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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1940 'Listen, My Children, and You Shall Hear': Story of the Long-Delayed Start of a New Ride by Paul Revere By ELMO SCOTT WATSON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) L ISTEN, my children, and you shall hear . . . No, not the familiar story of the “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” It’s the story of another ride by that immortal horseman— a ride that should have start ed more than 50 years ago, but didn’t. Here’s why: Back in 1884, on the eve of the 150th anniversary of Paul Re- vere’s birth, a movement was started in Boston to erect a statue to the Revolutionary patriot at a cost of $25,000. The city council indorsed the plan and appropri ated $5,000 as its share of the cost, the remainder of which was to be raised by public subscrip tion. Furthermore, the city fa thers passed an order, authoriz ing the use of Copley square as the site for the proposed me morial. Next a committee was formed to have charge of the project and this committee issued circu lars inviting sculptors to submit models for the statue. It made no suggestion as to the character of the design but offered to pay $300 each for the three best stud ies. Eight of ten models were sub mitted by sculptors from all parts of the country, all of them, of course, anonymously. From these models the committee selected three—those sent in by Daniel Chester French, who had made the famous “Minute Man” erect ed on the site of the battle of Con cord; by Thomas Ball, who was the sculptor of the statue of Wash ington which stands in the Public Garden in Boston; and by a cer tain “Charles E. Dillon of Utah,” who was unknown to the commit tee. A Young Westerner. After long deliberation the com mittee unanimously decided to accept for the statue the design by this “Charles E. Dillon” and Smart Spring Outfits Stress Supremacy of Handsome Wools By CHERIE NICHOLAS CYRUS E. DALLIN, famous sculptor, and the plaster model of the equestrian statue of Paul Revere which the George Robert White Fund trustees, headed by Mayor Tobin of Boston, have commissioned him to execute in bronze at a cost of $27,500. The statue will be erected in Paul Revere Mall in the north end of Boston, close to the home of the Revolu tionary patriot. THE MINUTE MAN Statue by Daniel Chester French on the site of the Battle of Concord. it was soon announced in the newspapers. Then it was dis covered that they had misspelled the name of the winner! His right name was Cyrus E. Dallin, a young fellow of 23, who had been bom in Utah and had arrived in Boston four years before, penni less, lonely and bewildered be cause he had never been in a big city before. His first work was in a terra cotta factory and, while working there, he had made an ornament for Mechanics hall. It was the seal of the Massachusetts Chari table Mechanics association and it consisted of an upraised human arm which young Dallin had modeled after the upraised arm of a young Indian, one of a dele gation en route to Washington to see the “Great White Father,” whom he had met on the train and with whom he had talked in the sign language. “That arm is still there in Me chanics hall. I like to go around and look at it now and then," the 78-year-old sculptor of today will tell you with a smile. “I got the magnificent sum of two dollars for doing that seal. That two dollars looked like $2,000 to me at that time—and it doesn’t look so small, even now, at times.” It is easy to imagine the young sculptor’s thrill when he learned that he had won the Paul Re vere competition. Returning to his small studio he found a card under the door. On it was writ ten: “Dear Dallin: I came up to congratulate you on your well- deserved victory.—Daniel Ches ter French.” Says Mr. Dallin: “That was the kind of greatness that Daniel Chester French had in him! No wonder that he could comprehend and interpret the great and gen erous Lincoln as understandingly as he did in that Washington Me morial marble of the Great Emancipator. “From that day until his death, a few years ago, French and I were close friends. I have al ways noted in life that the bigger a man is, the more generous he is toward others. There is no feeling of jealousy in a great man. He is too sure of him self to fear others in his own profession. When a man is jeal ous of another man in his own profession it is an open confes sion that he is not sure of himself and his own powers.” Soon after Dallin was an nounced as the winner of the Paul Revere competition, the city of Boston gave him a contract to make the bronze statue. Then un expected difficulties arose, due to the jealousy of an artist whose son had been unsuccessful in the competition. He started a con troversy in the Boston papers by charging that Dallin’s model was historically inaccurate. Although other artists rallied to the de fense of the young Westerner, the dispute