Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
THE HAHNEMANN MEMORIAL
A Granite Elliptioal, Curtain Behind the
Bronze Statue
Tribute of the American HomeoDathfc
Institute to the Philosopher and
PhtlanthrOpist.

At the recent meeting of the. American
Institute of Homeopathy at Newport. r. T..
the committee on the memorial to Hahne-
mann. consisting Of one physician from
each state and territory, with the indie
fatigable worker and father Of the project,
DR.. ]. H. McClelland Of Pittsburg, as
chairman, made its report.
The committee secured the assistance of
| several artists, notably ]. @. A. Ward, and
an advisory committee, composed of five
well-known members of the American
Scuiptors and Architects League-three
sculptors and two architects They called
for competitive designs from every source
and country, offering prizes for the best
three.
The advisory committee Messrs. Daniel
c. French. George E. Bissell, Thos Hast
ings, Ohm L. Warner and Russell Sturgis
announced that, in their Judgment, the
hrst prize OF 500 should go to the design
of Charles H. Niehaus of New York the
I second prize Of 800 to Joseph Loester of
ADAMS OF Brooklyn. Marsh, Israels a
Houder are the architects associated with
Mr.. Niehaus in his design. which has been
accepted on the expert report by the monu-
ment committee.
Features of the Monument.
The description Of the monument pre.
pared by the committee says: 1.-THE mopu.
mental motive being the Greek exhedra
form. The main lines of the central DOR.
ton present fiat curtain wall with deco.
rated tympanum above the impost. This
together with the projecting lines of the
ampures, forms architectural vertical d.
VISIONS OF this elevation. which is thus re.
solved enthusiastically into component parts
resulting IN well-proport6ned and equal.
iy balanced composition. Rising from the
platform in front of the central portion is
as, simple pedestal supporting the statue.
scrtption Simflia Similibus Curantur'
Other Inscriptions and decorations are of a
character significant of and clarifying the
great reformer. The upper portion Of the
niche behind the statue 1t is intended to
decorate In glazed mosaic, In colors, of a
design COMPOSED of the foliage and flower
the arch are decorative emblems in bas-
relfef-a bowl and serpent-the symbols
Of wisdom. and lamp and book. typical
of knowledge and instruction. The former
in association with a palm branch the lat
ter with a wreath of laurel. The keystone
of the arch bears lions head the symbol
Of strength in leadership. Upon the rear
the date Of erection appears across the
center in Roman numerals and the dates
Of Hahnemann's birth and death, Meissen
April 10. 1755; Paris, July 2. 1S4S. encircled
with laurel wreaths, are inscribed to the
right and left.
I'm the center. filling the tympanum of
the arch. appear two figures in bas-relief
emblematic of the science and art of medi-
cine. Underneath this occurs a fountain
in the form of fblted oasin fed by a
stream of running water issuing from a
carved dolphin; thus symbolizing the tenn
perance Hahnemann practiced and taught
The style of the design is essentially Greek
in spirit and in its form.
Bronze Statue.
1.-THE statue itself is in bronze. The fea-
lures will be faithfully copied from the
bust by David.
1.-The commemorative tablets are placed in
two panels, on either side of the niche, up
on the curved walls, representing in bas-
reliefs of standard bronze periods Of Hahn
emann's life. The monument Is to be built
of the finest grained white granite, except
the statue and entablatures. which are to
be of antique bronze. The ground dimen-
siops are 43 by 80 feet, and the height %
feet"
The cost of the memorial will be $4,000.
of which $4,000 has been subscribed. No
particular site in Washington has been Sc
lected as yet. Local homeopathic physi-
clans state that there Is one which has
the preference, but 1t Is not known yet
whether 1t can be had,