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Evening star., 1940-10-06
Old Pottery Depicts American Scene
Exhibition in d. A. r. Museum Is Symbolic of
Long Friendship Between u. S. and England

Americans have become increas-
ingly conscious during the past year
OF the good fortune which is ours
merely TO live in the United States.
Without forgetting the problems yet
to be solved before this country be-
comes Utopia. We are nevertheless
regarding our land with greater real
ization of its benefits. privileges and
charms. and deriving from this
realization willingness to accept
the larger responsibilities for its
protection, forced upon us by world
conditions.
The American Scene" however
is not new discovery. For the past
decade or more. a group of painters
in the Middle West has been turning
out homespun interpretations of
what they consider indigenous
Americanism. The Government. too
since it began six years ago to
patronize the arts on a grand scale
has stressed the American scene.
Yet much older than these mani
festations is the emphasis on the
American scene discernible in a
charming exhibition recently opened
at the Museum of the National
Society. Daughters of the American
Revolution. as part of the celebra-
ton of its golden jubilee. which is
to take place Thursday and Friday
at Memorial Continental Hall and
elsewhere in this city, as we'll as
throughout the country.
The American Scene as Repre-
sented by English Potters' is the title
Of this show. which is a particularly
happy choice at the present time.
1t seems to symbolic. in a modest
way. the present friendship between
two nations which has not been
broken for a century and quarter
The exhibition has various appeals
patriotic, historic pictorial. and
esthetic. The platters. teapots.
pitchers and mugs on view are the
early 18th century Staffordshire and
Liverpool ware eagerly sought by
collectors. The exhibition includes
40 pieces. as we'll as few pictures
and maps and explanatory labels
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Art Week to be conducted under
governmental auspices. Holger Ca
hill, director of the art program
of the w. P. A., will have charge
of administrative details connected
with the auction sales. exhibitions,
meetings, etc Edward P Rowan.
assistant chief of the Section OF
Painting and Sculpture, Federal
Works Agency, will be active chair
man. For the District, Mrs. Henry
Morganthau, jr, has consented to
serve as honorary chairman. Also,
there will be a distinguished Ad-
viSory Committee consisting of
James w. Young, chairman of the
Presidents Committee on Arts and
Crafts; Aubrey Williams admins
traitor Of the National Youth Ad-
ministration; NJ l.. Wilson, director
of the Extension Service. Depart
ment of Agriculture and Rene
d 'Harnoncourt, general manager of
the Indian Arts and Crafts Board,
Interior Department.
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BY Florence s. Berrrman.

which add so much TO the interest
of these D. A. r. Museum shows.
Landing of the Pilgrims a
handsome blue Staffordshire plate
by Enoch Wood e. Sons. is properly
the first object to greet the visitor.
This potter went into business for
himself just after the American
Revolution and he set out to appeal
TO the American market by pro-
ducing ware not only serviceable.
handsome and inexpensive. but
decorated with American scenes.
characters and situations. When, in
1920 banquet was given to cele-
brate the 200th anniversary of the
Pilgrims landing. the entire dinner
service was obtained from Wood g.
Sons in England-this same Land
ing of the Pilgrims" pottery. with
an attractive scroll and medallion
border. incidentally. the borders on
these old English dishes are i'm
portant not only because OF their
decorative character. but also in
Identification: the potters often did
not mark their wares, but they en-
ployed distinctive borders. by which
collectors are now able to classify
them.
Woods characteristic border is a
design of seashells, seen on a small
blue plate representing Commodore
MacDonough's victory on Lake
Champlain. On rich blue teapot
by Wood e. Sons, Lafayette is de-
picted mourning at the tomb Of
Benjamin Franklin Canovas S statue
of George Washington as a Roman
senator is the main feature of a
rose plate from the same source
The largest number of exhibits
in the D. A. R. show comprises pot
terry by James and Ralph Clews, sec
ond only to Wood in importance.
They were also Staffordshire pot
tiers, who worked at Cobridge. Their
plate showing Winter View of
Pittsfeld. Mass" is pictorially
charming and historically interest
ing: it includes the First Church
and a great elm on the village
green. where the Rev. Thomas AL
len, the Fighting Parson," mustered
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Art Week

