Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-04-04
The Romantic Derivation Of
the Euphonious Sound
ing Title.
MISS WINNIE REAM,
The Artist and Sculpiress was
Made the God Mother Of the
Town-Mrs. Mabel W. Auder.
son, by Request, Writes Inter
estingly Of That Talented Lady

Vinita has not only cause for
congraiulalion upon fair pros
pect Of bec ling the metropolis Of
the India Territory, but she has
more than one reason for being
proud of the name ii bears.
First, because it is universally
conceded to be the prettiest and
most euphonious name of any city
in the Indian Territory.
And secondly, on account Of it's
unusually romantic derivation.
While not in reality an Indian
name, many naturally suppose,
yet the Indians have reason to be
proud of the fact that the town
was chrislened by a Cherokee,
and one Of the most distinguished
of his race--the gifted Cornelius
Boudinot. Not as a lawyer, an
orator, a statesman, or man of
advanced ideas, has he name of
Col. Boudinot endeared itself to
his people, but he possessed in a
marked degree that admirable
quality OF loving his fellow men
and was by them beloved.
His talent for refined and pleas.
ant entertainment was OF an unus-
usl order. He was the fascinating
exponent of interesting conversa-
tion, sentiment and song. The
beauty and poetry Of his nature
found its happiest expression In
his songs. These were his friends
and those who were enraptured by
them were among the most hon
ored in the land. Many eminent
people were numbered among his
personal friends.
Few, indeed, of his race ever
stood so high socially as he, moi
received so profuselY the attention
usually bestowed upon genius.
On account of his advanced
ideas upon allotment and other
matters, Col. Boudinot was for a
long period of time exiled from
his native country aud he made
the city Of Washington his home
for many years. Twas here be
met the famous Winnie Ream and
the mutual admiration and friend
ship between the two is familiar
to all who knew him.
II is - fact we'll known to every
citizen of this country that th,
town of Vinita was originally
called Downingville in honor o
Lewis Downing, the distinguished
chief, and as a matter Of local his
tory, equally worthy of note, tn,
name was afterwards changed, a
the instigation Of Col. BoudIno
TO "Vinita," in honor OF his frs
love, "Vinnie Rsam," the famau
sculptor.
In the field of art Americ,
furnishes no greater name perhaps
certainly not among women, thar
that of Winnie Ream Hoxie, VIII,
enjoyed the distinction Of bvinl
the first woman who ever recsive,
an order from the United State
government for statue.
; During the civil war she wa
employed for time in the post OF
hce department in .hington
d. c., but subsequently, studie,
; art and soon devoted her whole at
tention to sculpture. Her work il
this line was so successful lba
she made busts Of Gen. Grant
Sherman, Albert Pike, Shered
Johnson and Thadeus Stevens
besides producing "The Indial
Girl" full length figure il
: bronze, the Marble "Mariam,
r and others Of note. Her most i'm
= porlant execution at this time wa
? the statue Of Lincoln, ordered b.
the government and placed in tn
capitol at Washington.
Winnie Ream spent severa
years abroad and perhaps he
most wildly known statue is that q
: Admiral Farragut, which was cas-
! in bronze from metal oblains
2 from the flag ship Hartford,
q and placed in Farragut square
Washington, d. @.
J She was married in May, 1875
to Capt. Richard l.. Hoxie, of III
U, S. corps OF engineers.
Like the classic poet of Greco,
many stales aud cities hav
claimed the honor as the place
y her birth. That honor, however
must be bestowed upon Madison
Mich, where she first saw N
light of day Sept. %, 1874
r Though the place OF her birth hi
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