The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

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REV. DR.. Randolph H. Ackim. Hon
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NeI.on pare. American Embassy. Rome.
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Gen. Francis n. cockrelE
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uously from the beginning
Hon. Wfliiam H. Taft. March 8. 1906, as
Secretary Of War. in charge onicialy OF
the National Cemetery. gave to the o. D.
C.,s. n = letter to Hon John Sharp VIII
liams,, Who had written at the instance
Of Mrs. Nagnus Thompson. permission to
erect the monument. Inscriptions subject
to approval by the Secretary OF War;
and the Inscriptions actually on the mon
ument a. erected have been approved by
the Hon. Lindley NJ. Garrison. present
Secretary Of War.
In 1907 the committee had raised quite
a sum, but the magnitude Of the work
they had undertaken. and its Significance.
grew upon them. The bodies represented
nearly, II not quite, every State of the
late Confederacy: the monument was to
be In the National Cemetery. at Airing
ton, q memorial TO the rank and file Of
the whole Confederate army. Request
was therefore made that the task be
taken over by the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. an. organization with
chapters all over the South and in many
Northern States.
U.-D. c.. Take Over Work.
At their annual convention in 1907 the
U. d. C.'s took over the work, organized
an Arlington Confederate Monument As
sociation Of their own. and continued the
existing executive committee at WASH
ington. Later a committee on design was
formed. -. Ter
In November. 1910. the following mem
bers Of the committee on design con-
vened at Washington: Mrs. Cornelia
Branch Stone. chairman: Rev. DR.. r. H..
McKim, Mrs. Marion Butler. Hilary A.
Herbert. and Wallace Streater.
Sir Moses Tzekiel, the great Virginia
sculptor whose studio is in Rome. Italy.
and who was then in Richmond. was
called before the committee by wire.
They only knew him by reputation. but
diligent inquiry had acquainted them
with his antecedents. What he has done
In here q matter of interest. and without
waiting for the consent of the artist we
venture on our own responsibility, to give
the following extracts from q beautiful
paper. Moses Ezekiel-Sculptor." read
by Mrs. Charles Herbert silliman. chair
man Of art. before Dixie Club. New York
City. November %. 1913:
TN Richmond. Va, on the 18th Of oc-
tober. 1874. Ezekiel was born.
With Cadets at Newmarket.
AT seventeen he went to Virginia Nil
itary Institute. Lexington. From there
In 1854 he marched with the Is cadets
the 100 miles to Newmarket where
side by side with seasoned veterans
these boys planted their company.s vic
torious nag upon the caisson Of splendid
Federal forces. All the experiences of
upon the full gamer of the enemy and
fasting on their own empty one. made
impressions upon the youthful patriot
that future years were to bring forth In
deathless marble.
Above the speaker's desk in
washington is his head of Jefrersnn: IN
the Navy Yard there is his Farrabut: in
the inches on the outside of,the Corcoran
Art Gallery are his colossal statues of
great artists.
:" In front Of the rotunda OF the
University OF Virginia is his Jefferson
spirited. refined. exalted in expression
Jefferson In his young manhood. for he
was only thirty-three when he wrote the
Declaration OF Independence.
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His Mrs. Fisk and his exquisite recum-
bent statue of Mrs. Andrew D. White.
are at Cornell University So, in many
places In. America in homes. parks. gal
leries. and institutions, his work is
found and honored.
Abroad It Is even more widely known
and is found in every country in Europe
Royal Honors Conferred, on Him.
The Emperor Of Germany and the
Grand Duke of Saxe-Memigen have con-
ferred upon him the Cavalier crosses:
and the King Of Italy the Cross of an
Officer. Of the Crown He has been hon
ored and feted in all possible ways in
appreciation and admiration of his sur
passing genius and as a mark OF the
great esteem and love in which he is uni
versally held.
TN Paris his Christ Entombed' re-
poses In the chapel built as a memorial
to the victims of that frightful bazaar
nre which staggered humanity some
years ago. One stands in awe and silence
before this figure of majestic serenity
the power Of final triumph is upon the
face. and your heart Is filled
with the love that is past understanding.
Sir Moses always puts the finishing
himself upon the marble. and he
devoted three years OF patient labor to
this one.
His Napoleon has been called the His
tory of Napoleon so comprehensive is II,
and II is now in Los Angeles"
The artist had never sought the COM
mittee. but when called before 1t he had
a design already In mind. This he out
lined as a heroic-sized figure. typifying
the South: in her extended right hand
laurel wreath with which to crown the
dead: her left hand resting on a plow-
stock, and underneath. on a circular
base. figures representing the heroism
and sacrifices Of the men and women of
the South. The contract gave the artist
a free hand.
Central idea Ia Peace.
The central idea of the monument
which was outlined In the contract Is
peace for the living, and honor to the
dead: this was OF course given out TO