College Receives Valuable Portrait By Gilbert Stuart
Arizona State College received a Gilbert Stuart portrait of James Moore Halsey valued over 10000 dollars for an indefinite period. Dr. Grady Gammage, the college president, disclosed the gift on Tuesday. The portrait showcases Stuart’s precise brush technique and textured rendering of hair skin and fabrics. An anonymous valley collector loaned the work along with two 18th century inlaid furniture pieces an Italian settee and a Spanish arm chair over 200 years old.
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Gilbert Stuart
Arizona State College
Grady Gammage
James Moore Halsey
George
Martha Washington
Stuart
Halsey
Kiwani Anns Hear Of Gray Lady Work In Scottsdale
Mrs. Mort Kimsey hosted the Scottsdale Kiwani Anns at her West First Avenue home on Monday April 16 at 7 30 p m. Mrs. M S Halterman co hosted as Mrs John L Platt outlined the Grey Ladies volunteer group aiding Red Cross patients in military hospitals and other sick facilities in Phoenix and valley areas. The Grey Ladies served Luke and Williams Fields hospitals during both world wars and since. They also contributed to the state mental hospital for three years and to Crippled Children’s Home.
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Mort Kimsey
Kiwanis Club of
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Kiwani Anns
West First Avenue
M. S. Halterman
John L. Platt
The
Kiwani Anns
Grey Ladies
Red Cross
Phoenix
Valley
Luke and
Williams Fields
State Mental Hospital
United States
Grey Ladies of Indian Sanitarium Volunteers Highlighted
Mrs. Platt presents a vivid portrait of the Grey Ladies at the Indian Sanitarium. The account covers dramatic scenes, heart breaking moments, and hours of unselfish service provided by these volunteers as they confront wide scope and perplexing problems in the care setting.
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Indian” Sanitarium
Platt
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Gray Lady
Crippled Children’s Home
Wilecmoth
Insurance Agency
Pioneer
Scottsdale East Main Street
Arizona Brewing Company, Inc
Phoenix, Arizona
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