The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-28
FINISH THE MONUMENT.
THE 5HAFT TO THE PRIVATE SOL
DER and SAILOR.
The Design for the Figure Has Been
Selected and the Work Will he Rap
Idly Pushed to Completion.

A meeting OF the Private Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association was held
last evening at the Chamber Of Com
merce. President ID. c. Richardson pre-
sided, and the other members present
were Colonel w. T.. CLtshaw. MAJOR Il.
L. ID. Myers, C.. V. Meredith. Judge
George l.. Christian. Joseph b. Welsh.
Edgar II. Ferguson. Charles T. Brown,
! r. NJ. S. Valentine, William c. Preston,
robert ;. Bosher. Joseph Bryan, Charles
L. Todd. T. II. Elicit, l.. d. starke,
Frederick 7. Elliott. Colonel William p.
onhlh, John A. Curtis. Captain Lewis
Il. Crenshaw, W. j. Westw0od, William
IL. Sheppard, Joseph c. Dlckerson, Col.
John b. Cary, Major James Il. Phillips,
j. Taylor Stratton and r. Il. Briggs.
Captain Carlton Mccarthy secretary
OF the association, read the report of the
committee on design. which recommended
the design presented by Mr.. W. l.. Shep-
pard, the distinguished artist of this
city. and advised that a contract be
made with him for the construction OF
the figure in bronze.
The contract provides that the model
shall not be less than fifteen feet in
htibHt- Inc Woih III bronze Will De zone
under the supervision of Mr.. Sheppard
by Mr.. Caspar Buberl. Of New York,
and IL is expected the colo ssal figure
Of the ideal Confederate will be ready for
its place upon the towering shaft.
seventy-three feet above the apex Of
Libby Hill. by April 18th next.
The design presented by Mr.. Sheppard
in the shape OF n pen sketch shows
the soldier in a pose Of perfect rest.
The picturesque accOutrements Of the
Confederate are depicted true to life.
The stock OF his musket rests upon a
stump, the right hand graspng the bar
rel near the muzzle. The left arm rests
upon the hip, and the right leg is bent
I'm an attitude Of ease, and slightly adj
vanced to the front.
The familiar saying that there can
be no dispute in taste" was thoroughly
contradicted I'm the discussion or the
design last evening.
Colonel Cutshaw, who is member
Of the committee stated that he OBJ
jected 10 the stump in the design, and
criticised It as being unnatural, and re-
ferred 10 other monuments notably the
one recently erected at Charlottesville,
where the gun rests upon the ground, as
the proper and natural position to be
adopted.
Several members Of the association
agreed with Colonel Cutshaw. while
others recognized I'm the sketch n ia
milnr figure bearing out in attitude and
detail the typical Confederate soldier
Mr. Sheppard explained 20 the meeting
the artistic points in the design. and
the effect which It would produce at the
height on which II would be erected.
Captain Mccarthy stated that I'm the
l.,
original sketch. corresponding to the one
then before them. was far inferior to
the model. and the model was greatly
improved on in the bronzr. and that the
same Improvement would doubtless be
demonstrated I'm this case also.
The report Of the committee was finally
adopted as n whole.
The artists design contemplates the
addition OF another stone above the
broad capstone already In place. so ms
10 make II possible 10 see the entire
figure. unobs,ructed by the spreading
proportions ~ this large block OF gran
tie which from corner 70 corner meas
ures over eleven feet. This will, perhaps.
interfere with the original idea. which
was 10 make the monument an eyact
model OF the celebrated Pompev's Pillar
| hut II will help the artistic effect TO
satisfactory degree.
The following resolution was adopted
whereas. the ladies ~ the Confederate
| Memorial Bazaar. aided by the Holy
wood. lakewood and Hebrew Memoria
Associations and the Junior HOLLYWOOD
Memorial Association Of the city or
Richmond. end also assisted nv many
natriotic ladies' OF This and other states.
held a Confederate Memorial FaZaar
IN the city Of Richmond In April last 10
raise funds 10 nerpetuate the glory ana
patriotism Of the heroes who suffered
and fought for the rights OF the Sou'h'
and ..
1vherpas. the treasurer OF the asso-
otation has received from the Confed-
oroto Memorial Bazaar Association moro
tban tho sum Of $4,000. which has heen
contributed by those ladies TO 40 IN
tho completion ~ the monument on LihnV
nm in the city OF Richmond 10 me
nrivate Confederate soldier ana salior'
| therefore be II 80
pasoIved That this association CRATE
t,ilv accents the generous donation thus
,,oda and returns IN the ahove-narne',
ossociafions. and IN all who part'c,pH's''
| e. tho taudahle work its sincere mars
,o- mo aid 60 onporiunely rendered. 'I'S
o.soctation IN its effort 10 consurn'i'f ~
.ho cherished object for which IL was