Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-12
TIRE SPINNER MEMORIAL.
One womsn's Idea of It-shsu 1t He STATE.
or Scholarship.

One woman's Idea of It-shsn II He statse
or Scholarship:
To the Editor Of The Evening Star.
We all take pleasure in the idea Of a fuli-
length statue Of Gen. Spinner in bis cloak aad
hat - he appears in the ell-known photograph.
In our minds eve his counterfeit pSt-
sentiment in bronze standing on the north front
Of the Treasury building, but that pleasant an
ticipation has TO be ALWAYS accompanied b. a
haunting doubt that neither Congress nor the
commissioners Of public buildings will ever
allow a statue TO stand there. There are SOW
eral things in connection with this memorial
that should be carefully considered before me
association makes final decision as 10 the fosm
the memorial shall take.
First. The amount Of money.
III We have statue we want work Of srt
that shall compel attention by its merit other
wise it viii become a subject Of ridicule by add
ing TO the superabundance of statues in this
city. The emancipation statue Of Lincoln aad
the Lincoln statue in Chicago have been cited
as statues that command admiration. do not
know the cost of the original emancipation
statue, but the duplicate made for the city Of
| Boston cost seventeen thousand FIVE hundred
dollars (Sl7, 5oo). and am indebted 10 Senator
Farwell for the information that the statue in
Chicago cost forty-five thousand dollars
(s45000).
second. What is appropriate?
Aside from the residents of this CITY, who
personally knew Gen. Spinner and who would
take pleasure in looking at his statne. 1 thiHk
| the prevailing sentiment il that a memorial
| raised by working women 20 show their appre-
citation of having been gwen an opportunity 20
| work could take no more fitting form than 10
help other women TO obtain a like opportunity.
| To this end the money could be invested IN
scholarships IN some well-established institu-
\ ton, and some young woman could be always
trained IN some practical way for a busi-
ness life by receiving instruction in hsndicrsft,
literature, art or medicine.
should prefer some way that would help
many needy, deserving girls TO become prot
cient typewriters, stenographers. photograph
finishers, trained nurses. &C.
There is always a demand for the services Of
| women who have been taught TO do something
| useful well, and there are ALWAYS many NEEDY
| capable girls suffering sorrowfully for the lack
| Of this instruction. IL We could help these girls
| to get this needed training and enable them 20
earn their own support We should make
memorial of which we might rightly be proud.
| scholarship in a university would not heap
exactly this class Of people, but a knowledge ~
what such scholarship costs enables us 20
know what could do with small sum Of
money. am indebted TO President welliI.g
| and Professor Hodgkins Of the Columbian Uui-
versty for the information that Il, 800 will pre-
cure a scholarship in the university. For this
sum we could always keep young woman ne
ceiving thorough education winch would ke
| o noble memorial
II has been suggested that the first money oh
| tanned should be used 10 place a memorial tab
/ let in the Treasury building in commemorative
| Of Gen. Spinner's efforts in opening 10 womsn
| avenues of employment from which they had
previously been debarred.
| Ii should contain this extract from his Letter
| of acknowledgement TO the friends who sent
him remembrance on his eighty-ffth BIRTH
day: 1.-The fact that was instrumental ia la
Producing women in the Offices Of the govern
ment gives me more real satisfaction than AL
the other deeds of my life" To this should he
added his characteristic fac-simile signature,
which seems to many part Of his personality.
1mention the signature because IL was justly
to him a source of pleasure and pride. MANY
years ago, when it had been engraved and
| printed and was 30 widely circulated ON fras-
tional currency notes and other securities, he
told the superintendent of engraving that he
desired nothing else on his monument.
| After the erection of this tablet We could col
lect all the money possible for a memorial thHt
should be worthy of the purpose Of our assooi-
alton, and then arrange to expend Il in n man
ner in keeping with this purpose and with the
| helpful spirit of the time and the age.
| In the meantime let take the advice Of the
town clerk Of Ephesus and do nothing rashly.
ANNIE NJ. HAYES.
| Vice President Spinner Memorial Associstios
| for Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.