The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-15
HUNDREDS ADMIRE
STUART MONUMENT
VERY STRIKING CONTRAST
Parade 81 schooI-th'ldrcn y
Occur On Thursday Plans
For Reunion.

Although sunday was chilly, Illus
4 TERMS day hundreds Of people Jour-
ney,}d TO the head OF Franklin street
To admire the J. u. Is. stuart monu-
mont which is now complete, and is
being showed up on wooden supports
beside the pedestal of the statue The
bronze Will no doubt In place in
the next two or three days and will
then be heavily drapcd, to remain COW
cred until the date of the unvcilng
exercises
Throughout yesterday continuous
I from every point of view, and tho
criticisms We're Almost universally fn-
Norable. The whole figure is animated
in the extreme The horse unlike tho
y Lee figure, Will face north, while the
figure of General stuart is turned side
ways in the saddle, looking away and
down Franklin Street. The detail Of
the figure is one OF the noticeable fea-
lures. The holsters. scabbard, saddle
d furniture and eyerj part OF the equip
,nent is completely worked out in every
particular. The left hand holds the
bride, and the right rests easily on the
saddle, the position being animated
and Intense, suggesting one who has
r. turned to listen to tho distant sound
OF firing tar off to the east, The horse
is most powerfully built ANIMAL
seeming to be quiverinc with ITO in
every muscle Looking at the horse
from a point on a level with it. the
animal seems almost too large. but
this Will no doubt be corrected when
the figure is raised TO its pedestal and
the proper perspective view can be
obtained.
The only criticism heard Yesterday
from those who viewed the monu-
= 1nent was in reference to the heaviness
"a OF the beard of General Stuart. It
seems to be almost impossible to give
the light touch to the hair or beard
OF bronze figure. The tail of the
Y horse may possibly suffer from the
same hcavncss However this crjti.
cism can also DO made of Crawford's
Washington and Valentines Lee.
Striking Contrast.
There is striking contrast in style
between the Stuart monument and the
figure of General Lee only few
Z blocks away. The artist has given TO
General Lee, on Traveller, a touch OF
the quiet dignity and serenity q the
man. The Stuart figure. with its ami
mated poise. is much more in keeping
with the character of the cavalry
reader An old veteran in the crowd
yesterday remarked that he would
have had the figure with the hat IN
his right hand. with the long plume
waving. Many Confederate veteran
viii remember Stuart as Il dashins
young officer who galloped away
3. across field and fence at the head OF
his STAFF. the whole party singing nj
the top of their voices: '.lf you want
4 TO have a good time, iine the cavalry"
Hs * During the reunion many stories will
{ be told of Stuart's adventures and a
large number of those who rode with
him in many a daring campaign will
Is be gathered here. There will be those
who can tell personal anecdotes OF the
K famous ride around McCieiand's army.
Y ono of the most remarkable feats OF
modern warfare; and there will be
stories told of that panic d few days
after the battle of fredericksburg
when Stuart cut the railroad between
Durnsides army and Washington.
Davis Monument.
S Tho work on the Davis Monument IS
not quite so far advanced but 1t will be
finished i'll good time. The female figure
of the monument, which goes on the high
pedestal, he's been hauled ont to the mon
ument, and will be hoisted to its lofty
5a cutters are at work on Tho finishing
touches. and when the Davis figure is set
81 in position the monument will be COM
pictc The city's task OF widening and
ei$ extending Monument Avenue on to the
Boulevard is progressing rapidly. I'oul
5 lines OF trees have been set out and the
roadways arc being el;tpeled and rolled
i the weather Is coed and a start car
4 be made on the grass plots in the centre
OF the avenue Tie appearance will b.
creditahlc By reunion time, and some idcs
Gan be given Of how this great double
avcnue Will look.
Across Broad Street only few blocks
& from the. Davis Monument will be III,
great camp. which Captain -. A. Brow,
@ is establishing for the care and comfor
IA of several thousand of the visiting vet
Grams The dining-shed is llrcady ncarl,
completed.
Parade on Thursday.
Arrangements for thn parade Of Thurs
M day are practically complete If tne af
tefnoon Is bright, the demonstration vii
be one Of the most notable of tie srric
IN connection with tho erection OF tn
Davis Monument All tho cNilaron d
the city are asked to take part in TIL
parade, and all are asked to carry sna
Confederate flags. II possihlr. The girl
are requested to dress 81 white shnrii
the day be warm. Tile spectacle of soy
"a nral thousand children in line stre1chIn
w FRANKLIN street, win be a hcautfl
,$l =. The Confederate camps mo planuin
va 70 have full turnout and Will lmS
9 the Couonuntcr Drum Corps as tnclr mn
steal escort.
Confederate Choir.
Arrangements are beiug made far tra,I
, ING a Cohiedetatc choir for The rcuuin
III The Services of Professor II s. Al yn
cnune haNn been scc.hed as choir dire