grew so hot that the committee decided to hold a sec ond competition. Dallin Wins Again. French entered it again, as did Thomas Ball, sculptor of a statue of Lincoln in “The Emancipa tion Group,” the original of which is in Washington and a copy in Boston. But again Dallin was the winner and again the generous French sent him a note: “Dal lin, you've beat us again. You’re far and away ahead of the rest of us!” Jubilant over his success, Dal lin returned to his home in Utah, there, as he says, "to celebrate my victory and to bask in the sunlight of the approval of my parents and friends.” But he soon learned that the celebration was a bit premature. He returned to Boston in the spring of 1885 to complete the statue. He was called to the may or’s office and again a contract Paul Rides Ar^ain to Summon Legionnaires BOSTON. — Paul Revere rides again on the 165th anni versary morn of the “nine teenth of April, ’75”—but this year the galloping tradition of Paul Revere will not halt at Lexington’s battle-green or Concord’s bridge. This year he’ll go careening on across the continent to rally another army of patriots from a wider nation that stretches to Rio Grande valley and Oregon farms. This year the annual national convention of the American Legion meets for the second time in historic Boston. The dates are September 22 to 26. Paul Revere’s is the figure that adorns the bronze of the Legion’s twenty-second con vention medal. He is the rous ing spirit of the Bay State Le gionnaire organization at na tional convention headquar ters, 8 Beacon street, now go ing full tilt on its mission to make this return-visit of their land, sea, and air-force com rades from every state and United States possession, the greatest patriotic pilgrimage to the “Cradle of Liberty” this land has ever seen. The Le gion’s 1940 war-cry, “Keep Out and Keep Ready,” will be, they say, “the shout heard ‘round the world.” was signed. But when the com mittee tried to raise the money for the statue by popular sub scription, it found that the con- j troversy, which Dallin’s rival art- i ist had stirred up, had made many people hostile to the proj- j ect. Within a short time it became ! evident that the public had lost interest in the project. Subscrip tions to the fund came in so slow ly that it was doubtful if the sum required for the statue could ever be raised. Swallowing his disappointment as best he could, the young sculptor started on an other project. Remembering the Indians whom he had known in the West, Dallin designed the figure of an Indian, standing on the skeleton of a buffalo and shooting an ar- j row into the air. He exhibited it in New York in 1888 and it won the gold medal of the American Art Exhibit. This new triumph had an un expected result. A wealthy Bos ton woman who sympathized with the young sculptor over his diffi- ! culties in the Paul Revere com- ! petition offered to provide the money for him to study in Par is. Thus, out of what had seemed ' to be a major tragedy to an am- ! bitious young sculptor, came his great opportunity and he eagerly accepted it. Soon after he arrived in Paris Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show ar rived there and Rosa Bonheur, the famous woman painter, took ad vantage of the opportunity to paint the American horses and their Indian riders. One of her favorite models was old Chief Rocky Bear. He Meets Rosa Bonheur. One day Dallin saw her at work on a painting of Rocky Bear. It inspired him to become a sculp tor of Indians and horses and from that inspiration came the idea of the Indian equestrian groups which are to be found in several American cities. The first of these was the familiar “The Signal of Peace.” The next was “The Medicine Man” in Phila delphia and the next “The Appeal to the Great Spirit” which stands in front of the Boston museum. Since that time Dallin has pro duced many other famous stat ues—“The Scout” in Penn Valley park in Kansas City, “Massa- soit” in Plymouth, Mass.; “Anne Hutchinson” which stands in front of the state house in Boston; and his famous tribute to the Ameri can soldiers taken prisoners by the enemy during the World war —the statue which he called “Captured But Not Conquered.” He also did the Pioneer monu ment in Salt Lake City and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument in Syracuse, N. Y. For Cyrus Dallin is now one of America’s best-known sculp tors. But it is probable that, for all the honors that have come to him, he will take more pride in his masterpiece, which is to stand in Paul Revere Mall in Boston. It is the spirited statue of that famous midnight rider, reining in his equally famous horse as he papses to shout his warning, “The British are com ing! 7 * > A few weeks ago it was an nounced thal the trustees of the Robert White fund, headed by Mayor Tobin of Boston, had com missioned him to execute in bronze, at a cost of $27,500, the design which was selected away 1 back in the eighties. So, after