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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27

tossing off a few convincing lines,
you'll get a. lot moss done No
congressman can sign all his mail
without getting a chronic case of
writer's cramp. If you're not
''out" to some of the pests and
wheedlers who call on the tele-
phone or at your office, you will
be, after the next election.
Regarding that mail: know
congressman VINO had a vacancy
Pop up IN his district for rural
route carrier. There were 126 ap-
plications for the job and each ap-
plication was accompanied by an
average of eight letters of recon-
mendation. That means 1.I34 let
tiers to be answered on one little
appointment and to about LIPS
voerS, the suffering representa-
tive had to say ''NOrO
Don't be discouraged if you are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27
Shots
Taken For RGaD
Wild Wind Film
Two Paramount Photo
graphers Here; Miss
Strabel Present During
Test Shots

Preliminary photographs shs1s
of Reap the Wild Wind Szsz--
day Evening Post story Of Mss
Thelma Strabel Of Key Wez1-
have been taken IN Key Wezs and
vicinity.
They were taken under re d.
rection Of Z D Leshin. represen-
tative Of Paramount Films Inc-
and Harry Perry. staff photo
grapher OF Paramount. VINO Vre-e
registered al Casa Marina fo- ser-
eral days.
Miss Strabel accompanied the
pair on their triDs into the water
surrounding Key West Tn-T
went in Capt Willie Wickers bos1
Leshin and Perry have leff Key
West to return 70 Miami WHERE
they viii arrange an airplane TIP
to Dry Tortugas 10 complete IN
preliminary study Of scenes for
filming the story They were IN
able TO get suitable fransportznen
to Dry TOrtugas from KEY WeS1
These are study shots. IS they
are called in the film industry Or
their merit VIII depend much q
the actual shooting Of the scenes
in and around Key West Cecil 3
DeMille. who viii direct the fin
ing of Reap the Wild Wind
wants 10 make q study Of the
scenes before coming here Win
personnel to make the actual plc-
ture.
Both still and moving pictures
CT the local scenes were made by
Perry. Pictures Of cd wrecks IN
the harbor. Of Old Pilot No 3. the
Old Pier off Currys Sons d0ck-
the Big Reef Nsngr0ye Key and
similar pictures were taken
We had good weather and good
scenery all during OH trip. L.
shin said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27
RAIDS IN AIR
RESUMED THIS MORNING

ny Associated PressI

LONDON, Dec 27.-A Nazi
afraid was reported over the
British Isles this morning, the
first since the start of the Christ
mas armiStice period, unofficially
observed by both the British and
German airmen.
AS if waiting for the first word
of the raid, the Raj. immediate
ly retaliated by sending several
Squadrons against important lin
vasion" bases along the whole
coast of occupied France, Belgium
and Holland.
Units of the British airforce
extended their early-morning op-
erations as far south as Bordeaux,
the war office revealed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27
ROUGH TRIP
FOR PATROL BOAT

Coast Guard headquarters in
Key West reported that the &C
185 patrol boat. with Lieut. H. B.
HaSkInS aboard, and in command
of August Bradley, had a rough
time of it last night on a trip
from Dry Tortugas to this city.
The vessel left Fort Jefferson
at 500 o'clock and bucked the
high wind and waves for seven
hours. arriving here at approx
mately midnight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27
X. W. CONVENTION
GROUP In MEETING

The Key West Convention cor
poration will meet at TrUmbo
hotel at 8 o'clock tonight to take
action on several plans for rails
ing funds. it was announced by
General Chairman Al Mills to-
day.
I'VE need money and must de-
termine how to get it painlessly"
Chairman Mills said. We can't
hit all the merchants for the cash,
so we must figure on ways to
raise it,.
Several bills will be approved
for payment, at the meeting.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27
PORTER BUYS
FLEMING LOT

Mrs. Rosetta R. o. Locke. wild
ow Of the late E. c. Locke, has
transferred lot on Fleming
street near Thomas street to Will
liam R. Porter for the sum of
$500, according to a warranty
deed on file in the county clerk S
office today.
Edward L. Bacon. of San Fran
cisco. has transferred a lot on
Vernon and South streets to Mrs.
Katherine K. Johnson for $40 and
other valuable consideration.
This is according to another war
ranty deed filed in the county
clerks office.
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$4,000 IN PENNIES

