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PLEA FOR A

SCOTS "TATE GALLERY"

Artists Not Vociferous

Enough, Says Mr. Arthur Kay

PROGRESS HINDERED

"London, Apr. 27.

COMING-OF-AGE A TAX ON BIRTHS

OF TOC H

Plans For June Festival

THE KING'S PATRONAGE

London, April 27.

At the annual meeting of the Central Council of Toe H held on A complaint that Scottish artists Saturday at 42, Trinity Square, were not vociferous enough in their | E.G.3. the chatman (Mr. P demand for a Scottish gallery of Sutherland Graeme) announced modern art (such as the Tate Gal- that the King had been pleased lezy) was made in Edinburgh yes-

to remain the Patron As Prince terday by Mr. Arthur Kay, AR.S.A. of Wales, his Majesty's first in- He was speaking at the unnunl

terest was in Talbot House, Pope- meeting of the Scottish Modernringhe, during the War, and he Arts Associasion.

has been Patron of the movement since 1921.

Mr. Kay referred to the "cold and voiceless, neglect of Scottish poil The acceptance of the presidency ticians," and reminded his audience of Toc H in Canada by the that Ireland was partly incited and jiäovernor-General. Lord Tweeds- driven to demand Home Rule by muir, was reported. In succession what her writers, poets, and pain to the late Field-Marshal Lord. Lers believed to be Governmental | Byng, Lieutenant-General Sir Re- neglect.

London, May 1.

Pessimists of to-day may doubt whether it is worth while being born, but they would have had dee- per reasons for doubt if they had been alive on that fatal May Day in 1895 when Godolphin Arst levied a tax on births Parents of noble estate had to pay heavily for the privilege of keeping the human species going. A duke was mulcted in a penalty of £30 when his duchess presented him with an her, and £25 for each successive child. Baronets and knights pald £5 for their heir'a serjeants-at-law and doctors. whether of law, me- dicine, or divinity, pald £1, and the same fee was demanded of the clergy from archbishops down to prebendaries. Everybody who had £500 in the funds was assessed at ten shillings, and the poorest par- ents could not escape under two shillings. The imposition lasted eleven years, but its association with anything but a merry May Day was remembered long after that.

!ginald May was appointed a the-Tower, St. Martin-in-the- The work of the Scottish Modern trustee of Toe H. Admiral Sir Fields, and Westminster Abbey on Art Association, he said, nad be-William Fisher was appointed a June 24, and afterwards there will come more and more difficult. If president of the association, and be a meeting with London members Con- they wanted to buy they often had the Rev. P. W. Monie, hon. ad-in "the grounds of the Zoo, nr money, or if they had money ministrator for 13 years, a viceferences will be held at Caxton there was nowhere to put their president. A hearty welcome was Hall, Westminster, and the Anal purchases. When there was no given the Rev. P. B. Clayton on art in the week will be a service space reaction came. Legacies or his return after six months in or thanksgiving at the Royal Albert gifts of money ceased.

the Eastern Mediterranean. The Hall on June 28, when the address founder padre addressed the coun- will be given by the Rev. Owen cil on his experiences with the Watkins, hon, administrative pa- Fleet and the need for increased dre, before his departure for Tec resources for the work and deva-H work in South Africa. lopment of Toc H in the Services.

Caless private generosity and political influence provided that space and room for expansion, the public purchase of modern works of art must, more or less, mark time until they got what they should have had already, a Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

ART A NECESSITY

"1 think," he said, "Scottish ar- fists ought to be more vociferous. I never hear any very active, com- bative, provocative action on their part to bring about some move ment for the creation of a modern gallery.

The artists of Scotland are the people most interested, and it is for them to try and bring people to understand that art is not a luxury

In presenting the annual report, which showed an increase during the year of 48 branches and groups at home and 28 oversea, the Hor.. Administrator (Mr. Hubert Secretan) announced the gift to Toe H by an anonymous donor of a house in Johannesburg A team of 20 men would be housed there, the first "Toc II "Mark" in South Africa, where 87 branches and

been groups had already established. These men wou'd earn their living in the city and render service to the community in their leisure bours. The report and a new pamphlet described the Lord Salvesen, in seconding, said varieties of service rendered by Edinburgh was far behind Glasgow, members in the 1,435 units at where they had a marvellous-col-home and oversea, and indicated lection of the best work of the time the growing influence of the move- from all parts of the country.

ment on public opinion. The Mr. A. E. Borthwick, AR.S.A., Patron's Toc H Builders' Associa- bresident of the P.S.W., and Mr. tion was stated to be providing Kay would have to make an ex-much-needed financial backing, in ception of the R.S.W., who in sea. addition to the determined efforts son had carried on propaganda tor of the members, but the continual a gallery of modern art.

growth of Toc H was making still further provision for staff essen- tal, especially in the far parts of the world.

bur an absolute necessity."

