The Washington herald., 1908-08-01

\ dummy Of the $4,000 bronze statue
10 be erected in memory OF Gov. Alexan-
der P Shepherd was set upon q wooden
pedestal on the plaza OF the Municipal
Building yesterday morning. and before
nightfau The lay figure was riddled with
hot shot from spectators, who cried out
loud and Justify against the inapprO-
priateness Of the location
The rough duplicate was placed IN the
position which two OF the District Com
missioners and the Shepherd Memorial
Association heretofore have thought the
only proper location for IL.
Public sentiment is most decidedly
against placing the memorial on the
plaza, and Commissioner MOTrow's Judg-
Inent that the front Of a seventy-dve-foot
building was no place for an eight-fOOt
statue was heartily sustained before the
dummy had scanned the Avenue many
hours
Condemned by Spectators.
In the progress Of the day a number Of
prominent citizens OF Washington saw the
statue and condemned the location in no
uncertain terms
George Z. Emmons. OF the Shepherd
Memorial Association, said last night that
the figure vas placed on the plaza TO
md out what the people OF Washington
thought OF IL
Cold type could not do justice 70 some
Of the thoughts, and delicacy forbids the
use OF expressions employed by some Of
those who saw the dummy. which is an
exact duplicate, except for facial fea-
lures, OF the Shepherd statue
M Emmons said the dummy would re-
main on the plaza until Wednesday OF
Thursday, unless a hard rain OF wind
came and bowIed II over. Doubtless many
Neutrality-suspicious. viii become devout and
pray for wrathfuI mood of the ele-
ments before next week.
Cuno Il Rudolph Of the Board of
Trade. believes the citizens Of Washing
ton would be unkind 10 the members of
the association # they permitted the
Shepherd Memorial 10 be erected on the
plaza in front Of the imposing building
The people of Washington VIII be
guilty OF great unkiHdness toward the
members OF the memorial association Il
they permit the erection Of the statue on
the plaza said Mr. Rudolph
Unkind TO His Memory
IT would also be unkiud 70 the mem
cry OF Gov. shepherd The statue be-
longs in the triangle 10 the left OF the
Municipal Building. The shape OF that
plot IS ideal. and in II the statue would
be given lis proper dignity and proni-
nence. L IS absolutely wrong 10 even
think of putting a handsome bronze
memorial OF distinguished man in front
q q large white building This would
serve only 10 dwarf the statue make Il
look squar1y and dUmpy. and dishonor.
rather than honor, the man il typifes.
The statue Of Gov. Shepherd is not fitted.
eiyher BY size or position, 70 be put in
front Of the Municipal Building. and I
feel sure ptbEc sentiment viii be 50
strong that the memorial viii be erected
il the triangle which is The appropriate
place. because Of lis COntigUity 70 the
Offices once directed by. Gov Shepherd %
Capt James F oyster. OF The Chamber
Of Commerce and board Of education. was
also decidedly against the proposed 10
cation Of the memorial
The plaza OF the District Building Is
not the place for the statue Of Gov.
Shepherd" said Mr.. Oyster. with empha-
sis. The big white building and the lit
tie brown statue are entirely cut OF pro
portion. and 1 would not like 10 see Il
placed there While the memorial should
be erected IN the immediate vicinity OF
the District Building. I am convinced il
would be most inappropriate % place a
small image Of a noted man in a posi-
ton where il would excite ridicule by
comparison with its background. Located
N the place proposed. the statue would
never look other than sQuatty, and I do
not think that is the way Gov Shepherd.
OF any other man who has done as much
as he should be h0uorrd "
Other prominent persons were heard to
express similar views and use even more
fOrceful language Throughout the day
mon, women. and children who walked or
rode past The Municipal Building viewed
the statue with vvonderuent and auuse-
ment All laughed at il, and many
thought some sort Of q joke was beng
perpetrated by the Commissioners
Mr. EmUous said the statue was placed
on the plaza 10 test the vista
4 Rough Duplicate.
The figure is a rough duplicate. as re-
CARDS size. OF the handsome bronze memo
rial 20 be erected 70 Gov. Shepherds
memory" said A1r- Emmons- The com
mission had forty-eight hours notice TO
put the duplicate in position. in order
that Commissioner 1Iacfarland might see
It before leaving the city for several
t-G-A-S --1 L-i----L--se-lil wanted 20 Know
what the public thought OF the location
upon which the members agreed No at
tempt was made 10 duplicate Gov. Shep-
herds features The dummy. which cost
So and was made Of buTlap. is the exact
size and proportion the original will be.
From the level Of the plaza 10 the top of
the head the statue measures i feet The
feet OF bronze represents GOV. Shepherd
standing feet ? inches tall in actual life
The position OF the dummy IS not that Of
the original and the coat is also different
The dummy was hurriedly manufactured
by the Van Arninge Company, which is
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