Hide Article Text (OCR)
Artist Col. Holland, West Pointer,Had Interesting Military CareerCol. Temple Holland, native I ipeninsula jutting into the of Santa Anna, Texas, now of j \gean Sea where there are a-* rSan Antonio, whose art exhibition at the Ennis Community Center Sunday and Monday was delightful, is a career military man, a West Pointer, turned art ist. But the beginning of his artist career dates back many almodations. year.The artist s more than MO v^arsin the army took him over much of the world and in an interview with the modest, ti toot 2 retired Army colonel, turned art-out 20 monasteries in the cliffs where Greek Orthodox bearded monks and priests live in the aves with only rags between hem and the stone floors and walls and the crudest of accom-In 1942 Colonel Holland was sent to New Zealand with the First Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific group and then to IHthe Fiji Islands u'here he picked jup his regiment to move to ists, this writer found that he j Guadalcanal, through the Solo-had much on which to reflectj man Islands and to the Philippin-1 and be proud, in an interview j es; and after the war he was in ;at the home of lus brother-in- j Greece in 1948-49 advising Genlaw and sister-in-law. Col, and j oral Grigoroupolis and his ThirdMrs. O. H Lumpkin | Greek Army on how to useIn 1948 and 1949 he was sent : weapons and then in Germany,to Greece as advisor to Lt Gen- i in 1950. So there wasn’t any Ieral Grigoroupolis of the Greek time for 30 years for Colonel Hoi-Third Army in Macedonia and I land to paint—for he served thatThrace and was stationed at i span successfully in the army. Salonika in Macedonia on the! Hut when a student at WestAgean Sea. The Communist Point he drew some of the pen Greek guerillos and those from and ink drawings for the “How-Alh.trna, Yugoslavia and Ho- itzcr” which is the West Pointmanio had women in the front yearbook or annual and soldlines so many to each unit some magazine cartoons, and asand General Grigoroupolis’ de- a teenager he liked to draw andfense army was made up of men paint. Mrs. Holland's engage-only, of course. When Mrs. Hoi- ment ring on her left forefinger,land joined him there by plane, j is a West Point graduation ring, she landed hearing a barrage of bullets, a battle with the guerillos, in which many were captur-11cd. She did not know it was real, supposing it was only practice,and was not afraid However, she loved it there for manv reasons, not the least of which was the fact that she organized the women of the .Joint United States Military Advisory group, called .M SMAG, and they spent much time feeding and clothing the little Greek War orphans, obtaining an old building that had been damaged by fire for those on the streets Thcv found a CAKE package there in a vacant building and wrote for other CARP] packages. Of course, many of the orphans were sent over the hill to the places arranged for them, after they were fed and clothed, and room was made for the othei littleII(the setting designed by her husband. After the Colonel became ill about 7 years ago, he was hospitalized, finally partially recovered and, though not yet to retirement age, was retired with a physical disability.!, Before he was stricken ill, the active tall strong man had never I' been ill in his life and was plan-1 lt;ning another overseas assign- j ment. it is not surprising that A such a former active man cast j \ about for something to work j ( with and returned to something he enjoyed as a youth.He then took art four years at Trinity University and also from accomplished private teachers in San Antonio where the Hollands, having often been stationed there, bought a home11Itand settled in the town that Ishungry, almost orphans.Mrs. Holland band, enjoyednaked roaming1 jas did her bus-King Paul andIcctQueen Fredencka of Greece and were privileged to visit them and always sat with them at their table at official parties. King Paul is a tall man as is Colonel Holland who jokingly says that back to back the King won out on height as the King wasn'tbald.!riFThis West Pointer was C O. in Bamberg, Germany, when he was stationed there and also C O:seemed much like home, andwhere they have many friends from the Army who have also chosen San Antonio as their permanent homes. The quiet, still rather young-looking man listens and observes mostly, becoming talkative only when the subject gets around to the Army or some place it has taken him or to art So, it is, after more than a 30-year military career, which he loved, he has found another niche for himself.The second day of exhibit was I E well attended and among those jj who registered were the follow- ir ing artists: Mrs. J. W. McManus, j s Red Oak; Mrs. Montgomery Mid-cr\vof the advisory group attached dleton and Mrs. J. V. Cooper, to the Third Greek Army at Waxahachie.. and Mrs MurlinVSalonika. At the latter place, Tomlinson of Mrs. Holland got to go to Istan- j Road, bul and various other interestold Waxahachie cThe two-day one-man showing places and Colonel Holland was sponsored by the local especially enjoyed visiting Ethos. American Legion Auxiliary.kPo'
Newspaper Details
Ennis Daily News
Ennis, Texas, US
Tue, Jan 24, 1961
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 25 Apr 2019
Other Publications Near Ennis, Texas
Ennis Weekly Local
Ennis Daily News
