Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-30
JEFFERSON HAS
 GREAT HONOR
Jefferson Memorial Monu- ment Is Ready for Dedica- ton in St. Louis; Great Hall Purchases Souvenir


 (To Dedicate Jefferson Memoriall
 St Louis, Mo, April 2s.--An event of nationwide interest will be the dedication tomorrow af the great Jef- ferson Memorial which has been erect ed in Forest Park in this city. The dedication will be accompanied by g military pageant and an elaborate pro gramme of addresses. The partic- iDants will include many notable wis itors who will be in the city to take part in the American Peace Congress, which will begin it's sessions Thurs day. Among these visitors will be the governors of several States, Uni. ted States senators and representa-. tives, administration fflcials and for eign diplomats from Washington and delegates representing numerous pat riotic and peace organizations.
 The memorial is a combined monu- ment to Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, and a eommemmoration of the acquisition of the Louisania Territory. The day selected for the dedication will be the 10th anniversary of the Louis jana Purchase, which wasthe greatest acquisition of the tory in the history of the world. In many respects it stands alone among world monuments.
 The monument was erected with S50e,00o fund which was left from the receipts of the Louisinaa Purchase Ex position in this city in 1904 after all the indebtedness of the exposition had been paid. The exposition was held to conmemmorate the centennial ot the acquisition of the Louisian3 tsr- ritory. and the monument, growing out of the exposition. is in a way a uerpetration of the i6ea which promp- ted the exposition
 The memorial is in the form of a huge hall, about 300 feet long and 75 feet wide It will be used to house relics, interesting from an historical standpoint, of Thomas Jefferson. of the Louisiana purchase and Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
 Under an immense arch. the full height of the building, stands an he roic statue of Jefferson. The arch is seventy feet deep, with a rotunda or dome sixty feet in diameter. The dome is artifieially. decorated with emblems of the Nation and State.
 To the east and west of the open arch extend the wings of the build ing. The facade of the wings is fronted by immense pillars of stone. The exterior of the structure is Of stone, while the interior is of con- crete and marble
 The most striking artistic features of the memorial, aside from the stat ue, are four poised eagles which stand on the four corners above the arch covering the Jefferson statue. The eagles are five feet high and were de- signed by Karl Bitter.
 The statue of Jefferson. occupying the center of the rOtunda, is of mas terful lines and overpowering size.
 The work of the sculptor shows the statesman seated in massive chair which stands on a pedestal ten feet in height. The seated figure is nine feet high, giving the monument 8 height of nineteen feet. The statue like the eagles, is the wor6 Of Karl l Bitter.
 HE uialA lAOOA VI hAAf A"O "AA-7h of the building is divided into touI ] large exhibit halls, several offices and the Jefferson hall and ante rooms. Jefferson hall, in which will . be hung portraits of historic persons 1 or the Louisiana purchase and paint ! inngs of notable places in the Louis 1 jana territory, occupies the yves wing. In the east wing vii be the | largest Of the exhibit rooms, a m5 scum of historical relies.
 Another feature will be the histor teal library, which wi3i include nOt
 only books but thOusands Of manu scripts and letters bearing upon tho | history of the Louisiana teTTitory. The | collection of manuscripts zoe . back to the French and Spanish sOv { ereignty of the tertiary. The IndiaE i collection also is large, including more than 30 000 specimens. Amoni the most notable Of the Jefferson rel ics which will find a place in the mu
 scum is the sun dial which Thomas