Columbian Liberty Bell Harr Wagner received a letter from
William Osborne McDowell, stating that his wife,
Madge Morris Wagner was appointed honorary member of the committee to create and direct the use of the Columbian Liberty Bell to be rung at the World's Fair. The bell was to be made up of slaves' chains from all parts of the world and contributions of silver, gold and copper money. It was to be cast at
Troy, New York. The idea, expressed in one of Wagner's poems, was adopted as the fundamental motive in the casting of the bell, hence her appointment to an honorary position on the committee having the work in charge. The Columbian Liberty Bell was cast by Clinton H. Meneely's foundry for display at the
World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago in 1893. The bell disappeared while on tour in Europe.
Saint Anthony’s Church Bell, Prague, Czech Republic The Meneely bell that hangs in St Anthony's Church in
Prague was purchased by the
Mid-European Union in October 1918 to commemorate the independence of
Czechoslovakia after
World War I and donated to the group's president,
Thomas Masaryk, who became the head of the country's provisional government and, in 1920, the Czechoslovak president. The bell cost $2,000 and weighed 2,542 pounds (1,155 kg). ==See also==