The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-02
Scientists Will Honor Church Founder
 Work is Begun on Mrs. Eddys Memorial

Board Of Directors and headed "A Memorial to Mrs Eddy" appeared in tdc Christian Science Sentinel The notice ran as follows;
 l "ii has been truly said of our be loved leader. Mrs. Eddy. that the works she has done will remain as sher monument. also that she is one of those who need no monument. for their names are grayen on many hearts Nevertheless. it is the de ; size of Christian Scientists to erect in Mount Auburn cemetery me mofial which shall be a dttins and digniGed tribute to Mrs. Eddy. and through which they may evidence something of their love for her and eff the gratitude they feel for the priceless blessings that have come ia:e their 'i,es through her Christian and self-sacEificins Iabois as the Discoyerer and Founder of Christian Science.
 "Because of the many letters which have been received by the board Of directors of The Mother Church. ex- pressing desire to contribute to- ward the erection of a suitable mn- morial il seems fitting that an op- portunity should be given 10 all who wish to be represented: therefore the board has arranged To have the treasurer Of The Mother Church also act as treasurer of a fund for this purpose, which has already be- sun to accumulate. Remittances may be made 10 stephen \. Chase, ?. o. Box 56, Fall River, Mass, and it should be definitely stated that they are intended for this special rurpose.'
 In consequence of this notice the treasurer began to receive sah scriptions with the result that in his report for the 1st of June, 1914, he vas able 10 announce that between the 2nd of June. 1911, and the 1st of June 1914, sum of S71.649Gf had been received for the fund Al the annual business meeting of The Mother Church for the present year the treasurer made a further report on the some subject. He stated that including interest the fund amounted to $75,60t43, and that a selection from the many designs submitted had been made with the result that further particulars would be given in the periodicals in the near future
 The memorial Is from the accepted design by Nr. Eaaf.a-
 of New York city. and including a fund for it's future maintenance, is estimated to cost $l1O0O0. A general contract for it's construction has been let to MT. Ebert g. Barlow of New York city and the work has actually been begun.
 The site is not only one Of great natural beauty, but on account Of it's grade has rendered possible more picturesque and interesting treatment architocturally than would be possible on a perfectly level lot The plot which is approximately eighty feet square, slopes gradually from the level of the roadway to the lake with drop of about ten feet The memorial consists of a circular cpan colCnnaIe of eight columns, resting upon a stylobate of three steps, surrounded on the front by circular platform slightly above the natural grade. from which platform a double flight of steps leads to a lower platform at the lakes edge. The scheme has no prototype and is merely screen of columns open to the sky, enclosing a flower grown circle.
 The material to be used for the memorial is white granite, the in- &cription in the frieze and upon the top of the pylons being of white bronze let deep into the stone work. The detail is entirely floral in form anu tltc Ill u tICfiAl4ISilt, liit " iIu iOSF and the morning glory being used as the main motives. The extreme width of the memorial is about fifty feet, and the colonnade is eighteen feet in diameter. The columns them selves are fifteen feet in height and are similar in general character to those in the Clepsydra Of Andronicos of Cyrrhus.
 MT. Swartwout, writing of his work explains that Thanks to the cooperation of the board of directors, the scheme for the Memorial has been developed entirely by the use Of models. At least three complete models at a small scale have been made and early in April model in plaster at full size was begun out ofdOors in the modeler's yard The profles of the moldings and the ornamentation have been studied" The success of the work is due large ly to the skill and earnest applica tion of the architect and modelers.
 Mr Swartwout is cpe of the best known architects of the day He is responsible for the design of the George Washington Memorial for IUo +b, raur Migconr;