... So long has Brumidi devoted
his heart and strength to this
Capitol that his love and reverence
for it is not surpassed by even that
of Michelangelo for St. Peter’s.
SENATOR JUSTIN S. MORRILL, FEB. 24, 1880
Monumental Press, Inc.
WASHINGTON · 1950
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COPYRIGHT, 1950, BY MYRTLE CHENEY MURDOCK, WASHINGTON, D. C.
TO MY SON
LT. DAVID N. MURDOCK
Musician, Athlete, Infantryman
killed in action at Palermo, Italy
August 11, 1943