Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
GRANITE UNFINISHED, ERICSSON
PLASTER CAST TO BE UNVEILED
Presence of Royal Family
Preclude Possibility
of Postponement.
President Will Make Adj
dress in Rites on
Potomac Banks.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

UNPRECEDENTED in the history OF
scores of dwellings and dedications
of monuments to famous personages
in the District of Columbia will be
the official presentation to the public
at o'clock on The afternoon OF May
20 OF the memorial to John Ericsson,
Swedish engineer. first to conceive of
the idea Of placing the vital parts OF
fighting vessels below the water line
realized in the appearance of the
Monitor during the Civil War. The
unusual In the presentation Of this
monument will be the use Of only the
plaster models Of Ericsson and the
superimposed group, consisting Of
Vision. Adventure and Labor.
While workmen. under the direction
Of the sculptor, James L. Fraser OF
New York, are busily placing the
plaster models, and giving them the
pinkish tint which the granite In the
permanent memorial will have, other
workmen of the office of Public Build
ings and Parks of the National Capt.
tai are moving the Acton shaft of
granite from which the group will
be carved and the lo-ton block from
which the image Of Ericsson viii be
carved out of the line of activities
in connection with the formal dedica.
I4CLis W A4Ci wall bC pa tltAPdIcI ia Nv
President Coolidge and Crown Prince
Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess
Louise of Sweden. The blocks of
granite were put in place many weeks
ago for the men who will do the
actual carving, but there have been
many delays for various reasons, so
that II became necessary either 10
postpone the unwilling, or to use the
models. The latter was decided upon
because the members of the Swedish
royal family were coming here to take
part officially in the exercises me.
morialiZing one of their former Coun.
tryman.
Chinc5!Om and Grant in Charge.
In he meantime. Representative
Chi ablom Of Chicago, who is chair
MAI of the citizens committee of
scandinavian Americans. handling the
civilian side OF the project, and Mai.
u. $. Grant, Sd, director Of the Office
Of Public Buildings and Public Parks
OF the National Capital. are working
on the program and the details In.
cident to seating and handling the
thousands of people expected to come
to Washington to witness the event.
The program to date is a more or
less tentative one. Practically the
only matters settled are that the Pres.
ident will be the principal speaker
and the time for the event. There
will be music beginning at . o'clock
and all visitors fortunate enough 70
have one of the 1000 seats to be pro.
vided in the grandstand must be in
their places by 2:45 o'clock. The
other parts Of the program probably
will not be settled until the arrival OF
the royal party in New York May 90
Those working on the details, It Is
understood, are anxious that Crown
Princess Louise Of Sweden should pull
the cord which will unfold the United
States and Swedish flags TO be draped
over the memorial, when the public
will get its first view of the first ded
ication here of a combined granite and
plaster memorial. 1t IS not believed
that the Crown Prince will take any
part in the speaking program, but
viii honor his former countrymen by
placing a wreath on the memorial
which, it is said, is the practice in the
European countries.
Many Fetes Planned.
According to the present plans for
the royal party, as made known al
the CWcQlSI lcEdLAOIt ICLCJ klCS wal
be welcomed by the Mayor OF New
York, and, after spending the forenoon
there, will board a train in time to
arrive at the National Capital at
o'clock on the afternoon OF May q.
They will be escorted directly from
the Union Station TO the Swedish le'
cation, where the royal party Will
make its home during its stay in
Washington, and a number or recep
lions and entertainments In their
honor are being planned.
The Crown Prince and Princess
Louise will remain in the Capital
until Q o'clock on the afternoon Of
May 81. when they will return to New
York, according to the present plans,
and make preparations for a tour OF
the United States.
The memorial is located on the east
bank Of the Georgetown Channel OF
the Potomac River, in West Potomac
Park, and approximately 1000 yards
south Of the Lincoln Memorial, but
little closer to the Arlington Memo
rial Bridge when 1t will be com
pleted.
Workmen now are tearing down
the glass.inclosed house which was
put over the Acton stone early in the
Winter to permit the stone carvers
Ardoleno Brothers Of New York, tc
work, but the house was never used
The house and the stone had to be
cleared out Of the way to make space
for the grandstand which will be
erected for the ceremonies. The work
Of placing the models also is under
way, and further than this no work
Will be done on the memorial proper
the base of which. of white granite
is the only part of the permanent
structure in place. until after the
ceremonies. Then. the two large