The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
GEORGIA TO HONOR
GEN JOHN B. GORDON
Heroic Equestrian Statue Of
Soldier to Be Unveiled OIL
Saturday.
BIG CEREMONY IN ATLANTA
Erected by People Of the State to
Commemorate His Gallant
Services.
BIG CEREMONY IN ATLANTA
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ATLANTA, GA, May ls.--Geort,la
Will assemble In martial and civic
strength upon and about tho State Cap
itol grounds next Saturday, when there
will be unveiled In lasting bronze the
heroic equestrian statue ot General
John b. Gordon, soldier, statesman and
orator, which the people of the State
and the South have erected In honor OF
his memory
General Gordon was regarded as the
typical Georgia soldier, and there was
no man whom Gcorg ans--in fact, those
OF all the Soutli.-lnore delighted 10
honor. Then. after the war, in legis-
lative halls. executive chair, and upon
the orators platform. he carried the
message of peace and fellowship to
Z every section of the country. becom-
ing, In fact, Il national character, ad-
mired and loved wherever he waa
known. Indeed. not few subscrip-
lions to the fund with which the mon
ument was erected came from those
who stood In opposing ranks in the
sixties and with each came a lnessas o
OF admiration and esteem for his no.
bility Of character and generosity OF
heart.
This monument was erected at an
approximate cost OF $4,000, OF which
$4,000 was raised by private subscrip-
ton among comrades and friends.
largely in Georgia, but also In other
Southern States. and. In some In
stances, as noted. from admitting
friends in the North. The project was
first undertaken n little more than
three years ago. Just after General
Gordon's death, and when $4,000 had
been raised by the John d. Gordon
Monument Association, the Georgia
Legislature appropriated the needed
$4,000 to complete tho work. taking
over the associations fund and nam
ing a commission to act as the State
agent.
The unwilling ceremonies Will be
preceded by n military pageant, in
which there will join troops from all
parts OF the State. while Federal OIL
GERS and troops from the Department
OF the Gulf and Fort Mcpherson VIII
participate in doing him honor. General
W. s. Edgerly. commander of the de-
partmeni and his staff having accept
ed the invitation OF Grand Marshal
Robert f. Park to take part In this
function. The military will break
ranks at the Capitol grounds and join
the vast throng of officials. civil bodies
and citizens who will be there to par
tlclpate.
The invocation, by Rev. William f.
Glenn. and music Will be followed by a
reading OF the history OF the John B.
Gordon Monument Association by IT'S
first president. Judge w. l.. calhoun.
of Atlanta. The principal address will
be delivered by General Clement A.
Evans. the ranking Confederate vet
Gran, next to General stephen p. Lee
who succeeded Gordon as commander
in-chtef OF the United Confederate
Veterans. General Evans participated
with Gordon in the Spotsylvania incl
dent, and was his cofuradc and lifelong
friend
Gordon's is the only monument upon
the Capitol grounds. A marble statue
Of United States Senator Il. II. Hill.
which formerly stood at the junction
of Peachtree and West Peachtree
Streets, in Atlanta, was removed into
the rotunda of the Capitol building,
away from the elements and youthful
vandals.
ELECT MIR. ANSF.ACII.
= Lynchbmrg Educator Becomes Super
intendent of Bristol Schools.
PRISTOT, VA: Nav lS.-Samuel G