coveted apple-a beautifully bal
anced composition. Vying with
these in interest is a drawing in
line and wash by Delacroix, made
in 1880 and entitled lie Roy Rene"
an elaborate theme embracing sew
eral figures engaged in making
music on the organ, the flute, the
cello and with the voice, uncon-
scious of listeners or the arrival of
one of great distinction. Delacroix
was, for some years, the leader Of
the romanticists, but at the time
this drawing was made he was
just coming into fame. The care
with which it is executed goes to
show how, in that day, all art was
built upon the sure foundation of
knowledge. The Phillips Gallery
is fortunate not only in owning
this drawing, but in numbering
among its oil paintings a full
length portrait study, perhaps less
than a tenth life size, Of Paganini,
the great violinist, playing-a
treasure, indeed.
With these masterpieces are
shown certain works by modernists
-Kless, contemporary German,
and John Marin, American, as well
as Bonnard of France. Filling the
chasm between are three water
colors by Arthur Davies, all done,
1t would seem, during his semi
classical and essentially romantic
period.
In keeping with its established
policy Of generous lending the Phil
lips gallery has, in response to
urgent requests, lent eight paintings
from its permanent collection to the
San Francisco Exposition and two
to the New York Worlds Fair. The
former embrace two paintings by
John Marin, Cezanne's SELF Por-
trait; Bonnard's Riviera" Dau-
mier's masterpiece, Three Law
yers"; Doves Morning Sun" and
two paintings by Mrs. Phillips,
Basket of Grapes" and Morning
Walk" To New York have gone the
great Renoir, Luncheon Of the
Canoeing Party" and Van Gogh's
Garden at Aries"
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Mrs. Leisenring Resigns
Instructor Had Long SerDic
at Corcoran Art School.

~ COTCOTQU ATT SCtOOt.
Much regret has been occasioned
by the announcement of the Cor
coran School of Art that Mrs.
Mathilde M. Leisenring had rendered
her resignation as q member OF its
faculty to take effect at the close of
the present scholastic year. Mrs.
Leisenring has had the longest term
of service of any instructor con-
nected with this school, and not only
has she held the post with distinc-
ton, but she has brought to bear
upon her teaching knowledge, skill
and proficiency. She has been one
with the students, Jealous for them
as well as with them, demanding
their best, and proud whenever they
scored success.
Mrs. Leisenring (nee Mathilde
Mueden received her art training
In Paris, New York ana Washington,
and as painter has attained very
gratifying recognition. She is men,
Der Of the Society Of Washington
Artists, the Washington Water Color
Club and the Arts Club Of Wash
ington; she has exhibited with these
organizations, in the Corcoran bien-
nial and In other cities; she paints
portraits, figures and still life, and
beautifully, for she has an instructive
love Of that which Is fine and an
almost impeccable taste. BY giving
up her teaching, she will be able to
give more time to her art, and to
this extent the Corcoran schools loss
is the public's gain.
At the same time that Mrs. Leisen-
rings resignation was made known,
the appointment of Nicolai Cikovsky
to fill the vacancy thus created was
announced. Mr.. Cikovsky has taught
in the schools connected with the
Art Institute of Chicago and the Art
Museum at Cincinnati He was born
in Poland in 1894, but has lived in
this country since early youth, and
for several years has maintained
residence in Washington. He belongs
to the newer school, the outgrowth
Of the post-inpressionism which
sprung up in France partly through
opposition to impressionism, and his
works have found favor with ex-
hibition and prize juries here and
elsewhere. Also, he has been COM
missioned to paint murals for Fed
eral buildings, winning the dictinc-
ton In open competition.
An exhibition Of paintings. draw
ings, sculpture and prints by men,
bers Of the faculty Of the school,
including Mrs. Leisenring as well rs
Mr.. Cikovsky, Mr.. Lahey, Mr.. Weisz
and Mr.. Stubbs, will open in the
Corcoran Gallery next Saturday and
continue throughout the summer.
Miniature Showing
An exhibition Of miniatures by
members Of the Pennsylvania So
ciety Of Miniature Painters viii be
held In the gallery ret aside for the
National Collection Of Fine Arts,
Natural History Building, National
Museum, from today until June 10.
This exhibition has bean shown IN
VnS4Ndas SvaVsanaavpAa AfSraSAR N&lAA lat
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Milady's Accessories of a
Century Ago Exhibited
|AtD. A. r. Museum
Vivid Pictures of Ancestors
Conjured Up by Fans and
Other Historic Objects
By Florence s. Berrvmnn.

