Evening star., 1925-03-05
CAPITOL STATUES
DRAWING VISITORS
iWenty-Nine States Repre-
. sented in Historic Cham
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Der House Once Used.

Every State of the Union was repre-
scented at the inaugural ceremonies
here yesterday and visitors from 2s
states found great men of their
roinmonwe wealths memorialized in the
statuary Hall of the Emitted States
capitol Building.
Statuary Hall, in the older portion
OF the Capitol is a room which holds
more historic associations than any
other chamber in America" writes
Or. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of
the National Geographic Society.
An unwarranted phase has made
II popular TO call Statuary Hall a
hamber of artistic horrors. Such
designation does injustice to the art
and the history of the room where
the House of Representative met for
10 years and which now eXemplifles
q Feasy fine memorial idea.
Lincoln Sat in Chamber.
Here Lincoln, John Quincy Adams,
Horace Greeley and Andrew Johnson
served in the same Congress Here
Henry Clay welcomed Lafayette, who
replied in a speech said to have been
written by Clay. Here John Marshall
administered the oath Of Office to
Madison and Monroe.
when, in 1925. the House balloted
IN this room for President John
Quincy Adams won over Andrew
jackson. The former, the only man
20 be elected to the House after being
president, was stricken with paralysis
suddenly in this chamber after de-
liYering an inpassioned address: the
after while President narrowly es-
capped an assassin upon leaving this
room, where he had attended the
funeral OF congressional friend.
"A bronze star marks the location
Of Adams desk. The star happens
also to denote a spot where one may
hear the whisper of a friend who
stands in the corresponding position
on the opposite side of the hall. Move
away from the spot and the speakers S
voice fails to carry, even when he
speaks loudly.
Gallery Now Closed.
CLOSED to visitors now is the mar
row gallery of the old House,
reached by dark. tortuous steps.
worn deep by the tread of many
feet. In this gallery Dickens CLEANED
notes for his comments on Americas
Con gress. He called Washington a
city OF magnificent Intentions
Close your eyes and see John
Randolph stalk in, with squirrel
cap, and homespun suit, white boots
and jingling spurs; he has just gal
loped through muddy streets from
Georgetown. Throwing cap and coat
to his desk. he drinks a glass OF
porter handed him by an attendant
and cuts in on. any debate, in thin
querulous. piping voice. Here an
other type of orator, Edward Everett,
just out of the pulpit, charmed his
hearers.
For some years religious services
were held in the old Hall of Repre-
sentatives on Sunday afternoons
Lincoln attended them during the
war period, when the hall was
crowded. because many churches had
been converted into barracks.
Origin of "Lower House.-
1.-The floor of this room was raised
to its present level when the hall
was converted into an American
Westminster Abbey. Tradition has
it that the lower level of the old
floor led to the popular designation
of the House of Representatives as
the Lower House
When the old hall was deserted
for the new law was enacted, in
1864, providing that the States could
use 1t as a place to do national hon
daughters renowned for civil and
military service. each State being en-
titled to place two statues here.
Rhode Island was the first to re-
spond. 1t sent statues Of America S
pioneer Baptist, Roger Williams, and
the militant Gen. Greene. Pennsyl-
vania also sent q clergyman, Muh-
lenberg, shown in the act of throw
ing off his ministerial robes and dis
L. rTr.~r
hortfng his cation to remember
that there is a time to fight as well
as time to pray. Pennsylvania also
honors Robert Fulton, and Florida
John Gorrfe, for devising the ice ma
chine; for the rest the genius OF
science and invention is neglected
No poet and few pioneers have yet
been memorisliZed. Frances E. Will
lard is the only woman 80 far honor
ed. Oklahoma sent the statue of ar
Indian chief, Sequoyah.
Stirring Stories Recalled.
Some OF the figures recall stirring
stories OF our school days. There is
John Stark, who vowed a victory OIL
his wife a widow. There is Ethan
Allen, who is reputed to have de-
7nanded surrender in the name OF
Jehovah and the Continental Con-
gress'
"Twenty-nine States, thus far, have
responded to the invitation to honor
their distinguished dead, and 21 OF
these have selected both representa-
tives. Some of the States have post
poned their selections.
"A complete list follows:
Alabama, J. l. NJ. Curry; Arkan-
sas. James P. Clarke and Uriah NJ
Rose; Connecticut, Roger Sherman
and Jonathan Trumbull: Florida, John
Gorrie and Kirby Smith; Idaho
George l. Shoup; Illinois, James
Shields and Frances L. willard; In
diana, Lew wallace and Oliver p
Morton; Iowa, James Harlan and S
j. kirkwood; Kansas, George w
Click and John J. ingalls,; Maine
William King; Maryland, Charles
Carroll and John Hansoni Massachu-
setts, Samuel Adams and John Win
throp; Michigan. Lewis Cass and
Zachariah Chandler; Minnesota, Hen
ry NJ. Rice: Missouri, Thomas II. Ben
ton and Francis Z. Blair: New Hamp-
shire, John Stark and Daniel Web
ster; New Jersey, Richard Stockton
and Philip Kearny; New York Robert
r Livingston and George Clinton
North Carolina, Zebulon B. Vance
Ohio, James A. Garfield and William
Allen; Oklahoma. Sequoyah; Pennsyl-
vania, ]. p. G.. Muhlenberg and Rob
ert Fulton; Rhode Island, Nathaniel
Greene and Roger Williams; South
Carolina, John c. Calhoun; Texas,
Stephen T. Austin and Samuel Hous-
ton; Vermont, Ethan Allen and Jacob
Collamer: Virginia, George Washing
ton and Robert E. Lee; West Virginia,
John Z. Kenna and Francis H Pier
pont, and Wisconsin, James Mar
quette.''