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Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

Corcoan Gallery Seventeenth street and New York
collection American paintings and scup
and modern masters tapestries ces Barge
prints paintings by Francis spesht and drawings and
prints by Daniel CARRIER.
Arts Washington, I Nw-Annua exhibition
Washington Landscape Club
Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1900 Twentyrst street NW-Re-
opens modern sculpture;
collection also prints and paintings
by the alumni of the Gallery School.
Library Eighth and streets NWPaintings and draw
ings by Roy Schatt.
Joseph other works by contemporary print
Makers original photographs early American arc-
lecture.
paintings sculpture bronze pottery etc. Whistler paintings and
Peacock American paintings
1880 street NWRugs tapestries and other
textiles the Near and Far East Open Mondays ana
Admission by card obtainabe at ONCE OF George
Hewitt Myers. 7so Fifteenth street NV.
Whye Gallery, 1707 street NW-French prints by modern
artists from Manet to Picasso
National Museum, History Building Tenth street and
NWThe National Collection Of Fine Arts in
cudng Geat Johnston johnson and Pe collections
and Poneans by Hester Merwn Of New
pse drawings and Autographs Memories OF the ORIENT
by Lily E. Smulders.
National Museum Industries Building south side Of
SW-Photogaphs Of flowers by Walter
Green of Chevy Chase Md.
S'W.-Ols and
Nelson Rosenberg Alfred and Frank
Aston. Also ceramics by members Of the Art Unit.
during by aged gallery
A. r. Museum Continental Memorial Hau-Amecan
represented by English potters. 80
Nonpareil 7103 Old Georgetown road Behesda Nd
Drawings and other works by Ariel Bessemer.
University Art Gallery 24ol Sixth street NWPatnt-
ines by Howard NJ jackson.
Little Gallery Nw-ols water and utho
graphs by Marguerite Burssa
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Schott Exhibits at Library

Paintings and drawings by Roy
Schatt are now on view at the Pub
lie Library main building, constitut-
ing the artists first one-man show
in Washington. He is not a stranger
to this city. however, as he has been
a commercial artist for Warner Bros,
in charge of their art department
here for the past eight years or so.
He lives in Arlington.
Inspection of Mr.. Schatt's work
gives one the impression that each
painting or drawing is done in zone
CO." The result Of this method, if
successful, Is likely to show sparkling
spontaneity. Conversely, If unsuc-
cessful, the work is. more often than
not, a complete failure.
As Mr.. Schatt has the viewpoint
of the caricaturist. his pen drawings
are the better of his works. Drawn
rapidly in expressive outline, they
crystalline types and characteristic
poses. One of the best is "A Gus
toner" with cigarette between lips
and paper in hand, standing with one
foot on bootblacks box. as the lit
tie Negro boy labors over his shoes.
Washington Monument" is another
amusing piece, composed of the
heads of man and woman, staring
upward. with open mouths. The
BUS Reader" too, will strike re-
sponsive chord in many observers;
naturally. he has no seat, but is
hanging on to the steel bar with one
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line is clean and very significant,
and has, what is more, the sugges-
ton Of flowing which one finds in
works by the great Oriental drafts
men. Among the subjects in this
collection are Chinese, japanese,
Koreans, Manchurians, Cambodians,
Javanese, Mexicans and Indians.
Many are children, some are old
men and women, others youths and
maidens-al are pictured life size,
and as the visitor makes the rounds
of the exhibition the sparkling black
eyes Of those portrayed seem to fol-
low him.
In addition to the 48 portraits
in pastel there is, in connection
with this exhibition, a section given
over to Autographs and drawings
in which are to be found charming
figure studies done largely in out
line with reticence and conviction.
Rarely have we had the Orient bet
ter brought to our very door.
This exhibition was shown last
January in New York and highly
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Little Gallery Exhibits Burgess Works
Initial Show, Open Until Saturday. Includes More
Than 50 Oils, Water Colors and Lithographs