Accessories to Madys Costume the third special exhibition now
under the Museum Of the Daughters
includes beautiful arts as well AZ biec
which have esthec value interest This
September " ~ e ''A
Jewey patch boxes fans fire caps bonnes shavls
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Refugee Exhibits

A Viennese artist, Leo Ludwig
Steppat, who has lately come to
Washington and opened . studio
here, will hold an exhibition from
today to June 23 In the Chalet Nom
pareil Art Gallery. 7103 Old George
town road. He will show both draw
ings and sculpture. Among the for
mer win be portraits that he drew
when interned in . French concen-
tration camp-because Of holding .
German passport-when on his way
to this country. During his detention
he also modelled portraits Of his
chance associates Of clay found In .
nearby brick yard. Apparently he Is
an ardent worker.
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effort in the works now on display
Nelson Rosenberg, for example,
shows an ambitious and not badly
handled composition, THE Water
Melon Boat" which, by the way,
was presumably meant to be humor-
Gus, but Is not. Others appear to
have been no less in earnest; but
there is no vision, no evidence of
delight in sheer beauty without
which life itself is . poor drab
thing. Does work Of this sort pay
the community or the artist2 How
can it?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That
"a new section be and the same Is hereby
of Maryland 1924 EditiOn), title "Oysters,"
subtitle general MeaSurerS and lnspec-
" tors" said new section to be known aeNy so as
Tion So and to read as follows:
81. In addition to the certificates re-
uuired by Sections 81 and 81 hereof every
packer or ths Stnts nf Marylsnd shall fnr
nish to the inspector assigned to his dis
trict, a weekly report under oath SHOWING s
the number OF bushels Sy p hm during the
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, IL at
Code of Maryland (19S5 Supplement-, title
"Oysters" subtitle "Oyster Culture, De
and the same is hereby repealed ana re re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as ioi-
i29. 1t shall be lawful at any time after
the closed season for taking oysters, 10
take oysters from such natural beds or
bars in Chesapeake Bay as the Comm1s,
sion may mark out for that purpose, ana
at such time as the Commission may uesis
one year and under such regulations as
said Commission may from time to time
saa oysters ana may be sold only for the
poses now permitted under the exlstine
laws of Maryland, during the season or the
year above mentioned o ana IN IN The aI indus.
try of planting and cultivating oysters
within the State of Maryland, tne same "
be delivered only upon land whlcn may
have been leased under the provisions o.
this subtitle for said purposes OF plant
ing or cultivation. mt.
Sec. o. And be 1t further enacted, Tha
IL any provision of this Act shall be de
clared Unconstitutional or invalid by an!
Court, such judgment shall not AFFECT, I'm
pair or invalidate the remaining provision
thereof, but shall be confined In Its opera
lions to the specific provision so held un
constitutional or invalid and the inappiica
bility or invalidity Of any section, clause o
provision Of this Act In any one or NOR
Instances shall not be taken to AFFECT o
prejudice In any way Its applicability o
inyalidity in any other instance.
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted. Tha
this Act shall take effect on June 1, 1899.
Approved: May 3, 1899.
CHAPTER 1872
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact wit
amendments, Sections 1, 2, 8 and o
Article 1O1 of the Annotated Code Q
Maryland (1935 SUPPLEMENT-, title WORK
mems Compensation" sub title "Stat
Industrial Accident Commission"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections 1,
5 and 6 of Article 101 Of the Annotate
Code Of Maryland 1935 Supplement-; til
"WOrkmen's Compensation" subtitle stat
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

Tree Planting
Nears 2 Billion
CCC Program Is Far From
Finished, According
To Director.

