The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-19
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
Plans Tor Her Trip TO Europe-Ths New
Logan Memorial Hall.

Plans Tor Her Trip TO Enrope-Ths New
Logan Memorial Hall.
7. c. Crawford. In New York World.
saw Mrs. General Logan a day or so ago.
Her health appears TO be completely restored.
She has regained her old cheerful spirit, and her
quiet, common-senss way OF looking at the
affairs OF life. She will arrive In New York
next Sunday, and will sail within the next three
or four days after that on the Trave for Europe.
It las already been announced that she goes 10
company with the two daughters o. Mr.. Pull
man. They will go first to Berlin, where part
OF the winter will BE- spent; from there they
will go 10 Vienna. aud later To Rome.
They expect TO be in Rome the
the latter part of the winter, aud in Paris
during the early spring. The summer they in
tend 20 devote to England, Ireland and Scotland,
and will not return 10 this country much before
a year from this fall Mrs. Logaus gray hair
has b ecome snow-white. The only ornament
upon her black dress as she sat and talked with
me the other morning was a handsom, medal
lion portrait OF the General. set In a brooch At
her throat During the year Mrs. Logan has
worked very hard, doing what she could to per.
petuate the memory OF the honored name of her
husband. She has supervised and completed
writings which he left behind him, and has read
the proofs of the publications. She has got 10
gether all OF his proofs and his papers. 1t was
one of the disagreeable thoughts which General
Logan had during the latter days of his life that
If he should die all of his work would be scat.
tered. His wife has taken care TO guard against
this.
In the first place, she has taken the studio,
which is IN the back part of the house, ADD
raised its floor TO a level with the drawing room
on the right OF the hall entrance. This room she
has had handsomely. decorated; the woodwork is
dark. the walls q dark terre Gotta red. Around
the frieze q this handsome room are now being
painted the names of all the Generals battles.
This work 10 done In panels upon q background
Of laurel leaves, and the coat-of-arms Of tho
United States and the State Of Illinois occur
among the panels. There are to be two
memorial windows 10 this hall, one having q
portrait Of the General in the center. In
the corner of the room will be q
handsome bust Of the ex-senator. This
room opens indirectly into the conservatory.
Out of the conservatory is a winding
stair which leads up TO the Senator'S two epug
rooms which he used as bis private Office. In
these rooms are gathered ell bis books and writ
!Ies. Every one of the works Of his extensive
private library is here. and In one OF the large
closets, arranged in perfect and systematic order,
during his thirty years or more OF public life.
The mere labor OF collecting these speeches aud
arranging them has heen in itself nearly a years
occupation. Now that Mrs. Logan has so near
ly completed her work she feels the need of q
rest and change. Her CHILDREN are equally in
terested with her in preserving intact the pos
sessions or the General. The house throughout
bears in every corner some evidence IN the wsy
Of battle-iags. pictures OF trophies of his career.
Certainly no dead hero ever left behind him
more careful guardians Of his memory aud fame
than did General Logan when be passed away.