The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-29
ON DAVIS BRIT DAY
MONUMENTS TO BARLOW AND Nc
LAWS WILL BE UNVEILED.
BRONZE BUSTS ARRIVED.
FORMALLY INSPECTED AND AC-
CEPTED BY COMMITTEE.

PedestnIs VIII Be Ready in Time
and on June 3 the Busts Will Be
UnveiIed-ApprOpria Ceremonies
and Aldermen and other DiSni-
taries to Be Asked to Take Part
Orator Not Yet ChOsen-MiIitary
Commands of the City to Be In
vited to Parade-BartOw's MOnu-
nent VIII stand Near Where He
Received Flag of the OgIethOrpes.
The bronze busts of Gen. Francis S.
Barlow and Gen. Lafayette McLaws,
surrounding pedestals to be erected
al the Bull and CASTOR street entrance
t. Forsyth Park, will be unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies on June 3. the
anniversary of the birth of jefferson
Davis, the President of the Confed-
eracy.
This action was determined upon at
a meeting of the committee by which
funds for the erection of the monu-
ments were raised and other arrange
ments made. The meeting was held
YESTERDAY afternoon at the Office of
committee
The bronze busts, which are of he
role size, have arrived and the wrap
pings were removed and the busts
formally inspected, and a formally
accepted, by the committee. They are
the work of George Julian Zolnay of
New York. the young Hungarian
sculptor who chiselled so many of the
beautiful monuments that throughout
the South symbolic the achievements
of the Confederate soldier. The mem
bers of the committee pronounced them
ma gnif1cent works of art.
From ZOInay's Models.
The bronzes were cast from the mod
els of Mr.. Zolnay by the Henry Bon
nard Bronze Company of New York.
An additional sentimental interest is
given them by the fact contained in the
following postscript to the letter from
Eugene F. Aucaigne, manager of the
company, advising Capt. Purse that
the busts had been shipped:
Mr.. Aucaigne's father. Felix Au-
caigne the journalist was the conf
Dental agent of the Confederacy in
Europe at the time of the war. So you
can imagine the interest his son takes
in everything connected with the
Lost Cause"
The pedestals for the busts are now
approaching completion and it is con-
fidently stated that they will be ready
in time and that there will be no delay
on this score in the unwilling cere-
monies.
With Imposing Ceremonies.
1t is proposed to make the occasion
an imposing and memorable one. The
Mayor and Aldermen of the city the
members of the Park and Tree Com
mission and others will be invited to
participate in the ceremonies. while the
military companies, it is hoped, will
parade in honor of the occasion. An
address will be delivered, though the
orator has not yet been chosen
Mrs. L. B. Seabrook, the widow of
Gen. Barlow, and Mrs. Henry x.
Rees, his sister, will be invited also
to be present, as guests of honor Of
the committee. While the Immediate
descendants and surviving relatives of
Gen. McLaws live for the most part
in Savannah, Gen. Barlow has none
here, and on this account his widow
and sister are to be invited to be pres
ent when the statue to his memory
is unveiled.
Near Where He Received the Flag.
The bust of Gen. Barlow will be
erected on the west side Of the entrance
to the park, and that Of Gen. McLaws
on the east. 1t was less than a block
away from the spot where his monu-
ment will stand. in front of the old
H0lcombe residence at Whitaker and
Castor streets. that Gen. Barlow re-
ceived from the ladies Of Savannah
the flag which waved over the OgIe-
thorpe Light Infantry, when that com
mand marched away with him "to
illustrate Georgia" on rhe field of bat
tie.
Final arrangements as to the un-
yelling ceremonies We're confiGed to a
sdb-oo mmittee, which consists Of Can't.
D. G. Purse. Capt +. D. Bloodworth
Co.. i. H. Estill AMI Mr.. Horace A.
Crane. This committee was given full
pc wer to act.
II other matter of interest was in
cluot d in the determinations reached
by the committee at the NEE ms. Thi,,
was the direction given the chairman
to present to the Georgia Hisroricai |
Society, on its behalf, the porlralt5 Of
Cen Barlow and Ca1 McLaws raint- |
ell by Willis PepUDn. The portraits
Iii be received by the Historical So
ciaty at its next regular meeting.