Evening star., 1902-02-12
MEMORIAL TO GRANT CALL IT A QU|BBLE
Preparations Of the Commis-
sion in Charge.
MODELS TO BE SHOWN
CONDITIONS IMPOSED UPON COM
PETINa ARTISTS.
Considerations That VIII Govern the
Choice Of the Successful Design
Cost and Proposed Site.

Cost and Proposed Site.
Already active preparations are being
| made at the War Department for the
ception Of models for a statue or memorial
Of Gen. Ulysses 8. Grant. The commission
having charge OF this matter Is composed
| of Gen. G. NJ Dodge, president Of the So
ciety OF the Army Of the Tennessee. Sena-
tor George P. Wetmore, chairman Of the
! joint committee on the library. and Mr..
Elihu Root. Secretary Of War, with Mr..
Merritt o. Chance as secretary. This COM
mission is authorized by act Of Congress
approved February g. 1901, to select the
! site and receive the plans designs and mod
| els for the proposed memorial. In April
| last the commission organized and decided
| to invite all artists who are citizens of
| the United States to submit models for the
statue or memorial in competition.
Conditions Imposed on Competition.
| Among the conuitions prescribed by the
commission was one that artists competing
should send. at their own expense and risk.
to Colonel Bingham, the officer in charge
Of public buildings and grounds between
| March and April /. 1902. accurate and de-
| tailed models Of their designs on the scale
| of one inch to the foot 1t was also pro-
vfded that all artists desiring to enter the
competition should give formal notice of
their intention to do to the officer in
| charge Of public buildings and grounds on
| or before the 1st Of January OF this year,
together with a statement of the super
| fetal area which will be occupied by such
| models when set up ready for inspection
and comparison. No persons other than
those giving such notice will be permitted
to enter the competition.
Thirtv-SiY A ArtiStc RosY,opd
Responses have been received from thirty
six artists Indicating their intention to sub
| init models in competition for the memorial.
The list comprises practically all the lead
| ing American artists in the world, includ-
! ing Franklin Simmons and Waldo Story.
| whose studios are in Rome, Italy.
! The following is a complete list Of the
competing artists: Douglas Tilden, Oak
| land, Cal; Melva Beatrice Wilson, Wash
| 1ngton. d. c. two models; l.. Amateis,
! Washington. D. G.; Waldo Story Rome,
Brown. Newburg. N. Y; Cyrus w
| Cobb. Boston, Mass: Burr c. Miller,
Wflkesbarre. Pa: Franklin Simmons.
Rome. Italy. and Charles Henry Niehaus,
| ]. Massey Rhind. F. w. Ruchstuhl F. E.
Triebel, Gordon B. Pike Albert Jaegers.
Solon II. Borglum. F. Elwell. Cyrus E. Dal-
lin. Warren, Wetmore Morgan. H. NJ.
Shrody, Wilkinson & Magonigla, Lopez,
dore kontt, Lord & Hewett. John Francis
Brines. Max Bachmann. John ]. Boyle.
washington HUI. a. Phinister Proctor.
Borglum, Alderman & Ross, and Clarence
Luce. all of New York.
With the exception of the notices from
Ackermann & Ross. Clarence Luce and Cy-
rus w. Cobb all the notices from the
aboye-named artists were received before
the 1st of January, as required by the cir
cular issued by the commission The no.
tices from the three artists mentioned were
received between the 9th ant. the 14th Of
January, and 1t will be for the commission
to determine whether they shall be allowed
to enter the competition.
Cost of the Statue.
The cost of the statue memorial is lin
tied by law to $3.50. .OOO including the en-
the expense Of excavation. foundation, ped
estal the statue or memorial and all ex-
penses included incidental to the erection
Of the statue or memorial, ready for un-
yelling
| Models submitted enlargements Of which
cannot IN the Judgment of the commission
be erected of hrSt-claSS material and in a
f1rst-class manner for the sum of $4,000
will not be considered.
The commission requires that the statue
or memorial itself shall represent the char
acter and individuality Of the subject. All
models must be in plaster. No drawings
| without models will be accepted.
All models will be exhibited for two
weeks prior to rendering the final decision
Best Six to Be Picked Out.
Subject to the foregoing provisions the
commission will first select. from all the
models submitted six which it considers
the most meritorious. and will pay to each
of the six artists submitting the models
thus selected 81 900. The final selection will
be made from the six thus chosen.
Of xxr;1l ha rrf,y
artist. No model received after April 1,
l9OZ, Will be considered in the competition
unless 1t Is shown that 1t was started in
time to reach it's destination in the ordinary
course of transportation, and the delay
was caused by reasons beyond the con-
troll OF the artist.
Location of the Memorial.
The statue memorial is to be located
in the tract Of ground known as the White
Lot. or the Presidents park, either on the
line Of the south axis Of the State, War and
Navy building. in a plot described as fol-
lows:
"a parcel Of land bounded on the west
by 18th street: on the north by the road
way to the south of the State, War and
Navy building; on the south by the south
building line of D street, if extended, and
on the east by the existing park roadways
to the southwest Of the White House
grounds and the northwest Of the oval: or
on plot of land forming part of the oval,
on the nurtherly side thereof, on the south
axis OF the White House, and north of the
south building line Of d street il ex-
tended"
The selection Of the site will be one OF
the elements to be considered in the COM
petition. All designs for the site last men,
toned must be Of such character as to be
subordinate to the White House itself and
the other features OF the landscape at
present existing. Designs may be SUBJ
mitted together site. or for both.
AS soon as practicable after the selection
OF the models the commission will report
its action to Congress.
Struck Sister With Shovel.
Nanette C. Howe, five years old. whose