MINNEAPOLIS-A shipment of
$4,000 in pennies, weighing four
teen tons, recently arrived at the
Federal Reserve Bank to meet the
demand for the coins caused
largely by new defense taxes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27

committees that consider bills on
your favorite subject; and that il
seems you are being left out in
the cold on everything that comes
Continued on Page Four
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New congressman Are To Be Seen And Not Heard

about 400th on the list for selec-
ton of an office; that you have to
sit at the foot of the table at ban
quets and in committee rooms;
that you can't get assigned to
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GOOD INVESTMENT

AURORA. Neb.-After buying
chest of drawers at a sale for 40
cents, lobe C3tlett was carrying
it home A drawer came open
and out fell an envelope contain
ing S165.
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The formal Opening Dinner at La Casa Marina
lO take place this year on Tuesday opening, Decem-
Der thirty-frst
A cordial imitation is extended to the people of
Key West to participate as has been the annual
custom.
Dinner wiH be served at 500 o'clock and dane
ing in the Patio Is from $50 TIL 2
The Dinner charge wiu be $3.50 per person
Please call Mr.. Grobe, phone $50, for your table
reservations. This Is necessary.
CASA MARINA
PETER scHUTT. Manager.
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WASHINGTON ga friendly hints suggestions
who will assemble the House OF Representatives January
members" of the nth Congress.
speech-making don't Congress
any good
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notice.!

On and after January /. 1871.
the scale of wages for Union Car
penters will be Sl.o0 per hour.
LOCAL NO. SIS. CARPENTERS
UNION. Joseph Watkins. Presi-
dent.
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Key West- Flo-1dA. Ia ths
nsst eQ1&ble CEE-e = "a
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-27

Youngest man II the Senate
zill be Berkeley L Runker. -
Evening star., 1940-03-31

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART Seventeenth street and
New York NWPermanen collections Sculpture in wood
by Alec Miller, to April o.
Water coo Gordon Grant engravngs by Thomas W.
Mason, to April 49,
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1900 Twenty-nrst street
NWExhibitio Of handcooed cings by Rouault illustrating
Knaths to April l. X
PUBLIC LIBRARY Eighth ana streets Nw.-Drawngs by
William H. Calfee through April. Y
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS- Division It Ars-Recent
ons Autographs by Joseph Penne and prints by American and
European contemporary echers, and Hhographrs
FREER GALLERY ART, the Mall at Twelfth street SW-
Permanent collections Oriental paintings drawings prints
by James A. McNei Whistler the Peacock paintings
American artists.
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1880 street NW-Rugs tapestries
other textiles Of the Near and Mondays
Fridays to Admission card obtainab George
Hewitt Myers 730 Fifteenth street NV
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART aA1LERY-contemporary Amer
ican Art Loan collection opening April Anniversary exhibition
THE WHYTE GALLERY 17o7 street nw-Recent paintings
by Herman Maril April to 80
BooKsHoP GALLERY, sle Seventeenth Nw-Exhibt
ton OF the work Of Luis Quinani Spanish artist to April l3
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Water Color Exhibition
Paintings by Gordon Grant to
Go on VieD at Arts Club,

GO UT VIeU az ATLS CLuO.
April exhibitions will be ushered in
by two of diverse but exceptionally
interesting character which open,
with pre-views, in the Arts Club this
afternoon. These are of water colors
by Gordon Grant and wood engrav-
ings by Thomas Mason. The former.
Gordon Grant, needs no introduce
ton to Washington art lovers,
comprehensive exhibition Of his oil
paintings, "Ships and the Sea-" hav-
ing been held at the Corcoran Gal-
lery Of Art few years ago under
the auspices Of the Washington So
ciety of the Fine Arts and an i'm
posing list Of sponsors headed by
the Secretary Of the Navy and chiefly
made up of ranking admirals, after
which an exhibition of his etchings
v'"~ '-----' "ucceesful]v nut on at the
Arts Club. But, brushing these
aaloe, 4,4l. Grant is known here, as
elsewhere, as the painter of 1.-THE
Constitution" which the Navy De-
partment had reproduced in color
and sold throughout the country to
raise funds for the restoration Of
Old Ironsides. Also, during the
World War, MIR. Grant was at
tached to the general staff Of the
United States Army and stationed in
this city. He has become-from love
Of ships and the SEA- leading au.
thority in this country on marine
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Recent Art Publications

