Evening star., 1916-05-28

ON July last Congress appropriated
$4,000 for the erection Of monu-
q n,ent to the author of The star
c,.r,,ed Ranner'' at Fort McHenry, Nd
A few days ago award Of commission
TO execute the design was maoe W
Charles Henry Niehaus o. New York
Congress provided that the supervision
IF this work be under the Secretary OF
War. who, in turn, appointed an ao-
yisory board and a committee OF ex-
perts TO assist
Sculptors all over the country were IN
>ited TO compete. The reward onered
the successful competitor was the con-
;rac, for the memorial Three prizes OF
$500. $500 and $500, respectively. were Oh
fored the next successful competitors.
and three more were TO receive honorable
mention.
throughout the competition conditions
were such that the authorship of the sub
rnjt,ed models was unknown until after
the decision had been rendered. 1t was
stated that If any competitor who made
known to any one either directly or in
directly associated with the competition
his design, forfeited all right to submit
his work When the models reached
their destination at the New National
Museum they were put III the charge OF
a reliable but dsinterested individual.
who proceeded to set them up as he
judged best AS the models were opened
each one was carefully examined for a
name or mark of Identification.
A sealed Opaque envelope containing a
card bearing the name and address OF
the sculptor accompa MED each model sub
mitted. These envelopes were held un-
open until the decision was rendered.
The Jury Of award consisted of Glenn
Brown, Adolph Weinman. Hernon A.
MacNeiI, ]. B. Preston. mayor of Balti-
more. and j. c. Linthicum, representa-
tive in Congress from Maryland One
Of the first three men is sn architect and
TWO are sculptors. This jury made the
first decision. which was subject TO rati
fcation by the national commission OF
fine arts and to this it was necessary for
the Secretary of War to set the seal OF
his approval
II was carefully stipulated that moth
ing original In any of, the unsuccessful
designs or models should be in any
way appropriated without the consen,
of the author. who in such a case
would be entitled to financial compen-
sation. Another requirement insisted
that the models must be In Washing
ton on the first of April or before. The
contestants packed and sent the mod
els entirely at their own risk. the gov
ernment refusing absolutely TO shoulder
any blame for accident previous to the
time they reached the museum. AL
transportation charges were paid by
competitors. and failure to comply
with this regulation barred the model
Headquarters for painters and sculp
tors and other artists seems to be New
York city. 1t was observed that thu
ma jority of the contestants had studio,
there, though other parts Of the coun
try were represented. One model tray
eled from Minnesota.
Charles Henry Niehaus. the success
full contestant. is of New York city ant
New Rochelle. and his architect is f
V Warren OF Brooklyn. F. H. Packe
of New York is the winner of the sec
ond price-$S00. The third prize o
$500 goes to Henry Herring of New
York and architect Evarts Tracy o
New York The fourth prize, $500. wa,
won by j. Massey Rhind and Albert r
Ross, architect, both Of New York
Honorable mention was accorded c. A