Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-22
HAVE MANY DESIGNS.
0Ter Twenty-Five Submitted for the
Monument 10 President Davis.
TO BE OPENED NEXT TUESDAY.
The Committee AdJourns over 10
Await the Arrival of Any That
May Have Been DeIayed-Arrang-
ing for the Cornerstone Laying.

The Committee on Designs for tho me-
mortal to Jefferson Davis. President OF
the Confederacy. held a meeting yester-
day morning in the Office Of Chairman J.
Taylor Ellyson, there being present that
gentleman and Colonel John j. Cary
General Pey;on Wise, Captain W. Cor
don McCabe, and Colonel w. Il. Cut
shaw.
About twenty-seven drawings were re-
poried TO have been received, but none
of them were opened. Some nom de
plume is signed to each Of the letters
accompanying the drawings 50, OF course
Il IS not known what artists have sub
mitted designs From this city. now
ever. It is learned that Captain NJ j.
Dlnmock. Captain Edgerton S. Rogers
and Mr.. w. c. holland have sent in plans
while Il is understood from reliable
authority that the famous sculptor.
charles II. Nieuhaus. OF New York, has
submitted a design IL Is also quite GER
tain that one Of the drawings comes from
the Office of Carere Hastings, the archi-
tcct who planned the Jefferson Hotel IN
this city, and the Ponce de Leon, OF FLO
rlda. The impression Is that some or
the greatest artists I'm this country nave
submitted designs. but their names can
not be learned at this time.
The following resolution. which eH-
plains itself, was adopted:
Resolved That the competition for the
design OF the Jefferson Davis monument
be now closed. with the exception that
any design now in transit, which was
shipped IN time 10 have reached Richmond
"a, Nav 10th, but which may have met
with unavoidable detention, may be con-
sidered. should It reach Richmond by May
9th
The committee then adjourned. to meet
at Z. II. next Tuesday.
The Monument Association Meets.
meeting Of the Board of Directors
OF the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso-
citation was held yesterday afternoon.
Present: Messrs. J. Taylor Ellyson'
George L. Christian, John y. Cary
Thomas Il. Campbell ID. G. Richardson,
Joseph G. Dickinson. w. j. Chester
man. and (by invltation) General 1. a.
Brander.
A great variety Of business pertaining
70 the cornerstone laying was trans
acted.
on motion Of Judge Christian. it was
resolved that the Committee on Designs
be asked TO examine the designs sub
mlttcd 10 them and make their report
TO this board: said report 20 be passed
upon by this board and the Davis Monu'
ment Committee OF the United Confede-
rate Veterans. at meeting 10 be heiu
here AT - NJ. on June 10th.
on motion OF Judge Christian It was
resolved that Messrs. J. G. Dickinson
u. c. Richardson, and John h. Cary be
appointed a committee TO devise means
for curblng and otherwise improving tho
section in Hollywood Cemetery in which
the Hon. jefferson Davis is buried.
on motion OF Colonel Cary, BishoI
John C. CRANBERRY. OF Virginia, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, south, wa
chosen 20 offer prayer on the occasion o.
LAYING the cornerstone of the monument
July %. Rev. Or. W. W. Landrum, o.
the Second Baptist church, Of this city
was chosen as the Bishops alternate, OF
motion of Judge Christian.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie Davis, am
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. the president re
ported. have accepted the invitation 4
be the guests OF this board during tn
reunion.
Tho Virginia Grand Lodge Of Mason
has accepted the invitation to perform
the ceremony Of laying the cornerstone.