The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-06

the following statement with re-
spect to the memorial:
shortly after the death Of Joseph
J. Darlington in 1920 it was de-
cided to endeavor to have erected
In Judiciary Square an appropriate
4 memorial to his character and
work. For forty years Darlington
Il that square and his almost daily
place Of work was in the court
Il house in the square. At the time
4 of his death he was an undisputed
leader of the District Of Columbia
bar and was universally respected
for his activities in charitable and
civic affairs.
''Those who inaugurated the me-
mortal idea requested the assistance
Of the United States Fine Arts Com
mission and that body suggested
number of leading sculptors who
were requested to submit proposals
for memorial design. The Fine
Arts Commission strongly recon-
mended that consideration be given
to something artistically beautiful
rather than TO mere monumental
effigT Of the man; something that
would portray an outstanding trait
OF his character rather than his
physical self.
( SymboIicaI Memorial Favored.
1T was decided that q memorial
symbolical and beautiful would not
only serve TO commemorate Oar.
lington, but would be an adornment
to one Of the parks in the Nations
Capital long after those whose good
fortune it was to know hiYn and
what he looked like, had passed
away. A half dozen Of Americas
leading sculptors were asked to
enter the design competition. Each
sculptor was furnished with an out.
line Of Darlington's professional
career and personal character, and
the latter was stressed, It being
thought that his constant charities,
his never falling consideration, for
others, his tenderness and thought.
fulness; in short, his splendid hu.
manitarianism, were far more
worthy Of being permanently SYM
bolized than even his greatness as
a lawyer.
1.-THE designs submitted in com.
petition were all turned over To
the Fine Arts Commission and that
body unanimously selected the de.
sign submitted by G. Paul Jenne.
vein. OF New York, who had re-.
Gently returned after long service
In the art centers OF Europe. The
members of the Fine Arts Commits
sion We're emphatic in their express
sions Of admiration for the JENNIE
vein design, which was then sub.
mitted to. and received the approval
or, Mr.. Darlington's daughters.
THE memorial consists Of O.
marble fountain sumounted by
group, consisting of a maiden and
a faun, in which the artist has
sought to symbolic humanity at it's
best. The figure of the maiden rep
resents Gods best human handwork,
and is intended at once to typify
the most beautiful of Gods human
creatures and the most considerate
and tender by the fact that the
timid baby deer comes to the side
OF the human for care and succor.
The figure Of the maiden is nude,
the. artist considering It better to
| represent her as she came from the
hands Of her Creator rather than
from the hands of a dressmaker.
| 1T has been endeavored to pre-.
sent to the City of Washington an
artistic and beautiful thing and
at the same time to peFpetuate Mr..
Darlington's memory in a most ap.
propriate manner"
Conceptions of Character.
| Supplementing the statement Of
the Memorial Committee, Chairman
Hogan today said:
1t does seem to me that nothing
could better represent the finest
element In Joseph J. Darlington's
character than this conception of
1t. have no difficulty in nicturing
Mr.. Darlington extending comfort,
care, aid and shelter to the needy
or the frightened. whether of the
human race or the beast kingdom.
Inc Design Is pure, chaste and beau
tiful. And ever more beautiful than
the design are the thought and the
character it depicts"
The statue was comnleted in 1922
since which time it has been ak.
hiblted In New York at the ex.
hlbltion OF the Architectural League
and at the art exhibit in Baltimore;
1t was generally pronounced to be
one OF the most beautiful and grace.
ful sculptures of recent years.
Subsequent to the time when en-
gagged for the Darlington Memorial
work, the sculptor, c.. Paul Jan-
neWein, was selected by the Metro
polltan Museum of Art in New
York for the Caruso Memorial; by
the State of Vermont for the me-
mortal to its soldier dead in the
World War; and he is now engaged
in work for the Permanent Arts
building at the Philadelphia Ses-
| quicentennial Exposition,
At the last session of Congress
a Joint resolution was passed by
| the House and Senate authorizing
the erection OF memorial fountain
IN judiciary Square and it's site in
that square was approved by the
Superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds. The memorial is a
gift from Mr.. Dardington's friends
and admirers fo the cffv tee nntjra