Evening star., 1922-10-24
.UNVE|L PORTRAIT
OF MACFARLAND
Citizens and Officials Pay
Glowing Tributes to Late
Commissioner.
ACHIEVEMENTS REVIEWED
Canvas Added to Galaxy of Those
Who Have Served
Capital.
ACHIEVEMENTS REVIEWED

Citizens from every walk of life.
officials and employees of the District
government. united to honor the
memory of the late Henry B. f. Mac
farland when a portrait of the former
Commissioner was formally unveiled
in the boardroom of the District
building today.
Speakers carried the gathering
hack through the long period OF years
during which Mr.. Macfarland gave
the best in him for the general ad-
yancement of his own and the ma
tons city.
Lawyers. business men. plain cit-
zens and practically all of the city
officials filled the boardroom to pay
tribute to the man who served as j
District Commissioner during ten of
the most progressive years in Wash
ineton's history-l90O to 1910.
The oil painting of Mr.. Macfarland
is the work of the artist Wallace
Bryant, and it is gift to the District
government from the former Commits
sioner'S widow.
Opened by Commissioner.
commissioner IAuuclpH. NAoAA VI
the Board of Commissioners, opened
the meeting and introduced Theodore
w. Noyes, who presented the memor-
ial to the Commissioners on behalf of
Mrs. Macfarland.
Daniel +. Garges, secretary to the
Board of Commissioners, drew back
the American flag that draped the
picture. revealing a remarkable like
ness of Mr.. Macfarland as he looked
at that period of his life which he
gave to the service Of his city:
After Mr., Moves had made the
speech of presentation. John JOY Ed
son. who, as head of the board OF
charities was closely associated with
Commissioner Macfarland, delivered
an eloquent tribute to the character
and Accomplishments of his frlend
and co-worker for the betterment of
Mr Edson was followed by DIR. Will
liam Tindall, veteran ohclal OF the
District government, VINO, as secre-
tary to the board of Commissioners
until a few. years ago; ;,ata1v hneM inc lot
Mr. Rudolph then formally accepted
the nortrait on behalf of the Commits
sioners and the people OF Washing-
ton Commissioners Oyster and kel-
ler occupied the platform with the
speakers.
unveiling was attended by Mrs. Ru-
dolph mad Mrs. oyster.
Hope of Greater Tribute.
Mr. Moves, in his speech of presen-
tation. voiced the hope that Wash
inpton soon would erect a more elab-
crate Macfarland memorial, one that
ia a;,-a exnression to the public
regard for the former Commissioner.
9I am peculiarly and gratifyingly
bonored nv selection to represent Mrs.
Wacfarland in presenting to the city
th;s symbol of the devotion to Mr..
Netherlands memory of his beloved
wife. his helpmeet in the highest, fin
est sense of the word" he said.
this nortrait presentation Mrs. Mac
farIand speaks with approval of the
art;st's work. She says: I have had
q nortrait of Mr.. Macfarland painted
hv Wallace Bryant to present to the
district government. The
nortrait is Intentionally of the period
Of MI. Macfarland's life when he
renresepts him AS he was then. / am
ant:reIv satisfied with it and trust
that his friends will be Also
.aThe artist has thus faithfully pic
tured Mr.. Macfarland as of the age
when he was Commissioner, in char
acteristic pose, a speaking likeness,
especially in eyes and mouth. What
for the placing Of Mr.. Macfarland's s
nortrait than the boardroom of the
district building, with the creation of
which he was SO conspicuously iden-
tiled? Its erection was one of the
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