Vol. XVII, No. 5. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
September 1915 
HE illustrations of the work of the 
Twin City Ceramic Club of St. Paul 
and Minneapolis, together with work- 
ing drawings of many of the best 
pieces, and an account of their prog- 
ress and study, in the present issue 
of Keramic Studio, will be found in- 
teresting, not only from a practical 
standpoint, but also as an inspiration 
and example to other ceramic clubs 
that have so far been unable to evolve a working plan. 
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One of our advertisers has been strenuously advocating the 
printing of advertisements in the body of the Magazine after the 
fashion of several of our literary contemporaries. We would be 
glad to have expressions of opinion from our subscribers on the 
subject. There is much doubt in our mind as to the fitness of 
this method of advertising to an art magazine, even if it should 
be more advantageous to advertisers, which is a debatable ques- 
tion, and more profitable financially to Keramic Studio. In a 
magazine of designs, like ours, it would of course be impossible 
to put ads in the margin, as is done by the Saturday Evening 
Post, the Ladies' Home Journal, and others. A method might 
be devised by which advertising pages or half pages would be 
inserted between pages of designs, instead of being all massed 
at the beginning or end of the Magazine, or by which reading 
notices, which would be paid advertisements, might be mixed 
with Studio Notes, Answers to Correspondents, treatments, 
etc., but would it be advisable? We doubt it. We notice that 
one of the popular magazines lately submitted the question to 
its readers and that the consensus of opinion was strongly 
against it, and we understand that several advertising experts 
consider this innovation as a temporary fad which will not last, 
and has not proved of any benefit either to the magazines which 
have used it or to the advertisers. We are so far of the same 
opinion. Meanwhile we are open to conviction, and the views 
of our subscribers and advertisers will be interesting to us. 
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We have received the following interesting letter from Mr. 
Ingerson who has charge of the American Arts and Crafts sec- 
tion at the Panama San Francisco Exposition: 
"The following awards may be of interest to the readers of 
Keramic Studio: 
Miss Maud Mason, Gold Medal. 
Mrs. Dorothea Warren O'Hara, Gold Medal. 
Helga Petersen, Silver Medal. 
Mrs. Mary B. Elling, Silver Medal. 
The Chicago Atlan Club, Silver Medal. 
Mary Bacon Jones, Silver Medal. 
"Many of the ceramic workers did not return the ques- 
tionaires which were sent to them, and for this reason they 
failed to receive the awards which they deserved and which 
would have been given to them otherwise. 
"People are showing a wonderful interest in this section and 
our sales are fine. I wish that I could have had a year to pre- 
pare for this show, and for the workers to prepare, we could have 
done a great work. But even now this section is the talk of the 
whole Exposition, and people come many times, which shows a 
real interest." 
TWIN CITY KERAMIC CLUB 
THE Twin City Keramic Club was organized in April, 
1912, with thirteen charter members. The first presi- 
dent was Miss Elizabeth Hood of St. Paul, who remained in 
office until her death in the spring of 1914. She was succeeded 
by Miss M. Etta Beede, the present president. 
From the first, the Club has worked for a high standard 
and to this end has each year organized a class for the study 
of design, the first year under Miss Louise Pinckney, and the 
last two years under Miss Mary M. Cheney of the Minneapolis 
School of Fine Arts. The results of this study have been 
most gratifying, a steady advance in excellence being shown 
at each succeeding exhibition. 
The Club gave its first exhibition to the public in the win- 
ter of 1913 at the Handicraft Guild, Minneapolis, and made 
a most creditable showing. In response to an invitation 
from the Denver Club of Colorado, a portion of this exhibit 
was shipped to Denver and shown with that of the Denver 
Club. Later, in December, the entire exhibit was again shown 
in St. Paul on the Roof Garden of the St. Paul Hotel and 
excited much enthusiasm and sincere praise. 
In the fall of 1914, the Club again exhibited in Minnea- 
polis, and returned the courtesy of an invitation to the Denver 
Club, which responded with a collection from its members. 
Edwin M. Dawes and Gertrude J. Barnes, local artists, con- 
tributed pictures in oil and water color, greatly adding to the 
interest and effect of the exhibit, which was logically arranged, 
the table services being shown on white and the ornamental 
pieces on suitable and harmonious backgrounds. To help 
in the expenses of exhibitions, the members each donate china 
to the amount of $2.00 and the money thus obtained is turned 
into the Treasury. 
Besides the regular exhibitions, the Club has exhibited 
each year under the auspices of the State Art Society. This 
Society, under the direction of Maurice I. Flagg, has done 
much to encourage and stimulate interest in all departments 
of art. The exhibitions are competitive, and are judged by 
such well-known artists as Lorado Taft, Ralph Clarkson and 
Miss Bessie Bennett of the Chicago Art Institute. It is largely 
due to the interest of Miss Bennett that keramic art has been 
given its full share of recognition, and she has been most com- 
plimentary and encouraging to the Club. 
In 1913, Miss Beede and Miss Huntington carried off 
first and second honors, there being but the one prize offered. 
In 1914, the number of prizes was increased and Mrs. Alcott, 
Miss Newman, Miss Carlyle and Mrs. Brown all received 
prizes. In the fall, at a special exhibition, Miss White, Miss 
Beede, Miss Newman, Miss Huntington, Miss Mowbray and 
Mrs. Paist carried off the honors. The prize winners were 
then invited to exhibit with the Atlan Club of Chicago, and 
again came off with flying colors, Miss White, Miss Hunting- 
ton and Miss Newman being the prize winners. 
The Minnesota State Fair, one of the largest and most 
important State Fairs in the country, has also done much to 
encourage china decorators, appropriating several hundred 
dollars annually to this department. 
Each year, the Club entertains at a luncheon some guest 
of honor who has directly or indirectly contributed to the sue- 
