Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . ity of his course and the purity of his patriotism, thesoundness of his views upon governmental policies, the fearlessness of his utterance, and thesturdiness of his courage, made him a force for good beyond the boundaries of the statesmen and many journalists took their inspiration from his pen. They often carriedhis influence into the ultimate law and into the public administration. Our friend was in every fiber of his being honest, high-minded, and courageous.
Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . ity of his course and the purity of his patriotism, thesoundness of his views upon governmental policies, the fearlessness of his utterance, and thesturdiness of his courage, made him a force for good beyond the boundaries of the statesmen and many journalists took their inspiration from his pen. They often carriedhis influence into the ultimate law and into the public administration. Our friend was in every fiber of his being honest, high-minded, and courageous. It is agratifying fact that those who knew him best and most appreciated his work and worth willerect here, where his life was spent, a monument to his memory—here, where dwell so manymemories of men who served well the state. The nations Capital is enriched with monumentscommemorating the achievements of soldiers, statesmen, publicists, scientists, and scholars,who did deeds for their country and their countrymen. A monument in honor of the memoryof our friend will worthily take a place among them. 58 (•A) ,. UinntP ffifam. S>t., 1B6B, # * [From the Sunday Star, Washington, February 9, 1913.] Prraonal IS?raUrrti0«H of IGtnraln—Himtip Eram trlla nf a Ciiida ilmprraaiona of tlj? (Srrat Smanrt-pator—®I|? (!9;njartunUa nf a ^oung C^irl in ^iubg ICtnroln in tht Saga tl|at HlutmpJiiatpIg^rprpJJpb ^^B Aasaaatnatinn—Qlbp (lirl ^ruljitora l^iatta tu tl|p Wljttp Sf ouap—Sl^f (Srpat Sragrlia. The opportunity that I had to study Abraham Lincoln, said Mrs. Vinnie Ream Hoxierecently in her Washington home, was, indeed, unusual, because of its intimacy and becauseof the unusual conditions under which I saw him. There were a good many people who wererather closely acquainted with Lincoln and who, I think, appraised his character rather of them are, however, long since dead. When I knew him and spent half an hour daily with him while modeling my statue, hewas n
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