Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

sense of humor. He was asked Whether,
as in other cases, the bronze for the
Moore bust would come from oiu eo
non. and replied:
.(;oodness no; only standard bronze
will be used. II Ireland ever had gotten
o-:. England would have taken IT.
away from her. Where could we get IT..
When the movement to memoriaiize
Moore began in Washington, shortly after
a similar movement was placed afoot IN
Great Britain and Ireland. Mr.. Connor'
chosen as sculptor, was hard pressed LOT
likenesses to guide him. Even at present
there are few statues OF the poet, ana,
as far as MIR. ConnOr knows. but one
painting OF him. So the sculptor returned
to his native land, there to receive ms
impressions of the poet, guided by What
lkenesses he could find in Dublin. Then,
too, he conversed with men-very Few
they are-who remembered Tom Moore,
for the poet did not die until 1so2, ana
Irish longevity is proverbial.
that being the statue. which has been
called an eyesore, standing in front or
Trinity College. Dublin.
The campaign which was started in
Ireland a few years ago with its object
the restoration of Moore's grave in Brom-
ham Churchyard, Wiltshire county, Eng
land, and the erection above it of n Celtic
cross. as well as the removal of the un-
slightly Dublin statue, progressed rapidly.
When Thomas Moore came to the CAPT
tai in the spring Of 1904. he had for many
years been the pet of the English nobility
and was on Che crest of his first success.
The son Of a poor tradeSman, he had at
tended Trinity College, where he was the
classmate of Robert Emmett. In those
days Moore was a rollicking young fell
low a sweet-voiced singer and a youth
with marvellous talent for verse.
When he arrived in Washington he
found here many Irish gentlemen OF
means. who had migrated to this country
to escape the unrest Of their island home.
and also others who had been forced to
American shores by the vicissitudes Of the
risings of the year before.
SO 1t was not into an entirely unfriendly
land that the young poet came, but to a
city peopled by Irish patriots who had
seen Robert Emmett and Lord Edward
Fitzgerald die in the struggle between the
Irish and the British. Nor We're the Brit
ish popular in Washington at that time
So when the young Irish poet arrived.
bility. he made headquarters with the
British minister. MIR. Merry, whose home
was at 2411 Pennsylvania avenue. and he
won the criticism OF his brother Irish
men.
The life Of young Moore and his diplo-
mat friend. eccentric by nature. soon be-
came the topic Of taproom gossip and in
later years was remembered and recount
ed Ior the delectation OF generations fol-
lowing. They were inseparable compan-
ions Moore was a sweet singer. So the
home Of the British minister soon became
the mecca Of the neighborhood. and those
who were not received at the house gath
cred beneath the windows to listen to the
songs OF the young Irishman.
And while the name Of Tom Moore is
dear to every Irish heart while his sweet
songs are cherished In the homes of to-
day, and while unreservedly Washington
has long ago forgotten that Tom Moore
did not take the city to his big Irieh
heart, Tom Moore's impressions OF the