It is hard to say whether or not
the recent increase in publications
on art gives indication of quickened
interest and eagerness for informa-
ton on the part of the public or
merely reflects the supposition that
with activities greatly multiplied
this should be the case. After all
1t does not matter; the gifts of the
gods may be accepted without too
much inquiry, and such some of
these recent art publications are in
truth. Many books have been writ
ten on the history Of art but few
have so skillfully placed it against
its historical background as THE
Story Of Art" by Regina Shoolman
and Charles Slatkin, just of the
Halcyon House Press. Like so many
books Of the time, this is large and
heavy, but between covers it is easy
and pleasant reading-as well as in
formative. The story Of the lives of
the great masters is humanity and
artistically told with picturesque
historical backdrop and in the en-
vironment Of their times. The IL
lustrations are 100 in number and in
"full colo" are also full page,
OF utterly different character, and
with illustrations only in black and
white. is the third biographical pub
Ication issued by the American
Artists Group, with the object of
making contemporary artists better
knoWn to readers. This is entitled,
Artist in Manhattan" and is an
autobiography of Jerome Myers, who
while born in Virginia has spent the
greater part of his life in New York,
and loves this titan city with its
swarming population and its slums.
It is the people of the East Side,
the Bowery, Greenwich Village, the
wharves and the alleys that he has
painted, and with whom he finds
kinship.
witnessing to the variety of
these recent art publications men
ton should be made of the volume
entitled Some Old Portraits" by
. Well-known and very distinguished
novelist-Booth Harrington Dou-
bleday q Doran, publishers). This
Is said to be book about art and
human beings" but it is much more
the latter than the former. Mr..
Harrington is by no means un-
learned concerning art and his ap-
probation Of the work Of the great
masters Of portraiture Is both sin
cere and knowing. but it is the in
dividual represented that interests
him more-as 1t does the majority
than the way the artist gave to the
sitter immortality.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL Natural History Building,
NW-North lobby
Division Art prints Washington
Society exhibition Of paintings
Landscape Club Of Washington, April u to 80.
NATIONAL MUSEUM Arts Industries Building
the Mall Eighth SW-Exhbon pictorial photographs
by Adolf Fassbender through April.
ALLEGATIONS GALLERY, sls Independence s.w.-
artists the W. District Unit Open daily
to pm Saturday from 10 m. to pm.
cHnDRENs dA1lERY.s .s1e Independence sw-work
by Greek children, through April
woNdEN's CLUB place Nw-works by Hugo
Inden through April
ART GALLERY South Interior Buildingwater coors by
dents American colleges universities and professional
through April Indian drawings by Eben Comins April
CHALET NONPARfn, 71o3 Old Georgetown road Bethesda
Md-Wood carving and pottery obeammergau
Anton Lang prints Of famous Madonnas to April 1s
paintings by Ralph J. Totten
GALLERY OF MODERN MASTERS 1867 Connecticut
NWReproduction Of little known work Of the distinguished
temporary Dutch artist, Van Konijnenhue
WESLEY HALL l7os street NWPainanss by Naomi 1onne
April to %.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

those for sculpture and mural
paintings for the Social Security
Building on September and Oc-
tober IS, respectively. The juries to
pass upon the works submitted and
to make awards of commissions are
also announced. These are smaller
than usual, comprising only three
or four each, and are composed
chiefly Of those who have won and
executed similar commissions them
selves, but in most instances, unfor-
tunately, without special distinction.
One Of these is Henry Varnum
Poor, an excellent potter but a very
poor painter, who did series OF
mural paintings for the Department
of Justice Building in this city, and
now, at the request Of Edward
Bruce, discusses, in a letter pub
lished in the bulletin, with the an
nouncements of competitions, the
theology of the murals for the So
cial Security Building. This is a
remarkable document, for in it Mr..
Poor says that, from his viewpoint,
an intellectual idea Gin connection
with a mural painting) is a great
drawback-and that in this regard
''the Michelangelesque tradition has
given us a long series Of the worlds
worst murals."
His suggestion is that for the
murals in the Social Security Build
ing "the wisest thing to do is to
find, If possible, q connected or re-
lated series of simple incidents, or
places, or people, or conditions Of
living, which, in themselves, may
not express the whole idea of social
security, but might do 50 through
the insight with which the artist
shows them" He emphasizes pic
torial freshness" as the first re-
quisite for a good mural painting.
but he seems to have overlooked the
Evening star., 1940-03-31
April Showings

