Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 10

: A—=10 ARTIST REVEALS . HOOVER'S TRAITS “Kindliness, ~ Sincerity and 2" Industry Held Chief = Characteristics. jy the Associated Press. ‘The artist who painted President ®Hoover’s most recent portrait says kindliness, sincerity and industry are =the President’s chief characteristics. » Douglas Chandor, English artist, who ®has just completed the picture, be- Zlieves it is “skinsight” rather than in- “sight by which an artist gets into the sthoughts of his subjeots.’ Chandor has Spainted portraits of the Prince of Wales sand many of Great Britain's prime min- aisters. 1 found the President very patient, knowing the many cares he has upon =him. But his rare smile reveals much =of his kindliness and gentleness. Done in Crochet. 1 asked him if he cared to be paint- ®ed with a grin and he said he didn't. I “When I referred to his patience in *posing for three sittings for three- Yquarters of an hour at a time each, he wemarked that he had been done in Steathers, shells and crochet, and he “guessed being painted from iife would emot hurt him. He added with a smile Sthat most people seemed to prefer his | crocheted portraits.” & Mr. Chandor met the President when e was here about a year ago. He #inds him somewhat grayer and a few Smore lines in his face now. 3 Will Go to England. 1 have tried to bring out in the Sportrait the underlying power, industry =and kindliness which 1 sensed despite Zthe shy reserve behind which he hides,” mays Mr. Chandor. “He has a splendid orehead and any one with this fea- wture makes a good picture.” » The artist used double lighting to get the effect he desired, arrangea his =own background, and even designed ‘the Srame for the portrait. = It will be taken immediately fo Eng- Mand for exhibition and will come back o this country in April. Beyond say- =ing that the portrait would not be hung &n the White House, Chandor would sgive no indication of its ultimate desti- ation. BAND SCHEDULE FIXED w #¥wo Orchestral Concerts Included H in Week’s Program. 2 The activities of the United States arine Band and Orchestera for the :camm; week will include: Monday, aJanuary 26, at 4 p.m., band concert; «Wednesday, January 28, at 8 p. worchestral concert, Friday January 30, t 3 p.m. orchestral, concert. w The concerts will be given in the #auditorium at the Marine Barracks Sunder direction of Capt. Taylor Bran- son, leader of the Marine Band. FREED BY GOVERNOR JACKSON, Miss.,, January 24 (P).— A man who was convicted of shooting sand wounding the stepson of Gov. T. G. $Bilbo and sentenced to 18 months in athe State penitentiary was given a sus- Spension of sentence by the Governor | y. & The recipient of the Governor's clem- ency is Hugh Easley, Jackson, charged ewith shooting J. B. Bedgood, son of IST PAINTS PRESIDENT DOUGLAS CHANDOR, Noted British painter, with his recently completed portrait of President Hoover. ‘The President’s chief characteristics, Mr. Chandor says, are kindliness, sincerity and industry. The photograph was taken at the Mayflower Hotel. JANUARY 25. 1931—PART ONE. D, €, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, PREACHER’S DAUGHTER IS MENINGITIS VICTIM Martha Jane Porter Ogg, Aged 6, Succumbs at Hospital. Disease Not Contagious Type. Martha Jane Porter Ogg, 6-year-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. Raymond | Ogg of the Monmouth Hotel, died Fri- day of spinal meningitis at the Episco- pal Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. The disease developed in connection with an ear abscess, but microscopic examination of the spinal fluid revealed that it was not the contagious type of meningitis. She was born in Danville, Va., on February 6, 1924, and lived with her parents at Leonardtown, Md., a few months before coming to Washington. 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