Evening star., 1948-05-16

The awards include the $1,000
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney me-
mortal art scholarship for a years
study at the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts, University of Pennsyl-
vania, and two scholarships to the
corcoran School of Art, which cover
tuition and fund for materials.
:. The judges who will make the
final decisions Tuesday are Eugen
Weisz, vice principalSof the Corcoran
School of Art; Thomas M. Beggs,
director of the National Collection
of Fine Arts at the Smithsonian In
stitution, and James Mclaughlin,
curator of the Phillips Memorial
Gallery of Art.
The encouragement and assist
ance of young American artists is
one of the objectives Of the Society
of Arts and Letters and this is the
third year that the art awards have
been offered. Similar awards are
made in other creative arts and de-
tails now are being worked out for
the annual music scholarship con-
tests.
The art competition, which was
opened at the beginning of the cur
rent semester to art students of the
Washington high school graduating
classes, was arranged by Mrs. Naomi
Rabb Winston, art chairman of the
chapter, with the assistance OF Miss
Ethel Bray, art supervisor of the
District Board of Education.
Art Committee members who
have worked with Mrs. Winston are
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim, Mrs.
James Mem. Gibson and Mrs. Mae
BILE Perry Edwards, retiring presl-
dent of the chapter and former art
chairman.
L>en Sh0wer and Tea
The Nurses Alumnae Association
of the National Homeopathic Hos
pital has set Saturday as the date
for linen shower and tea to be held
from 3 to pm. at the Nurses
Home
As a special feature, musical Sc
lections will be given by Bruno
Vasta, 15-year-old accordionist, who
has been appearing on televislon
programs. Another youthful note
viii be provided by the appearance
of 9-year-old Sonia Carnes, who
will assist at the cake table, dressed
as a nurse.
Mrs. John D. Cobb, benefit chair
man, is being assisted by Mrs, Voss
Glossbrenner, president of the
aIumnae association Mrs. James
M. Stevens, Miss Lulu Stull, Mrs. j.
Julius Ehrhard, Mrs. Leonard D.
Jackson, ST.; Mrs. Joseph Ashford
and Mrs. Olive Holloway.
Mrs. Edgar E. Quayle, chairman
of the Woman's Board of the hos
pital, is among those who have
been invited to pour. Others are
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mrs. T. Baker
Robinson, Mrs. Lanier P. McLach-
len, Mrs. Ross Thompson, Mrs. Err
nest Sappington, Mrs. Clarence
Dodge, Mrs. Tillman Calhoun, Miss
Gladys Phipps, superintendent of
the hospital; Mrs. George Wolver-
ton, assistant superintendent, and
Mrs. Russell Kibbe and Mrs. Wilson
A. Coleman, past superintendents.
Among those receiving with the
officers will be Mrs. j. H. Branson,
Mrs. John r. Sharp and Mrs. Car
den F. Warner.
Campus Fashion ShOv
Alumnae of Mount Vernon Sem
inary are looking forward to some
thing of a reunion at the fashion
show to be staged May 25 on the
terrace of the school at 2l00 Foxhall
road NV.
Mrs. John B. Smiley, president of
the Washington alumnae, is among
the patronesses for the show, which
is being put on by members Of the
graduating class. Fashion Review
on the Campus" is the subject of
the fete, which will feature FASH
ions for college wear.
Other patronesses include Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies, a Mount Vernon
alumna Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson,
Mrs Everett Dirksen. Mrs. Olin D.
Johnston, Mrs Eric Johnston, Mrs.
Willard Holbrook, Mrs. Edmund
Jewell, Mrs. Forrest Peters and Mrs.
Paul Sleeper
Mrs. Clifford Davis, whose daugh-
ter Barbara is president of the
graduating class, is serving as ad-
ViSOrV chairman for the event