Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
SHEPHERD MEMORIAL
Meeting of fi:asange Commit
tee Last Night.
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MANY EUL0GIES MADE
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TRIBUTES TO 7Hn LATE Gov
ERNoR's WORTH.
Addresses by Commissioner Macfar-
land, W. F. Mattingly, Simon Wolf,
Henry e. Davis and Others.

Shepherd memorial movement last night at
the Arlington Hotel. Despite the downpour
nearly one hundred of the members of the
finance committee met for tho first time to
consider the practical part of the work Of
receiving the contributions OF grateful
city toward monument to Its one great
benefactor.
The meeting was most enthusiastic and
the result most satisfactory. Speeches were
made by leading citizens, a permanent or
ganization Of the committee was effected,
and although no money was asked for. just
as an earnest of what may be expected in
the future, subscriptions were made by the
members present to the extent Of $500.
The finance committee, which held Its first
meeting last night. was selected by Mr..
Crosby s. Moves, chairman Of the executive
committee appointed by the District Com
missioners. The meeting last night was
presided over by Chairman B. H. Warner.
DR.. Franklin T. Howe was made secretary.
Resolutions were adopted reciting the life
work of Governor Shepherd, which had re-
suited in so great benefit to Greater
Washington" and pledging the citizens of
the community to the erection Of q suitable
monument to his memory by popular sub
scription. To receive these contributions
committee Of fifteen was selected from the
| full finance committee.
The speakers in eulogy Of Governor shep-
herd were Chairman Warner, Commissioner
Henry B. F. mcfarland. Mr.. William F.
Mattingly, DR.. Franklin T. Howe, Mr.. Louis
P. Shoemaker, DR.. A. P. Pardon Mr.. Simon
Wolf, Mr.; Harry j. Davis, MI. Barry
Louis H. Douglass.
Tho purposes Of the meeting were stated
by Mr.. Warner, who expressed the belief in
both the ability and willingness of the peo-
pie of Washington to erect monument to
the city's greatest benefactor which would
be both commensurate and appropriate.
Washington had never before erected
| monument to one Of her citizens, and this
made the present undertaking doubly sig
nificant in honor to the memory of Gov
ernor Shepherd and in sentimental salts
faction to those who should share in the
contamination of the plan.
Commissioner Macfarland's Address.
To tell the committee why this monument
| should be erected Mr. Warner called on
Commissioner Mcfarland. In brief outline
the present chairman of the board Of Dis
trict Commissioners recounted the herculean
tasks performed by the last governor of the
District and how every citizen was today
enjoying the result of his wise admnistra-
ton. a7r
governor Shepherd stands" said Mr..
Mcfarland, "uniQue,in the history Of the
District of Columbia. He was the greatest
OF her sons, and he did more for her than
any Of the others Born here, and bred In
that love of the national capital which only
those who have grown up in it can feel he
seized the opportunity, which others did not
even see to begin the long-neglscted work
Of making the city what its founder meant
il to be.
Seventy years had passed since the ma
| ttonal government came ito Washington.
and they had been seventysyears Of neglect
| eminent. Whatever had been done for Its
| general improvement had been done by the
people of the District. Propositions for the
| removal Of the capital had been considered
| to mil AhA osv,u A. %layo
| impossible When millions of men had
| fought and hundreds OF thousands Of men,
| had been killed or wounded In the mighty
| struggle for the national Union and the ma
| tional capital 1t became apparent that the
! government would forever continue to live
| at Washington.
washington had become . symbol. It
was the home OF the national spirit as well
as the national government. It had become
known, and 1t had become precious as never
| before to the people Of the country. But
while this general sentiment made the re-
moval OF the capital impossible It did not
make its Improvement certain. It took
man to do that. That man was Gov. Shop
herd He appreciated all the circumstances,
and he had the ability and energy to act
Immediately and effectively. Fortunate in
| the friendship Of President Grant, who
shared the new-found love Of the Union
soldiers for the national capital, and the
| support OF the majority in Congress. Gov.
Shepherd secured the first executive gov
eminent for the entire District Of Column
bia that 1t had ever had. and then began
the Improvement of Washington. Taking
| down the dust-covered plans Of George
| Washington, Gov. Shepherd, chiefly as
incredibly short space of time, plowed up
the city 50 as to mako 1t necessary and In
evitable that the plan Of George Washing
| ton would be carried out.
| LAS the Washington monument, 30 long
an ugly stump. was at last carried up to
unparalleled majesty and beauty, 30 the
long-negiected city of Washington began
from that hour to be developed Into the
difference, that city has life and there
fore oan never be completed soc that we
cannot set limits to the work which Gov:
Shepherd began. Its effect will be seen, not
only in the city Of Washington, to which
he was limited by the conditions, but In the
entire District of Columbia. for which he
government. Nearly thirty years have
| passed since the young governor started
| the new Washington. The progress MADE
has not only redeemed ms name ana ts gwen rs,
| ture as secure as the past. IT is certain
that the work will go on. All the resultant
projects for the improvement. not only
region outside in the District, which
were brought together at the national
| capital centennial celebration In 19oO,
Is known as the Senate park commits
sion plans are the outgrowth OF Gov. Shop
herds work, and are based on the plans OF
| George Washington. The new interest OF
the country in the improvement OF the ma
tional capital SO striknety manifested and
stimulated at the time1rof our centennial
celebration, guarantees the success of the
great enterprise. The recent expressions In
| the newspapers of the country In their re-
| marka BILE tribute tosGoys Shepherds MEM
! ory gave us a new evidence of the determ1-
| nation Of all the peopledto make the ma
tional capital all that 1t ought to be as the
| representative of such q country.
I 1--WE Of the District of Columbia would be
| of all men most uHgrateful II we did not
| raise a monument to the man who has done
| more than any one elseIto make all this
] possible tsaS Vi
Address by sMattingly.
Mr. william F. Nfattinsig. who was an in
innate associate ofoGovefshor Shepherd dur
ing his official career IA Washington. was
the next speaker i7ldr. Mattingly declared
that Governor Shepherd did more than take
advantage Of an opportunity, as remarked
by Commissioner Mcfarland. He created
| the opportunity" declared Mr.. Mattingly,
| land after he had created 1t he pressed 1t
| to a successful ISSUE He believed the three
governments which were running within the
| limits of the District should be brought to-
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