Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30
ADOPT THE DESIGN.
yr. Grimm, Of New York, Gets First
Prize for the Davis Monument.
WILL Be A COLOSSAL MEMORIAL
CAPT. EdBerton S. Rogers, Of This City,
Had the Second BsSt Plans.
WE'RE rwrNrY-sEvEN DRAWINGS
mn. pcsoit of Last Nights Meeting
Nr. W. {. holland, Formerly Oh
u.r Get. the Third Award
The Raising of Funds. .lfsu-'

vr Percy Grfin's design has beeh
chosen by the Davis Monument Commit
too ~ the United Confederate veterans
and the Board Of Directors Of the Jeier-
con Davis Monument Association as that
from which the memorial 20 be erected IN
Monroe Park shall be erected captain
Edeerton $. Rogers. OF this city, secures
the second prize. having submitted the
second best design. while Mr.. w. {. No
land. OF this city. get the third prize.
The aggregate OF these awards was 81
6oo-Sl.OOO 10 the artist having the best
design. $500 to the one having the second
best. and 800 to the one receiving the
third prize
THE COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
meeting Of the Davis Monument Com
mittee Of the United Confederate Nete-
rams and the Board OF Directors OF the
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
was held IN the hall Of the House Of Dele
yates Yesterday evening. Present were
the following: General w L. Cabell, OF
Texas: Colonel W. l.. Calhoun. OF Geor-
gia: J. l. Powers. Of Mississippi: General
Joe Shelby. OF Missouri: Captain b. II
Teagre OF South Carolina; Maxwell Min
Ter. Colonel Albert Aker. Washington
u. c.. and Messrs. J Taylor Ellyson
John s. Elicit. w T. Cutshaw John B
Cary. George l.. Christian. ID. c. Rich
ardson. j. {. pickerson. T r Campbell.
p. II. Mayo. ana w d. chesterman. OF
Richmond.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The report Of the Committee on Design
4nT
Richmond. Va. June - 1896
To the Joint Committee Of the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association and the
Davis Monument Committee Of the
United Confederate Veterans.
Gentlemen Your Committee on Design.
APPOINTED to receive and examine the de-
signs submitted for the memorial to be
erected 10 jefferson Davis President or
tho Confederate States. would respectfully
report that twenty-seven designs were
submitted In competition for the three
prizes offered. We gave 10 these designs
and models the most patient and careful
considerations the committee having heid
no less than six sessions. each lasting
many hours, besides the time which each
member Of the committee gave 10 the IN
dlvldual inspectiOn and consideration or
the various designs 1t Is our pleasure to
unanimously report the following recon-
mendatiOns:
/. That the frs. prize be awarded for
the design whose authorship is indicated
10y the red-crested seal and which was
submitted by Percy Griffin, Of New YORK.
2 That the second prize be awarded Tor
the design bearing the nom de plume ~
Roma. which was submitted by Edger'r,
s Rogers, Richmond.
g. That the third prize be awarded
the design bearing the nom de plum
Dec Vlndlce. whose author is WilliW
holland, Richmond. Va.
Respectfully submitted,
j. TAYLOR Ellyson. W. II. Cutshaw, Il
Gordon McCabe. by W. L. Cutshawp
John b. Cary. i. II. Mayo
After a full discussion Of the report, on
motion Of Mr.. J. G. Dickerson. Of Rich
mond. II was received and adopted There
were two noes. but on motion Of Colonel
Powers. Of Natchez. Miss the action was
made unanimous. The meeting then ad-
1ourned 10 meet again at i. NJ. to-day
when the matter Of raising funds to build
the memorial will be discussed and elabo-
rated
The Three Prize Designs.
The design selected by the committee.
and recommended by it to the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association and the