Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-02

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! tional capitol is soon to have new
statue added TO it's collection of irnmort-
ais. This statue Will consist of three
heads cut nut Of the top Of one block
! of marble, leaving the lower part of the
block for a pedestal. 1t is further un-
usual 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
| oriaI 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 immortalizing these women in
marble was really conceived long ago,
Wien it was planned to display busts
Of them at the Worlds Fair. Adelaide
johnson, the sculptor modelled the busts
Of Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton
from lifa. but the time for memorial
seemed not quite ripe then. with the fem
insts' aims unach;eved. Now, when the
work to which the pioneers gave their
lives is completed, memorial has
has resumed work on the combination
planned.
The national womans party is raising
$4,000 to pay for the materials, work.
manshlp. and transportation of the stone.
The material is an eightton block of
Italian marble chosen by the sculptor
at SeraveZza. 4 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
triangle, all facing one way
The sculptor has promised that the
work will be finished and sent TO Wash
lngton IN time for the opening Of the
womens party convention February Is
As that day is the t01st anniversary
Of Susan Anthony's birthday. the women
are anxious TO unyeil the statue in It's
place In the rotunda of the Capitol then.
Red Tape
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 Brandegce of Connecticut, !
chairman of this committee, hes long been |
known as a fiery opponent of suffrage |
Tor women. During the crisis in the Con |
nectlcut legislature this summer. however |
he saw that the suffrage amendm ent |
vas Inevitable, if not by Connecticut, then
by some other state He therefore came
out with a letter urging Connecticut to
ratlfy the amendment. and since then
Senator Brapdegee has so far become
reconciled TO women in national affairs,
that he agreed TO use his influence to
have his committee report favorably on
the matter Of placing the memorial in
the rotunda at the next session Of con
gress, With this support, there IS small
chance Of congress refusing the gift
The rotunda where the statue is to
De placed is the great hall below the
dome of the capitol The hall contains
eight large paintings showing important
scenes a the history Of America. Above
these runs the celebrated friezc which
was begun BY Brumidi, the Italian art
ST, and which for years has lacked only
2 few feet Of completion. The painting,
lone in gray, black. and white to simu-
ate bas-rrlief, seems TO be series Of u
Indians. settlers, and soldiers following
'ne another around the walls. or occa-
'ionaily facing the other way to become
Dart Of a picture in our early history.
8rumdl had planned the entire frieze.
>ut he died and since his time no artist
las been found who could keep 10 the
spirit and technique Of the Brumidi work
Scaffolding is still suspended by The
rieze where an artist recently tried out
lis skill.
The rotunda is unfurnished except for
| few chairs for the use of blne-coated |
guards, and half-dozen statues near {
he walls The collection Of statues now I
consists of Lafayette. Lincoln. Grant, :
hamilton and Baker in marble ,Jeffer
on in bronze, and plaster east of {
Washington from the famous statue by |
Ioudon, There is also n bust of Wash