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Mis Pictures Mis pictures which he gave to the world so generously and in such great numbers are the highest type of landâ€" seape painting. HMis work, exhibited in the Royal Canadian Academy, Monâ€" treal Art Association and Toronto Art Gallery, is also represented in the Montreal and Ottawa National Art Galleries. They grace exclusive walls abroad as well as in the United States and Canada, and are to be found in the Van Horn, Ross, Drummond and many other private collections. | ****®Phe Ploneer MIl", his first big _ Homer R. Watson, R. C. A. Passes at Doon _ Canada‘s Outstanding Landscape Artist _ W atson Home as Memorial is Urged In the quict village of Doon, Homer Ransford Watson, RC.A., O.8.A., inâ€" ternationaily known as the most out« standing of Canada‘s Landscape arâ€" tists, the Dominion‘s great old master, passed away on Saturday morning in his 82nd year. Removed from the cities that had no lure for him, he livâ€"| «d in the same community throughâ€" out his long span of years, in a setâ€" ting which has changed with the| years from the deep forest and lowly | cottage of his youth to the present | wellâ€"tilled graceful hills and smiling | valleys, the trees and the open road leading to the artistic home and hisâ€" toric gailery he has left, which is filled with the works of ‘nis palette and brush, a true beritage of Canadian of the titles of Mr. Watson‘s best years. Here he exhibited "The Village by the Sea" in the Roya! Academy at London and "The Mill in the Ravine" at the New Gallery, doing further exâ€" hibiting with the notable artists of the Mr. Watson was not a recluse. He genially welcomed friend and stranger alike to his studio and gailery, and many who took advantage of that opâ€" portunity will recall an hour of enâ€" joyment to be cherished as unique and m e d while ‘"The Torrent" is in Kensington he made his first trip to Europe in 1887 where he remained for three delightful . His mind was keen, and being a man of very wide reading on all the great questions of the day, his brilliant conversational powers and his ready wit through which a subtle h_-_b'fl.-.hlllo_l-l companionship much sought by people from all walks of life, apart from his art, as well as by his fellow artists, Hiis spacious old fashioned home is a gem of art. mw\hmdu-h 1880 for Queen Victoria‘s private colâ€" lection at Windsor Castle. It was awarded a prize in Montreal and the gold medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in 1805 After this signal success he painted "The Last of the Drouth", a great vista of broken rocks and distant mountains and gathering storm, also "The Torrent", selling them both to muchâ€"loved artist, the inte Homer Watson, R.C.A., uncle of the author of "Yesterycar at Grimsby Park", %{est,iryear GRICOSBY PARK the usual instalment of this histor» leal romance is omitted this week and the space devoted to a sketch of the career of this notable Canaâ€" ‘The accompanying thumb nail sketch which appears from week to week in the publication, it is inter= esting to observe, is a reproduction from a beautiful drawing by the late Mr. Watson, a kindly gift from ‘u-â€"h-u-u-.nu-u utilized on the cover of the comâ€" Soon after followed "In the Gatherâ€" . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936. Township of the | the| _ Three years after his first success wiay | Mr. Watson was elected a‘member of en | the Royal Canadian Academy and afâ€" m‘mnm-m-wumoj oa4|be gave enthusiastic leadership toâ€" »is. | Ward the awakening of an art moveâ€" ied | !B®BL in Canada, in the meantime “*mmm In w21 | 1908 be was clected President of the ‘Riige". A fortune in masterpleces \lines the walls of the gallery and | his artistic old fashioned home. | The great majority of subjects for |his pictures were taken from the !mhm-mfln-fln | village, and the glories of the early | days in the virgin forest © and the | impid waters of full rivers live on | because of the magic of his brush. A few are marines while others are paintings from the Rockies, Cape Breton‘s Shores and also include a number of English and