The General Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs, in cooperation with the
American Artists Professional
League, for eight years has spon-
sored a National Art Week early
In November, and the Metropolitan
State Art contests invariably have
been held in connection Herewith.
This year, some confusion has been
caused by the declaration of a Ma
tional Art Week to be held Novem-
Der Is to December l under the
auspices of the Federal Government.
However, this conflict has been sat-
isfactorily worked out between the
Executive Committee of the League
and Francis Henry Taylor, director
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
whom President Roosevelt appointed
chairman of an Advisory National
Council for National Art Week,
whereby the art program will be
continuous for the month, begin
ming with American Art Week on
November ! and eliminating with
the National Art Week, beginning
November Is. Under this co-opera-
tive plan, the leagues organization
In the various States, its State chair
man, State directors and their CO.
workers, are invited to continue in
charge of the whole art project. the
same as they would have for Ameri-
can Art Week. In addition, they
are now pledged the full co-opera-
ton of all the Government agencies.
With Mr. Taylor as chairman Of
the Council for National Art Week,
F. Ballard Williams of the Ameri-
can Artists Professional League, and
Robert Woods Bliss, president of
the American Federation of Arts,
will serve as vice chairmen.
To the layman. all this seems a
bit confusing, but reduced to sim
plest terms, it means that all No
vember special interest will be di-
rected to the works of contemporary
artists by exhibitions, contests and
other practical means devised and
conducted by two national organi-
cations and the Federal Govern
ment working with unified purpose
and in complete sympathy. In
Washington. there will be in the
National Museum, as usual, the
paintings and works in other media
entered in the prize contest set up
BY the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. Cash prizes will be
awarded in the several classes. oil
and color painting, prints
sculpture and miniatures, by a jury
consisting of Anna Goodhart How
land, Clara r. Saunders. Benson B
Moore, Garnet Jex and William H.
Calfee. Entry blanks and further
information can be obtained from
Mrs. M. c. Trowbridge, II Aspen
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
10 return briefly to the National
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along the same line But the trunk
was never unpacked fol the surf on
the rocky North Shore entranced
him. and it alone was the thing
which. from that time On. he desired
most to interpret, to which interpre-
tation he gave heart and mind and
skill. The paintings of the sea in
the Evans collection must have been
done about this time but they evil
dence his grasp of the subject, his
enthusiasm for its me- lestv.
To an extent he was a realist. but
he was much more than this-a
great student ana an artist of rare
sensitivity and understanding. His
works found favor not only with the
public, because of their realism and
beauty, but with his confreres, Re
cause of their technical merit and
artistic quality. For five years IN
succession he won the Popular Prize
at the Carnegie Institutes Interna-
tional Exhibition. and year after
year he was invited. as were few
others, to exhibit therein. In 1911
he was elected a National Acad-
emlcian. He was life member Of
the National Arts Club and of .he
Royal Academy of the West of Eng
land and belonged to other pro-
fessional bodies.
In 1910 he was awarded the Clark
Prize, National Academy Exhibi-
ton; in the Buenos Aires Exhibi-
ton of 1910 he received a medal.
Among his other awards were the
Harris Bronze Medal, given BY the
Art Institute of Chicago: Gold
Medal, Philadelphia Academy;
Palmer Memorial Prize. National
Academy; Purchase Prize, Buck
Hill Falls Art Association.
He is represented by two paint
ings in the Metropolitan Museum,
New York; two in the Art Insti-
tute, Chicago; one each in the To-
ledo Museum Of Art, the Brooklyn
Museum, the Art Museum of Mont
clair, N. j.; the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of Fine Arts, Butler Art In
stitute, youngstown, Ohio; the
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool: the
Durham Art Gallery, South Africa;
City Art Museum, st. Louis, and
the Currier Gallery, Manchester,
N. H. Unfortunately, he is not
represented in the Corcoran Gallery,
an omission which. it is hoped, may
in the future be remedied.
Old Lyme Exhibition
The majority Of the summer *.
hibitdonS hAld In ths various at
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French Prints

