The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-08
UNVEIL STATUE
LEW WALLACE
Indiana State Presents Fine Mon
ument to be Placed in
in Statuary Hall.
fine PROGRAM Is ARRANGED
There Are now Thirty-FiVe Statues in
Hall at capitoI-Prominent Citi-
zens Of Hoosier State to Take
Part in Exercises.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. S.-All ar
rangements have been concluded for
the unwilling next Tuesday Of the
handsome statue of General Lew Wal
lace presented To Statuary Hall i'm the
capitol by the state of Indiana. The
statue, which is the work of Andrew
O'Connor. the American sculptor. is
slightly over life-size, and, with the
pedestal. stands about ten feet high.
The base is a square block of Indiana
limestone and bears the inscription:
Lew Wollace, Soldier Author, Diplo-
mat"
At the unveiling exercises. James
Whltcomb Riley. "The Hoosier Poet"
will read an original poem. William
Allen Wood viii present the statue IN
behalf Of the commission. and Govern
or Marshall will accept it in behalf of
the state. Addresses are expected
from Senator Beveridge. Hussein Mia
zim Bey. the Turkish amba ssador, ana
w. II. Andrews. the delegate i'm con-
gress from New Mexico.
The statue of General Wallace Is one
of five to be placed I'm Statuary Hail
this winter. Virginia recently placed
In the hall statues OF Robert r. Lee
Gud George Washington, South Caro-
lima has sent n statue Of John c. CAL
houn and Idaho has placed in the hail
a statue of George L. Shoup, who rep
resented that state i'm the United
States senate from 1890 until 1901. The
state of Senator Shoup is the first one
| erected by any of the states west of
the Missouri in honor Of one of their
sons. although each state i'm the union
has the right to be represented by two
such statues. Should all of them avail
themselves OF the privilege II wadi1
soon become necessary to make an
addition TO Statuary Hall. which was
formerly the hall of the house Of rep
resentatives. The total number au-
thorized is nlnety-two.
Up to the present time there are on
" thirty-five statues in place. The
statues now i'm the hall or to be placed
i'm it this winter are as follows: Sam
uel Adams Of Massachusetts. who was
| prominent in the agitation what
brought about the Revolutionary war;
Ethan Allen of Vermont. known in his
tory as the hero Of Ticonderoga; Will
lam Allen Of Ohio. who was a member
Of congress. senator and governor;
Stephen f. Austin Of Texas. who led
the movement which resulted in Texas
separating from Mexico; Thomas II.
Renton of Missouri. for many years i'm
the United States senate; +. =. Blair
Of Missouri, soldier and statesman;
Charles Carroll of Maryland. a signer
Of the Declaration of Independence;
Lewis Cass of Michigan, soldier,
statesman. diplomat and governor of
Michigan territory; George Clinton OF
New York, first governor OF New Yo-,S
state and twice vice president of the
United States; Jacob Collamer of Yer
mont senator and postmaster general;
J. L. NJ. Curry OF Alabama. statesman.
diplomat and educator; Robert Fulton
of Pennsylvania, who made the first
successful steamboat; James A. Car
! field OF Ohio. president Of the United
states; Nathaniel Green OF Rhode Is
land, general in the Revolution; John
Hanson of Maryland, president OF the
Continental Congress; Sam Houston
Of Texas, who fought for the indepen-
dencc Of Texas; John ]. ingalls, OF
Kansas. United states senator; John
T.. Kenna OF West Virginia, United
states senator; Phillip Kearney Of
New Jersey. a soldier of the Mexican
and Civil wars: william King. first
governor OF Maine: Robert r. Lee, OF
virginia, commander of the Confeder-
ate army; Robert r. Livingston OF
New york. member Of the Continental
Congress: Oliver =. Morton, war gov
ernor of Indiana, Pere Marquette, sent
by wisconsin. missionary, priest and
explorer: John Peter Gabriel Mullen
burg of Pennsylvania, soldier and
statesman: Francis II. Pierpont Of
west Virginia first governor of thar
state; Roger sherman of Connecticut
a signer Of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence; James Shields OF Illinois,
soldier and United States senator;
John stark Of New Hsmpshire, one Of
The heroes OF The Revolution: Richard
stockton OF New Jersey, signer OF the
Declaration OF Independence; Joua-
{ than Trtimbuu Of Connecticut. first
= governor of that state; George Wash
: ington OF Virginia, first president OF
l. the United states, Daniel Webster OF
Y New Hampshire. statesman; Lew
g wallace OF Indiana, soldier. diplomat
Z and author: Roger williams Of Rhode
Island. founder Of colony In what
Is now that state; John winthrop OF
Massachusetts,. first governor Of the
: colony; Frances II. Willard OF Illinois
e founder OF the Woman's Christian
= Temperance union.
: III. nin., r.nn, A vi.