The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-24

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sion for the City OF Boston, passed by the
Massachusetts Legislature in 1890:
~section T. An art commission for the city of Bos-
ton hereby established, TO consist OF the Mayor OF
the city OF Boston, the president OF
the trustees Of the Boston Public
Library, the president OF the trustees
OF the sfusrum of Pine Arts, the President Of the
Boston Society OF Architects, and the President OF
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology, each OF
whom shall be officio a member Of the commits
sion.
ssThe commission Is 10 serve without pay.
ssec. 2. No statue, fountain, ornamental arch or
gateway monument memorial OF any kind. shall
be erected in any public street, avenue, square.
place. common, park, or municipal building in the
City OF Boston, unless the design and site
for the same shall have been approved In writing
by majority OF said commission and their report
shall have been made TO the City Council. Said
report shall be made within thirty days from the
time when the design and site as above specified
shall have been submitted 10 the commission for
their approval.
s'sec. s. The commission shall, at the request OF
the Mayor, Aldermen, or Common Council, give its
advice TO the suitability OF the design for amy
public building, bridge or other structure, and
shall report thereon in writing 10 the City Council.
'sec. 4. This act shall take effect upon Its pas
sage"
A Beginning.
From the interest shown in the pro-
posal to erect statue of General Nathan
ael Greene by the members of the Sons OF
the American Revolution, it seems like
ly that the city will at last have long
desired memorial to one whose service to
the state and to the nation should have
been commemorated in bronze or marble
many years ago.
President Wilfred III. Munroe has ap-
pointed the following gentlemen, who,
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Amasa M. Eaton, Esq, compose the COM
mjttce of 10: Messrs- Olney Arnold, ID.
Russell Brown, Robert p. Brown, George
E. Barstow, E. o. Bartlett, A, G. Barton,
N. +. Davis, William Maxwell Greene,
Henry Howard, Christopher Hippit, ofray
r. Mason, William G. Rocker and Alfred
Stone.
Tie committee Is to reports plans for
fhe erection of statue OF General Greene
and : special meeting is TO be called to
take action upon their report.
n Mr., Hastings model, cast in plaster,
Mas critically inspected, and much ad-
,mired. He has SO well conceived and
brought out the dignity and strength in
the personality of Greene, tha. even those
who seemed to think that the General
would feel slighted il made to stand upon
his two feet, while our later hero sits up
ON horse, acknowledged that no equine
accessory could make him more a man.
The committee meet nextMonday even
ing, and the models will be placed on ex-
hibition during the week. Then any
criticism will be gladly received by them.
Mr.. Kitson has also prepared a model
which Is in the Office of the Park Com
mission, and it is hoped that this may be
presented to the committee and publicly
shown with the other.
Notes.
Since Mr.. Bruel began upon the por-
trait of Mr.. McCurdy, he has received
orders for two others; one of Mr.. Gran
mis-, the vice president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company; and one OF child.
His start in New York City is most salts
factory.
Mr.. Whitaker is thinking OF holding an
exhibition in the spring, TO show those OF
his larger works that have not yet been
seen outside the studio. He is work.
ing upon large canvas at present that
promises to be very strong and has just
finished large Venetian that requires the
distance of the Art Club gallery.
Two portraits by Miss Helen Phelps
and large Wyant have been hung in the