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Show KIWAKIS CLUB ! OF SPRINGVILLE HEAR ART TALK ;i i "Springville Is 50 Years Ahead of Other Cities," One Speaker Asserts. ' "We all have our mountains, rivers and lakes, but we are not : taught to appreciate them from an . artists's standpoint. Springville, , . however, with her collodion of fine art in the high school, making it possible for tlie school children to develop appreciation for art, is 50 years ahead of any other city in the state in this regard," said Mrs. John Culley, of Ogden, in a short W'H on "The Appreciation of Art" at the Springville Kiwanis club luncheon Thursday evening. April 17, at which time, twenty Ogden Kiwanis and their wives, were the gnosis of the Springville club and furnished ! the program of the evening. 'I Mrs. Culley paid a tribute to the Springville high srhool national art ! exhibit and stated that the Oinien ! visitors had just spent a profitable : afternoon visit ing the exhibit pre- 1 1 vious to coming to the Kiwanis ; meeting. s. She also rrferrd to the monument -j 1 boing erected in I he Springville . i City Park, which is a contribution ii of C. E. Dallin and is a niem.'rial to the Springville and Maple ton j boys who lost their lives in the late i world war. After eonimcndi ml: the i work of the Springville Service I Star Legion in sponsoring the move. ' she said. "I wonder if the people of Springville appreciate what it i means, to have a 'Dallin' in your i city, for'' she continued. "New "York, i Boston, Philadelphia and other big J eastern cities consider it something : exceedingly great to have a 'Dallin' in their parks." i Mrs. Culley said, "We want the . people of Springville to known that ; we appreciate your appreciation of ( art and to show our appreciation we y. want to make a contribution to the ;( fund that is being raised to pay for the materials necessary to the ereo- i" tinn of the 'Dallin' monument," f Thereupon the Kiwanis loving cup was passed around, among the Off- ; den guests and a contribution of , .$13.33 was made toward the fund. Judge W. H. Boeder, Jr., of Og- den, acted ns toastmaster and also ,! presented the "Loving Cup" which ; is being passed to the various clubs in the district and which will ha ( t"keu to Bingham by the Spline- I ville club the following Thursday. j. W. W. Iiawson, president of the j ' Ogden club, responded to the address ad-dress of welcome, given by President ' M. O. Packard. Other numbers on the program included a humorous talk by John Culley, two readings ;' by Mrs. John Corrnl and two vocal solos by Ed Greenwell, all of Ogden , and a number from a male quartet composed by M. E. Crandal, Elmo Coffman, Wm. N. Grooms and Ralph ' Snelson. The luncheon took place in the Fraternity hall and was prepared by the Springville Service Star Le-l Le-l gion. |