The Little Gallery in Georgetown,
connected with the Intimate Book
shop, under the direction Of Mrs.
D. C. Fox, has reopened in a new
home which Is a marked improve
ment over the former location, two
doors removed. The gallery Is now
on the ground floor, with a higher
ceiling and superior lighting, and
occupies single room covering as
much space as the former two
rooms.
The initial show comprises recent
works by Marguerite Burgess, In
cluding more than so oils, water
colors and Autographs, to remain
on view until Saturday. Litho-
graphy appears to be the artists
forte. since her work in this medium
is definitely superior to the paint
ings. with a few exceptions. The
prints North View" Union Sta
ton" winter Evening" "a delight
full laEdscape), "Warrenton" Shown
in the annual exhibition of the
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
last March, and The Lighthouse, i"
with its striking composition. have
interesting subjects, clean-cut exc
cution and not a little pictorial
charm. Miss Burgess, it will be re-
called, is secretary Of the newly
formed Washington Print Makers
With regard to the paintings,
Miss Burgess different approaches
to her subjects indicate an expert
mental attitude, which is all to the
good; but without dates on some
Of the works. it is not possible to
tell which direction she is taking.
The majority of paintings lack the
technical command, assurance and
general appeal of the Autographs.
She favors dark colors in her oils.
such as the slate gray tonality of
Morning" and many of the water
colors appear to be impressions or
hurried sketches rather than COM
pleted works. However, there are
exceptions. walsh Hotel" is a
large water-color portrait of a
homely red building which is suffi-
ciently realistic to awaken nostalgia
feelings in persons who have
stopped at such inns. Land and
Sea-" also in water color. effectively
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Critcher Art School

The Critcher Art School, which
has been operating on Connecticut
avenue since 1922, will not reopdn
this year, Miss Critcher having
decided to give her time from now
on exclusively to her own painting.
Valuable as has been the instruc-
ton given by Miss Critcher and her
associates, her work is Of q quality
to more than justify the step she
has taken.
Born in Westmoreland County,
Va, Catharine Critcher studied first
at the Cooper Union. New York,
later at the Corcoran School Of Art,
and under Richard Miller and
Charles Hoffbauer in Paris. Her
early work was essentially tradi-
tional, and q portrait she painted Of
a fellow student while In Paris was
accepted and shown in the Paris
Salon. Realizing how difncult 1t
was for American students to ad-
just themselves to the requirements
of the French Academy, Miss
Critcher established q school of her
own in Paris, which, with the CO.
operation of Mr.. Miller, functioned
for several years with great success.
She is one of the few who, being
well grounded in tradition. has kept
pace with the changing times.
After q summer at Taos, N. Mex,
she was elected q member Of ths
Taos Society of Painters-the only
woman member up to that time.
She has been q regular exhibitor
in the Corcoran biennials and viii,
rs previously announced In these
columns, hold q special ons-man
exhibition, upon invitation, at the
Corcoran Gallery from November
1e to December s.
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most often is the ugliest house on
the worst road in the midst Of the
homeliest country in the world-and
this happens to be our world, where
nature has been most lavish in her
gifts and where country dwellings
are more often than not plain but
slightly. Even were this not so, ugn-
ness may be, at times, turned into
beauty by passing cloud or a flood
of sunlight. OF such, Mr.. Speight
seems never to take account. For
the most part, the skies in his paint
ings are overcast with threatening
clouds - not splendid. dramatic
storm clouds which fill one with
both fear and admiration, but heavy,
murky clouds which press sullenly
upon one as something sinister.
Attraction to Artist.
Obviously, all who paint will under
stand the attraction to the artist OF
a row of white houses standing out
starkly against a grim background
of land and sky, or Of fresh green
foliage seen against a coal heap in
a mining district. The brush in
stinctively leaps to record such i'm
pressions. but such recording is
merely the beginning and not the
end of art. Ell Greco must have felt
this urge when he painted his
famous view of Toledo. owned by
the Art Institute of Chicago, but in
satisfying his instinct as painter.
he created magnificent work of
art-something even bigger and
finer than the thing itself.
There may be inherent drama in
some Of the subjects that Mr.. Speight
has painted, but if so. it has eluded
his brush. Surely, there Is none to
be found in such canvases as along
the Railroad" End of Jones Street"
and Washington Suburb" That
every painter has the right to please
himself. to paint what attracts and
pleases him, is undeniable; but, also
there is something to be said for the
public-it, too. may choose and ex-
ercise discrimination. In matter
of personal liking, there are no gov
erning rules, but when it comes to
art. there is a tradition which, built
up through succeeding centuries, has
established criteria. On this founda-
ton, Judgment must rest.
Looking far back over the field Of
painting as practiced for six CEN
turies or more, We find that one OF
the fundamentals of this art has
been that artistry with which all
effort has been concealed, a fact
much overlooked today. Mr.. Speight,
according to present day practice.
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By Florence S. Berryman

