The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-30
THE STIR COMES
MUCH TOO LATE
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Davis Arch q Certainty; Model to
Be Chosen tuesday,
DELAY is POOH /. POOLED
Opposition from any Quarter Ineffective
Now-Circuisr Letter is Harm
icss-Designs Go in
Place To-Day

sil. be selected on next Tuesday
This IS the original programme, ana
Mrs. Norman Y. Randolph. chairman OF
the Central Committee Of the l. D. e,
Is authority for The statement that II
rsll he carried out 20 the letter She SAD
last night that there was not the sieh'-
tSt doubt Of Il.
So FAR as she knows. but two artists
lave withdrawn They arc MIR. l.. Am
,,ics of Washington. and Miss Enid
baneell. q, Kentucky Mrs. Randolph
raS unable 10 throw any light on the
report that Mr. Earbce. Of Washington.
would withdraw. she said she had heard
tcfhint. about his retirement from him
ana had no reason TO believe that he MAS
hn1 san in the contest. a telegram 10
hhc Times stated that Mr.. Barbce was
row in Luray and that relatives IN Wash
ss,on SAID that il he had retired it was
IN account Of the increase of the num-
l>r of competitors. which they had heard
tia deplore.
THE CONTESTANTS.
Thc following are the artists who are
confidently expected 10 have their models
t. competition: T. Flores dc Mancilas.
\. New Orleans. Amery G. Simons. Of the
american Art Association OF Paris: Lewis
tlhcrt GudehroI. OF New York: G. c.
tiiars. Of Jacksonville, Fla: Herbert
tsahee. OF Washington: George Julian
t;onay. Of New York: Miss Montgomery.
o. New Orleans: William Copper OF Tir-
filia: Charles Albert Lopez Randolph
- OF New York: Waldo Storey, OF
Italy, and Caroline Brooks Green.
TOO LATE NOW
Very little Importance Is attached TO
the circular letter protesting against an
orch as inappropriate. and endorsed by
sIrs James Henry Parker president of
Che New York Chapter. L D, c. This
!adv is not n director OF the u D. c.
ond has no vote whatever in the selec-
ton Of an arch. and. at present. in any
thing else regarding tire memorial TO
,fr Davis Mrs. Randolph said last
! ght that the matter OF what form the
memorial! should take had been posi-
lively decided
A copy of this circular Letter. which
T. exciting more attention Just now tia II
Gver before. was sent Mrs Randolph by
E friend Mrs. Randolph sent it to Mrs.
c1cCulouch the State president. who
lives in stanton
The following telegram was received
r. The Times last night from Staunton:
Mrs. Mccullough has returned the
Parker letter 10 Mrs. Randolph. Mrs
Mccullough says Mrs. Davis has with
traw,n her opposition.
MRS DAVIS OPPOSITION.
The opposition made by Mrs Davis has
feNer lSbel lbl an WHICH ~ 'o"ih
te Brought before the L. y, c. She is
reported az having expressed her opinion
to indiyiIual members of chapters @: the
II u G. but not communication from
Ter on The subject has ever heen re-
-eived ioy any chapter of the I. ID G. or
ty the Central Committee. For that rea-
TON her wishes in the matter arc not
LnoNR officially
AS If is understood here the directors
who meet on Tuesday have no other
rover than TO select a design. which by
their previous action is binding on TIC
general body 10 accept
The designs are coming in slowly Inc
first 10 arrive arc those Of Ma. storey
sir Gndebrod. MIR Copper. and Miss Jul
Montgomery Some were expected
hv the late trains last night ai'd othet'
.re certain to come in to-day.
MODELS PLACED TO-DAY.
An tho models that have arrived VIII
be put in position III the senate nam
tcr TODAY under the direction OF Nj
n. D. Taylor. Mr.. b. t, F'ranciI WA
iave the mechanical direction OF the
work.
The strictcst secrecy will be observed
- ,ha ownership Of the designs I'M
en- sf,er The decision. he artists them
.s1,ee do not speak of the character OF
.hejr models save in the most general
way ,,.
The public as we'll as the directors OF
mo T. D. c. will be allowed to see
the designs on next Tuesday. Interest
1n them is unusual. o..
The arch will not be erected until 1904
This DELAY is caused by the fact that
r,e,,nission was not obtained from inc
last Legislature to use Broad Street 'of
The daughters haze now in bank.
.rawins interest, $4,000 They want
$I5t1o.