Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-04
A sTATUE OF WASHINGTON
To BE Given to France by the Women
of America


The BEE: To advance a good cause will vo,
publish letter and the attached circularl l
seems TO us most desirable that to the repub
lie OF France, our ally in war and our frienC
4 IN peace, there should be presented by tb,
! women OF America u statue of Washington
the father of the great republic For fulles
Vaiuc the gift should not come from the few
| put the many, and all parts of our country
should be represented on the subscriDtioI
roll. Pride in our noble state prompts us "a
ask that the women of Nebraska aid us by
small donations. The amount required is not
large ana subscriptions can be sent TO any of
the undersigned, addressed to Washington.
ID. e., by whom acknowledgment will be
promptly made. Very respectfully yours,
MRs REBEKAH $. MANDERsoN,
MRs. EMMA l.. PADDoCK,
Mrs. EMMA Il. DORSEY,
MRs. JOSEPHINE LAWS,
MRs. MATTE G.. CoNNELL
! The circular is as follows:
! OThe people of this country have always had
! warm sentiment of gratitude to France for
! her generous aid in our struggle for national
! independence, feeling which has OCCASION
| any found expression, and notably towards
the person of General La Fayette when
| nearly fifty years after the revolution he
! visited our shores and the whole nation rose
up to do him honor. Yet this Just recognition
OF our obligation, so gracefully shown to him
mas never found expression to the nation at
large. although in late years we have been
reminded of the continued friendship of the
French people, in their gift to the city of New
Ork OF the fine statue of La Fayette that
stands III Union square, and also of the colos-
sal statue of Liberty Enliphteninp the
World which is ttly placed on an island in
the harbor, where she holds aloft her torch
emblem of the light and freedom which she
proclaims and guards
To supply in some small measure at leafs
thls omission on our part, ii seemed to many
tnat IL would be fitting thing for the women
OF America to offer to France some memorial
whlch shall convey to the present and future
generations our grateful remombranccs, and
strengthen the ties which bind the two great
republics of the old world and the new
An association of women from all parts of
the country has therefore been formed who
propose for the purpose the gift of bronze
statue OF Washington, whose life and chnl1lc-
ter symbolic, not only to the American mind
but in great degree to the world. and espec-
tally to France, what is most valuable in our
national life and constitution.
Jhc headquarters of the association are at
Washington and the names of the officers are
at once guaranty for the performance of the
trust and an evidence of the general desire |
for its accomplishment.
II Is estimated that about $4,000 will be |
sufficient for the work. and to raise that
amount the association asks the cooperation |
of all who feel interested in the object
Mr f. Francis Riggs of Riggs 4 Co. bank |
erS, Washington, will act as treasurer
Small donations can be sent to any of the |
ladies whose names are appended.
NlRs. STEPHEN j. FIELD, President
VICE PRESIDENTS
Mrs l.. +. Morton, Mrs Whitelaw Rcid
Mrs John sherman. Paris. France.
=, ONO Mrs. John p. Jones. New
hrs charles j. Man Mrs. Geo. Hearst. Cal
- derNon, Neb. Mrs. Eugene Hale. Me
Mrs; James Mcmillan, Mrs. Howard Ganson
. Mich; White. Wis.
Mrs. Nathan +. Dixon. Miss Evarts n V
Rhode Island Miss Florence Ruyard
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Del ' "iN'
Berry. Wash. Miss Alice Lonprnllnw
Mrs. Robert :. Green, Boston "
, New Jersey. Mrs. Frank Hatton
Mrs. J.. ID. NJ. sweat Ne. Washington ID O.
Mrs. Nathan Appleton, Mrs. George Gould
, Boston, Troy. n. Y.
Mrs. James l.. Brad Mrs Henry Rntler n Il
=, ford, La. Miss A. K. Eddy. Cal.
MRS. Livingston Minis. Mrs. H. ID. Green. Ore.
=, Georgia. Mrs. Charles Mum,
llrS George Adams Ill., Washington
MIS- Nn. l.. Wheeler, Mrs. j. l.. Gardner.
Boston. Boston
MRS usso"Se ;. Fraser Mrs Ogden Doremus