half a century, Cyrus Dallin, the unknown young sculptor who had come out of the West, is vindicat ed, and an undeserved stigma has been removed from his fame as an artist. And, after a long delay, Paul Revere will soon start on another ride! TPHE wool industry continues its wonders to perform. The story it is unfolding during these modern times of ours is a fascinating one. To such a high point of achievement has skill, science and artistry brought the production of wool fab ric in the matter of versatile weaves, textures, patternings and colorings. A wool material may mean most anything from weaves of sturdiest utilitarian character to something as sheer and lovely and as delightful to the touch as hereto fore was associated only with deli cate chiffons and such. So versatile and comprehensive are modern woolens they glamorize the program of fashion throughout its every phase. An entire ward robe may consistently be developed nowadays of wools. If your appeal needs call for a stunning utilitarian coat for sports, travel and about-town wear, or for a three-piece ensemble that consti tutes, because of its interchange ableness, a wardrobe within itself, or if you are feeling the urge for a charming dressy coat-and-dress ensemble made of eye-appealing woolens, here they are all three types pictured in the accompanying illustration. The grand and glorious wool plaids brought out this season are proving a constant source of in spiration to designers. Especially for coats do contemporary style creators think in terms of daring plaids such as is shown centered in the group pictured above. To the right in the illustration see a stunning three-piece suit with re versible cape. This patrician mode was recently displayed in a Ber muda showing of voguish travel and cruise outfits styled of outstanding woolen materials. The significant thing about this thoroughbred mode is that it is in line with the thought that exists among world travelers who recognize the supremacy of strictly all wool fabric when it comes to going places by land or sea. The check of the jacket is repeated in the four stripe , set in the skirt. Having a cape, a jacket and a skirt a three-piece of this type is adaptable to all sorts of cli matic conditions at the same time that it carries the stamp of style distinction wherever it goes. The sentiment for refined and ladylike fashions, so all-prevailing this season, is admirably expressed in the attractive coat and dress en semble shown to the left. The idea of a long wool coat in a subtle pastel color topping a dyed-to-match crepe dress is meeting with widespread favor. Sunburst tucks are effective ly employed on both the suavely fitted coat and the prettily fash ioned dress underneath. Note the longer gloves crushed at the wrist. The toque is color matched to the ensemble. Speaking of this season’s coats the widespread flair for gray re flects in long coats of gracious prin cess lines. Often these are sans fur, but if fur is employed a lux urious gray fox collar is apt to be choice. IReleased by Western Newspaper Union.) It’s White Season, Fashion Dictates Crisp white lingerie touches, flat tering white hats, white jewelry, white gloves and bags worn with the navy or black greet the eye at every turn. That fashion has a way of defying calendar datings and weatherman prophesies has long been known but even fashion has outreached all previous records in the matter of the early start given white hats which have really been in good style for quite some time now. You don't have to wait to wear a crisp white pique sailor with your new navy suit. The accessory en semble that stresses white pique for neckwear and numerous other white accents has : no doubt, brought about the acceptance of the white pique hat earlier than usual. White pique flowers on your lapel time in to the picture, too. Many dark straws are trimmed with white. Colored Accents Smart for Spring Color is going to leave a bright mark on the clothes that smart women will weai' this season. Gay flowered chapeaux, jeweled coUarbone accents, colored gloves and bags brighten more sober cos tumes, mingling in a fashion kalei doscope. Only one or two splashes of color will appear with the smart est costumes, in line with fashion’s commandment, “Don’t overdo ac cents.” Color is going to be seen in clothes themselves, too, though these hues will be more subdued. Lingerie Trimmed Bretons in Favor With the addition of frivolous white lingerie trims to their severe tailored lines, high-crowned breton hats are spring-like accompani ments for navy blue suits and gay print dresses. Tucked organdy and lace, for example, are used for the tailored bow and headband on one of these upturned sailor affairs of navy blue straw. Feathered Felts In your wardrobe of hats be sure to include a smartly feather- trimmed felt. Hats of the type pic tured are extremely voguish. No matter how many flower adorned chapeaux you may feel the urge to buy, your