Scottish scenes of rare beauty while three large war paintings are the property of the deâ€" partment of national defence, Ottawa. "Valcartier Camp" and two other paintings idealist in treatment, "Into Royal Club; "The Beech", "Moonâ€" rise", "The Sawmill" and "The Mill Canadian Art Club which he was and from 1018 to 1922 was president of the Royal Canadian Academy. In later years the paintings in his Ford. large private art gallery at Doon "October Day on the Grand River", "The First Snow‘", "The Valley of the tic achievement associated with the natural beauty of untry, which &u@mfmdfimw* "Hon, W. L‘i.x.. "Few, if any parts of Canada, have exhibited sounder or finer agriâ€" Muhfimfldmru-mmy. It is conâ€" oâ€"m-uanmmâ€"mu-num not only with Waterloo county, but with the history of Canada. . $ Wiing ey have given to their day and generation the highest tion in eredlive are " They bave as ol ioft on amen‘s reoum of ids i'&i‘m:i'-"d'i&'m"‘"‘u"r.i]i’aém’ ‘“.'n z "‘"'n;m râ€"hfldzwmduwyufi“hm Prime Minister of Canada Suggests Preservation of Watson Home As Memorial "In the death of Homer Watzon, Canada has lost one whose name will ever be foremost in the reaim of Canadian art. Homer Watson was '..1"'"'"‘......'."..""..‘.:'. e snÂ¥ part of the Britiss Empire. . Throughout any his lifetime, his work received the highest and widest recognition. . Mr. Watson was a man of the highest culture. â€" He possessed great literary as well as artistic ability. His home and studio at Doon, were visited, not ARTIST CALLED BEYOND 1 in establishing | HOMER WATSON, RC. naud. luw-.â€"um "The Dry Water Course" reproduced Iu-mdmu\"fl Ilumdufl-tn-.llfiw |and distance and cattle in the foreâ€" | ground, gives an excellent idea of the work, while it reveals at the same time the sturdy honesty of his techniâ€" eal methods. It is a most poetic inter= pretation of nature." Stanley Moyer, an old colleague fittingly says, "For those who live tomorrow, he has picâ€" tured the beauty of yesterday." ‘ Mis Life Story ‘ Momer Watson was born January 14th, 1855 in the heavily wooded comâ€" munity of Doon in Waterico County. the Unknown" and "Out of the Pit. His landscapes are not sketches or studies of nature but are scenes reâ€" called and impressions remembered at the time the scene was observed. His work has been described by fellow arâ€" tists as containing the poetic element with a dramatic feeling that is strong in all his work. His style is robust and vigorous, his color deep and sensiâ€" tive, while his compositions are broadâ€" He was the son of Ransford Watson and Susannah Moore. His grandfathâ€" er had a saw mill, a pail factory and the first woollen mill in the county and his father ran it, dying suddenly from typhus fever. "In those days people never got well from things like that. People live longer now," said Mr. Watszon. fine pastoral quality of Watson‘s Bo it was that suddenly from a comfortable way of living his mother found herself in financial difficulties with four children, the eldest, Homer, but seven years of age THE INDEP®**LENT. GRIMSBY. ONTARIO | to work and ao pleased were they that he was presente| with & $15.00 box of paints. It was the turning point in his career and awung the tide of local opinion from sâ€"orn to @dmiration alâ€" ‘wn.hwflhm i.o.'.-l.flh'l. Boy to false | hopes and urge: him to come into business with them, . Me Hiked the boy | and said no one boufht pletures in this | new country and he should stop wastâ€" | ing his time. * But the boy stood firm, and in an t n aP We toâ€" wnich gonâ€" ‘â€"up-.d fo! which genâ€" eraily then made it fit to 1t to his | young mind. Wind mills »= the water | wheel turning round in rsing water | caused him great excite | old tosw school bouse w‘ But the boy stood firm, and in an eestasy of enthusia@m he worked out as best he could the seerets of light and shade with his new paints His genius was finding expression. Mnhum-cplhll- dustriousy set about acquiring artisâ€" tie execution, being altogether selfâ€" taught, and carnestly sought to depict nature in all her moods. Out of it came his first large landscape picture, "The Ploneer MIM®. Mis sensitive fingers became hardenâ€" ed to manual labor but he still clung to his vision of beauty and fd on the glory of the landséape of Doon. His never wavered and thou;h ridiculed | ..