The Whyte Bookshop Gallery will
open its season Thursday with, an
exhibition of modern French prints
etchings, Autographs. wood engrav-
ings. and color prints-by such
artists as Manet, Renoir, Gauguln
Lautrec Bonnard, WILLARD Matisse,
Laurencin. Derain and Duffy.
During the summer, there have
been shown in this gallery paintings
of Washington by local artists, priced
at $50 and under, and also picture
frames by Paul Arlt, an artist as
we'll as craftsman. The sales are
said to have been numerous.
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Corcoron Exhibitions

The Corcoran Gallery announces
a full quota of special exhibitions
for October and November, as fol-
lows:
Oils and water colors by Francis
Speight. until October "a etchings
and drawings by Daniel CARRIER,
Saturday until October 81; paint
ings by Mitchell Jameson. october
26 to November IA; water colors and
drypoints by Alfred Hutty. Novem-
Der to 2l oil paintings by Cath
erine c. Critcher, November l6 to
December 5; contemporary art of
the United States, two paintings
from each State and the District of
Columbia, from November 9 to De-
rember l. under the auspices of the
International Business Machines
Corp, by which the collection was
assembled through purchase. Also
curing the same period, there will
be held the Corcoran alumni sales
exhibition, consisting Of works by
former students of the Corcoran
School of Art.
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National Museum

The custom of monthly exhibit
tions of prints by American print
makers, usually one-man shows,
will be continued under the auspices
of the graphic arts section of the
National Museum. This year the
rirst exhibition on the list COM
prises not prints but drawings. by
Hester Merwin Of New York City. of
Carib Indians, West Indian Ne
eroes and Polynesians. These eXhi-
bitions are held in the north lobby
of the museum. entrance on Con-
Stitution avenue at Tenth street
NV.
In the adjoining foyer, from Tues
day until October Is. will be set
forth an exhibition of pastels, draw
ings and Autographs, Memories Of
the Orient by Lily E. Smulders of
this city, while from November l to
"a will come the exhibition OF paint
,ngs entered in the sixth annual
Metropolitan State Art Contest,
conducted here by the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, Mrs, E.
H. Daniel, president, under the
supervision of its department of
fine arts, Mrs. M. c. Trowbrldge,
chairman.
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Historic MuroIs

Aurel Bessemer Of this city has
lately completed a series Of seven
murals for the decoration of the
post Office at Arlington, Va. The
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Phillips Gallery

The Phillips Memorial Gallery re-
opened Tuesday, having been closed
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Old Lyme Exhibition

The majority Of the summer *.
hibitiouS hAld In ths various at
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Sandy Spring
Birthday
Celebration
Mrs. Wetherald
Entertains for
Mrs. Moore

