Show WASUINGTOXS PICTUltK Have we an Accurate Likeness of the Father of Our Country It was the custom in olden times said Justice Field today for the President Presi-dent beginning with George Washihe t n to visit the Capitol in state at the opening of the sessions of Congress and there to deliver personallyto the two houses his annual message The head of departments made formal calls upon each other at the beginning of new administrations ad-ministrations and the court then began be-gan its practice of visiting the President and the VicePre Ident All these formalities for-malities have since terminated with the exception of the isit of the judiciary I Jefferson was I believe the first President Presi-dent who did not visit the Capitol at the beginning of the sessions of Congress to present his annual message Jefferson could not make a public address of five minutes duration and he determine to send in his menage in writing oy a secretary This wa doueand since his time no attempt baa been made to revive the old Custom The heads of departments depart-ments allerwanl ceased their forma callsBy the way said the judge it is a matter of surprise to me that so much has been published aboutleading public men of this country that is exaggerate and oftentimes absolutely untrue Fo example there are a great ninny people who believe that when Jetlerson was inaugurated 1 in-augurated President he mounted his horse at the White House rode unattended unat-tended to the Capitol tied his steed to the fence and delivered his inaugural address As a matter of fact Jefferson was inaugurated in much thesame style as his predecessors He was driven from the White House to the Capitol attended at-tended by music and soldier and delivered de-livered his excellent inaugural to an audience au-dience of goodlv size The busts and photographs which we see of Washington continued the judge are not 1 think accurate pictures pic-tures of the man Hoodin you will remember re-member took a plaster cast of Wash JD tons face and the remainder of his head was filled in according to the imagination I im-agination of the sculptor Houdins original plaster cast of Washington is now in the possession of our famous American sculptor now living in London Lon-don Mr Storv He obtained it eta sale of the effect of some of Houdins heirs I saw the cast in London this summer and in it I can trace but sight resemblance resem-blance to the traditional features of Washington as seen in the histories and libraries of our public schools I told Mr Story that he owed it to his countrymen coun-trymen to make from that plaster cast a bronze bust of Washington that tbould be set up in the National Mu scum at Washington but I suppose that a fire accident will happen some dav in Storys studio and the plaster will be destroyed I |