Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
BRYAN MEMORIAL
TO COST S29O,0DO
Committee Decides on Form
of Tribute Proposed for
Comm0ner.

The William Jennings Bryan
Memorial Assoc alton will erect a
memorial to cost $250,000 and to take
the form of group of statuary
depicting outstanding episodes in the
public career Of the Commoner, accord
ing ia a, tentative agreement reached
Yesterday by the executive committee
of the association meeting ut the
a Fayette Hotel.
r. II. Callahan of Louisville, score,
:ary of the associat on, pointed OUT
that the money would be raised with
out q penny of expense to the asSocia
ton through a campaign OF personal
solicitation conducted by Josephus
Daniels, president OF the association
and himself. It is expected, he said
to obtain the necessary sum by March
10. the birthday of MIR. Bryan. VIII Oh
was designated yesterday by the asso
citation as Bryan day, and VIII DC
observed by a series of celebrations
throughout the country
Assigns Reasons for Selection.
In tentatively determining upon q
group of Statuary to be erected III
Washington as the most nttlne
memorial, the point was brought ou'
that such q memorial would do away
with yearly maintenance costs after
its completion. other memorial prof
ects considered, Mr.. Callahan stated
included the erection of q carlton anC
the building of q memorial hospital
but the executive committee reached
the conclusion that the statuary
represents the best form for
memorial.
II is the idea of the committee. Mr.
Callahan explained, to have the series
of statues represent Mr.. Bryan II
four characteristic poses. One statue
will represent him delivering his
Gross of Gold address in the Demo
cratic convention of 1896; another vii
show him making his address on the
tariff issue before Congress in 1898
while other poses will depict him with
Bible in hand, as an adherent of the
gospel and as teacher and leader.
Mr.. Daniels returned to his home
at Raleigh, n. c., last night, but VII
come to Washington next month 10
confer with Charles Moore, secretary
of the Fine Arts Commission, as &c
the most appropriate site for the pro
posed group Of statuary.
Selection of Site Postponed.
1t has been suggested thdl inc lhe
mortal be erected near Sixteenth ano
Harvard streets, but final choice OF
the site will not be made until after
those instrumental in the beautihca
ton of the District have been con
suited.
Mr.. Callahan stated that although
the agreement on the form the me
mortal is to take is as yet a tentative
one, in all likelihood 1t will be formal
" adopted and in the meantime the
campaign for obtaining the quarter OF
a million dollars which will be de
voted to the erection of memorla
will be vigorously carried out. H'
made if clear that those con
Quoting the campaign will do so a
their own expense. and will make the
matter such a personal one that ever
those followers of Mr.. Bryan, who are
only financially able to contribute II
small amounts, wilt be invited t
share in the memorial.
The best sculptor obtainable VIII OF
employed to execute the designs, ne
said, which will perpetuate tnt
memory not only of the deeds OF tnt
great Commoner, but of a personahl.
which won thousands to his told.