The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-25
ARTS, CRAFTS SHOW OPENS; BIG DISPLAY GREETs SPECTATORS

] tcdays opening in the Scottish Rite Temple of the three-day creative Arts and Crafts exhibit, sponsored by the Juneau Woman's Club.
 Although all credit cards had not been attached early last night, dis plays had been classified and specif- ic divisional arrangements made.
 Tn one room pictures of original paintings, etchings and pastels were ready for appraisal from the public A ghostily -impressionistic painting called Frosty Night" depicted moon- light cleaning through hay stacks and large pumpkins. It was signed by Mary E. Shaw. Other pictures, many of which were not signed and had not yet received credit cards were two still-life pastels, a care fully detailed oil painting of a large house in the midst of a tree lawn. an etching of Juneau, paint ing of a brightly decorated Christ mas tree on a piano, and force fully linear painting of child em- bracing an old woman.
 Wood SholU
 One of the more impressive of the exhibits is a wood show by the US. Forest Service. Highly polished and artistically arranged specimens of every type of wood grown in Alaska are shown. Featured items in the show are items such as oars, plac- oues and a handsome Alaska yellow cedar chest decorated with a dog sled motif, and done for the service bv Robert s. Fuller. He also carved four large plaques representing the Territory's four great natural re- sources, fishing, mining, gold and timber
 Another notable exhibit is that by Sheldon Jackson School showing copper work, needlework, Alaskan mctifed luncheon cloths lone with dog sled center and napkins to match; another with wolf's head motif, shell craft, wood carvings and numerous other artistic and eye catching items
 Miscellaneous
 Miscellaneous exhibited articles sure to arrest visitors to the show are a threaded and material-filled loom owned and shown by Mrs Cur tis Shattuck, an Alaskan yew coffee table carved with skunk cabbage dec- oration by c. M Archbold, a fish skin watch bracelet talong with de- lightful shell. needle, and leather craft work in the Extension of the University of Alaska exhibit, an in tricately carved picture frame and bracket shelf combination, some ex- osllent leather work by. Vernon L. Moore. a costume set including skirt with painted pockets, handmade plastic earrings, pin and bracelet, all four items bearing a Chilkoot design, and executed by Mrs. J. Werner and an exceedingly clever cloth wall map of Alaska done by Mrs William Paul and bearing the embroidered hit of doggeral: Some say God was tired when he made it. Some say it's fine land to shun Maybe; but there's some as would trade it for no land on earth-and I'm one
 These are but a few of the liter ally thousands of individual items that busy committee members were arranging last night, but they indi- cated that the Arts and Crafts show will offer one of the finest cross section displays of true Alaskan craftsmanship that could possibly be gathered in the Territory.
 The show has been arranged and will be directed under the super vision of the Executive committee members and it's assisting divisional committees. They are as follows:
 Executive Committee-Alice Bran- debury, Chairman; E. L. Keithahn Mrs. Joe Werner, Henry Harmon Mrs Scott Murphy, Mrs. Jack Flet- cher
 Divisional Chairmen: Advisors Mrs. William Paul, Sr., Chairman of Native Arts and Crafts, Mrs. Joe Werner, Chairman of Paintings, William Paul, dr. Chairman of Pho- tography; Dr. James Ryan, Chair man of Publications; Miss Ann Cole man, Chairman of Gardening anc Allied Arts.
 Donald Burrus, Alaska Native Ser vice, Arts and Crafts Division; Harry Sperling, U. S. Forest Service; B. D Stewart, U. s. Dept. of Mines; Jacl O'Connor, U. s. Fish and Wildlif' Service.
 Mrs. Robert Henning, Chairman of Needlework, Mrs. Willis Booth Chairman of Hostesses; MT. and Mrs Floyd Fagerson, Chairman of Dis play Committee.
 The show opened this afternoon a ?, closes at 5 and is again open iron 7:30 to 10 o'clock, same hours to morrow.
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