The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
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A PEDESTAL
THE Statue Of Dr.. Hunter
Mcclure.
MORE MONEY is WANTED
Il Nothing Whereon to Place the Statue
&! After It Is secured-Church-
4;8 man Con,mends Capt.
aass tol Plan.

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everything necessary to the erection
\ tero Of the handsome monument TO Inc
/. memory Of DR.. Hunter Mcclure, the DIS
!, ;tinguished surgeon, is complete--eScept
|; ono very necessary thing. It sounds
\ rather strange, but no provision has peeh
4 made for the pedestal upon which the
\. statue is to stand, and money Is badly
needed.
st;sAs previously stated, the design FOR
h the monument has been accepted and
Y the work upon 1t has been begun. Funds
sufficient to defray all the expenses are
n IN hand. The artists model has been
received and approved and the artist
\ Is now at work. Everything in this d.
rection is settled and plans have been
B made to unveil the memorial this sum
it mer on tho birthday of Dr. Mcclure. II
" will he placed In the Capitol Square.
The only cause for worriment Is the
matter of the pedestal. For this pedestaI
Y,,nbout 1900 will be needed and contr1bu-
8.tions from the friends and admirers OF
n br. Mcguire will be in order.
Fl HIGH PRAISE.
The Southern Churchnan, the Eplsco.
Dial ILLS WEN GA SA'soA 800
A in which 1t speaks in high terms Of Dr.
4 Mcguire, and declared it to be right and
4 proper that the statue go In the Capt.
5ttol Square along with washington and
& Marshall and other Virginia heroes In
cidcntally It calls attention to the mat
.lter Of the PEDESTAL. Says the Church
h man: a *
Fright worthiy and justly the almost
n numberless admirers Of the late Or.
Il Hunter MCGUIRE In almost oil parts OF
the civilized world have determined to
erect a fitting monument to his mem
Y ory And for this monument the State
OF Virginia has appropriated a site OH
the Capitol Square, 1n Richmond along
with others Of the greatest Of her sons.
( such as Washington and Mason and Mar
/ shall and Clay and Henry and Stone
wall jackson and many others.
4 4"And this is right and proper, for peace
hath her victories no less renowned than
war, and the man who has been q leader
In soothing and healing and helping ought
: to be remembered Of his fellow-men. s
.tTo Dr. Mcguire, far more than to
any other man, was it due that during
a the awful Civil War, which rent this
a country in twain for more than four
wears, the surgeons, who carried comfort
u and blessings In their footsteps to untold
y thousands. were permitted to go IN ana
put on their mission of mercy, unmolest-
e ed and as non combatants. Only the men
who suffered know what an unspeakable
Il blessing this was; and the man who
n brought it about Is entitled to an endur-
K ing monument from his felow-nen,
wherever those fclloW-men love and adj
1nire the Christ-like duality, Of mercy.
"Again, It is said that the very last
4 act Of this great surgeon, the value
n of whose services was beyond computa-
n ton In dollars. was to minister, without
J. money and without price, carefully and
4 lovingly to the physical needs Of q poor
7forlorn. suffering ex-Confederate soldier
The man who could so close long and
brilliant and useful life deserves an en-
during monument at the hands and from
+ the hearts Of his fellow-mcn.
are glad to say that the design
!, for this monument has been accepted.
the work has been begun and the money
us in hand to pay for It,
4 6''But there is need yet of money to build
"a fitting pedestal for this monument. For
this pedestal fifteen hundred dollars ST.
600 are needed. and 1t Is hoped that this
Z money will be in hand In time to finish
the pedestal by next fall. when the mon
B ument will be. completed
g8{.'In these dhys; wien men are ready and
thest' days when mon are ready and
y glad to honor true greatness. doubtless
the mere stating of this need will Sc
cure the requisite funds for its satisfac-
6I hon y i Elk