« and rebuked he beed~d none of it. | now "Thagth Shs. whon Mr. 1;..-.&&:‘-....:: with his brother, Joseph, gave the BOY | mer his first comimiâ€"ion to draw his| po . ‘The Marquis of Lorné, then Goverâ€" norâ€"General of Canada, was instruâ€" mental in founding the Royal Canaâ€" dian Academy and the first Exhibition was shortly to be held. In fear and trembling the young man,boxed it up and sent it down to Toronto and then was appalled at what he thought was his impertinent concelt. . Me argued to himself "how could the first painting | of an untaught boy bring anything | but ridicule and Mughter," While in | this slough of despair Mr, Perine reâ€" | --am-muun-uqmmi nonsense of going into art in Canada.| "I convinced myself that he n-i right", said Mr. Watson; "and was on the point of taking the position offerâ€" | ed, but when on my way to tell him, 1| saw him coming towards me waving the Toronto Globe." "I take it all back," he shouted. "Go | on and paint." Across the top in streaming headâ€" lines stood out the flaming words, "Country boy paints picture bought by Princess Louise." From that day 0n he entered into the life of the professional landscape painter. The deep forest and the ..uâ€"‘mm--iu.nml ed him. Frequently at night the soft light of the moon of the glitter of the stars in the great black fArmament overhead called him to favorite haunts in the ancient trees where he could ’uâ€"umâ€".mmfl cutâ€"up Jogs re the . sawrmill. Trees were all around siong the roadâ€" “"lfi.‘: "I thought they‘d last for time, but they didn‘t. As the ferests went we had greater floods and that killed the crotches and absors the solitude and peace of nature But when his fatsr died the young lad took on Incr«s»4 responsiâ€" bilities with the years. |iis painting which he pursued At â€"=ry opportâ€" unity, did not meet with the approval of many of his firiends or relatives. Times were hard ABd m and women tolled long hours Side by side in the daily task of feld and (orest. There were no minutes for such philandering of precious time, they thought. you you could draw inssimate things but not the buman for= divine," adâ€" monished his teacher. "He had a broken no to one side, und wore a Wig, yOu kno=, that never set right, but I thought > had a picâ€" old man, too good for : old log school house w‘ Rt‘s were -‘5" *_' Mr He «o mm P to become h philandering thought. ;reat love for + the loads of His painting | """" very l!l-\-ln"."l the approval | or relatives.| | xr. n and WOMmen| the Int * the ThrO®) _ In religion he became a firm believ= often drew| er in a future life. The study of ree, the old | paychical research impianted in him nce he Wa#) a strong spiritual faith that steadily CC TD Which beset me for a period in my hdn‘t 1 tell| younger days has been knocked out of ate things| me thoroughly and for all time, and I iving," &dâ€"/am content with my old church, feeling after all she is built on a rock", said o one side,| Mr. Watson. "Now T have a surety that never| that Christ lived after the Crucifixion, -.*.ilu-linnhdmnh-m was a fine Concern and not altogether a stupid reminisced| thing of the strong devouring the ‘m;hv-!-tllhm-o- ing water t. In the the three and friends were in attendance at the funeral which took place on Tuesday afternoon at three o‘clock, constitutâ€" ing a striking tribute to an eminent citizen and indicating the warm place |he held in the bearts of his fellows. ments had won him general acclaim| ory wil he was ever seeing the larger viSâ€"| fered a k o mules alillll 2l _ _ ____ \ _ | fered a broken shoulder as a result of tom. M“hmfl:.u.