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KERAMIC STUDIO 
ROOKWOOD POTTERY FOR PARIS EXHIBIT— STURG1S LAURENCE 
LEAGUE 
NOTES 
We publish a letter from the President of 
the League, whose indefatigable efforts to 
have a creditable exhibition in Paris, repre- 
senting American decorators, are to be crowned with success 
at last. 
Work from the members of the League was sent to Vogt 
& Dose, 43 Barclay street, to be there judged and packed. The 
jury found rather a small exhibit, but choice, representing 
most of the best workers. The League is greatly indebted to 
the kindness and courtesy of the firm, who gave every atten- 
tion to all details. A large room and large tables were at the 
disposal of the jury and the committees in charge. Every 
piece was carefully judged, measured and marked for ship- 
ment, not only by the chairman of the jury, but by the 
Treasurer, Secretary and President. Everything has been 
packed in casks, under the careful and business like manage- 
ment of Messrs. Vogt & Dose. All arrangements have been 
made for its reception and unpacking on the other side. 
There seems no chance of any mistake. 
The President writes (and we know the members will feel 
her cheerfulness and encouragement.) 
I am not teaching to-day, but am trying to gather up all the loose ends 
of our League work * * * My interview with Mr. Hulbert yesterday 
was perfectly satisfactory. Our relation with the United States Commission 
is what it should be. The only thing that they ever refused me was the 
appointments of exhibitors as jurors. But Mr. Hulbert afterward said that 
he was glad that he did concede this point, and is now quite satisfied with every- 
thing done. I thank the members of the jury and believe they have saved 
the League from much adverse criticism. I hope that all are as well pleased 
with their efforts as I am. 
I made a third revision of my catalogue work and the corrected up-to-date 
list has gone on the St. Louis to-day. 
Miss Cowen's exhibit came, and the Newcomb Pottery case is at Vogt's. 
The Dedham Pottery has on the way a case containing nineteen pieces 
valued at seven hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty cents. Mr. Robert- 
son sent a diagram showing how to arrange the pieces on four square feet. 
Do not think that 1 write all this for the sake of writing, I believe that 
you may herein find some items for the KERAMIC STUDIO. 
I have to-day received from Miss Montfort, Chairman of Transportation 
and Insurance, a concise list of every piece in this Jan. 29th, 1900, lot. It is 
fine. This consignment cannot be added to. I am ten years younger for 
this shipping list. Mr. Hulbert sent this morning our Certificat d'Admission 
No., which has been placed on labels and made over to Miss Montfort. I 
am so grateful that I have no responsibility of the shipping. 
The exhibitors' cards are ordered, though not as we had hoped. 
Mr. Volkmar has ordered the cases, and I hope to have the burlap sent 
with the cases. I saw the color that the Grueby and Rookwood have selected 
for wall covering. Miss Montfort will get the insurance down to as low a 
figure as is advisable. Let me know if I have forgotten any of my duties. 
1 feel that in this work we are weakening a bit on the educational features. 
Let us brace up in the next KERAMIC STUDIO and bring the clubs into line. 
They do need tutoring. Yours, LAURA HOWE-OSGOOD. 
The members of the League gave Mrs. Wagner, League 
Chairman of the Exhibition in Paris, a reception at Mrs. 
Leonard's studio. Mrs. Wagner is president of the Detroit 
Club, and is one of the pioneer decorators of the country. 
Her enthusiasm regarding the League's work, and the success 
of its exhibition in Paris, was most inspiring, and each mem- 
ber regretted that he or she had not made more of an effort 
for the exhibition. Mrs. Wagner sailed the 29th. and will 
arrange and install the exhibit in Paris. The KERAMIC 
STUDIO will be informed from time to time of the progress of 
her work. 
Circulating letters for March : 
New York writes to Washington. 
Detroit writes to Duquesne. 
Bridgeport writes to San Fmncisco. 
Brooklyn writes to Van Wert. 
Wisconsin writes to Boston. 
Providence receives letter from Jersey City. 
Columbus receives letter from Denver. 
Jersey City writes to Providence. 
Duquesne receives letter from Detroit. 
Indianapolis receives letter from Chicago. 
Chicago writes to Indianapolis. 
Denver writes to Columbus. 
Boston receives letter from Wisconsin. 
San Francisco receives letter from Bridgeport. 
Washington receives letter from New York. 
(TUB Mrs. Florence Koehler will commence a 
lVTRW^ series of lessons and criticism during February 
and part of March, in the studio of Mrs. 
Leonard, 28 East Twenty-third street, New York. Her treat- 
ment of enamels is a great specialty and her unerring taste, 
both in design and color, will be very helpful to those who 
have never seriously studied keramics. She has done much 
for the work in Chicago, where she has gradually won pupils 
from their old ideas of decoration, and we predict the same 
success in the East. 
Mrs. Wagner, the President of the Detroit Club, sailed 
on the 29th for England, where she will visit for a fortnight 
previous to going to Paris, when she will immediately attend 
to the installation of the League's exhibition. The League is 
to be congratulated upon its representative. 
The Poughkeepsie Keramic Art Club will hold its first 
reception this month. This is a flourishing little club with its 
own club rooms and class room. 
The New York Society of Keramic Arts held its annual 
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria and elected the following 
officers: Madame LePrince as President, Mr. Chas. Volkmar, 
Mr. Marshal Fry and Mrs. Neal, Vice-Presidents, Miss Mont- 
fort as Treasurer, Mrs. Pond as Corresponding Secretary and 
Mrs. Andresen as Recording Secretary. The society will give 
a series of studio entertainments for the benefit of the 
League's Paris Exhibition fund. 
The Jersey City Keramic Art Club elected the following 
officers for the year: Mrs. Charles E. Brown as President, 
Misses Mulford and Ehlers and Mrs. Held as Vice-Presidents, 
Miss Nora Foster as Recording Secretary and Mrs. Elmer 
Mount, Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Dressier, the Treas- 
urer, was re-elected. 
The Indiana Ceramic Association elected the following 
officers: Mrs. W. S. Day President, Mrs. J. H. Orndorf, Mrs. 
