The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

A contemporary Is making a plea fcT
I the use OF the term White House in
mentioning the future home of Judge
Taft instead Of the more stately Execu-
/ tive Mansion. The reason given Is that
! President Roosevelt calls II White House
The real name for This oficial residence
Of the Presidents is the White House.
not so called because good Housekeeping
keeps it white ia color. but because Gen
Washington named it so after the house
in Virginia where he first saw the pretty
widow Custis8 and from which they
were married.
This city was never the home OF the
first President. but Gen. Washington
/ took great delight in the building Of his
name-city, and paid special attention 70
the work on the house intended FOR the
use Of his successor. John Adams. ana
for all Washingtons dignity sometimes
called sternness. he was fun of senti-
ment. and the memory OF the happiness
that dswned for him al the White House
in Virginia, caused him 10 memorialize
it thus.
This house which has been q center Of
attraction for more than a century was
designed by young Irishman, James
Hoban. and he chose for bis model the
Duke Of Ieinster's palace in Dublin Il
was pretty daring 20 project building
of such noble proportions in the wilder
ness. but we have grown up 70 IL
As spring draws near something seems
TO impel the human animal TO movement
and change. We change our houses. our
clothes. our hats. and our cooks. and
not content with that we want 70 change
our city parks
We have done what honor We could n
the recent past to the memory OF Lin
coin. And now We are trying 10 ind a
fresh way OF demonstrating our apprecia-
ton OF President Washington So the
restless spring fever suggests moving the
statue OF Gen George Washington al
Washington Circle. 20 the park opposite
the White House. and moving Gen An
drew Jackson TO the late site AZ Wash
ington Circle. II IS further proposed that
I.sfsverte SQUARE BE rechristened Wash
inzton Park.
II Is very well 10 honor the one great
{
other one while doing so. Gen. Wash
irCton never lived in this city He was
Identified with its selection and Inception.
but death cut short his career The city
Is an undying monument 10 him. II
boasts the talIest shaft IN the world 20
his memory. there are portraits and
statues 20 keep him ever present 20 n2-
tive and visitor. Mount Vernon and Al
lingron both closely associated with his
fame. are household words with Us. but
what have we 10 speak OF the famous
old warrior. hero OF the battle OF New
Orleans. save the one statue OF him Op-
posIte tie house he occupied eight years2
II IS likely that very often President
Jackson. with his old hickory stick
walked through the old apple orchard
with its fringe Of graves where his
statue now stands and thought of that
gallant and seemingly hopeless defense,
and wished himself far away from the
strife of his troublous reign
L was shortly after Jsckson's death
that the Jackson Monument Associs-
! ton. composed Of admirers. came into be
/ ing. and raised $1,000 toward putting up
g suitable memorial Of the hero Of 1S12-15
! Congress In 1888 donated 10 the asso-
citation the brass guns and mOrtars cap
/ tured BY Gen. Jackson at Pensacola In
1880 an additional number Of brass guns
and national trophies captured in bat
tie were given by Congress and an ap-
/ preparation made in - for marble ped
estaI. In 1853 S2o000 was given by Con-
gress to complete the work, and Con
Eress assumed possession Of t.
This statue Of Jackson was the work
I Of Clark Mills who also created the
+ WASHINGTON statue at the circle. Mills
had 2 sfudia near Lafayette park and ne
was proud Of the principle employed for
the first time on the Jackson horse. that
/ of weighing the hind legs. instead Of use
/ ing supporting rods as it was found
necessary in the equestrian statue OF
/ George III In London Mills delighted
in taking hold Of the front legs OF the
model of his horse and swinging OF his
feet and the horse revolved slowly as If
on pivot: poor artist, he did not guess
this darling conception Of his would be
called a rocking horse. Il viii not be
much of a Joke 70 move this bronze war
rior for he weighs about fifteen tons.
The statue was unveiled on January s
lS5s. the anniversary OF the victory over
the British It was the greatest event OF
the kind the city had known. Stephen
4. Douglass being the orator Of the day.
The washington statue al the circle Is
also made Of guns and cost S5o,000 guns
and money being donated by Congress.
II Was considered at the time far in
ferior to the jackson statue. and Mills
lost fame by it.
II requires vivid imagination TO enter
into the spirit Of the author who said
1T represents Washington at the crisis
of the battle OF Princeton: the horse
shrinking before the storm OF shot. and
the din OF conflict, while tho rider pre-
serves that equanimity Of bearing na-
tive to hts great character"
Washington and, in fact, America. has
done little to memorable the French.
who n war and peace. gave their talents
70 the upbuilding Of the natIen, would It