Vol, IX. No. 10 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
February, 1908 
3RK is for the workers and Heaven 
for us all," is only another way of 
saying that "virtue is its own and 
only reward." We may talk about 
arts and crafts movements and all 
they are intended to do for the 
workers — but after all "The Lord 
helps those, who help themselves." 
And the especial good which we 
derive from arts and crafts exhibits, 
to which we contribute in many instances our heart's blood, 
the real benefit, lies in the effort of the work itself; whether 
we attract attention, or sell our handiwork, is a secondary 
matter, a mere question of bread and butter for the flesh 
that is weak. For the spirit, the reward accompanies the 
effort. But, after all, without the bread and butter the 
spirit grows faint; so we sacrifice the soul's effort for 
the body's need and thus lose our reward, and in the end 
the bread and butter too. For the public may for a little 
while support a fad or fancy, but only the really good 
work — the soul's expression — lasts through fashion's changes. 
LEAGUE NOTES 
DESIGNS cannot be accepted for criticism after March 
first. All received up to that time will be returned 
if possible by April first. 
The annual exhibition of the National League of Min- 
eral Painters will open at the Art Institute, Chicago, April 
30th, continuing until May 26th. After that the work will be 
exhibited at Burley & Co.'s for a few weeks. It is hoped 
that every member who has had the criticisms, will send in 
the finished piece and that those members, who have not 
had time to submit their designs for criticism will send in 
their work for the exhibit. 
This is the cut of shape select- 
ed for problem seven in place of 
the one we hoped to have manu- 
factured from a League drawing. 
Please remember that my address 
has been changed and now is 
41 1 2 Perry Ave. The following notes by Mrs. Bergen will 
be of interest to all League members. 
Mary A. Farrington. 
In the Traveling Exhibition of the National League of 
Mineral Painters this year Ave should first look at the ad- 
vancement in quality rather than quantity. No one who 
has followed the work displayed from year to year can fail 
to notice the wonderful growth of each exhibition. Our 
study with Miss Bessie Bennett of the Art Institute of 
Chicago, has been of great benefit as well as pleasure to all 
who have availed themselves of this privilege. The num- 
ber of pieces is not as large as in previous years, but that 
in a measure is due to the fact that the study course last 
year called for larger pieces and therefore necessitated 
much more time and thought being given to their execution. 
The exhibition opened in May 1907 and was at the 
Art Institute, Chicago, for three weeks in connection with 
"Conventional" Sugar No. 8022 
A. H. Abbott & Co., Chicago. 
that of the Chicago Ceramic Art Association. During the 
Summer months it was stored as no club would consider 
entertaining it until Fall. 
In October it was started east stopping first at Pitts- 
burg, Where it was favorably mentioned by the press of 
that city. From there it was sent to Augusta, Maine. 
The Augusta Club was enthusiastic in its praise and thought 
it surpassed the work in any previous exhibit. Portland 
came next and thought it ahead of any other year's work. 
From Portland it was sent to Boston in November. These 
three Clubs have entertained the exhibit every year. 
Springfield, Mass., for the first time, asked that they 
might have a chance to view the work and on December 5th 
and 6th the work was on exhibition in that city. It 
seems to be a difficult task to decide what to do about the 
West this year. All of the Clubs have been written to 
from three to four times, some of them have responded 
very promptly and are anxious to have the exhibit. Others 
have not been heard from at all and as the distances are so 
great and transportation so extremely high, the committee 
hardly know what to do. The itinerary has been made out 
however and appears below, all clubs not having written 
the committee in regard to the matter would greatly accom- 
modate them by communicating with them immediately. 
We have made the time between each city long enough to 
admit of shipment by fast freight. Whether this itinerary 
will be carried out to the letter depends largely on the 
responses received from the clubs and also on the transpor- 
tation, it is as follows : 
Topeka, Kansas, January 8th to 12th. 
Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, Jan. 18th to 21st. 
Denver, Col., Jan. 30th to Feb. 3d. 
Los Angeles, Feb. 24th to 27th. 
San Francisco, March 19th to 23d. 
Portland, Ore. April 12th to 16th. 
Miss Florence Davis, Seattle, April 23d to 26th. 
St. Paul, Minn., May 20th to 23d. 
Returning to Chicago for distribution. 
Luea C. Bergen, 
Chairman of Transportation Committee. 
7404 Harvard Ave., Chicago, 111. 
ST. PAUL ART LOAN EXHIBITION 
Elizabeth Hood 
IN Italy, the Renaissance may have occured four hun- 
dred years ago. In St. Paul, it is just beginning. 
In opening the Art Loan Exhibition given by the Arts 
Guild of St. Paul, Governor Johnson said: "Whistler and 
Sargent, Hawthorne and Lowell and MacDowell, will mean 
as vitally the United States to the future as can an)'- financier 
and captain of industry; and will mean more permanently 
as contributors to the future of this nation." 
Under the direction of Miss Wheelock, President of the 
Arts Guild, and Miss Newport, Chairman of the Art Loan 
Committee, the first week of November saw gathered to- 
gether in the Auditorium such an assemblage of rare and 
beautiful objects as would do credit to a much older and 
larger city. With the exception of paintings and manu- 
