The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
ERECT MONUMENT IN MRS. EDDY'S HONOR Memorial in Boston Will Cost About $1l0,000 SWARTWOUT'S DESIGN Statement Issued Explains Movement, Started Several Months Ago for
 Erection of Suitable
 Monument
SWARTWOUT'S DESIGN

Boston. June ss,-Announcement of com pletion of plans for memorial monu- ment at the grave of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church. in Mt. Auburn cemetery, Cam bridge. was made today.
 The memorial, designed by Egerton Swartwout of New York win consist of . circular open ooionnade of eight coi- nmns resting on a base of three steps and surrounded on the front by a circular platform from which a. double flight of steps will lead to the edge of small lake. The material will be white granite with inscriptions in white bronze. The detail will be floral.
 A fund of $110,0O0 has been raised for erection and maintenance of the me morlal.
 On June 3, 1911, a notice signed by the Christian Science board of directors and headed "A Memorial to Mrs. Eddy, ap- peared in the Christian Science Sentinei Tho notice ran as follows;
 Tt has been truly said of our beloved leader. Mrs Eddy, that the works she has done will remain as her monument; also that she is one of those who need no monument, for their names are graven on many hearts. Nevertheless, it is the desire of Christian Scientists to erect in Mount Auburn cemetery memorial which shall be a fitting and dignified tribute to Mrs. Eddy, and through which they may evidence something of their love for her and of the gratitude they feel for the priceless blessings that have come into their lives through her Christian and self sacrificing labors as the discoverer and founder of Christian Science.
 Because of the many letters which have been received by the board of directors to the mother church, expressing desire to contribute toward the erection of a suit able memorial, it seems fitting that an op- portunity should be given to 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 all ready begun to accumulate. Remittances may be made to Stephen A. Chase, P. O.. Box 56 Fall River, Mass. and 1t should be definitely stated that they are intend- ed for this special purpose.
 In consequence of this notice the treas urer began to receive subscriptions, with the result that in his report for June l., 1914, he was able to announce that be- tween June 2, 1911, and June l. 1914. sum of S71 649. 66 had been received for the fund. At the annual business meeting of the mother church for the present year the treasurer made further report on
  ing interest the fund amounted to $5,- 6O4 43. and that selection rom the many designs submitted had been made, with the result that further particulars would be given In the periodicals in the near future
 It is interesting architecturally to note that while it is extremely free in treat ment and not at all conventional yet the effect obtained on a plaster model of full size which is now in course of -construc- tion is generally very classic in feeling. The extreme width of the memorial is about DO feet, and the colonnade is IS feet in diameter. The columns themselves are 15 feet in night and are similar in gen era character to those in the Clepsydra of Andronicos of Cyrrhus.
 MT. Swartwout, writing of his work, eX- plains that Thanks to the cooperate of the board of directors, the scheme for the memorial has been developed entirely by the use of models. At least three con- plete models at a small scale have been made and early in April a model in plas- ter at full size was begun out-of-doors in the modeler's yard The profiles of the holdings and the ornamentation have been studied" The success of the work is due largely to the skill and earnest application of the architect and mod elers.
 MI. Swartwout is one of the best known architects of the day. He is responsible for the design of the George Washington memorial for Washington. the new Nils souri state capitol, the new federal buld- ing in Denver and many-other important works