Evening journal., 1914-04-04
SMYTH memorial
Seems ASSURED
Noted Long Island Sculptor
VIII Submit Drawings Of
Proposed Statue
WOULD DUPLICATE
HUSSEY. MONUMENT

Members OF the General Thomas A.
Smyth Monument Association enter
tanned G. T. Brewster, a noted sculptor,
Of Cottonville, Long Island, at an in
formal dinner at Hannas Cafe last
night. after which the association met
in the rooms OF Admiral DUPONT Post,
Fifth and Shiplcy streets, and accepted
a proposition submitted by NJ. Brew
ster 10 furnish an equestrian statue
similar in many respects to one he
made for the city of Danvers, Mass, as
a memorial to William Penn Hussey.
Before the proposition submitted by Mr.
Brewster was accepted, however. Fred
erick Dunbar, sculptor Of this city,
who had prepared a model of the pro-
posed statue of General Smyth. object
ed to the work being awarded to others.
Mr.. Dunbar said he had been engaged
by the association to do the work, but
it developed that no written contract
had been entered into with MIR. Dunbar
by the association. 1t was admitted
that what preliminary work had been
done by Mr. Dunbar had been paid for,
as the association paid him 500. In
return for this the association thought
the small model prepared by Mr.. Dun
bar should be turned over TO them.
In speaking OF the model he had made
Mr.. Dunbar said that as he had no horse
to use as a model General T. Coleman
dupont had loaned him one and as an
appreciation Of his kindness, the model
had been presented to General DUPONT.
II also developed at the meeting that
Mr.. Dunbar had consulted Thomas f..
Bayard relative TO taking action against
the association for alleged violation OF
contract.
Millard +. Davis, a member of the
association. explained that Mr.. Brewster
was not inclined 70 enter into any con-
trOversy over the statue question with
Mr.. Dunbar and on motion OF Fred X.
Felt, Mr.. Dunbar was asked to retire
while Mr. Brewster submitted his propo-
sition. Mr.. Dunbar retired after which
the artist submitted photographs of
statues and memorials he had designed
Mr.. Brewster showed the William
Penn Hussey statute which he said
he was willing to duplicate. except
that it would consist of a statue Of
General Smyth. This will be in
bronze and will cost $4,000. The
base will cost about $4,000. Robert
Liddell, an official Of the association,
said that local marble dealers had
stated the base would not cost more
than 81 500. Mr.. Brewster explained
that his practice had been to consult
an architect as to the character and
other data of the location of the
statue and in this manner the statue
always harmonized with the base.
Mr.. Felt explained that this would be
necessary as the statue was to be
placed at the intersection of five
streets, which merge at Concord ave
nue and the Boulevard, and as the
grades there we're diiferent the statue
should be arranged so that II would
be imposing at whatever angle one
approached 1t.
Mr.. Brewster, who had agreed TO do
the preliminary work and submit q
model without cost, unless accepted, said
he was willing to confer with Leon
Wilde Crawford, the local architect, VINO
had agreed to do the preliminary work
without pay. It was then agreed to
have the work done and models anc
drawings of the work win be submitted
When these are accepted, plans will be
made ut once for the collections OF the
$4,000 needed. It was also agreed to
have the secretary, J. S. Litzenberg, no
tifv Mr.. Dunbar that no agreement eX-
isted between the association and him
This letter will be drawn up by Howell
s. England, attorney for the association
AZ the dinner rendered Mr. Brewster
AT Hanna's the following members were
present: Mr.. BrewsteT, General j. )
titzenberg, CAPTAIN Richard g. Bucking
ham, Fred X. Felt, Millard +. Davis
Harrison w. Cruickshank, Howell ,
England and George Carter.