-hufl | -â€"n-m-wu his 82nd| Mrs. Della Hill and family of The body rested all day Sunday at the Schreiterâ€"Sandrock funcral home, Kitchener, when fellow citizens from all walks of life, filed past the casket | from early morning until late afterâ€"| moon when the body was removed to| his home in Doun where it was placed in the art gailery amidst the beautiful paintings which were his handiwork. On Sunday arrangements were made for a death mask by a fellow artist and life long friend, John 8. Gordon, who felt the artist‘s admirers would desire this memorial. The mask was made by John Sloan, scuiptor and teacher at the Hamilton Art" School, assisted by Mrs. Gordon. \ Passes Away Saturday ‘ _ Mr. Watson had been i! for many months, each acute attack leaving him weaker. Through it all he kept on painting whenever it was possible until his supple fingers grew too weak to hold the brush. While sitting in his chair studying a half finished work on the easel before him he said, "It upâ€" sets me so to think I‘ve taken all these years to acquire this knowledge and Mis Home Life After this encouragement to his highest hopes he celebrated at the eariiest opportunity by marrying the girl of his choice, Roxanna Bechtel, who through the ensuing years proved a staunch and loving help mate to him in his progress towards the phenoâ€" mental successes which were his. One boy was born to them but he died soon after birth. In their later years they adopted a little girt of four whom they called Mary Watson, now Mrs. Stewart Williams, of Doon. After the death of his beloved‘wife on January 12th, 1918, his only sister, Miss Phoebe Watson, also an artist of marked ability especially in china painting, came to live with him, a lov» fiwapwmw‘ the declining years of his life. He has one brother who survives as well, ‘wmn.u-wnâ€".dwm\ nmm.munmm-l I‘-:-dll-nlwmnlp. the ease! before im he said,. "NC UP~| . Miss Sibbla Fiett, supervisor of the sets me so to think I‘ve takenallthes®! local branch of the Bell Telephone years to acquire this knowledge ADdjCompany has returned after a week‘s now when I know how to get these| holiday spent at Detroit, Mich. effects 1 haven‘t the strength to do! . Llze Bir Wyly Grier, President of the Royal Canadian Academy and a felâ€" low artist and friend of fifty years standing ,reviewed his notable contriâ€" butions to his day and generation and streased his singleness of purpose, the late Mr. Watson practically living for his art of which he was so eminent an nephews of the painter. Wyly Grier, Mis remains were laid to rest in urday for a two weeks‘ vacation, one uuâ€"m-flthm'mdmunu.â€"l-- near his home. motor trip through the Adirondack Am-h-m:afl'u-'m McCullough represented the Canadian Club of Hamilton. Mr. Watson, in collaboration with the late D. B. Detwiler, had much to do with the conservation of Grand River Park (Cressman Woods) which is situated near his home at Doon. He was also a member of the Albany Club, Arts and Letters in Toronto and fraternally a member of‘ A.F. and valuable borary.are many deep conâ€" vincing religious books of, the day which he profoundly studied and disâ€" grew with the years. "My materialism which beset me for a period in Funcral On Tuesday Fred 8. Brigden, Arthur Paimer, G. H. Reed and relatives M.A.B. the former‘s parents, Mr. and SMrs. A. E. Phipps, Oak Street. moved from Grimaby east and now residing in an apartment over Mr. Boulter‘s Store on Main Street. Ir.ulufl-udllwm family of Niagara Falls, N.Y., were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Phipps on Saturday. Mr. George Gibson, Robinson St., who has been i!} for some time is able to be about again. , Miss Phyllis Norton spent the weekâ€" end with Mr. and Mrs. Marry Marsh Miss Marion Hartwell, member of| ‘The public school teachers of the local Bell Telephone staif is holiâ€" Grimsby, together with several friends, daying with Mr. and Mrs. Norman|called last week at the home of Miss Johnson, at Barrie. Viola Walker, on the Wooiverton _____â€"«~ mountain, a former member of the Mrs. C. 8. Bean and Mr. and Mr#. school staff, and tendered ber a perâ€" ‘MM“I few days last week with the former‘s sister, Mre. Margaret Fisher. It is twelve at ery will be sorry to learn that she suf. Miss Maisie Cullingford is holidayâ€" ing at Bobcaygeon, Ontario. Mrs. C. 8. Bean and Mr. and Mrs. MH. M. Reed and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bechtel of North Bay, attended the funeral of the late Homer Watson, Doon on Tuesday afternoon. 