Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-04

diS statue, however, represents him as
robed In the dress Of an early colonist, and
does not suggest the ecclesiastic. The
statue OF Green presents that sturdy SOL
dier IN full regimentals of q major general
IL, nj the continental army. pledging the ser
vice OF his sword to his country. These
statues were placed in the hall in 1871, and
the next year Connecticut sent q pair Of
marbles to represent that state. One was
patriot Of the revolution, whose skill in de-
vlsing expedients to meet the necessities Of
the continental govern ment earned for him
the soubriquet Brother Jonathan" which
mas become a national nickname Trum-
Dulfs statue presents him in the dress of
the period as citizen. Roger Sherman, the
subject OF the other Of Connecticut's repre-
sensations. was a colleague of Trumbulls.
being one II the committee to draft the
Declaration of Independence and in marble
wears civil attire.
= In 1873 New York sent the statues of
George Clinton and Robert r. Livingston
men OF the revolutionary period. Clinton
was signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pehdence, general of the revolution, q
govei nor Of New York and Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States, and is represent
ca IN the dress Of continental soldier.
Livingston was the first chancellor of New
aork, and delivered the oath of office to
washington as first President Of the young
republic: HIS statue represents him in the
loCes OF the chancellor, and in his hand is
the treaty for the cession of Louisiana,
winch ne successfully consummated.
Centennial Statues.
ihree statues were received in the CEN
tennial year, two from Massachusetts and
one from Vermont. Massachusetts sent the
portrait in stone of John Winthrop. the
first governor of Massachusetts,, depicted
IN the act Of landing with the charter of
aaso. and wearing the dress of those early
colonial days. The dawn of liberty Is COM
memorated by the state by means Of the
STATUE Oh Samuel Adams, early advocate of
liberty, whose figure is shown in colonial
oress IN the attitude of protesting on
March o. ITO, to the royal governor OF the
state against the presence of the British
troops In Boston, when he used these fam
Gus words: Might is approaching, an i'm
or nonev
Vermonts centennial contribution to the
nali was the statue of Ethan Allen the
famous continental soldier, who in the
dress OF the continental army is shown de-
mahdlng the surrender of Fort Ticonder-
oga, In the name of the Great Jehovah
ana the Continental Congress" This Is one
or the most stirring statues in the hail.
ana Is regarded as one Of the finest works
OF art, being of heroic size. In 1880 YER
mont sent the statue Of Jacob Collimer
orator, who was Postmaster General in
1919, and United States Senator from 1855
TO 1864. He Is represented in the civic
dress of that period, in the attitude of adj
dressing the Senate. This portraiture is in
distinct contrast with the Allen statue that
stands on the other side of the hall.
In 1880 Maine sent the statue Of William
King, In top boots and Spanish cloak. He
was an early advocate of the separation OF
Maine and Massachusetts, and in 1870 be-
came the first governor of the state of
Maine.
Recent Additions.
Since 1880 the statues have come at ir-
regular intervals, the most recent addi-
tons. with the exception Of the Marquette
statue, being those of Stark and Webster
from the state of New Hampshire, the
former representing the fight for liberty
and the latter fully entitled to q place in
this great gallery for his wonderful elo-
Quence in the highest council of the nation
at later period. John Stark's fame is that
of a soldier, and his statue is character
istically and popularity military in STYLE
He Is the man who, according to tradition,
led his men to victory on August IL, 1777,
at the battle of Bennington, and exclaimed,
pointing out the British troops: There
they are, boys; Wen beat them today or
Molly Starks a widow" The statue of
Webster presents the great commoner in
civil dress in familiar attitude.
90 Pennsylvania has one of the most inter-
esting pairs of statues in the hall-Fulton,
the inventor, and Muhlenberg, the soldier
pastor. who became member Of Congress
and Senator. His is a stirring life, he hav-
ing left his pulpit to order the drums to
beat for recruits on the first call for SOL
diers of the new nation. The statue pre-
in an attitude Of earnest action as he starts
of from his church to take up the sword
for liberty. Fulton Is depicted as resting
easily in a chair regarding the model of a
steamboat he had devised, and which notes
the beginning of the era Of steam naviga-
ton.
10 New Jersey sends as her foremost citi-
liens Richard Stockton, signer of the
Declaration of Independence, who is shown
in the civil dress of the day. and Phil
Kearney, soldier of the late war.
The statue Of Garfield, which stands on
the east side of the passageway to the
Lew Hall of Representatives is one Of the
most striking marbles in the hail. 1t repre-
sents the martyred President in civil dress
as member of the national legislature
So, also, with the accompanying statue
representing the state Of Ohio, that of
William Allen, who became famous as a
lawyer and legislator in the middle Of
the century. He was governor of the state
Of Ohio and one Of the most vigorous fight
ers of the day.
The only statue that represents the state
of Michigan is that Of Louis Cass. a gen.
eral in the war Of 1912, governor Of Michi-
gan, Secretary of War under Jackson
United States minister to France United
States Senator and one of the foremost
orators Of his time. His statue bears q
striking resemblance to portraits Of Web
stcr, especially as he wears the dress of
the same period made famous by his dis
tinguished colleague.
One OF the most recent statues In the
hall Is that sent to repr esent the state of
Illinois. being a portrait Of Gen. James
Shields, a veteran of the late war; and
presented in the uniform of federal COM
mander. He was Senator from three states,
Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri. He gained
distinction in the war of 1912, and was In
command of brigade during the war Of
the rebellion.
Out Of the Ordinary.
These are all the statues that are now in
the hall as representative of the states Of
the Union. There are four other statues
there present, besides a number of busts,
but these do not fall under the provisions
of the joint resolution setting apart this
room for this particular purpose. These
statues that are accommodated out of order
with positions in the hall represent Alex
ander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas
Jefferson. George Washington and Gen.
Edward Dickenson Baker of California.
MRS. CARRIERS WILL.