Other exhibitions scheduled for
April are: Drawings by William H.
Calfee at the Public Library; the
work of Hugo linden in the Women's
City Club; recent paintings by Her
man Maril at the Whyte Gallery;
water colors by students in Amer
ican colleges, universities and pro-
fessional art schools in the Art
Gallery of the Interior Department
under the auspices Of the Office of
education; contemporary American
art, a loan collection, to be shown
in the Art Gallery Of Howard Uni
versity in celebration of the 10th
anniversary Of the establishment Of
this branch of the university's cul-
tural activities, and paintings by
Naomi Lorne of New York at Wes-
ley Hall under the auspices of Theo-
dora Kane, as well as the Wash
ington Water Color Clubs annual
at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art, and
two exhibitions by foreign artists,
held with the purpose Of arousing
interest in certain beneficent causes.
These last are the exhibition Of
paintings. drawings and prints by
Luis Quintanilla Of Spain now on
view in the Bookshop Gallery which
is for the benefit of the Spanish
Refugee Relief Fund; and the ex-
hibition of paintings by Arye Leo
Peysack, German-Palestine artist Of
high artistic standing, which will be
shown in the Grafton Hotel Gallery,
1888 De Sales street, from April 10
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Wood Engrovings Shown
Works by Thomas Mason Also


at Arts Club.
Thomas w. Mason is at present
outstanding in this country and
abroad as a wood engraver. In fact,
as a medium for original expression
he has carried this art beyond that
achieved by any one else This is
not to say that he has. as wood
engraver. outrun Timothy Cole and
Henry Wolf, but both of these men,
who made great contribution to the
art of the world in this field. only
now and then engraved an original
block, giving their time and their
extraordinary talents chiefly to re-
producing paintings by old and con-
temporary masters-and to more
perfectly achieve this purpose set
aside themselves There is no call
for engraved reproductions of paint
ings today. but three is, and always
will be, demand for works Of graphic
art which are true, original and
artistically superior. Mason, who be-
gan by making wood blocks, has,
gradually refined his technique and
his art until his transcriptions of
MISUNDERSTANDING taken an
honored place with those OF our
foremost etchers and uthographers.
In the production of these exquisite
wood engravings he must to an ex-
tent follow the procedure of the
leading etchers-making and work.
ing from carefully rendered draw
ing. But even so it is q miracle,
when one considers the prolonged
process and delicate requirements of
technique, that he is able so well
to retain in the finished work the
original inspiration of the moment.
Thomas w. Mason was born in
Massachusetts, in 1885, He is an
associate member of the National
Academy of Design, a member of the
Society of American Etchers and
other professional organizations.
Many distinguished awards have
been made to his, works. He was
twice represented in the interna-
tional exhibition Of wood engraving
at Warsaw, Poland, and honored.
His prints are in the leading Amer
ican art museums and also In the
Bibnotheque Rationale. Paris, and
the Victoria and Albert Museum,
London. The Society of American
Etchers not long ago issued one of
his wood engravings-a woodland
road-to its associate and honorary
members. About 80 of his most re-
cent prints will be included in the
exhibition at the Arts Club, where
they are to be hung In the reception
room on the first floor.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

and shipping subjects-on which he
has written several books and illus
trated them and others. He is presi-
dent of the Ship Model Society and
can tell at glance whether a ship
model is correctly put together and
rightly rigged-but, first and last, he
is an artist-painter in oils and wa
ter color, etcher and illustrator. He
stands equally well with the public
and members of his own profession.
At an exhibition Of his water colors,
held in the Grand Central Galleries,
New York, the early part of this
year, more than 20 sales were made.
His water colors and his etchings are
devoted for the most part to por-
trayal Of seafaring life along the
docks and shores Of New England.
These subjects he finds at Glouces-
ter. where he and his wife usually
spend their summers, and down the
coast. He is tremendous worker
and his output is exceptionally large,
but he seems always to have ample
time for friendship and is a boon
playfellow. His exhibition at the
Arts Club will be shown in the gall
lery. There is a possibility that he
may be present this afternoon at the
private view.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
The Art World of Current Exhibitions News of
World Masters to Lend
Fame to Notable Group
For Exhibition Here
Phillips Gallery to Have One
Of Unique Art Events; Latin
Works Receive Attention
By Leila Mechlin.

