The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

Yes. the King and Queen of
Italy came to see Zolnay's new
war memorial to be erected in
Nashville. Tenn, by the Kiwanis
Club. And Queen Marie of Ru-
mania came another day, for Mr..
Zolnay was born in Bucharest,
which claims him just as Wash
ington does. The completed model,
IN heroic size, was exhibited at
q large reception in the sculptor's
studio in Rome, after which 1t IL
to be executed in bronze and
transported to America. -.
The composition is exceptionally
beautiful, an ideal female figure
who bends with infinite tender
ness above fallen hero, whose
inert hand still grasps the gun
stock, and the far-seeing look of
the woman's eyes reveals Wis.,
ion. The words below are Mr..
Zolnay's own: "I gave my best
to make better world" The
Roman newspapers showered Mr..
Zolnay with praise, and the Gar
net Mondain" states that he ''has
been decorated by the King Of
Rumania with the order Bene
Merenti first class for his artistic
achievements"
10 MAKE MEDALLIONS.
And now America recalls George
Julian Zolnay for commission
OF great interest and importance,
IAN elaborate series Of medal
lions Of the Presidents of the
United States which will adorn
the main lobby of the new pa
latial Hotel President, now being
erected next door to the House
Office building is the way
the dispatch reads.
1.-THE frieze will be the most
unique piece of sculpture executed
by an American sculptor for
hotel structure" so says Maj.
n. A. ellis, president of the
Hanford Hotel Company.
The design calls for twenty
nix placques in has relief, be-
ginning with the head of Wash
ington and taking in every
American President up to Viii
son. In addition to the medal
lion, a special bust of President
Harding will be executed for a
pedestal to be placed in the foyer
Of the hotel. 1t is planned to
add to the medallions of every
President going out of office and
TO give the new President a bust
on the pedestal.
STUDIED AT BUCHAREST.
Mr.. Zolnay is man born for
adventure and romance. This
new commission, of such peculiar
artistic significance, which comes
now as such a pleasant surprise,
is but one of many. similar incl
dents in his career. Educated at
the University of Bucharest,
where his father had sent him to
prepare for one of the learned
professions, Mr.. Zolnay decided to
compete for a scholarship at the
Royal Conservatory of Music.
He won it, and had as a class
mate there the now world-famous
KneiseI, of the Kneisel quartet OF
Boston.
But Zolnay's father was so hor-
FOR. .cken at his sons musical
inclinations that he persuaded
the young George Julian to aban-
don this career.
eff / knew that you would be-
come a great virtuoso," the father
said to the boy, that would be all
right. But to think that you might
have TO play in theaters and dance
halls. l would turn in my grave.
To be a musician is no occupation
for the son of d gentleman"
So young Zolnay renowned his
music, continued his college ca
reer, and was graduated from the
university at twenty-one with dis
tinction, meantime having served
q year in the army, as required of
every male citizen at the age of
twenty. He was soldier in the
bodyguard of the King of Ruma-
MIA. Like most brilliant young
rnor. he was implicated in army
pranks, though it is to the discip-
hne of that years training that
the future sculptor feels he owes
much.
Our behavior" he once con-
fessed to Viktor Flambeau, was
such that there came an order one
morning from the war department
transferring our whole regiment
from the capital, Bucharest. to the
Black Sea. a Turkish territory oc-
cupied by Rumania." Here he had