The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-29
SOLDIERS AND sAILOns.
In Memory of Men Who Fought on Land
and sea.

and sea.
4 meeting Of the citizens Of Richmond
wa, held al Marshall Club rooms. J, cent
Der 1. lSS.. for the purpose OF oE-W |iN- 'h
association for the erection a. ii lhohuiieh,
TO the memory Of the private sOldiefs anu
sailors OF the Confederate states. or lido!
Hi m Richmond. ID. {. Richardson presl-
ded and Carlton Mccarthy Was maze sec
ratary. John A. Curtis !. {. DiCkt rson,
Il. :. NJ. Valentine. W. II. Curtis. and Il. II.
Berry were appointed committee on Or
ganilati0n. They reported that the olhcerS
.bould be a president, SIN Nlcc-presldehls'
one secretary. and one treasurer. ID. 1.
Richardson was made president, Carl
ion Mccarthy secretary, and a Doaru
of directors. consisting OF the above
named officers and SIX members from
each ward, were elected. This was the com
mencemeni of the enterprise, which rapidly
fastened Itself upon pubic favor. y com
mifiee. consisting of the following named
gentlemen. were appointed TO secure de-
sien:T. Wiley Davis, Lewis ID. trenshaw'
Jr.. and Carlton Mccarthy. Land cOntigu-
Ous 10 the site was condemned ana the
Council appropriated the money for tue pur-
chase. The association then decided to ADOPT
the repOrt of th6HcOmmittee on design, Whlch
recommended:
That the monument be a reproduction
in granite OF the column near Alexandria
Feypt commonly called POmpey's i'iliar,
me- column 10 be- surmounted by bronze
6onre of a private soldier OF the Confederate
army. co
.. That the column shall consistOf base
die and capital, essentially as in the Crigl-
nal uillar, and a shaft OF the same propOr'
lions ana measurements as the original,
hut composed OF 13 blocks typifying the
thirteen Confederate states.
3. That there shall he inscribed on the
base simply this: "Coniederate soldiers
and Sailors Monument ana il the tnirteeh
Confederate states contribute each OF them
a hlock of the shaft. then on another face OF
fine die. these words only: This SHAFT Il
composed Of thirteen blocks, contributed by
the thirteen Confederate >tatcs;' and on
another face of the base: "Ihe Confederate
! Soldiers and Sailors Monument AssOcla-
tion. Ammo DOmini. lSs9-lsJO.
an. That the committee on design be en-
/ no,yered to select a sculptor 10 execute q
model. at least one half size, be submitted
/ 10 the Board for adoption before an order
il Given. or any contract made for the exc.
cuton Of the work.
5,b That Colonel w. i. Cutshaw be re-
ouested 10 assume control Of the c0nstruc
/ lion and erection OF the monument, as en-
/ gincer in charge.
Gtb. This rule applies % asking for con
tributions. The Association selected Moses
,ai9udoiels native OF Richmond, and former
moderate soldier, TO prepare model Ion
n dcure 10 surInOunt the column. Mr.
Ezekiel is now engaged on the work.
Ttrhe land condemned has been all paid
for. and secures for the monument site
which is the most commanding and admira
bic Of any around the city of Richmond. Il
~ tho Site that the Ladies' Lee Monument
Association selected for the Lee statue. hui
which was afterwards, On motion of Coy
ernor Lee. changed 20 the Allen lot by The
executive board of the Lee Monument As
sociation. The land paid for ON Libby
Hill precludes the idea Of ever shutting
ont the prospective view Of the monu
mont as il takes in all the ground from The
crown OF the hill to the base 81 Rockets
street. Bid, for the construction OF TN
monument as far the fifth dressed stone
thus finishing the monument up 10 th'
round moulded base course OF th'