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T EAGUE The annual meeting of the League was 
NOTES ^ eld m New Yor ^' Ma > 7 8tn > and was attended 
by about thirty members. The delegates 
and proxies numbered seventeen and represented clubs from 
the following places: Augusta, Maine; Bridgeport, Conn.; 
Brooklyn, San Francisco, Chicago, New Hartford, N. Y. ; 
Pittsburg, Jersey City, Denver, Boston, New York, Portland, 
Maine, and Providence, R. I. 
A brief account by presidents of clubs or their repre- 
sentatives was made of the year's study course. These 
accounts were an inspiration and one of the best features of 
the meeting. An interesting discussion arose on the subject 
of receiving all the work presented regardless of merit, pro- 
vided only it conformed to the requirements. Some members 
felt there should be judges selected from outside of the 
League who should reject pieces not up to a fairly good 
standard, believing it would be detrimental to the League's 
interests to let indifferent work go out as its educational ex- 
hibition. Other members held to the view that all work sent 
conforming to specifications should be regarded as equal in 
this exhibition and having the same right to exhibition 
privileges, and further that poor painting was often quite as 
encouraging to students as the best, perhaps even more 
stimulating. Miss Perry of Detroit, advanced so many good 
arguments in favor of receiving and exhibiting all conforming 
articles that her logic and the truth of her statements won 
the approval of almost every member of the assembly, with 
the result that no work presented was excluded for lack of 
merit. Exclusion in all cases was from a failure on part of 
member to send only a vase, No. 405 — Ceramic Belleek — a 
plain rim plate or a portrait head. 
The delegates assembled elected six Board members as 
follows: Miss Ida A. Johnson, Brooklyn ; Miss Mary Perry, 
Detroit; Mrs. Catherine C. Church, San Francisco; Mrs. 
Caroline L. Swift, Boston; Mrs. Lois E. Andresen, New 
York ; Mrs. L. W. Holcomb, New York. 
The delegates expressed regret that the president had 
found it necessary to resign, and all joined in approving of 
the year's plans for the annual exhibition, the success it 
promises to be and in the acquisition of four new clubs. 
Mrs. Vance-Phillips desired to have her place filled as soon 
after the annual meeting as this could be done without detri- 
ment to the League. Accordingly immediately after the 
adjournment of the annual meeting the president called the 
newly elected Board together for its first session. Mrs. 
Holcomb was elected Temporary Chairman of Advisory 
Board. Miss Ida A. Johnson, former Chairman of Educa- 
tional Committee, was nominated for the office of President, 
and by unanimous consent appointed by the Board, according 
to the provision of the constitution. The meeting adjourned 
just as Miss Johnson arrived, she having been detained by 
important business. The surprise of being greeted as presi- 
dent was indeed great, but surrounded by loyal friends and 
in an atmosphere full of enthusiasm for the League, Miss 
Johnson yielded with reluctant but 'charming grace. The 
League is to be congratulated. The educational movement 
will be in no way interrupted, but every effort will be put 
forth to correct any errors that may be lurking undiscovered 
