The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-09
MEMORIAL DESIGN
WAS SELECTED
Armstrong Memorial Committee
in Favor of Bas-ReIief by a
London Artist.

Oahu College viii receive, before
July of the coming year, bronze bas-
relief of the late Gen. S. G. Armstrong,
designed and executed by A. Bertram
Pegram, an English sculptor, the origi-
nal being installed recently at Hampton
Institute, sfounded by General Arm,
strong.
The portrait design was selected yes
terday from three models, or portraits
of models, by the Armstrong memorial
committee at meeting held IN the di.
rectors' room of the Bank of Hawaii.
Judge S. B, Dole, chairman of the com.
mittee, presided. The original commit
tee was constituted few years ago,
when G. R. Carter was Governor, as fol
lows: Governor Geo. r. Carter, c. NJ.
Cooke, Chief Justice w. F. Frear, P. c..
Jones, Rt. Rev. H. B. Restarick, Hon.
w. o. Smith, Ed Towse, Hon. H. P.
Baldwin, Hon. c. n. Wilcox, DR.. w.
D. Alexander, Jas. B. Castle, Mrs. B.
+. Dillingham;, DIR. A. F. Grifiths, Theo-
dore Richards, Rev. Doremus Scudder,
D. D., Hon. L. A. Thurston, Mrs. Ellen
A. Weaver, hon. F. s. Lyman, Perley
L. Horne. Volunteers-W. w. Hall (de-
ceased), f. A. Schaefer.
Many of the above members were
present yesterday.
A Speaking Likeness.
The design accepted is a splendid bas-
relief of General Armstrong, a portrait,
the likeness being regarded by those
who knew the distinguished publicist as
remarkably true. Doctor Emerson, Jo-
seph Emerson, Doctor Alexander and w
O. Smith regard it as wonderfully strik-
ing, while members of the Armstrong
family have only praise for the sculp-
tor whose art transferred the features
so trdly to marble and bronze.
Ire original of this bronze portrait
is done in marble and has been given
to Hampton Institute, the school for
negroes, which was organized just after
the Civil War, and instituted and car.
ried on by General Armstrong, who
went to the United States from Hawaii
before the war began. The sculptor
is an Englishman, and the model and
marble were fashioned in his studio in
London. The gift to Hampton Insti.
tute was made by +. II. Van IngeD,
New York merchant, who is deeply in
terested in the Hampton work.
Giver Helps Hawaii.
When President Grifiths of Oahu Col
lege was East last year he had an inter.
ba
privilege of presenting Tor his cOnsid-
GRAFTON n request for a replica of the
memorial. Mr. Van Ingen not only
gave his permission, but at once mani
tested great personal interest in the
have photographs of the models sent
here, and he also secured Pegram's per
mission TO secure Q replica.
the committee decided TO have the
replica produced in bronze, although
some expressed a preference for marble
The COST of the bronze replica will be
1890 The committee plans to raise
about $500 to cover all expenses, in
eluding freight and erection in the
lower corridor of Pauahi Hall at Oahu
College.
Duty May Be Lifted.
President Grliths is to take up with
the secretary If the treasury at Wash
ington the question of whether or not
duty will have TO be paid on tho re-
plea, aud he viii endeayor 10 have the
secretary take of the duty, II any, in
this ease.
Judge Dole appointed the following
committee 10 raise the fundsi A. n
Griniihs chairmani W. . Smith, Mrs.
- y Dillingham; and Judge Dole, ex'
Olieio
The committee expressed ia tho
strongest terms its approval Of the Van
lngep proposition aud voted Their
.hanks 20 him for his peropal Interest
NJ we anterpri6e
The replica win stand three foot ten
inches high, and D $50 feet ten lnfhes
vide a Nil he placed NJ ne corridor
Aith thn memorial has rfliff NJ lhe !
ats 5 N castle and 'iA0iheFN Castle |
llhff MODELS presented fnf considers
lap WHa combination aiafnrlr and /
la relief Pr Gordon uspolne ihs ~
lpluu sculptor
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