Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-16
THREE BUSTS CARVED FROM ONE STONE
Capitol Undertaking Sufragists
SCULPTOR SAYS
STATUE ALMOST
READY TO SHIP
Expected at Washington in
Time for WOmen'S Party
Convention.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The National
Capitol is soon to have a new statue
added to it's collection Of immortals
This statue will be unlike anything else
in the capitol in that it will consist of
three heads cut out of the top of one
block IF marble, leaving the lower part
OF the block for a pedestal. 1t is further
unusual because the three heads are Of
women. There is now only one statue
in the Capitol to the memory of a woman,
and that is the marble figure Of Frances
willard given by the State of Illinois
to Statuary Hall in 1905.
The new gift to the Capitol Is a mem
orial to Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott
and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, three women
who first sponsored the then forlorn
cause Of women's rights. The idea of
immortallzing these women in marble
was really conceived long ago, when it
was planned to display busts of them
at the worlds fair. Adelaide Johnson,
the sculptor, modelled busts Of Susan
Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton from life,
but the time for a memorial seemed not
quite ripe then, with the feminists' aims
unachieved. Now, when the work to
which the pioneers gave their lives is
completed. a memorial has greater sig
nitiCance, and Miss Johnson has resumed
work on the combination statue on a
larger scale than was first planned.
The national Woman's party is raising
$4,000 TO pay for the materials, work
nanship and transportation OF the stone
The material is an elght-ton block OF
italian marble, chosen by the sculptor
at Seravezza. a photograph sent from
her studio at Carrara, Italy, shows the
statue in process OF completion The
three heads stand out above the huge
base Of the slab. They are arranged in
a triangle, all facing one way.
The sculptor has promised that the
work will be finished and sent to Wash
ington In time for the opening OF the
Woman's party convention Feb. Is. AS
that day is the 101st anniversary Of
Susan Anthony's birthday, the women
are anxious to unveil the statue in its
place in the rotunda Of the Capitol then.
CAPITOL RED TAPE
CAUSE OF DELAY.
Much red tape is necessary in Capitol
affairs, even to make a present The
library committee IN the Senate is In
charge OF matters Of art in the building.
and Senator Brandegee Of Connecticut
chairman Of this committee, has long
been known as fiery opponent Of SUI
frage for women. During the crisis In
the Connecticut Legislature this sum
mer. however, he saw that the suffrage
amendment was inevitable, If not by
Connecticut, then by some other State
lie therefore came out with a letter urg-
ing Connecticut to ratify the amend
ment. and since then Senator Brandegee
has so far become reconciled TO women
In national affairs, that he agreed TO use
lis influence to have his committee re-
port favorably on the matter OF placing
the memorial IN the rotunda at the next
session Of Congress. With this support,
there is small chance OF Congress refus-
ing the gift.
Tho rotunda where the statue IS 10 he
placed IS the great hall below the dome
OF the Capitol. The hall contains eight
large paintings showing important scenes
in the history OF America. Above these
runs the celebrated frieze which was
begun by Brumidi the Italian artist. and
which for years has lacked only a few
feet Of completion. The painting. done In
gray. black and white 10 simulate bas-
relief. seems to BE- a series of Indians
settlers and soldiers following one an
other around the walls, or occasionally