Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
DIFFERS FROM OTHERS
WASHINGTON MONUMENT AFTER
A NEW DESIGN.
Represented as a Citizen in Memorial
Statue to Be Erected in
Alexandria, Va.

The people of historic old Alexandria,
wishing to honor George Washington. have
arranged to erect to his memory monu-
n,ent that will be unlike all others that
have been erected throughout the country
Washington has been extolled military
hero as a statesman and as patriot
The people of Alexandria, through the
Washington Monument Association. of
which Mr.. VIM. B. Snoot is president aud
Mr.. A. ]. Wedderburn secretary, have
plans under way for the erection of a
monument to Washington. the citizen.
Alexandria claims Washington as fellow
to wnsrnan, and her people say that moth
ing could better do honor to his memory
than a monument to the man in the ordi-
nary walks of life. To this end funds are
being raised in every section of the coun-
try by subscriptions and by the sale of
souvenirs. Principal among the souvenirs
is the George Washington memorial me-
dallion which was authorized by the Con
gress of the United States to be struck off
at the Philadelphia mint. A number of
these have been received and placed on
sale by Mr.. A. J. Wedderburn.
The designs on the medallions show the
emblems on the four sides OF the monu-
ment to be erected in Alexandria, showing
Washington as Mason, farmer, a fire
man and surveyor.
It was in Alexandria that Washington
attended court voted visited built his
fairs, and attended church, contributing
largely toward the erection of Old Christ
Church of which he a vestryman.
Here, too, he endowed free school--among
the first in this country-which still con-
tinues as monument to his patriotism
Every memory that clings around the
fa Their of his country is associated with this
old city. 1t is not an unnatural sentiment
that actuates these people in their desire
to commemorate the memory of their
81 eatest citizen as he was known among
their fathers.
For Erection in Park.
The monument will he placed i'll park
in Alexandria. 1t will be Il heroic bronze
statue. after Houdan, placed upon a granite
PEDESTAL. upon the four sides of which are
to be bronze tablets commemoratng Wash
ington's connection with Masonry agricui-
ture. surveying and the volunteer fire de-
partment.
The design for the Masonic tablet was
suggested by committee appointed by
the two lodges in Alexandria. composed of
the three ranking officers of the lodges and
the present grand senior warden of the
Grand Lodge of Virginia.
The fremans design was the unanimous
choice of the committees appointed by the
five fire companies of the city. and is a
fac simile of the engine that Washington
purclla sed In Philadelphia in 17I3 and pre-
sented to the Friendship Fire Company, of
which he was member. The old company
Is still very much alive, except in active
service, and is one of the honored institu-
tons of the city
Col Allen of the T.. S. Engineer Corps
was requested to select a design for the
surveyors tablet, which lie did, it being a
reproduction of the instrument used by
Washington.
Col j. II. Brigham, past master OF the
National Grange and assistant secretary
of agriculture. was requested to furnish the
agricultural design. and had prepared a
drawing emblematic of agriculture, but
which. while it could not be used in fun
suggested the most beautiful and artistic
design furnished by the mint This and
the head, also supplied by the mint are
both exquistely artistic