New-York tribune., 1922-03-23

fine colonial architecture Of TIE old
City Hall.
81 respectfully urge that the Mac
Monnies statue, s&id 90 be IN tie
Florentine manner, be not set Up so ca
to Dclittle the charming facade OF the
City Hall" wrote General Sheriff..
WHAT could be more incongruous than
. Florentine statue IN front Of 8
Colonial building:"
What about that?" demanded Mr.
Smith, who WAS formerly Parh Com
That is not good authority so TIC. I
have made q study Of srt for hfty
years.
Authority Enough gor Hubert
at is pretty good authority, ~ FAR
as am concerned,' interjectcd Murray
Hubert, President Of fhe Board O.
Aldermen.
az can't say that will like the locks
Hall Park" said Msyor iiylan.
But it is going in the park" said
Mir. Smith, emphatically.
Don't be toe sure of H." sait, the
Mayer. ~ may have something 20 say
about that
"Isden't think you have word to say
about it," said the Deputy Comptroller.
u don't tnirk tie Board OF Estimate
has any jurisdiction In the matter"
"Df course, tie Coalptrol,er Gocsn't
have TO look out Of his window at ~
saia Alderfnanic PRESIDENT Hubert.
Eyes, he does" said Mr. Smith, 'the
Depvsy Comptroller's Office locks right
/ down upon it,"
"0f course" said She Mayor, "1 un-
dcrstand the Deputy COMPTROLLER ap-
proved OF it when he was Par; Conn
! missioner. and naturally ne would ha II
favor of ~
Approved b. Ars Comnsission
"Ihe statue was approved long after
was PARK Commissioner, sai NJ.
SMITH "As Park Commissioners I pre-
sertei tAe matter " the Art Conr.is~
sion and Ghe commission approved II
in the regular course ond according TO
las, which does rot admit OF very
ruth argJmer1.'
a wert 70 nctify yen right new
said She Mayor heased.y. that the
Board g Estimate is going 10 have
something 70 say. Whatever the wish
If the members OF the bc.rd ie. even
though majority. Of them may be o2-
posed 20 what think ought TO be done,
their wisl, viii be carried OUT. This is
y matter that should come before tile
Board OF Estin ate. and the women OF
the city should hsve 81 orpcrtunit.
On motion Of gr~. HulseYt the -dsyo7
fixed al adjournel date FOR anotl.or
haar;ng Gu April in o-der thnt g
greater number Of yemen might &c
ce;ve sufficient notice and "lend their
presence" Deputy Comptroller Smith
voted against tne motion Oh the ecound
tnat the Beard Of Estimate had no
jurisdiction.
Mrs. Ida Osborne, tie first woman to
voice q protest a. ehe nearing yester-
day, sounded the keynote of the
womens objection to the statue.
"lhe women OF tne City Of New Yors.
protest agnin5t the erection o2 the
sculptural group called Civic Virtue in
she City Hall Park" said shc. Owe be-
| ieYc shat The human race does net re-
gard man as the symbol OF virtue and
woman Sc the symbol OF vice. Neither
seq has < monopoly or virtue Wnat
would be the effect upon the future oT
she race If we submitted 10 the setting
up in City Hall Park OF the statue OF
man putting his foot upon woman -
Artistic Question Avoided
EXCERPTS from the protests Of other
women show clearly what they thought
about H.
Mrs. Philip ocfssareiter jr s mem
Der Of many vonen's organizations,
but appesring as citizen: "lt Is nos
beauty Or s lack of beauty that pre-
sumo TO criticize. Il is what this group
typifes that I feel is al wrong. Sirens
representing women trying TO lure
virtue represented by man 60 his de-
strucfion, feel is not uplifting, Eor
DO I feei thas it possesses any educa-
t.onsl value, nor is it proper or fitting
30 grace ore cf the most prominene
spo5s in the City o. New York"
MRS. J. .. K. Graves, representing
the Staten Island Women's Club:
aside from the feature of the char
acter Of the fountain II, putting mans
foot or the neck OF 3 possible woman
or mermaid, ieG US try row to be rcul
artistic and know that the fitness Of
things would not permit statue oz
group of figures Of that kind TO be
placed in front of @his one beautiful
speciren % Colonial architecture--the
Cit Hall"
"You would not even want II down
on Staten Island, would you?" asked
Mayor Hylan.
q would rather not compromise ny
SELF" Mrs. Graves replied.
Mrs. Sarah McPike, president OF the
st. GATHERINGS AssOcistion-"W are
not ~ we'll educated in art as the emf
nent man who designed this statue, but
from the point Of view Of our religion
statues and ar. have beer so frequently
used to exemplify the high position
which the Church and Christianity
have bestowed on virtue that we feel
Il is rcye-sicn 70 pagan ;deae to have