Evening star. [volume], July 14, 1935, Page A-17, Image 17

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y. $. ART PROJECT
DUE TO BE REVIVED
Accomplishments of First
Venture Lauded as Hop
kins Reveals Plan.
The Public Works of Art Project,
under which 3,749 unemployed artists
turned out thousands of murals, paint
ings and etchings, to adorn public
buildings throughout the country, has
completed its course.
So successful was the venture, in
the opinion of Harry L. Hopkins, that
the present works progress adminis
trator is contemplating conducting
similar work under the new $4,000,
000,000 tvorks program this year.
All the 15,663 original works of art,
some of which drew criticism when ex
hibited and others lavish praise, are
now’ In the hands of the ultimate con
sumer, Hopkins announced yesterday.
In wages, the huge art collection cost
the Government $1,184,748 during the
Winter of 1933-4, under the former
Civil works program.
In addition to the originals, thou
sands of prints have been made. This
phase of the project has just been
completed by the distribution of a fin/
group of 2,528 etchings, lithographs
and wood-block prints to universities.
high schools, museums and libraries.
All but the five New England States,
which previously had shared largely
In distributions, received a portion of
the last remaining prints.
Art Exhibited Here.
The works of art products have
been exhibited from time to time at
the White House, Corcoran Art Gal
lery. the Senate and House Office
Buildings and the various Federal
buildings in Washington. Practically
all the departmental buildings have
received generous numbers of the
paintings to embellish their walls per
manently.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
L. W. Robert, jr., who headed the ad
ministrative organization in providing
work for the unemployed artists, yes
terday submitted his report to Hop
kins. He said the works of art would
remain in public buildings through
out the country, as permanent records
of the Federal Government's efforts to
provide work and at the same time
produce tangible, socially useful re
sults.
The project, Robert reported, "was
born * * * at exactly the right psy
chological moment. The American
artist had just gone through a period
of eclecticism, but a few years be
fore the beginning of the project he
turned his mind away from theorizing
for its own sake toward the life and
people of his own country.
"Remarkable Record.
“When the project started, the new
nationalistic movement in our art
was already at its height. For this
reason, however, time may evaluate
the work done as art, we can already
say without rashness that the work
done comprises a remarkable 'Ameri
can’ record.
"Paintings and sculpture reflecting
contemporary European influences
were the rare exception in our na
tional exhibition. Had the exhibition
been held 10 years ago they would
have been the rule.
"We know, then, that the public
works of art project has made a truly
native record and we can safely leave
the rest of the estimate to the
prejudice-cooling processes of time.”
Only about 10 per cent of the 15,
000 works of art were sent to Wash
ington for distribution.
More than 2,500 of the prints made
from originals were framed for the
offices of prominent Government offi
cials In the National Capital and as
many more distributed among edu
cational institutions throughout the
country.
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CARNIVAL ARRANGED
Amateur Night a Feature of Our
Lady of Victory Church.
With addition of an amateur night,
arrangements are complete for the
carnival of Our Lady of Victory
Church, Conduit and Reservoir roads,
It is announced by Dr. Raymond V.
Prayer, chairman of special attrac
tions. The carnival, which opens to
morrow at 7:30 p.m., will last a week.
Entrants for the amateur night are
required to register with Joe Brown,
director and supervisor of Joe Brown’s
Radio Kiddies, at 1210 G street, by
Thursday night. The amateur pro
gram is to be held Friday at 7:30
o’clock.
SERVICE ORDERS
ARMY ORDERS.
Cline, Maj. William M., Quarter
master Corps, to report to Army Re
tiring Board, Baltimore, for exam
ination.
Cronau, Maj. (Capt.) Robert T.,
Air Corps, assigned to duty as intel
ligence and operations officer, Lang
ley Field, Va., July 17, to continue
With temporary rank of major.
Giles, Maj. (Capt.) Barney M„ Air
Corps, assigned to duty as squadron
commander, Langley Field, Va., July
17, to continue with temporary rank
of major.
