The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-19
HEROES OF THE WAR.
The Monument to Be Erected at South
Portland.

A Grateful Tribute to the Soldiers from
the Cape.
The first public meeting of the citizens
of Cape Elizabeth to consider the erection
of soldiers monument was held at the
Town hall. August II, 1891, and was
adjourned to August 49, At the meeting
of August 90, Edward g. Reynolds, pre-
sided and speeches were made by Hon.
VIM. H. Clifford, Gen. G. P. Mattocks.
Hon. Augustus f. Moulton and Col. ],
A. Smith, oil urging the formation of
an association with this object in view.
In the temporary organization these
officers were elected:
Presidept-Wm. e. ST. John.
Secretary-Noah B. knight.
Treasurer Vim. B. Jordan.
The Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association was per-
mansntly organized September 3Osh, 1891
by the election of these officers:
President-Edward 9. Reynolds.
Secretary-Noah b. Knight.
Treasurer b. Jordan.
These officers have been re- elected each
succeeding year.
The fund subscribed lacks but about
three hundred dollars Of being sufficient
to provide the monument and put the
lot in the desired shape. The old town
of Cape Elizabeth gave $500. Hon. W. W.
Thomas, 5000, and the balance has been
raised in sums ranging from 81 to 500.
L he school children and various score
societies of the town have given their aid
and stock in the association has been
issued for all sums received
The monument is to be placed In the
triangular lot directly in front of the
North Congregational church at Willard.
This lot was given to the association by
the First Congregational parish of Cane
Elizabeth. The design is one planned by
the committee on designs. from the
many submitted and this was perfected
by Mr.. F. A. Tompson, the architect, at
whose office drawings were made and
specifications prepared. The proposed
site seems to BIO the best that could be
selected. The monument will stand
about twenty -four feet high, from the
level Of the lot. The foundations are four
feet, the monument itself 1917 feet, and
the statue Ga solder at rest) 81 feet.
The monument is to be of Hallowell
granite, except the die, which is to be Of
| dark Quincy granite, polished, in whicr
the inscription (which has not been de-
termined upon YETI is to be placed In
sunken letters. The statue is to be o.
white bronze, like that on the Boswortt
Post monument in Evergreen cemetery
The monument will front towards thu
convergipg roads. On the front panel O.
the plinth, will be the date of it's cree
ton, 1897; on the opposite panel crossed
cannon; and in the other two panels al
anchor, and capstan respectively. TIL,
granite work is to be open for bids, al
once.
The following is complete list of thu
present officers OF the association:
Presldent-Edward G. Reynolds.
Vice Presidents-John B. Chase. VIM
4. Anthoine, John N. Brown, Elisha N
Jordan.
| Recording Secretary-Noah B. knight
Corresponding Secretary freeman
| Willard
Treasurer-Wm. D.. Jordan.
Executive Committse-Edward G,
Reynolds Joseph B.. Chaplin, Andrew
j. Cash, Joseph S. Fickett, George f,
| Henley, E.. Malcolm RobiiYson, Charlie.
| Edwin Jordan, Hiram Staples, Alber1
A. Cole, John e. Bradford, Calvin
Knapp, Melville B. Fuller, Eliphalet c.
Robinson, Willis y. Strout.
Committee on Design and Lot
Edward G. Reynolds, Joseph r. Chaplin
SCOTT d. Jordan, Noah B. knight.
Albert D. Boyd, Andrew S. Sawyer.
The monument is situated near Mt
Pleasant cemetery where a large proper
tion OF the towns deceased soldiers are
buried, and near the old North church,
the earliest church organization In town,
From this point one has fine view Of
South Portland, Portland and Portland
harbor.
The project, like all others Of the same
kind, has had it's discouragements, bu,
President Reynolds and Secretary knight
have been persistent in their efforts to &C.
oomplish their purpose, devoting much
time to 1T, and they have always been
heartily sustained by the association.