conveys the essence Of a dreary
scene on a cloudy day. Rising
Fog" and two other miniature land
scapes in water color are among the
better works.
Miss Burgess Mother and Child" :"
owned by the Phillips Memorial
Gallery. has been lent to the cur
rent exhibition. This and other oil
paintings constitute about one-third
Of the show. A small canvas en-
titled "Nocturne" is perhaps the
most appealing work in this medium.
1t is a convincing capture of a wom-
an retiring in a dark room. with
moonlight falling on the bed, and
impresses one as true in its tones.
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Exhibitions at Corcoron
Paintings By Speight and Dra,D

Paintings By Speight and Dra,D-
ings by CARRIER Are ShoDn.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has
opened the current season with two
special exhibitions, one of paintings
in oil and water colors by Francis
Speight. the other of drawings and
prints by Daniel CARRIER. Both
artists live In Pennsylvania, Mr..
Speight at Roxborough and Mr..
CARRIER at Lumberville, and may be
counted as of the Philadelphia
group. But here the similarity ends,
for the former is essentially of what
may be termed the new school and
the latter of the old, that which
derives from tradition so far as
fundamental principles are con-
cerned. 1t is quite possible that
both schools share common ideal,
but the outward expression thereof
is extremely diverse.
With no intention of emphasizing
this divergence, but rather to meet
exigencies of space, the paintings
by Mr. Speight are displayed in two
galleries in the southeast corner of
the gallery, on the first floor, while
to Mr.. Garber's drawings and paint
ings have been assigned to gallery
Of transient exhibitions to the left
of the staircase, on the second floor.
In the Speight exhibition are 26
paintings, all but seven Of which
are in oil, the others in water color.
With but two exceptions, they are
outdoors subjects-one of these be-
ing the full-length figure of ballet
girl. the other a still-life study. Mr..
Speight's sincerity as a painter can
not be questioned and 1t is un-
doubtedly this quality in his work
which has brought him long list
of much-coveted rewards. Aca-
demically, he is we'll trained. having
studied first at the Corcoran School
of Art and then at the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of Fine Arts. OBJ
viously, he takes his art seriously,
and possibly he, himself, may find
an element of beauty in the sub
jects that he transcribes; but that
is a little hard to believe, for from
first to last they are utterly dreary.
The theme that he seems to choose
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ing taken her degree as such at the
University Of Leyden and served her
government in the capacity of at
torney at Sumatra and in Java.
But her natural bent was art. and
after 10 years she gave up her law
practice to devote herself to por-
traiture.
Like Malvina Hoffman, she has
searched out characteristic types
and interpreted them strikingly
through her chosen medium, which,
in this instance, is pastel. But
according to official statement, the
portraits now on view are Memo
ries" of those people the artist has
had contact with, rather than
studies made directly from life.
This being the case, they are the
more surprisingly vital and convinc-
ing. Rarely, In fact, does one see
portraits in any medium more alive.
The painter handles her medium
in fashion entirely her own, rubbing
1t on smoothly and quite thinly,
but keeping her color fresh. Her
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National Museum Shows

Much may be said in praise Of
the portrait drawings of Lily E.
Smulders and Hester Merwn
(Ayres) which constitute, at the
present time, two separate exhibi-
tions In the National Museum, the
one under the auspices of the Ma.
tional Collection Of Fine Arts, the
other the Division Of Graphic Arts
Of the museum.
Lily 4. amulders 10 Holander
who has long resided n the Orient.
~ peo6GGG1oo ~ = Q AWy0, hoVs
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he Art WordRevews of Current Exhibitions and News of Artists
Landscape Club Exhibits
Wide Variety of Works
By Washington Artists
Other Art Events Include
Special Displays in Two
Groups at the Corcoran
Bv Leila Mechlin,

