Evening star., 1947-12-14
Fifty Years Ago

long and copiously illustrated article on
the second annual exhibition of the Water
Color Club at the new gallery of the Society
OF washington Artists, 1920 Connecticut avenue
NV, appeared in The Star on December II.
1897. Many Of the works displayed were those
OF local contributors, but New York, Boston,
Baltimore and other cities
distinguished likewise were represented
Artists Show William Fuller Curtis and
Robert Coleman Child
showed topographic compositions Hattie E..
Burdette offered THE Day Dream" in charcoal
portrait of Ii Hung Chang bore the signature
oi w. n. Cnandiee as we'll as the autograph of
.he famous Chlnese statesman. Harry Brad
loros pencil sketches OF animals were praised
Other exhibitors were George Gibbs. Edward
L. Morse, Alice Barney Marietta M. Andrews
Juliet Thompson, Hobart Nichols, James Henry
Moser, F. Hopkinson Smith. Catherine Crit.
cher, Daisy King, May Malone r. LIE Grand
Johnston, Bertha E. Perrie, Grace Atwater and
Lillian Cook. The drawings and paintings pro-
duced by these aspirants probably would not
De regarded as great art today, but half
century ago 1t seemed attractive At least, it
could be understood without q chart or q lee
ture on its inner meaning"
The Star OF December g. 1897, reported that
G. Minor Anderson member elect of the House
OF Delegates; Thomas Dawson
bolot Box clerk Of the Circuit Court, and
Thieves Guion Miller, one of the officers of
registration, "an Republicans" at
Rockville had appealed to the county commits
sloners to offer reward for the apprehension
OF persons who on November 6, 7 or stole
from the courtroom two of the ballot boxes
OF Hn ali ILL.,
Democrats also asked for such action and,
after. consultation, the commissioners con-
cluded to offer a reward of 5000" for the arrest
Of the villains Meanwhile. the grand jury had
decided that evidence given against certain
parties was not sufficient to warrant a present.
ment against any person." Yet the boxes in
dubitably were missing
Mrs Nancy Allison Mckinley, mother Of
President William Mckinley, died at Canton,
Ohio, early on Sunday morning,
President December IL, 1897, and The Star
Borrowed for the following day featured a
comprehensive story Of her
passing. She was nearly SO" and had been
active in attendance at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church in Canton until within few
weeks Of her final illness OF her nine children,
TWO uduEIltcrS auQ TWO SONS survived, GQe Cnle1
Executive included.
The President today directed the appoint-
ment Of Maj. George H. Harries as brigadier
general, commanding the Ma
Moi HoFFies tional Guard Of the District
General Of Columbia" announced The
Star for November 80, 1897.
Born in Wales and brought to America as a
small child. the new commander Of the local
militia had been typesetter in his youth then
a reporter for the National Republican, the
Washington Post and finally The Star. He
had covered the pan-American excursion in
1889, the Sioux campaign in the vicinity Of Pine
Ridge in 1890 and 1891, the Homestead strike
in 1892 and the railroad riots in Chicago in 1894.
His enlistment in the National Guard dated
back to 1889. Under his direction three dif-
ferent rife teams had captured the Hilton
Trophy for Workmanship. Meanwhile, he had
been president Of the Metropolitan Railroad
Go. and secretary Of ths4Washinston Board
q Trade.