New-York tribune., 1903-05-02

The design of the monument is an embodiment
of the scuptors view that the South had as good
hdelIty and patlerce OF IT'S soldiers ana ilau LIg
day would come when the nation as whole WoulG
regard the heroic deeds done by both the Blue and
thf & Gray as naonai heGagg s trcenon deve
opment and conpIetion are best told in Mr. Ruck-
stuhFs words, his youthful training IN St
n39 r ouneh TB ont Ete Of !eR @ Of the Civil WaT
"o2e evening two years ago" he says ~ sa. sas
was being alayed: had been cropping for days
Springfield, Mo. when suddenly became obvious
0d 10 or ae6 oes G saI his i forn bR
bullets. having thrown away all his military ac-
s seeTes as If for am na @ despefate light to the
finish. He was looking sternly toward me with
placed his left hand over his heart if to stihe
shp1tere6 ate gun. became rigid with an involuntary
grasp while MS body Strengthened up His face
one 81 a calm feeling Of triumph even in defeat,
aG men hem 20 tbeI f5o no as wba fheg
Go, He nesan to sink All rancor left his face;
just toucn If sadness for his country remained
He anoul TO fan into the mire when l saw
q tail. powerful, splendid winged Victory swoop
down from the sky and clasplng MN to her breast
while holding aIoft crown, she said, Hold, rlght
right as God let him see The right Touch him no
more for he belongs 10 me
th 7, NJ nc skefcb ,b"n and here She smiled
al nv earnestness but | fell that the aspjration
of Yeas had taken shape at last But how 10
the leading problem for me The following morn
ing / made a sketch in ink and then rough
model in plaster This | offered to the committee
having the selection Of the Springfield monument
but while admitting that IL a beautiful idea
they rejected it, because they wanted lighting
soldier. not dying one; for their monument. l
much discouraged; but Captain Frank
Gaienne and DR.. Z. g. Robert, who Lees
chaplain at AppOmattoX, encouraged me not to
destroy the sketch, Dr. Robert saying It is worthy
the national Southern monument and sug-
gesting opportunities to dispose of IL
"Choered by this enthusiasm, returned TO New
York and began the working out in clay of the
conception in heroic size. While still unfinished
the group received favorable notice, ana two days
before it to be cast in plaster Mrs. Thomas
B. Gresham, of The active members OF the
saw the article, wrote me from Atlantic City. ask
ing omission to see the group. Casting "as de-
ferred for day, TO give Mrs. Gresham the
desired opportunity, and within ten days the de-
sign had been accepted by the committee of which
she was a member l had uncoEsciously rea lied
in nv group their profound desire for. without
knowing that their motto was Glory StanCs Be
side Our Grief had produced d group that real
tzed exactly that motto. The committee, feeling
that a gun did represent all the forces of the
Confederacy as much as flag would, asked me
10 substitute a flag. which ] did.
The group finally II ade was accepted Tor
the Maryland Daughters Of the ConfedeIacy by
special committee, consisting OF Mrs D. Giraud
Wright PRESIDENT Mrs. Jokn z. Poe and Mrs
Thomas b Gresham who appointed from
the general committee selected by the Daughters
and made up of members of the executive board
sentng the county chapters The meJnbershtp OF
The general committee follows Mrs. D:
Giratid Wright president, Maryland Daughters of
the Confeceracy; Mrs. Clara Marshall hrst vice
ore sdent: Mrs John P. Poe, second vce-president;
hIrs + 6 Bealf treasurer; Mrs. J. Francis Den
man registrar: Mrs. Hugh II. Lee. recording sec
retary: Mrs. Samuel c. Chew. corresponding Sec
retary; managers, Mrs. Thomas B. Gresham. Mrs
p Homes TavIor Mrs s J. Hough Mrs Mac
Henry Howard and Mrs. j NJ Cary: representing
county chapters. Mrs G. Smith Norris.