Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-08
BIZ Edaerton swar.out.

The beautiful memorial to Mary Bu-
ker Eddy. II discoverer and founder OF
Christian Science. was today turned
over TO the Christian Science board of
directors by Elbert =. Barlow, of New
York city, who held the contract for its
construction.
The memorial, which is located at
Mt. Auburn cemetery. Cambridge.
Mass, has required over a year and a
half to complete. The fund for its con-
struction, amounting to over $3.50, 900.
was first announced by the directors In
June. 1911, and was some time ago
fully subscribed.
The design of the memorial for Mary
Baker Eddy was not a spontaneous
product 1t was Il gradual development
from the original scheme, and was in
fluenced by the character of the me-
mortal. by the site, and by the ma
terial hat was finally adopted. it-was
essential that the memorial be simple
and dianified in character; not over
ornamented, and yet worthy of its high
purpose; strong. and yet expressing in
its detail feminine rather than mascu-
line strength; and above all, it should
not be in any sense a copy of amy eN-
listing structure.
The site is %singularly pleasing; i'm
fact. l question whether a finer site
could anywhere be found. 1t can be
seen from all sides equally we'll. close
80 'Ss's Aiik IotAA lklO
from a quarter of a mile way across
the Tx Indeed. it is this body of
water which forms the chief beauty of
the site. There is IL drop of approx
mately 10 feet from the level of the road
to the level of the lake, there being a
natural terrace on the axis of the plot
which lends itself admirably to the
architectural development of the me-
mortal. This change of grade in the
memorial is accomplished by a double
flight of circular steps leading from
the platform in front of the memorial
to a similar platform some five feet be-
low it on the lake side, and these circular
steps, as seen from across the water,
seem to embrace the memorial md give
it "A substantial foundation. and ,by
their curved lines complement the curve
of the colonnade above. This lake is
usually still. and has "a mirror like
quality which reflects admirably the
white granite of which the memorial is
made.
MIR. Menconi. the modeler and car
yer, then made a series Of experiments
with the granite. under the direction
OF the Christian Science board of direc-
tors and myself, to determine just to
what extent the carving could be car
ried. and much to our satisfaction, we
found that with the aid of modern
methods this hard granite could be
carved with the delicacy of marble, and
tnat marvellous results could be OBJ
tanned. 1t took "a long time. II is true,
to carve the granite in this on
account OF h hardness of the ma
terial and Its brittleness,a and the great
est care had to be exercised. but the
result has. in u opinion. justified the
time and expense spent upon it. 1 think
1T can be said without fear of contra
diction that, leaving aside entirely any
artistic excellence. such perfection and
delicacy have never been attained be-
fore in this unyielding and enduring
material. There is certainly nothing in
modern times that can approach it nor.
AZ far as l know. in any Of the monu-
ments of antiquity. The Creeks and
Eomans employed granite but little,