Claire, Capt. Guy S.. Judge Advo
cate General’s Department, Reserve,
to report to Judge Advocate General
here for training August 1.
Shadle, Capt. Charles S., Chemical
Warfare Service, relieved from pres
ent duty and assigned to 2d Sepa
rate Chemical Battalion, Edgewood
Arsenal, Md.
Lebkicher, Capt. Harry R., Chemi
cal Warfare Service, relieved from
present duty and assigned to 2d Sep
arate Chemical Battalion, Edgewood
Arsenal, Md., August 3.
McMillln, First Lieut. James M.,
Chemical Warfare Service, relieved
from present duty and assigned to
duty with Edgewood Chemical War
lare Depot, Edgewood Arsenal, McJ.,
July 15.
Broder. Second Lieut. Simon,,Ord- I
nence Department Reserve, from !
Washington, D. C., to active duty at
Ordnance Reserve Officers’ Training
Camp, Cambridge, Mass., for train
ing, September 8.
NAVY ORDERS.
Medical Corps.
Henry, Comdr. Reginald B„ on dis
charge from treatment Naval Hos
pital, Washington, D. C„ to Naval
Training Station, Newport, R. I.
Warrant Officers.
Rider, Chief Machinist Fred T., de
tached Norfolk Navy Yard, Ports
mouth, Va., on August 31 to home,
relieved all active duty.
Norton, Chief Radio Electrician
Hugh M„ detached U. S. S. Medusa
about August 20 to instruction Radio
Material School, Naval Research Lab
oratory, Bellevue, D. C. ^
New P Street Bridge Ready to Open
A perspective of the new P Street Bridge across Rock Creek, which is nearly ready for use. Civic groups
in the vicinity of the bridge plan a joint celebration when the span is opened to traffic, about July 22.
The Commissioners have been asked to name the bridge in honor of Robert Fulton, steamboat inventor, who
once lived on the banks of Rock Creek, at Kalorama. —Star Staff Photo.
PROBERS BELITTLE
SOCIALIST STRIFE
Board Reports New York Differ
ences Insufficient to Cause
Crisis.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.—The Board
of Inquiry appointed by the National
Committee of the Socialist Party to
investigate the New York State situa
tion reported tonight "there is no
difference of opinion sufficiently fun
damental to Justify either faction in
precipitating a crisis."
The report of the board was pub
licized by the National Committee at
the outset of a hearing to determine
whether the charter of the New' York
City and State organizations shall be
revoked.
The board—composed of William
Quick of Milwaukee. Roy Burt of Chi
cago ahd Arnold Freese of Norwalk,
Conn.—set forth the following:
1. To all Intents and purposes, the
Young People's Socialist League of the
City of New York has been unjustly
expelled and Is prevented from func
tioning. This action was ''ill advised.”
2. The New York City organization
denied democratic procedure, and re
fused to admit qualified Y. P. S. L.
members Into the paity. The State
Executive Committee took no steps "to
correct these abuses.”
3. The New York State and city
organizations have taken no action
"to stop attacks upon party members
and the National Committee in either
the party press or the "apitalist press.”
These attacks—which have been di
rected at Norman Thomas and other
anti "old guard” leaders—are "so
serious that drastic action to stop
them must be taken.”
4. The New Leader, weekly organ
of the “old guard" organization, is
"definitely a partisan and faction
publication.” The paper also has
given “direct encouragement of ses
sion" by the right wing New York
groups.
The bitterness between the fac
tions. long smouldering, was brought
to the climax by the revolutionary
declaration of principles adopted at
the Detroit national convention last
year.
SESSION FIVE YEARS OFF
Reservations Made Here for Inter
national Geneva Association.
Reservations for a convention five
years hence have been made through
the Greater National Capital Commit
tee of the Washington Board of Trade,
it was announced yesterday by Curtis
Hodges, executive director.
The International Geneva Associa
tion, with an expected delegation of
500 members, has agreed to meet in
Washington in June, 1940.
Alfred Pazoska, banquet manager at
the Mayflower Hotel, Is local president
of the association and arranged for
the convention.
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