Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
Where Is the ID. A. r. Liberty Bell?
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

! Is particularly desired that the largest
number of persons shall have a part
in 1t. For this reason small contrtbu-
| tons from many persons are to be
asked for rather than large contrtbu-
tons from a few. They are to be
Of two kinds:
First. Material that can be made q
part of the bell: articles of historic
interest will be particularly appreciated;
gold, silver, bronze, copper and nickel
| can be fused.
Second. OF money with which to pay
for the bell. Each member of the So
| ciety Is asked to contribute / cent to
be fused into the bell and IS cents
to pay for 1t. She is also asked to
contribute two dollars from others, in
pennies II possible, and send with the
amount the name Of each contributor.
In order that the bell shall be cast
April 30, the anniversary of the tnaugu-
ration of George washington as first
President OF the United States, we ask
every one receiving this circular to act
at once.
Bell Went Junketing.
an forwarding material to be melted
into the ben, please send fullest his
torfcal description. This viii be entered
carefully in a book which will accom-
pany the bell wherever it goes.
las the motto has not yet been de-
cided upon, any ideas on that subject
will be gratefully received; we viii also
welcome suggestions Of events to be
celebrated and names to be COM
memorated"
The encyclical Is signed by Mary
Desha as former vice president gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
| Revolution.
Now it Is known that the contribu-
lions both of material to go into the
bell and Of money to pay for the cast
ing were made generously and that the
bell was cast and placed on exhibition
at the Chicago Worlds Fair. Also rep
rssentatives of the Daughters of the
American Revolution are of the opinion
that the bell did 60 a-junketing about
the country for q spell, visiting battle
fields and inspiring school children. In
formation Is vague concerning the
periodic clamor Of the bell on ami
versarieS. 1t would unquestionably have
Fourth of July. It would have to ring
at sunrise, then again at 8 o'clock on
behalf Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence; at o'clock 1t would have to
toll two complete numbers to mark TIE
anniversary of the deaths of John
Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and then
the sunset curfew. Had it remained
in use up until recent times, a noon
ringing would have been required on
the Fourth for Calvin Coolidge, who
claims that as the anniversary of his
birth.
But long ago the bell disappeared.
No one clearly remembers its chime.
There are vague rememberingS of some
scheme to melt 1t and cast thousands
Of tiny replicas Of the Liberty Bell,
but no one seems sure. It may have
carried out its destiny so far as to
have seen Paris and died there. 1t may
have been sold for Junk. Certainly the
Daughters do not know where 1t is.
They only know that its peal no more
is heard In the land.
In fact, the only record the Daugh-
tiers have Is fugitive note that DR..
William o. Mcdowell of Newark, ". j..
once interested himself in the bell, but
in what manner is not made clear. It
ought to be rather difficult to hide
full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell.