The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-09
CHILDREN'S POET
EUGENE FIELD, TO
ENTER MARBLE HALL

! CHICAGO, Oct. D.---Eugcnp Field,
"iho chlidrcb's poet" beat known for
the poignant lines Of his Little BOY
Blue" and his series OF lullobios, will
take his place Monday IN Chicago's
marble hail OF fame with tho unvcil-
INK. In Lincoln Park. Of monument
dedicated 20 him.
Children OF Chicago. through news
paper HubRcripiion funds raised near
" half the coEt--ihc remainder was
donated by the Ferguson Memorial
fund--aDd the memorial fIitlngly
commentaries the famous lullablcs
10 which millions OF children have
been sung 10 sleep.
a broodIng angel Is depicted hoy-
ering over two sleeping children.
aprinkllng tho sand OF dreams into
tholr eyes. Bcnca,h. on one side OF
tho memorial. In carved tho first
four lines Of tho Dutch Lullaby. bet.
tor known as "Wynkon. Blynken ana
Sod On the other side OF the
nlccplng figures are the opening lines
OF "Thc Sugar Plum Tree:
Have you ever heard OF tho Sugar
Plum Trocy
'TiS marvel OF great rcnown.
II blooms on the shore OF the iol!.
pop scn
/ In the garden OF Shut Eye town.
a fountain. marble seats and the
brief inscription ITO Eugene Field"
/ complete the memorial.
Tho principal speaker ut the Nm.
yelling ceremonies will bc Melville
/ y. stone. oounsrllor md former gem
cral manager Of the Associated Press,
/ who brought Eugene Fioid 10 Chi.
cago from Denver IN 1883, when
/ Stone was associated with Victor
Lawson IN tho publication of Tho
/ chicago Daily News. The poet r..
mnIncd with TIL" Nows until the Tine
OF his death. In 1896. conducting
. column called "Shnrps and Flats"
Two grandchildren ~ the poet.
Jean Field Poster aud Robert Field.
viii puli Tho cords to unycil tho man.
umont. white Slpson Thomson,
friend of Fields newspaper days. will
prcsido. Tho Drtch Lullaby viii be-
sung hy Mra. Louise Harrison Siadn
and the Rev. William y. Barton also
viii speak.
The statue was designed hy Ed.
ward McCarian. of New York city.
Thi ichilhrrn of Chicago raised near.
ly Sio,oO0 Of the fuuds for It's crcc.
tion, the remaining sli.0oo being
donated from the Ferguson founda.
ton. which. by It's donors viii. Is
Chlcago'S public places.
Eugene Ficld was born In St
Louis In 1850. either on September
or September 3. The latter date
is given IN the Fold family gcncalogy
as the correct one. though for the
greater part of his lie the poe, OBJ
served the former rs his birthday.
HIS mother died when he was six
years old, and his youth was spent
In the home of his cousin. Miss Mary
y. French, of Amherst. Mass. years
whose happiness ho commcmorated
in his verses dcdicating his Little
book OF Western Verse" the frs,
published volume from his pen.
lio began hts newspaper career as
n paraIraphcr In ST. Louis. spent a
short time In st. Joseph, went from
there to Kansas City. and then to
Denver. where he remained until per-
suadcd by Stone to transfer to Chi.
cago.
His poem. Little BOY Dluc." be.
ginning;
The little toy dog Is covered with
but sturdy and staunch he stands:
And the little toy soldier is red with
rust.
And his musket moulds In his
hands, is probably the best
known of all his published verses,
and, with his lullabies. has made his !
name u houchold word In America
while the fact that he devoted most |
OF his life TO newspaper work. and
that most of his published verse orr. |
ginally appeared IN his newspaper
column In Chicago. Denver and 9TH
or citio has been forgotten by many, |