Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 7

MAYORS TO FACE PROBLEMS HERE Sixth Annual Conference to Fe deld in Capital No- vember 15-17. Solutions to municipal problems ereated by labor disputes, unemploy- ment, housing projects and rapid de- velopments in air transportation will | be sought at the sixth annual meeting | of the United States Conference of | Mayors here November 15-17. Administrative officials of approxi- mately 150 of the major cities of the eountry are expected to attend the wessions, which will open on the same | day Congress convenes to tackle from the national angle some of the same problems facing the mayors. A symposium on the 'problem of handling industrial disputes will in- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 31, 1937—PART ONE. Webster Students Visit Art T 3 Booth grades and sages by teachers in the public school systems of the District and surrounding counties of Mary- land and Virginia. Here are brief sketches of this week’s paintings: “The Infanta Margarita in Red"— Velasquez had the most perfect eye in the history of art. He saw not only texture, atmosphere and flesh but also the character of his sitters. At the age of 23 he became painter to the King of Spain, Phiip 1V, with a studio in the palace, a residence in Madrid and & good monthly salary. For 37 years thereafter Velasquez painted the King so frequently and so well that their names have become inseparable. Because of these immor- tal portraits this weakling King has left the stamp of his face and figure upon the ages. Velasquez in his whole career painted only one nude. It is the supremely beautiful “Venus.” “yiew of Toledo,” by EI Greco— Crowds usually are to be found before this painting in the Metropolitan Mu- seum in rapt wonder at the unreal, dreamlike quality of El Greco's paint- ing. 'The flumes of Spain, which have all but destroyed Toledo, may have consumed other famous El Grecos, but this masterpiece is still safe, El Greco (1541-1614) lived in Spain, but never his name in Greek and adding, always, “The Cretan.” He was twice discov- ered, first by Philip II of Spain, but the King did not continue his royal favor. Three hundred years later he was rediscovered out of almost com- plete obscurity. He was strangely more modern than the modernists and influenced a whole school of modern artists. Lorrain a Ploneer. | “The Ford,” by Claude Lorrain—- While Spanish painters in the 17th century were reproducing the ¢le- gance of court lfe, Italians were concerned with religious subjects and the Flemish were painting simple, every-day scenes, Claude Lorrain (1600-1682) discovered the outdcors. He was practically the first to paint directly from nature, seeing landscapes as poetic pictures in themselves and not merely as background for figure groups of portraits . .. In “The Ford” the soft light- of the end of day is used as & background for the picturesque peasants who have crossed the river on their way home . Lorrain could neither read nor write until late in life. Apprenticed as & pastry cook, he learned painting in Rome, paying for his board by working as a stable boy. The Lute Player” by Caravaggio— Caravaggio (1569-1609) “swashbuckler A7 and then engage in a tavern brawl or a violent quarrel that might end in death for his opponents. This turbu- lence was often carried into his pic- tures, as well. He painted murders and tavern scenes and gypsies and vagabonds . . . Often eve ay subject matter was translated into material for his religious pictures. An engag- ing thief or cutthroat, a lovely girl or & child became a saint or an angel . In an age when other painters were imitative, painting diluted Ra- phaels, idealizing their subjects and reverting to mythology for their in- spiration, Caravaggio, bold naturalist in his work, took the people with whom he rubbed shoulders for his sub- Jects. LS CLUB TO HEAR REPORT The Washington Interfraternity Club will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Raleigh Hotel to hear a report of the Committee on Headquarters. The club 15 considering establishing headquar- ters in the metropolitan district which will be available to all national college fraternity members. Lloyd Morris is chairman of the committee COL. CHARLES LYNCH, WAR HERO, EXPIRES Retired Medical Officer Dies in Florida—Arlington Rites Planned Tuesday. The War Departraent yesterday an- th in St. Petersburg Charles Lynch, U. 8. A on Priday ices will be held ay from the Fort Arlington National nounced the d Fla,, of Col. | Medical € Private funeral s of ps ired, | at 12:45 pm | Myer gate Cemetery. Born in ‘Syracuse, Col. T | cuse U adu he Office from Au ment in N. Y., in 1868 nch studied medicine at Syra- versity from which he was ed in 1891, He served here in of the Surgeon General 1st, 1919, until his retire- ovember, 1924 During this period he was editor of the History of the Medical Depart- | ment in the World War. He was | awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his work at Newport } Va., in g the transportation of wou iers. He is survived | by his w ded sold elude addresses by Chairman J. War- ren Madden of the National Labor | H Relations Board, officials of the New| H i - F il el bt York State Labor Relations Board and Mayor Cornelius D. Scully of Pittsburgh. Air Oficials to Speak, The program also will include ad- dresses by the two ranking Federal officials in the field of air transporta- tion—Assistant Secretary of Commerce J. M. Johnson and Second Assistant Postmaster General Harllee Branch. They will discuss municipal airport problems, created by introduction of bigger and faster planes that have made obsolete many landing fields de- veloped by the cities. ‘Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins will outline the Federal relief program for 1938. Mayor Frank L. Shaw of Los Angeles and Alan Johnstone, chief counsel of the Senate Committee Investigating Relief and Unemployment, also will take part in the discussions of the relief problem created by continued unemployment Straus on Program. Nathan Straus, recently appointed Federal Housing Administrator, will