THE UNIVERSAL BARD

Tondon; Apr, 27.

DEVELOPMENTS OVERSEA

Developments aversen during the year included the work done by the Rev. Michael Coleman, the first whole time padre in Western Ca- nada, Mr. Mayne Elson had gone to the Far East A's the Erst whole- an appointment

A

The long controversy over which is the most Aryan German trans- lation of Shakespeare has been set- fled, Rothe's new and tree trans- lation has been condemned by the

committee of experts set up by time secretary, Dr. Goebbels, and the old. careful made possible by the local units Sentegel-Tieck translation pro-and by the generosity of firms en- nounced unexceptionable but cap-gaged in the Eastern trade. able of improvement."

"padre and two laymen had joined Shakespeare has always been the staff working among the 140

units in passionately, if ponderously, ad-scattered

Australia, mired in Germany, whence have whence another layman had been

the bulklest volumes

training. of sent home" for

During Shakespearean criticism.

the meeting Anzac Day greetings Under the Republic" there were

were received trom Australian mure performances of Shakes headquarters in Adelaide. peare's plays at the German Thea-

In connexion with arrangements tre in Berlin than of any other for the Coming-of-Age Festival in dramatist's and the Third Reich June, it was announced that the has hailed the bared as a source Lamps of Maintenance for 100 new

come

of "Germanness" pure and unde-branches will be lit by the Duke of fled; just as in Moscow, he is Kent at the Crystal Palace on nailed as a pioneer apostle of the class war..

BRAVE TRANSLATIONS

In France, admiration for him

June 27 and that the Archbishop or Canterbury will be present with some 300 members from overseu. There will be a gathering of the Toe H. League of Women Helpers

is more moderate and less posses-on the previous evening, when the sive, though a French critic naa Duchess of York will be present. A claimed that to have written Love's new"masque, "Master Valiant," de- Labour's Lost" Shakespeare must vised by Mr. Barclay Baron and have visited France.

composed by Dr. Martin Shaw, will be presented on both occasions. Dr. George Bröckless will conduct

There are a number of French translations of the plays, some rhymed and some literal. In the choir, and orchestra of 700, and latter, colloquialisms are bravely the masque will be produced by Mr. handled, as “ma poule" for "my. Clive Carey. The masque is a chuck."

story of youth growing up to the Altogether Shakespeare has been responsibilities of manhood, being translated into 52 languages, in-played in fifteenth-century cou- cluding Chinese and Japanese. Intume and representing in allegory their Tamil versions the tragedies the course of a young man and of all end happily, and take up to Tec E in our own time. nine nours to perform.

Need I add that Gaelic én

The first event in the main fes-

thustats have insisted that Ham-tival week will be

a service of

let ved In Dublin, and that dedication in 8t: Paul's Cathedrai Shakespeare's name should be pro- on June 22, when the Archbishop of York will preach. On June 23 bounced "Seawach 'a's blor"?

there will be a reception of over- sea members by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House, and in the "Mother," asked little Willie, evening Lord and Lady Balisbury when there were guests to dinner, will receive the members of the "will the dessert not be good for Patron's Builders Association et ine, or is there enough to go Grocers' Hall. The oversea mem

bera: will visit "All Hallow-by-

Brand?

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During the preceding and follow Ing weeks many members will be going on pilgrimage to Talbot House at Poperinghe. Belgium. and visiting provincial centres for training courses and conferences At Gosforth High Park, Newcastle- on-Tyne, the Northern Area Rally will be held on July 1, and on July 4 there will be a service in St, George's Chapel, Windsor, and a guest night at Eton College.

On the twenty-first anniversary of the opening of Talbot House, the Toc H World Chain of Light will be observed throughout the world dur- ing, the 24 hours irom 9 p.m. on December 11

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