The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-27
B1UE AND GRlr WIN JoIN,
Tie Confederate Monument in SIT. Hope
Awnits Dedication.

Hope Cemetery. just outside of the cly,
half hidden from the New York and
Putnam railroad hy the thick leatel
trees. stands stately obe.isk of CRANE
itr. reared in honor of tho veterans or
the Southern armies who sleep and VIII
sleep about It's base. IL is simple, nut
beautiful in IT'S simplicity A plain shait
OF Vermont granite. nfty-one feet high
upon a base that is nine feet Aigh Save
for a laurel wreath and shield OF poll
ishcd ganite on either side OK The pedestal
10 is without decoration.
The pedestal Us made OF three stones.
the uuderuOst being great block OF
granite ten feet square and Weighing
eighteen tons. The shaft is four feet
square az the bottom and gradually taper
ms. until the beginning OF che apex is
reached. where 10 is two feet six Inches
square, and then ir tapers or quickly 20
a sharp point This shaft Us single
block ana weighs f0rTy-eight tons.
Two inscriptions are on the shields az
the base Ou the side facing the south
are the lines.
Fold mp The banners, smelt the guns!
Love rules. her CENTER purpose runs
A mighty mother Turns in tears
The pages OF her battle years.
Iamentng an her fallen sons.
or the opposite shield, facing the
North. are the words.
Sacred 10 the memory OF the heroic
dead Of the Confederate Veteran camp
o New York
The scanoiding surrounding the monu-
nenr was i7Tloved only last saturday.
ana Yesterday afternoon r. N. Iayntor,
of the firm OF e.. r.. Tayntor a co.. VINO
erected the monument turned DO over To-
col. Andrew g.. Dickinson. Comm1n Ter
Of Confederate Veteran Camp oi NeW
York The dedication VIII probably take
Mace ON September ith. Labor-Dlyi II
rot then. on Thanksg1 tlng- Day DO la ue-
.frea to have the dedication ceremonies
an "A public holiday. SO that they may
bo a, largely attended as possible.
The programme OF the ceremonies has
moi vot been decided upou but me dedl-
cation will undoubtedly be oiue and
erav affair. Tie failure Of the plan 10
bove a Joint parade OF the veterans oI
hstb armies Zoo this city on july ith ol
inns year was caused by the refusal
If Commander Walker Of tho Grand
ARMY I'D allow O. A. II. men 90 join
i'm In officially. Several OF the local O..
A r. posts have already minated theiI
desire 10 take a formal part Ia me De IL
cation.
The flea Of erecting the monument
came from Col. Dickinson. and in itseli
WIS secondary 20 another idea There
are a great many Confederate veterans
iu and about this city, an of whom arc
growing old and many Of whom are NeiS
| Door. with the idea - giving an a ue
cent burial COL Dickinson brought ul
the subject of establishing "A mortu"i,
/ fund 10 bury the Confederate poor no.
only the veterans. but their families J..
need be with this idea came mat Oh .
monument and DE- broaohed the sIpl.o'
/ ~ Charles Broadway Rouss. MI ho-s
approyed OF IL at once and said ne VOL a..
! Give s5oJ toward a monument inhp, 80.
| Frank h. Lawrence. President o' s
| Mount Hone Cemetery Assocla'lon 49,
lot 100 feet square Ia one Of Ile y,,,t
/ beautiful spots IN the cemetery, -, 80
mis- 10 start the project contfast To- q
,nonument was let. and c. p. Iayneo, q
% the contractors. added ~" 70 ,se
tund 80 that the monument. as " ssa"o -,
, ,o.day' represents in itself an outlay oil
$4,000. c,rd a henen,