outline the Federal program contem- plated under the new Wagner-Steagall Housing Act. | In addition to these major problems | scheduled for discussion, the program | includes addresses by Su on-General | Thomas Parran on s and the | Social Diseases,” and by | E. Dewey of New York on g Rackets in the Cities.” Members to Meet Today and Take 11-Mile Jaunt. Members of the Wanderbirds Hiking Club will meet at 1416 G street N.W. | at 9 am. today for an 11-mile hike | in the vicinity of Cabin John Valley at Great Falls. The club will hold its | annual Halloween dance at the Hay- | loft, 1326 Massachusetts avenue N.W,, from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. tomorrow. among painters,” could paint scenes as charming as “The Lute Player,” forgot Crete, his birthplace, and con- signing You Can Pay More, But You Can’t Buy Better Heating Service Than an Art Students of the Marjorie Webster Schools are studying each week the pictures and lessons released by The Star in its art program. Pictured above are a group of them calling in person at the art booth on the first floor of The Star Building to secure their picture sets. In the back- ground and looking to the right is Miss Stella M. Engelsen, dean of the School of Fine and Applied Art of the Webster Schools, an ardent supporter of the movement to popularize art. e tar Staff Photo. Art Consciousness Increases ¥ As Plan Enters Fourth Week No matter how cold the weather may get, no matter how much hot water you may need, YOUR ABC OQil Burner will always deliver the goods at economical cost. See an ACTUAL demonstration here, burning fuel oil, or phone for home dis- ® Produces lovely organ tones by electrical impulses. Even beginners’ exercises aren't tire some when played on this lovely con- cert instrument—because all the varied, ever-beautiful organ voices are available to lend new richness to the melodies. Children progress faster—learn, far more easily, to put real self-expression into their music. Announcement Edwin Golden Jeweler Former Location, 1410 H St. N.W. Is Now Located at 527 10th St. N.W. ;% Swiss and American WATCH REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE on main springs, crystals, stamps, crowns, @ Fits in a four-foot square —easily moved and in- stalled. @ Costs no more than a fine piano-easy terms offered. 51,275 and up—slightly higher for large installations. The Hammond is owned by some of America’s greatest artists and com- posers. You can own it as easily as vou would a piano! Hear the Ham- Sisterhood to Hear Speaker. Judge Joseph Fromberg will be the guest speaker at a luncheon spon- sored by the Sisterhood of the B'Nai Israel Congregation at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Willard Hotel. Mrs. | Louis L. Prawde and Mrs. John Krup- saw are in charge of ngemen | R TEHTET \' 1 =i | I D 714 13th St. NAtl. 3068 100% Locally Owned and Operated Most Convenient Location T I i i i w [ |\qummah il . it m | M i 1 TN the program to popularize art and | bring its benefits to every home has | won the unanimous indorsement of the District Board of Education, the District Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations, the District Federation — of Women's Clubs, Washington Fed- S eration of Churches, Daughters of the | \Interest of Thousands Stimulated by | sneicas kesaiuion, public, private 5 % 3 and parochial schools, colleges and Star I r()g‘r(lln—.sl’l‘l‘nll‘l’"lll Century Bl hools and numerocs | o i . 7 . Q Lessons Accompany Prints, Works (1)"1’"‘1.\(' New Set. The famous paintings and the les- | Evidence that the general public in and around Washington is becoming | %0hs in art appreciation by Dr. Bern- increasingly art conscious was manifest today as The Stars movement of | ®rd Myers of New York University “art for the public’s sake” entered its fourth week which accompany gach set have be- The interest of countless thousands—to whom art heretofore has been | €OM€ & part of the curriculum of art unknown or out of reach—has been stimulated by the art appreciation cam- | 18sses in achools and colieges and paign through which 48 famous paintings of old and modern masters may | 8¢ Deing presented to children of all be obtained at popular prices. The campaign was displaying its it aton “repmaductions-.the | PALTORS of art and portrayal of the | e o et T st paimtors | cOmmOn people was still new to an | of ‘the seventeenth century—became | ATi-lOViRE Europe. The color prints available to followers of the program | 2¢ APProximately 11 by 14 inches and | The Star ia conducting in -collsbora= | Jltable for framing. tion with the National Committee for | The first group of pictures offered Art Appreciation. in the campaign represented modern This group of prints, obtainable |American art, fthe second went back either at the art booth on the first |0 the “Golden Age” of the Italian floor of The Star Building or by mail, | Renaissance and last week's set de- Ineludes four masterpieces famous for | Picted art as it flourisiied in Northern | the beauty their creators transferred |Europe during the Renaissance. Sets e il ey from real life to canvas. They are already released will remain on sale mond now —our organist wi play “View of Toledo,” by El Greco. throughout the campaign. for you any time during the day. “The Infanta’ Margarita Teresa in| Last week's reproductions, Wwhich | Red,” by Velasquez. impelled the art appreciation cam- “The Lute Player,” by Caravaggio. | paign to new heights, were Breughel's “The Ford,” by Claude Lorrain. “Peasant Wedding,” Holbein's “Anne TI.IU § ORDAN 17th Century Works. ot Cleves,” Durer's “View of Trent" | J These artists achieved their emi- | And Massy's “Banker and His Wife.” . HICKERING MASONT HAMUIN e! Italy, Spai d Flanders At this stage of the ci ign i ® e Tilh s atry, Tneakings| imeiy 10 sevicw e wilcoiend pi- 1239 G Street Corner15 NW. and popes 1l the greatest lic support it is receiving. Thus far | T ——— i I " I O i [ T Tl T Al il 11 R IR 1t M Washi Y i i & One of Washington’s Show Places Suitable for Residence, lub, . . 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