SANDY SPRING. Nd, March IS.
Mrs. Samuel B. Wetherald enter
tained Wednesday with a luncheon
in honor Of Mrs. Lucy Moore who
celebrated her 85th birthday. Guests
included Mrs. Samuel A. Janney,
Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft, Mrs. Ellis
w. Banning, Miss Clarice Shoemak-
er and Miss Doris Lea.
Mrs. Wetherald is being visited by
her granddaughter, Constance
Wetherald of Narbeth, Pa, who will
spend several months here.
Mr.. Douglas Whitlock and Mr..
and Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, 4th, will
return tomorrow after spending
three weeks in Miami with Mrs.
Whitlock and her children where
they are spending the winter.
Mrs. Allan F. Brooke is spending
several weeks in Savannah, Ga.
After a month with her parents,
who are spending the winter in Los
Angeles, Mrs. E. B. Wilson, jr., will
return tomorrow to her home in
Manor Park. Mr.. Wilson will re-
turn today after a week in Miami
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moore have
returned from Boston. where Mrs.
Moore has been visiting her par
ents FOR several months.
Mr.. James Mckee of Hagers-
town is the guest for two weeks
of his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. La Mar.
Mr.. G. B. Graham has returned
from Philadelphia, where she spent
some time.
Miss Helen Gray Miller, a student
at George School, arrived yesterday
to pass the spring holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Miller of Ashton. She has as her
guest Miss Louise Acuff Of New
town, Pa, and tomorrow evening
will entertain with a supper party
in her honor. Others home include
Miss Cornelia Thomas accompanied
by her cousin, Bob Wilson, of Ro-
chester; Jack Thomas who has as
his guest his classmate, Bert Sea-
man, and Frank Wilson, all of
George School; Norman Farquhar,
who attends the University of Vir-
ginia,. and his brother, Gordon,
from Episcopal High School, and
Pete Hyde, who also attends Epis-
copal High.
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Mrs. Dewitt w. Zook and her two
children, Dewitt, jr, and Suzanne
Zook, left yesterday for Brooklyn,
N. Y, where they are visiting Mrs.
looks parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Won Roeschlaub, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hornabrook
entertained at dinner Friday night
for DR.. and Mrs. j. r. Magness and
Mr.. and Mrs Harry L. Carver and
her mother, Mrs. Shanafelt of Ia
koma Park and Mr.. Clare Svendby
Of Spokane, Wash. [
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Howard Summers
of Denver, Colo, and their two
daughters have recently moved into
the residence at Ill Van Buren street.
They have with them Mr.. Robert
n. Bailey, also of Denver. The two
men have been transferred to WASH
ington by the soil conservation di-
vision Of the Department Of Agri-
culture.
Mrs. Roy Pierce has left for a six
weeks stay in Orlando, Fla, where
she Is the guest of Mrs. Mabel
Carter.
+. Mr.. and Mrs. George Snyder have
left for Charlotte, N. c., where Mr..
Snyder has been transferred.
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Thetu Tau Dinner
To Mark Anniversary

George Washington University
Chapter of Theta Tau, national en-
gineering fraternity, will celebrate
its fifth anniversary at a dinner at
6 o'clock tonight at the Hay-Adams
House.
At an initiation and house party
at a members home following the
dinner, the local chapter will initiate
George Pida, Robert Butterworth,
Woodrow Armstrong, Leon Topper
and Robert Weston.
George Sanford, director of the
United States Bureau of Reclama-
ton is to preside, and Norman Bruce
Ames, executive officer of the elec-
trical engineering department of
George Washington University, will
be guest of honor.
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erts and the Misses Virginia and
Mary Elizabeth Roberts.
Floral Decorations
Make Striking Picture.

Spring flowers mingled with ferns
to form the effective background for
the ceremony and the altar was
lighted by tall white tapers.
Mr.. Howser escorted and gave his
daughter in marriage. The bride
chose for her wedding gown dusty
rose redingote ensemble with match
ing accessories and a corsage bou-
quet of gardenias and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. John L. Gittins, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor, wearing
a hyacinth blue redingote costume
with accessories to correspond and
her bouquet was of pink roses and
forget-me nots.
Mr.. Carroll Price, brother Of the
bridegroom, of this city and Stutt-
CART, Ark, was the best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Eugene Brees and
Mr.. Howard Brock.
Both the bride and bridegroom are
graduates of Southeastern Univer-
sity Law School. The bride is q
member of Kappa Phi Epsilon Law
Sorority and the bridegroom is a
member of the Sigma Nu Delta Le-
gal Fraternity.
Guests from out of town at the
wedding were Miss Annie Mil
bourne, Miss Mabel Lauman, Mrs.
J. T. McNeely and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Daley. all of Leesburg, and Mrs.
Ruth Hunzinger of New York City
Mr.. Price and his bride will make
their home in Arlington.
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Mrs. Julia Becraft
Dinner Hostess
At Laytonsville

