Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

fury there is not a monument in al
America to commemorate the man whom
the world credits with having done mucf
for her literature. But just at this time
Just as the anniversary of the poet
tragic death comes around, the women o.
Baltimore, Md, through the endeaVors o.
Mrs. John c. Wrenshall. president OF the
woman's Literary Club of that city, have
raised liberal fund. and are on the eve
of erecting a heroic statue TO roe ane
placing it prominently in his native city
Last year the Hall of Fame OF New
YORK opened its doors at last to zoe
baltimore has given an award for the
statue to Sir Moses Ezekiel, the sculptor
who is now in Rome Sir Moses is an
ardent lover OF Poes work and says he
regards this commission as great anu
unexpected pleasure.
..Of course" he says, lit would De
of great satisfaction TO me to devote my
best energies and powers toward making
an artistic and worthy monument to the
treat poet, Edgar Allan Poe, whom l
have always loved and whose WORKS
have with me.
Beyond a general idea of seated figure
representing Poe in an inspirauOnaI mo-
mept the sculptor has not outlined any
design \ cloak may in part enveiop the
figure and about the feet may be tnornF
thistle some feature OF plant IRE SYM
holic of the bitter experience and MOOD
soon as the design is definitely conceived
the SCULPTOR will forward pinot ographs OF
the model for approval
a
II is anticipa ed that the monument to
Poe will be completed in about two years
and that the city will give the site.
on the northern space of Eutaw place.
where it opens into North avenue. The
interrent of Poe's body beneath the
monument has been suggested. making
the spot both a memorial and a TOMB
That the statue is the work OF faithful
women seems orIy fitting when it is re-
membered what large part women nave
played in the renaissance of Poe. Women
are historians of the heart. and this is
particularly true in the case of this en-
uttered poet In his poems his women
were noble and beautiful and women
have repaid him this tribute in rosary
of love The women who loved roe
formed a golden chain about the poet.
To sensitive and delicately nurtured
woman there peculiar charm IN
the chivalric. graceful and almost ten
der reverence with which he approached
al women who won his respect
In tne galaxy of woman stars Wnlcn
surround Poe none surpasS in brilllancy
Poe's three mothers. This paradox is ex-
planned by the fact that Poe's real
mother. Elizabeth Arnold Poe, died while
ne was dH uiiahe- iic of =
Mrs. John Allan, loving foster mother
and in manhood Maria GLENN. the
mother of his wife, Virginia, was noble
mother to the talented wanderer.
Elizabeth Arnold Poe the poet only
slightly remembered, as she died in his
third year From her. this dream mother
of lonely boyhood, Edgar Allan Poe
Inherited rich imaginative powers. She
was dainty, mystic bit of womankind
an Eleanore or Leonora of his subse
ouent idealistic imagery. Little Elizabeth
was an artistic fr1En childhood with talent
for singing and defamation. 1t Is sinai
wonder that as soon as she was able tt
lisp little Elizabeth Arnold became
s.iuyenile" In the unreal world of the
stage her whole life was spent Sht
knew nothing else and this may account
in large measure for the erratic, wander
ing, unbalanced disposition of her eiItet
son. He. too. lived i'm world OF ian
tastes peopled by creatures unseen II