The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-11
LIBBY HILLS MONUMENT.
Directors Discussed Plans For Its Com.
pletlon by Springtime.
A LETTER FROM SCULPTOR EZEKIEL.
Colonel Cutshaw Gave Interesting Facts as
to the Column and Figure and MIR. Gull
lingworth Told About tho Finances.

Ameeting Of the directors OF tho Con-
federate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Association took place last evening in the
hastings court room. The following men,
bers were present Hon. D. G. Richardson,
president. Carlton Mccarthy. secretary;
Colonel W. f. Cutshaw. W. II. Cullingworth,
Charles i. Wingo. Colonel Charles ?. Bigger.
X. i. Briggs. f. Wyley Davis. j. Taylor
Stratton. Joseph c. Dickerson. Thomas Cox.
Charles J. Brown, John T. Elicit. Captain
James T.. Phillips. Joseph b. Welsh. John A.
Curtis. Charles +. Todd. +. J. Levy.
The Chair stated that the.meeting had been
called at the suggestion OF Judge Christian to
take measures in regard to tue delivering Of
some lectures for the monument fund by gen.
tlemen who had volunteered TO give lectures
for that object. Among those who were
ready TO give such lectures were Or. j. VII
liam Jones and Mr. w. l.. Royal.
Mr.. Cullingworth. the treasurer OF the or.
ganization reported that since the last meet
ing he had paid % MIR. Netherwo0d. the con-
tractor the sum Of 2l50 for three stones
which had been placed in position as part OK
the shaft of the column.
Colonel Cutshaw, on behalf of the commit
tee on design, reported progress. lie stated
that after a design had been agreed upon and
Mr. Ezekiel had been elected to model the
figure. some correspondence had been carried
on with the artist. Since then three OF the
blocks had been placed in position and five
more sections of the shape were in the yard of
the contractor and c0ud be placed in posi-
ton within six weeks or two months, and the
cap WAS being cut in Petersburg. where II
would be completed IN about a month. This
makes nine out of the thirteen sections re-
CURED and tho whole OF IL will be completed
by next spring. at which time the organlza.
ton would owe the contractor the sum Of
10000, -. 900 OF the contract price having
already been paid.
Colonel Cutshaw discussed in detail the
figure Of the Confederate soldier Of which the
artist had recently sent photographs. The
whole figure will be Is feet high. and the
column on which II Is to be placed will have
a height Of 80 feet
Colonel Cutshaw suggested that the COM
mittee should recommend number OF
changes in the model and after the a.terR-
tons had proven satisfactory. to make con-
tract with Mr.. Ezekiel. il this WAS carried
out there could be no reason why the monu-
ment could not be unveiled next fall.
The following letter from Mr.. VI. Ezekiel to
Colonel Cutshaw. dated Rome October 18th.
was then read Il have tie honor 10 send you
by mail the photograph of my model for the
confederate sodiertO adorn the monument
you are now erecting. viii you kindly sub
NIT tho photograph of my work 10 tho Hon.
board Of directors and Nh Carlton Mccarthy
the Secretary Of the Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors monument Association.
Trusting that IL this preliminary. but labo-
rious and costly work. have at least IN part
meuted the confidence repOsed IN my poor
ability and that prompt and decisive action
on the part OF the committee will enable me
10 complete in the shortest possible time
work of such dimension and importance"
The committee on entertainments reported
that the arrangements for the performance OF
"PinafoTe' TO be gwen next month for the
benefit of the monument fund. are rapidly
progressing.
A motion was made by Mr. Dickerson 10 in
struct the solicitor OF the Association TO visit
other cities in the State 20 raise funds. The
motion was carried
Several measures were discussed by which
the monument fund might DO increased. and
II was shown that the several measures would
be sufficient 10 secure the necessary money
if tho different committees would do their
work.
The following members were added 10 the
Association: Fred Elliott. Edgar II. Fergus
son. Phillip O'Niel. Sig Goodman.
The plan Of the column for the monument
as completed shows twelve large stones. form
ing the body of the column. These stones or
granite blocks will be contributed 10y the sew
ergl States of the Confederacv and are TO bear
their names. The lowest block is 70 be three
feet ten and oue-eighth inches high the next
one three feet two and three-quarter inches
high. and each succeeding one one inch
higher than the one just below IL. in orde~
that from the ground they may all appear Of
the same height
The granite blocks beginning atthe bottom,
will represent the States OF the Confederecy
in the following order South Carolina. Mis-
sissippi. Florida. Alabama Georgia. Louisiana,
Texas. Arkansas. North Carolina. Tennessee.
Missouri. Kentucky. The top Of the shaft Is
surmounted by the capital or cap of the
column representing the State of Virginia.
and it is expected that it will be paid for by
the State.
The meeting then adjourned