LAYTONsv1LLE. Md, March l6.-
Mrs. Julia Becraft entertained at
dinner in honor Of the birthday anni-
versary Of her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Hawtins, Wednesday evening. The
guests in addition to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hawkins and their son, Grimth
Hawkins, were Mrs. Marshall G.
Munce Of Washington and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth M. Cramer Of Bethesda. Mr..
Munce, who came from London at
Christmas time to spend several
weeks with his wife, has returned
to England. Mrs. Munce left Thurs
day to spend two weeks in Miami
as the guest Of Miss Elizabeth Barr.
Mrs. Warren Ellis Of Sunnyside
is spending a few days with her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Best Linthi-
cum Of Clarksburg.
Mrs. Uriah Grimth entertained
members Of the Guild Of st. Bar
tholomew's Church at her home
Monday afternoon. Plans were
made for q benefit card party to be
held In the hall Wednesday, March
n. Mrs. Washington w. White will
head the committee in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fry were
supper guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W..
Farmer Sunday evening after the
four Of them attended a tea given
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Livingston Of
Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry o. Caulk, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Best, Mr. and Mrs.
Merhle Haipes were dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Linthicum at the Denley pheasant
farm, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Remus Riggs of Green Hill
was hostess at q dessert party fol-
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Parties for Mrs. Johnston
In Tak0ma Park Continue
Mrs. Pratt Is Latest Hostess;
Mrs. Quinn to Leave for Coast;
Invitations Out for Luncheons

Parties for Mrs Frederick Johnston cubwoman
her husband Mr. Johnston who will sail Wednesday
where they will live for two continue spotlight
kona social activities
Several hundred
Tor Johnston by of her friends the
L. Pratt Receiving with the honor
frock OF dark blue with trimming
and Mrs Johnston black velvet wearing corsage spring
flowers pastel shades
PARK Womens CLUB Spring flowers and willow
lghtful setting for the party.
Number Of Takoma
Residents
Alternating at the tea table which spring
IN pastel shades in low silver Harry Houston Mrs
Fred c. Duehring, Mrs Paul w
Haan Among those generally assisting
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Project to Catalogue
Lincoln Museum Relics

A National Youth Administration
project has been set up to catalogue
the contents of the Lincoln Museum
and prepare photography on the
Civil War President, the Office Of
National Capital Parks announced
yesterday.
The project will be under the di-
rection of Randle B. Truett, super
intendent of the Lincoln Museum,
and will give employment to five
girls.
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Leonard w. Kephart, Mrs. Arthur O.
Tool, Mrs. Clarence s. Ross, Mrs.
John N. Quinn, Mrs. Albert F.
Lingle, Mrs. George E. Davis and
Mrs. Ivan H. Richmond.
During the afternoon Mrs. john
ston was presented with silver
candlesticks as farewell gift and
also to mark the Johnston's silver
wedding anniversary, which falls on
March %, when they will be on the
high seas.
Other parties include a dinner
which Mr.. and Mrs. William Tidball
Will give tonight for Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnston and party Tuesday night
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lowed by bridge at her home Monday
afternoon, having Mrs. Ira Davis
of Kemptown. Mrs. Edward Blunt,
Mrs. william T. Warfleld, Mrs. Alli-
son Taylor, Mrs. George Carson and
Mrs. Guy Stephenson.
Mrs. William B. Mobley enter
tanned 16 Of her former neighbors
In Laytonsville. at a bridge luncheon
WedEesday afternoon.
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Miss Helen HOWser
WEEDS Mr.. Price.

The marriage of Miss Helen Louise
Howser, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester G. Howser of Arlington, Va,
to Mr.. Robert Byron Price of Wash
ington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Price of Stuttgart, Ark, took place
yesterday afternoon in the Columbia
Baptist Church in Falls Church, Va.
The ceremony was performed at
3 o'clock by the Rev. U. S. Knox,
rector Of the church, and a recep-
tion Immediately followed at the
home of the brides parents for men,
bers of the wedding party and imme-
diate families.
AS the guests were being seated
IN the church Miss Mary Alice Ank-
ers played the organ, and preceding
the ceremony Miss Margaret Akers
played the vibra harp and several
songs were sung by Mrs. Milton Rob-
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at which Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Kep-
hart will entertain.
Mrs. John N. Quinn will leave
tomorrow night for the West Coast,
where she will visit her daughter,
Miss Mildred r. Quinn in Los An
geles, and also spend some time in
San Francisco and Santa Anna,
Calf. Mrs. Quinn plans to return
here in about six weeks.
Mrs. Albert w. Volkmer has issued
invitations for luncheons on Tues
day and Thursday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell
Hosts at Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray o. Cornell were
hosts last evening at bridge party