WASHING N.-More than
1000, 900, 900 trees will have been
planted by the Civilian Conservation
corps when enrollees complete their
1910 program, according to James J.
McEntee, CCC director.
The 1910 program includes the
planting of 100000, 900 trees to re-
forest public lands and 100, 1000, 900
seedlings and young trees on ero-
sion control projects, he said. Most
of the Gees reforestation paintings
are planned and supervised by the
forestry service, while the soil
conservation service supervises
paintings on erosion control prof.
ects. Interior department agencies
supervise planting in other areas.
Michigan in Lead.
About 100000, 900 trees already
have been planted. Michigan led
with 100000 trees, followed by
Wisconsin with 328,O00,0O0 Other
high states were New York, III ,000,-
900; Louisiana, $4,000, 900; Missis-
sippi, 110,50O,OOO; and Minnesota,
100000.
''The Civilian Conservation corps,
working in cooperation with federal
and state conservation agencies, is
making dent in the national tree
planting job," McEntee said. can
enormous amount of work remains
to be done if the nation is to restore
the millions of acres of barren and
only partly stocked forest lands pri-
marily suited to the growing of tim
Der.
"These lands have been so excess
sively cut over and burned over that
they will not renew themselves
through natural reproduction. Fed
eral conservation authorities state
there are some $4,000, 900 acres of
treeless or only partly stocked lands
which might well be producing some
human benefits.
Permanent Investment
''Tree planting is permanent in
vestment for the future. Over the
last seven years we have been plant
ing trees for reforestation purposes
at rate slightly in excess of ESQ.,
100000 trees annually. To maintain
this rate it was necessary for the
corps to increase the capacity of
tree nurseries, to collect millions
of pounds of seeds and hundreds of
thousands of bushels of cones and
tree nuts to aid in the growing of
trees at nurseries. The nation is
now geared to plant between $780,
900, 900 and 400, 900, 900 seedlings an
nually for an indefinite period in
the future. About 1000 trees are
planted per acre.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Kodiak, Alaska, Becomes
RAPIDLY Growing Place

SEATTLE.-The renaissance of
Kodiak, 140-year-old western Alaska
town, has more than doubled its pop-
ulation in recent months and pro-
duced an embarrassing obstacle to
future expansion.
w. J. Erskine, president of the
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, ex-
planned here that much of the land
adjoining present city limits is
owned by "squatters," who refuse
to give up their property.
Until the problem is solved the
towns builders are concentrating on
a residential district inside the city
limits to the fullest extent.
One firm is building 100 new
homes of four to six rooms each.
At present Kodiak probably is one
of the busiest spots on the North
American continent. Construction
of the United States naval base sent
hundreds of workers there, swelling
the population past the 1000 mark.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
CAROLINE COLONIAL
ESTATE SOLD AT AUCTION

Castle Hail. near Goldsboro, one
of Caroline County's colonial estates
will be sold at auction, at the court
house, Denton, August 10.
The farm contains 638 acres and
the improvements include a colonial
brick mansion of 10 rooms, built by
Thomas Hardcastle, son of Robert
Hardcastle, who came here from Eng
land, in 1748, and settled on the Chop
tank River, near Denton.
For more than a century "Castle
Hall" was a Hardcastle home, the last
owner of that family having been
the late DR.. Alexander Hardcastle, a
grandson of the builder. He died in
1911. His son, Alexander Hardcast-
lie, member of the Baltimore bar,
died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, July
8.
For the past 40 years, "Castle
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
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