Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30

be placed on a pedestal of the same
height. the contract for which was given to
the Van Amrirge Granite Company. which
company is also the designer of the Alex
ander K. Shepher; mauSOleum. The base
of the memorial will be of the finest gray
Massachusetts granite and is strongly SIM
pie. The pose of the statue is character
istic of the original, Governor Shepherd
having stood for many photographs for the
use OF the sculptor during his last visit
to Washington, ard the likeness is excel
lent. The figure is clothed in a conven-
tionAl business suit. as Illustrative of the
energetic working force of the man. He
stands with firmly planted feet. deter
mination expressed in every lineament Of
his face and in every curve of his sturdy
frame. In his right hand he holds a
map of the city of Washington and Its
enviTons which. having studied, seems to
have inspired him to the achievements
which he almost instantly caused to be
inaugurated
The mood, as conveyed to the mind of
the observer by the face, is thoughtful
His clenched left hand rests on the back
of the hip and shows concentrat ton. force
of thought and a fiXedness of purpose
which enabled the man to Surmount all
obstacles and carry to completion the i'm
provements which he had outlined for the
betterment of the capital city of the ma
ton.
Committees Rapid Progress.
Governor Shepherd died at Batopilas
Mexico September H. 1902. Steps were
taken at once by the District government
10 render proper ceremony to the funeral
of the great governor and suitably to COM
memorate his memory. Commissioner Mac
farland at that time said:
The public services of Governor Shep-
herd to the District of Columbia, SO I'M
usual in character and important and
valuable in their results, make ii appro-
pirate for the executive government of
the District of Columbia to show by every
means in its power respect to his memory
in connection with his obsequies here
memorial committee was appoint
cd at once. OF which Mr.. Crosby 8.
Noyes named chairman. and so i'm
mediate was the response to the efforts Of
the committee that by the time the body
OF Governor Shepherd reached the city.
May 4, 1903, the necessary funds had
been raised
In September, 1902, shortly after the an
nouncement Of the death of Gov Shep-
herd. the memorial committee had already
received $2,S31. Chairman Noyes then
named finance committee, consisting OF
practically every business man in the city.
with Brainard II. Warner and w. v. Cox
as chairman and vice chairman, respec-
lively.
a good starr would be made in raising
funds for some fitting testimonial to the
man who did so much for the development
of the city. 1t was necessary that the
finance committee should accomplish it's
work before the general executive commit
tee could intelligently consider the form or
character OF the memorial -
The first meeting of the finance commit
tee was held Tuesday September 80. at
the Arlington Hotel. Great impetus was
given the movement addresses being made
by Commissioner Mcfarland, Chairman
Warner. Mr.. William +. Mattingly DIR.
Franklin 7. Howe, Mr.. Louis p Shoe
maker. DR. A. z. Pardon. Mr. Simon Wolf,
Mr.. Henry f. Davis Mr.. Barry Buckley.
Mr. w. Calvin Chase and Mr.. Louis H.
Douglas The amount of the contributions
ran up to $3.472. and a permanent organ
izItion was effected. DR.. F. T. Howe being
unanimously elected secretary
Resolutions Adopted.
Mr.. Louis p. Shoemaker who was intro
duced as the son Of man who had been
bitterly opposed to Governor Shepherd, Of
fered the following resolutions:
IAN Westinghouse have learned OF tho
death of Alexander r. Shepherd with
deep feeling of regret because he was gen.
orally recognized as a public benefactor of
this city.
His active sphere of life came at a crit
ical period in the history of our District.
time when Washington could hardly have
been called a city.
He found it without adequate public i'm
provements practically without water,
sewer. light and street facilities.
The result of his Labor has not only
made Washington beautiful and what 1t is
to-day. the pride of all our countrymen but
it has forever set aside the agitation of es-
tablishing the capital of our great country
elsewhere.
And. whereas the District of Columbia,
and not merely the old city of Washington,
is the home of our government under the
Constitution Of the United States, and 1t
becomes the duty of the present generation
to continue the great work which Shepherd
inaugurated and make the new and greater
Washington, as well as the old. credit
not only to his inspiration, capacity and
genius. but the admiration of the world
Therefore, the citizens of the District OF
Columbia. in public meeting assembled
this 30th day of September, 1902 stand
pledged by popular subscription to con-
struct suitable monument to his memory"
Within the following two weeks the sub.
scriptions had grown to $5,073 It was then
determined at meeting of the executive
committee of fifteen. held at the Office of
The Evening Star. to authorize Chairman,
Warner to appoint subcommittees for all