hat collection will be sad ly lacking in the latest if it does not include a handsome wide soft brim felt that flaunts a gay and debonair feather. Pictured at the top is a smart gray felt with softly dipping brim—a lovely complement for a lightweight wool frock. A very smart red felt is shown below, com pletely stitched round and round up to the crown. A quill of import beige shoots up with a dash. Pastel Bengaline For Juvenile Coat Pastel bengaline in dusty pink or soft blue is fashion’s latest find for the making of little girls’ coats. Wee tots from three to six look adorable in these dainty coats that are fashioned in princess style but toning all the way up the front. The better shops are showing this type for it is an acknowledged style of distinction in the juvenile world. Brass-Buttoned Coat Your cloth coat takes on new style emphasis when it fastens with a row of brass buttons. Silver buttons on gray are likewise chic. | IMPROVED ! UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for April 21 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education: used by permission. MICAH’S VISION OF PEACE LESSON TEXT—Mlcah 4:1-5; 5:2-5a. GOLDEN TEXT—And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.—Micah 4:3. Peace on earth! Why, that is hardly more than a phrase which we recall at Christmastime as we think of the song of the angels. Yet now is the time to assure people that there will be peace on earth. Peacemakers who are now silent were striving to bring in a man made peace, following a will-o’-the- wisp. Let us tell men about the real peace which will come when the Prince of Peace sets up His king dom. Let us urge upon them the glad acceptance of His personal kingship in their hearts that they mSy even now know peace within. Micah warned Judah that their re jection of God and His love would bring them sorrow and judgment. In the midst of his message, how ever, he breaks forth into a glowing prophecy of the glory that is to -ome during the reign of the Messiah, the Prince of Peace. I. The Foundation of Peace—God’s Word (4:1, 2). Vainly do men labor to bring about a lasting peace built upon the words of men, for the moment there seems to be gain in repudiating promises given in the greatest of solemnity, they become mere scraps of paper. There is no security in such words, nor in the guns and battleships used to support or to break them. God’s Word, the teaching of His law, walking in His paths—here is the foundation for real peace. Micah speaks of the time “in the last days” when the people of the earth shall go up to God’s house to hear His Word and to learn to walk in His ways. To that blessed and holy day we look forward with anticipation and joy even as we now bring men the message of Christ’s redemption and His peace. n. The Prince of Peace—Jesus Christ (4:3-5). This beautiful portion of God’s Word (and such parallel passages as Isa. 2:1-5; 11:1-12) gathers together the longing and hopes of peace- loving men of every age. Perfect justice, the end of all wars, pros perity for peaceful pursuits, boys no longer learning warfare, complete social security, universal worship of God—what a thrilling promise! Will it ever come true? Yes. When? In the “latter days” (v. 1, R. V.). Who has made such a prom ise? God Himself. Who will bring it about? God’s Son, the Prince of Peace, who will come to “judge be tween many people.” Why will men be so blind to the “sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place” (II Pet. 1:19)? Why will we reject Him who is “the day star” (II Pet. 1:19; Rev. 22:16) and who is even now ready to “arise in your hearts”? III. His Coming—As Saviour (5: 2, 3). This remarkable Messianic proph ecy gave more than 700 years be fore the birth of Christ the exact place of His birth, so closely iden tified as to make both the prophecy and its fulfillment a testimony to the inspiration of the Bible. Note that this was the passage with which the priests and scribes answered the question of Herod (Matt. 2:1, 4-6) regarding the playe where the Mes siah was to be born. Thus the coming ruler of Israel, the Judge of all peoples, the Prince of Peace, is none other than the Lord Jesus who was born into this world as the Babe of Bethlehem, “a Saviour . . . Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). Israel rejected Him and He had to “give them up” (v. 3), but the time will come when they shall see Him as their King. IV. His Reign—As King (5:4, 5a). “This man shall be our peace” (v. 5, R. V.). He it is who “shall be great unto the ends of the earth” (v. 4); and that can be said of no man in all history except of Him of whom we sing, Jesus shall reigh where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore TUI moons shaU wax and wane no more, —Isaac Watts. His shall not be the reign of a despot, for we read that “He shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah” (v. 4, R, V.). 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