this last Of March essenng
might commonly anticipated contrary
evidence in full measure Of increasing uveness Not
exhibitions than in the
diately preceding months but several scheduled
notable of the entire
todaythat April open in the Phillips
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Important Competitions
Announced

The Section of Fine Arts Of the
Federal Works Agency has an
nounced, within the last few days,
through the medium of its bulletin,
No. 81, important competitions for
mural paintings and sculpture,
open to all American artists, for the
decoration of the Social Security
Building in this city and for the
new cargo and passenger vessel,
the President Andrew Jackson, now
under construction. The cost of
the decorations for the Social Sc
curity Building will be 81, ,480 and
for the President Andrew jackson
$6,940. This is the first time that
a competition has been set up under
this agency for paintings and carv-
ings to decorate q ship, but the
great steamship companies in this
country, England: France and Ger
many frequently have called out
standing artists to their aid as de-
signers of decorations and decora-
tive furnishings. The President
jackson competition closes June l,
Evening star., 1940-03-31

fact that even in the announcement
Of competitions the word decoration
Is stressed. There is no reason, sure
ly, why mural should not be pic
torial and even tell story, but its
first purpose is to decorate and Sec
ondly to convey universal sig
nif1cance. If an artist has no ideas
or vision, that which he paints will
very soon become commonplace and
insignificant. To reflect the life Of
today in contemporary mural paint
ings is all right, as far as 1t goes,
but it must be done beautifully,
thoughtfully, knowingly, or it will
soon be regarded as merely a blot on
q wall.
There is nothing in the great
tradition to uphold Mr.. Poor's con-
tention or suggestion. In fact, it is
the lack of theEs qualities which he
deplores which nsskes much of the
work which the Government has 50
literally encouraged utterly dreary
and depressing. Under these cir
cunastances the outlook for artists
who combine artistic skill with INTEL
lectuality is rather hopeless, as is
the probability Of securing for our
Federal buildings works of outstand-
ing merit.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
D. &. Artists in New York

Two washington artists, Jennie
G. Calvert and Gladys Milliean,
have held, this month, one-man ex-
hibitions in the Studio Guild GAL
lerieS, New York. Mrs. Calvert's
showing consisted of New England
landscapes, many of which were
painted near Essex, Conn.,, where
she has a summer home. Miss Milli-
gan, who is head of the art depart
ment Of the Cathedral School for
Girls on Mount st. Alban, showed
landscapes in water color and por-
traits in pastel. Both artists are
charter members of the Studio Guild
Country Art Center, which will in
augurate its first season this coming
summer at Redding, Fairfield Coun-
ty, Conn. Mrs. William Phelps Emo,
another wel1-known local artist, is
q founder member of this country
art center, which, by the way, will
be effectively complemented by the
Guild Galleries in New York.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

to II under the auspices Of a dis
tinguished local committee headed
by Mrs. Morgenthau, interested in
the promotion of art as a medium
Of good will. with especial reference
to the resettlement Of the Jews in
the Holy Lands Mr.. Peysack, who
has lately exhibited in Stockholm,
Sweden, will bring to this city for in
clusion in this exhibition oil paint
ings and water colors made in Pales-
tine.
Certainly at the present time there
is no suggestion Of a waning Of the
art season.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Other Exhibitions

In the north lobby of the same
building chat housing natural his
tory exhibits and the National Col
lection of Fine Arts, etc. will be
shown during the month Of April
collection Of prints by members o.
the Society of Washington EteEers.
This will take its place In the reg
ular series Of eight monthly print
shows sponsored by the Division Of
Graphic Arts Of the United States
National Museum.
Announcement is made by the
section Of photography Of the United
States National Museum that during
the month Of April a collection of
pictorial photographs by Adolf
Fassbender Of New York, one Of
our leading photo-pictorialists, will
be shown in the section Of photog-
raphy in the Arts and Industries
Building, which is on the south side
of the Mall to the cast Of the
Smithsonian Building. This, too, is
one of a series of exhibitions which
not only is purposeG to but ac-
tually does acquaint the people Of
Washington and chance cut-of town
visitors with the finest achievement
In this particular field.