St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-28

the costllest and most impressive
monument of its kind ever bull; by
women in this country or any other.
From the artistic standpoint it is one
OF the finest buildings which the beau
tiful capital contains, and from the
utilitarian it is destined to become one
of the most useful. But most of all
does it typify in the Hottest form what
its projectors intended it should-a
perpetual memorial to the heroic dead
who made the nation, erected and paid
for by the efforts of women who are
their lineal descendants.
The history and achievements ofthe
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution Is written in marble
and made imperishable in tablets and
figures of bronze in this hall of heroes.
The Hall of Heroes as it stands to-
day in majestic completeness is tenn
pie Of white Vermont marble Of the
Corinthian style adopted to modern
usages. 1t Is situated in Seventeenth
street, between C and D streets. and
opposite the rolling ground of the
presidential park, where it gradually
descends to the rlves front, Near by
is the fine gallery of art presented t.,
the national Capital by William w.
Corcoran. A]near neighbor is the mag
nificent Temple of Peace, which An
drew Carnegie gave the nation for the
use of the bureau of American repub-
lies.
Over each door in the Hall Of Heroes
IL placed the bust Of some hero Of the
Revolution, presented by states or
chapters or individuals at the cost
Of $500 each.
These husts have been selected as
follows: The, state of Washington. the
bust Of General Washington; the John
Hancock chapter of Massachusetts,,
Hancock; Mrs. J. E. McWillams OF
Nathan Hale; John Adams chapter Of
Massachusetts, John Adams; state of
Georgia, George Oglethorpe; Ken
lucky, Isaac Shelby: New Hampshire.
John Stark; New York City chapter.
General Clinton, and Vermont, Ethan
Allen. Kansas has secured a site for
bust, but has not yet announced its
hero. The state Of Pennsylvania paid
$500 for this handsome corridor. On
the right of the main door into the
auditorium is a handsome fountain
presented by the Army and Navy
chapter of the District of Columbia at
the cost of $500. Opposite on the
left wall is the fine bronze bas relief
by David dangers presenting the
heroes of the Revolution. 1t Is the
gift of Nine. LIE Ferme, daughter of
the sculptor, and is one of the most
interesting objects in the hall. 1t is
however, like so many other
gifts from France, by having mis-
spelled words on the inscription tablet
The auditorium is one of the largest
and most conveniently arranged public
halls in Washington. 1t has seating
capacity of nearly 1000, the stage is
spacious and surrounded by numbers
Of retiring rooms, and the acoustic
are almost perfect.
From the auditorium series of ma
hogany doors, all perfect specimens of
chaste colonial designs, lead into the
adjoining apartments, which are the
library on the north, the museum on
the south and the main lobby on the |
east. These doors were paid for by
the following chapters: The Lucy |
Columbia and Elizabeth
Jackson of the District of Columbia,
Tuscarora of New York, Letitia Green
Stevenson Of Illinois, Mary Floyd and |
5abra Trumbull of Connecticut, Sarah
Caswell Angel of Michigan, Colorado
If Colorado and Winona of Winona,
Mimi.
Mrs Donald McLeans famous chap
:er-that of New York city-has fur
lished the museum, and 1t will natur- |
lilly be one of the most attractive
'ooms in the hall.
The mantel Is especially handsome
md the decorations, in soft stucco, are
wined Wreaths of laurel with their
berries, and above the mantel and
loors are the Greek lamps. symbolic
# the light of patriotism and learning.
The library has been given by the
Nary Washington chapter of the Dis
riot of Columbia. Grouped in a con-
'enient suite of these main rooms are
ooms devoted TO the uses of the ma
ional officers. Those on the ground
loor have been furnished by the state
ocieties of Missouri, Tennessee, Mary
and Iowa Ohio and Illinois