8. Varcoe, member of the head ofâ€" fice staif of the Royal Bank at Hamilâ€" ton, who has been relieving at the local branch the past few months reâ€" turned to that city on Friday last. Mr. R. Rittinger, of the Bank of Commerce staff, Grimsby, left on Sat« Mrs. Leonard Bromley entertained at luncheon at "Clovelly" on the Main Monday. Included in the guests were Mrs. Fred Walker and Mrs. Northâ€" cott of Hamilton, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Wolfenden and Mrs. Way of Grimsby. Mis many friends will regret to learn that Dr. D. Clark is a patient in the Hamilton Hospital and will ex tend their best wishes for an early and complete recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Boulter have Friends of Mrs. Wiliiam -_"-n since Mr. Farries had seen his Social and Personal _ |Srimcy use m scenn in se emmemmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmemmme | uy 2222200 u0 00 Eusls C =â€"â€"to be held in â€" ST. JOHN‘S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 8. 8. ROOM: Mre. G. E. Bolton and Pupiis take pleasure in extending to you and your friends a cordial invitation to attend anâ€" R ECIT A L â€"â€"â€" Silver Collection in Aid of $t. John‘s Ladies® Aid â€"â€" EVERYBODY WELCOME OPENING DANCE â€"â€"â€" AS§I8TING â€"â€" Miss Marjory Brown, Beamavilie and Master Ted McNinch d Crittenden, Alvan and Dorathy Spencer M Mawalian Guitar Trio Mr. Orval Cickmeier, Violinist Mr. Jack Ansel, Mrs. David Munter, â€"â€"â€"â€" NEW PRICE POLICY â€"â€" LADIES 3%¢ % GENTLE FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 5th, 1936 8.30â€"12.00 pm. (Standard Time) FEATURING MICHNICKâ€"GRIFFITH COMMANDERs ELOCUTION AND MUSIC RECITAL Program at 8 p.m. An artistic, varied and attractive program â€"â€"â€" UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT â€"â€" SATURDAY, JUNE 6th s of Ch Mre. Boiton, Dramatic Readings ';i-' “â€"- â€"-_f.' n' "' 'â€"u'.‘uv 'ifin == AT â€"â€" }mh-‘hnlb for the OlM \Country and after a mfi imth France and â€" glum, will settle in the Beigian Congo "I-‘--\Il-kunw‘ | She will have the sincere good wishes s and ci Nes En ing home. _ About 24 guests enjoyed Euchre and Bridge on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. A. Stevenson, Oak St. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDonald who are leaving Grimasby shortly for Ridgway, Pa., Euchre prizes were won by Mr. J. Grant, Mrs. T. Walker and Miss K. Taylor:; Bridge prizes by Mrs. D. E. Anderson, Mr. D. E. Anderson and Mr. C. McDonald. | _ Mrs. Geo. Warner and Mrs. Thomas Warner were joint hostesses on Monâ€" \ day night at the former‘s home when a miscellancous shower was given in |hâ€"urdm-udnchuyn Aldâ€" |rick, whose marriage take place this | month. _ About 40 guests gathered and cards were played during the | evening after which a dainty lunch was served in the dining room. Flow» ers centering the table were in two | shades of pink sweet peas with candies of the same shades. Assisting in the dining room were Mrs. Geo. Mildreth and Mrs. W. Chivers. The bride to be, received the pretty and useful gifte under an umbrelia of two shades of pink. Alithough completely taken by Audrey Cossitt for the best good deed during the year. Mr. W. D. Jones, teacher of English and French and director of physical training at the Grimsby High School for the past two years, has accepted a similar position at the high school at at the close of the school assisted by Mrs. Adams and Mrs. L. Larsen. Mrs. Kaine was in charge of games. A prize was presented to ‘They are spending some time also in of her friends for success in her worthy undertaking. The Mission Band of St. John‘s Presbyterian Church held a most onâ€" jJoyable party in the Sunday School rooms last Wednesday.. Mra: J. Dick knowledged the presentations. meeting of Alexina Rebekah Lodge, No. 267, in the lodge rooms last week, Miss Melen (Peggy) Aldrick was es« corted to the front and presented with a handsome pair of chesterfield cusâ€" hions by Miss Jessie Stewart. on beâ€" half of the members. Miss Aldrick exâ€" "vâ€"llnumhstnn Tax HONOR BRIDEâ€"ELECT GENTLEMEN 45¢