Evening star., 1933-01-11
MANSH|P TO MAKE |
INAUGURAL MEDAL
Famous Sculptor Already
Has Had Two Sittinqs
With PreSident-eIeCt.

Paul Manship, of New York q in
ternationally famous sculptor, has been
chosen to design the medal marking the
inaugural of Franklin D. Roosevelt as
President of the United States, it was
announced today by Robert w. Woolley,
chairman of the inaugural subcommit-
tee on badges. medals and souvenirs.
The noted sculptor, it was announced,
already has held two sittings with the
President-elect and 1t is expected the
design will be completed and the dies
cast by February IL.
The Philadelphia mint, 1t Is an
nounced, has agreed to strike the med
ais, two Of which will be Of gold and
ten of silver The gold medals will be
presented to Mr.. Roosevelt and his
Vice President ELECT, John NJ Garner.
while the silver ones will be presented
to the 10 members Of the new cabinet.
An indeterminate number of bronze
medals will also be struck, probably
2,500, which will be sold to the public.
The exact number of the medals de-
signed for public disposal has not been
definitely decided upon, but when the
number has been fixed, 1t was announc-
ed by Mr.. Woolley, it viii be strictly ad-
hered to, to retain the historic value
of the medals.
Manship Works Exhibited
Mr.. Manship has sculpture on exhibi-
ton in the Corcoran Gallery OF Art
here, the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
In New York City, the Minneapolis Art
Museum, the Pratt Institute In Brook
lyn. the Detroit Museum of Art, the St.
Louis Museum Of Art, and the Luxem-
bourg Gallery at Paris.
He has long been an outstanding
figure in his art in America, winning
gold medals at the Pan-Amertcan ana
Sesquicentennial expositions, the Helen
Barnet medal at the National Academy
of Design in 1918 and 1917, the George
D. widener gold medal at the Penn
sylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1914,
the gold medal of the American Inst1-
tute of Architects in 1921, the gold
medal of the American Numismatic
Society in 1924 and the gold medal OF
Philadelphia Art week. in 1925.
Mr.. Woolley today declared the
medal called for by the Inaugural Com
nittee was one unusual and artistic
in design. executed with the care re-
ouired by such an occasion. 1t Will
be three inches in diameter, and IN
other respects uniform with other sucn
medals.
First Consideration Class.
The Inaugural Committee also an
nounced today through Daniel c: Roper
Edward T. Brown and Melvin ". M
dreth, officers Of the Ticket Supcom-
mittee that contributors to the Demo-
cratic national campaign fund VIII re-
ceive fret consideration in the disposal
of tickets for the approximately 3d.
GOO seats, which will be available Tor
viewing the inaugural parade and the
inauguration of President-elect Roose-
velt.
The President ELECT was reported IA
vorable to this procedure as "courte-
Gus and thoughtful consideration Of the
support given by the contributors"
The number Of seats which 1t Is
planned to provide for snectators, Is
nearly twice as many as were PROVIDED
for the Inauguration of President HOO
yer four years ago,
The prices for the seats have not been
fixed as yet, 1t was announced. 1t was
agreed however, that in view OF the
present economic situation Of the coun-
| try, prices will be lower than they were
! for the Hoover Inauguration, when the
| prices ranged from 81 to $40.
| 1t has been agreed by the budget and
finance subcommittee that in mapping
out the revenue-raising activities OF
the inaugural ceremony and celebration
| there be kept as near as possible bal
ance with the probable expenditures OF
| the committee, so that the budget OF
| the committee will be kept in balance
/ and no revenue-raising activity be made
to carry more than its proportionatt
share of the expense burden.
The following members of the Roose
welt Inaugural Committee publicity di
vision have been appointed by Charlie
Nicholson, chairman: Vice chairman
Theodore w. Noyes, Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson, Ira E. Bennett, Lowell Mellet'
| David Lawrence, e. F. Jewell. Commit
tee members-Oliver owen Kuhn, G
Adams Howard, Beale r. Howard, Elem
ing Newbold, Gideon A. Lyon, A.
| Marks, Don B. Reed, Ernest L. John
ston, Ernest T. Pyle, Alfred T. Reel
Nelson Poynter, John j. Fitzpatrick
Mike T. Flynn, Daniel E. O'Connel
Byron Price, G.. r. Holmes, Raymon
Ciapper, Kenneth Clark, Horace Epde'
3. de S. Melcher, Nelson B. Bell. Andre'
r. Kelly, Maybelle Jennings. Eleanor
Wilson, Miss Ruth Jones, Mrs. Ma
Ward, Mrs. Sally v. H Pickett, Mis-
Evelyn Gordon, George Abel, Manue
r. ROGUE, w. L. Donaldson, jr.; w. ,
Collins. Gridiron Club-Charles c
Ross. James L. Wright. National Pres
Club. M. Timmons, Raymond
Brandt, W. C. Murphy, jr. Standin
Committee-John Snure, John T. Suite
White House correspondents-Pau Ma
lon, Robert B. Armstrong, G. L. Tarr.
Treasury correspondents--W. L. Bruck
ert, Robert Thornburgh. State De
. partment correspondents - Harold .
T. Koran, Joseph Baird. Whit
J House Observation-Disclosures Ma.
: Clarence jackson, H. M. Van Tin