The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-05
UNFINISHED MONUMENT
rur v<By vtsHINGTOS AssocTA-
TIOy RECETTEs LETIEhs
s,c...tinr fin. sale Of the Old structure
Senator Little Vigorously oppo's'
the Proposition.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA may
special.-The Mary Washington -io"u
rnent Association Of Fredericksburg met
3, their rooms last evening. Letters were
road from Mrs. Waite, president oil inc
| NationaI Mary washington Monument
,s.oc,,tion and from Mrs. .Terhuhe
| 49,, t5oriand, Mrs Yates letter
| announced that the National AssoC'"'io"
objected to the old monument no" over
! 3D.. ,.rsye of Mary washington being re-
tsined ON the property. Mrs. Terhune sus-
cesfed in her letter that the ilaIpie IN
! rha old monument be cut up INTO Sl'"i
models Of the new prOpoaeu MN u''',''',
and sold AT $50 each. After the rea9ihs
NJ these letters the meeting became very
lively Senator ". a. Ltte' u, anu
Mayor A. J.. Rowe Oh lhe au 'i9oIy
bcard we're present. Senator Lltue
l''--e,,l,. orooeed both suggestions in the
letters read. He said thal 10 CuO "P W
marble in the old monument IN NODES
Of the design Of the proposed ne" Hloi.u
mant would cost about sou APIECE anu
would never sell for SID, ana IuIlHei
that he was utterly opposed anu ne hl'"
the ladies' Of Fred ricksburS ana virginia
were opposed 10 disoarling ana throwing
menf which cost over s5'oll. ana sunSli-
tufo I'm its place the proposed tilbute
from the Women Of America at a COST
Of 100. -. -
Mr. Little earnestly argued that the
monument the National Association pro-
posed 10 erect was not suitable hohu,
ment I'm any respect, that When ne uidlteu
and plivered the conditional deed 10 Mrs'
Waite and chief Justice Fuller MIS-.
Waite EXPRESSED the belief That WV
could be raised from each state. and II
was thought that certainly N0'V" couid
be gotten 20 BEGIN the work, That now me
National Association had contracted TOT q
monument 20 cost $1,000, and quietly oe-
mandod that the Fredericksburg Assocla-
ton should sell and dispose OF the present
structure. Mr. Little further sald that
our people have some affectionate REGARD
for The Old structure: that it might DE
mere sentiment but it was nevertheless
a patriotic sentiment. The man VINO
erected IL showed greater love for w ASH
inCton's mother than the Government or
the nation has ever done, ana ne Hiucu
preferred appealing first 10 the National
Association 20 abandon the proposed
monument. and take the money I'm hand
and improve and rebuild and complete the
present structure. that IL is absolutely
sound and can be completed lf the
National Association declines this Mr..
Little said that then. he thought II the
duty Of the parent Association TO notify
the National Association that the proposed
monument was not suitable. and then adj
vertise 10 the world that we propose 10
take our little sum Of $500 and com
plete this old monument. and ask the
help Of all patriotic people Mr.. Little
expressed the opinion that Congress would
make an appropriation 10 this end. and
ultimately the work would be performed
with credit and honor 10 the women Of
America and 10 the nation.
Mr. Little was requested by the Xsso-
citation TO embodv his remarks i'm re-
solution to be laid before an early called
meeting for final action.
The grand Jury adjourned to-day, after
having found an Indictment against Mary
Reynolds, Tho Is now IN jail, charged
with the murder Of Ida Wright.