Landscape Club of Washington which organized 1918
q group the part painting
fellowship themselves
public praciced holding
Club 207 street NV, opening with private view
continuing free ALL between and until
only is the gallery of the club filled but also the reception
chiefly
and prints Despite numerically
showing there would gh exhibition
sympomat give
attention painting when through
security
Also busy people have bn of necessity buster than dur
Land
material display
confusion in the minds painters
which trail to follow where
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applauded by the art critics Of that
city, despite the fact the artist was
a comparative stranger and one
among many exhibiting at that
crowded time. Now making a circuit
of art museums, it will remain here
through October IS. The Merwin
exhibition, which will continue
through the month, will be re.
viewed next Sunday.
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hand and clutching his newspaper
in the other. In contrast to these
subjects. which lend themselves nat
urally to a satirical pen. the artists
Mother and Child" seems painfully
distorted.
Figures are the subjects Of his
water colors also, to large extent,
and he depicts them likewise with
caricaturist's vision. They are broad
ly handled, in a rather sultry aqua
relle. The human scene apparently
impresses Mr.. Schatt as invariably
comic, II not also sordid. Kids" is
his most sympathetic painting; but
even here, the little girl in the FORE
ground is vouchsafed no dignity.
The artist was born in New York,
studied at the Art Students League
and the Grand Central School Of
Art; he subsequently continued at
the Corcoran School of Art under
Eugen Weisz and took up mural
painting with William Calfee. He
has painted portraits in oil and
water color and has executed book
illustrations.
In the 4s State mural competition
for the Treasury Department Sec
ton of Fine Arts, the results Of
which were exhibited at the Cor
coran Gallery last year, Mr.. Schatt
won an honorable mention and, sub
sequently, commission to paint a
mural for the Whiteville IN. c.
post Office.
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Amateurs Show PAINTINGS

The Amateur Art Club, organized
by a group in the Welfare Division
of the Department of Agriculture
and working under the direction Of
Robert AIDES, is holding an exhibition
of approximately so paintings at
1914 Connecticut avenue NV. It
was opened last Sunday and con-
tinues through today.
The exhibiting members are Grace
Cooper. Janet Schrank-M Madison, r.
G. Schott, J. F. Yeager and Mason
French. They paint one night
week at the Phillips Gallery. as a
hobby, and offer no serious compe-
tition to professional painters or
students preparing to make voca.
ton of art,
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for the 22d and two succeeding days.
This fair promises to be a great
event. the Committee of Arrange
ments having the cooperation Of
the Pan American Union and
Latin American diplomats. Numer-
GUS unique features are planned.
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pendent old people a fixed re-
sponsibility of the state and
would increase their allowance,
pledged cooperation to the citrus
industry, promised a vigorous
program of reforestation and Of
fered numerous other planks.
Fuller Warren is a native
Floridian, is "a years of age, was
born in Blountstown, is gradu-
ate of the University of Florida
and Cumberland University and
has practiced law in Jacksonville
for the past ten years. In 1887
he served a term in the legisla-
ture as representative from Cal
houn County, and he also served
as representative of Duval county
in the 1889 legislature.
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Ricketts-Long Wedding Highlights
Social Calendar Next Week

nett S. Rose, of Greenville, S. c.,
college classmate of the groom,
Coppock c. Evans, of Rock Hill,
S. c., brother-in-law of the
groom, Allan H. Armstrong and
Jesse Causey, of Key West. Mr..
Rose and Mr.. Evans will arrive
two or three days before the
wedding.
/; Rev. G. w. Hutchinson of First
Methodist Church, will perform
the ceremony. Shortly following
the wedding a reception for the
wedding party and a few init
mate friends will be given at
Casa Marina.
A number of parties honoring
the young couple are scheduled
for next week. Miss Betty Mo-
reno gave a dinner Thursday eve
ming for the bride and her
friends. Miss Marie Thompson
gave a party for friends of the
bride and groom last evening.
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BUS LINES TURN
in FINE RECORD
HANDLE THOUSANDS OF
PASSENGERS WITHOUT
SINGLE ACCIDENT

TAMPA, Jan. 13 FNS).-A
million miles in ten days, and
more than a hundred thousand
passengers transported safely
without injury to any passenger
or any collision by the 800 buses
operated in Florida during the
holiday season-this is the record
made by the fine bus operators,
drivers and good will statesmen of
the bus lines in Florida.
my hat is off to the fine bus
drivers who made this splendid
record" stated Asher Frank, di-
rector of the Florida Safety
Council.
Frank stated that he personally
rode around the state during the
rush season to see how safe and
careful these drivers handled the
passengers. ut is no wonder"
he stated, that commercial buses
have the lowest accident rates.
Unusual care is made in the Sc
lection of the operators. Not only
must he be a good driver, but a
mechanic, a salesman, and a
creator of good will. In Penn
sylvania, drivers are referred to
as statesmen, and certainly the
group operating buses in Florida
are statesmen"
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Next Saturday evening, Janu-
airy 20, the wedding ceremony
uniting in marriage Miss Cor
nelia Ricketts,, daughter of Mrs.
Robb Roy Ricketts, of this city,
and John Allan Long, son of Mrs.
John P. Long, will be performed
at First Methodist (Stone)
Church at 700 o'clock.
Miss Ricketts, will be given
away by her uncle, Richard l..
Wagner, of Evanston, who, with
his family, will arrive in Key
West next Wednesday.
Matron of Honor will be Mrs.
Albert J. Mills, sister of the
groom. Best man will be Will
liam R. Warren, Jr.
Bridesmaids are Miss Patricia
Gorham of New York City, and
Misses Betty Moreno, Barbara
Taylor and Mary Morgan of Key
West. Groomsmen will be Ben
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Gomez-DeI Pine
NuptiaIs Thursday

At a quiet home wedding, Miss
Rogelia Gomez became the bride
of Hello Del Pine Thursday eve
ming. The ceremony took place
at the home of the brides grand
mother on SimontOn street. No
tary Public Pedro Aguilar per-
formed the ceremony.
A large number of relatives
and friends of the contracting
couple were present. Miss Belva
Hicks and Victor Garcia signed
as witnesses to the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Pine will
make their home in Key West.
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FIRST RIDE IN HEARSE

PITTSB URGH, Pa.-Miss
Frances F. Helmold's first ride in
a motor vehicle was in the hearSe
which took her body to the ceme-
terry. The 98-year-old wealthy
recluse, reputedly worth $780,
900, lived in obscurity, refusing
to accept any modern conven-
fences such as electricity, radio
and, up to two years ago, the
telephone. She had never rid
den in an automobile, street-car
or motor bus.
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WEEKLY PUTTING SWEEP.
BOSTON PREACHER
AT GOSPEL HALL

Hugh Thorpe, of Boston, Mass,
will preach every night, except
Monday and Saturday, during the
coming week at the Gospel Hall,
720 Southland street.
'Noah and His Descendant"
will be Mr.. Thorpe's subject for
his address Sunday night.
Public is cordially invited to
attend.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means of thank
ing one and all for their kind
ness and sympathy shown us
during the illness and death of
our beloved husband and father,
the late William E. Nelson. Your
floral offerings were beautiful
and a great comfort to us. We
are indeed grateful to those who
gave the use of their cars.
MRS. VIM. E. NELSON AND
FAMILY. jan13-1t
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WARREN in RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
JACKSONVILLE ATTORNEY
OFFERS 23-pLANK PLAT
FORM FOR FLORIDA

, JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. Is
FNS).-Fuller Warren, attorney
and member of the legislature,
announced his candidacy for gov
ernor here last week, offering a
platform of % planks for a
united Florida.
Warren said he favored rigid
economy in government, was OPP
posed to a sales tax and cows
on the highway. He termed de-
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For SweU Fun
Go To Pena's

Pena's Garden of Roses an
nounces another big Saturday
Night round of the best in dane
ing and fun for tonight, and
Gould Curry'S top-notch orches-
ira will be on hand to delight
dancing toes and muSic-loving
ears with his brand of modern
and old-favorite pieces.
Minimum charge policy at
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LET FREEDOM RING
BY M. NJ. SMATHERS
Formerly "Florida's Capitol
News. AS l See It"
by M. M. Smathers)
SHOLTZ IN TAMPA

614SA "a AN <1GV4GA
If the following does not shock
you, you never will need a bomb
proof cellar. Dave Sholtz may
toss his hat into the senatorial
battle for the post now held by
Senator Andrews. There are
those in the higher brackets of
politics who are so dumbfounded
over the rumors that they .sus-
pect the former governor with
perhaps not being sincere about
really going to the post. Despite
the fact that he took good drub-
ing when he ran against Senator
Pepper two years ago, Sholtz is
not without his friends in the
state. Sholtz was in Tampa last
week feeling out his friends on
the matter.
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Rhumba Featured
At RauI's Club

Cuban rhumba, as it is done in
Cuba. will be a feature on to-
nights program at RauFs Club
on Roosevelt Boulevard. Dancing
will start at 10 o'clock.
This is only one of the many
features on the floor show at this
popular night spot.
Music for dancing will be
furnished by Ray Baldwin's ma
tive Hawaiian Orchestra.