The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR MONUMENT.
Meeting Of Poe Memorial Asso.
citation Will Be Called for One
Evening Next Week.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE WORK
Suggested That Centennial Of the
Birth Of Poet Be Made Oc-
casion Of Celebration.

Captain Joseph p. Willard will cali
a meeting of tho Poe Memorial Asso-.
citation of this city for one evening this
week in the parlors or the Westmore-.
land Club. The board is vigorously
pushing the work on plans for raising
the remainder OF the fund necessary to
secure the city's conditional subscrip-
ton OF $4,000 for the monument.
1t was said yesterday that the board
would not take up as yet thc,questions
OF selecting an artist for the monu-
ment r3r would the character and To-
cation Of the memorial be determined
upon until practically all the funds are
In hand.
In connection with raising this
money it is the wish of the board to
have the subscription as general as
be placed on single subscriptions. No
local appeal will be made at this time.
Plans are being formulated for securing
the interest OF tie school children of
cd subscription from every public
school where Poc's works are studied
and admired, would raise an adequate
fund for a permanent memorial to tho
Richmond poet
It is Interesting to note in this con-
nection that during the last few days
a movement has been started in Bal
timore to build a mausoeum or other
in the Westminster Presbyterian
Churchyard, Fayctte and Green Streets,
Baltimore.
The centennial OF the birth of Edgar
1909. and II the Richmond monument
Is not completed previously, 1t has been
suggested that this would be a suit.
able occasion for a Poe memorial day.
with the dedication of the monument
here and the mausoleum in Baltimore.
It is pointed out that such course
could not fail to result In general
revival Of the study OF Poe and ap-
AS yet there are no monuments to
American men of letters that can In
| any way be compared with the great
mausoleum to the memory Of Sir Wall
Scotland. Though 1t is not proposed
to make SO elaborate monument in
Baltimore, 1t will probably be modelled
somewhat on the lines OF this famous
memorial.
Tho erection of a stone marker at the
grave OF Poe in 1877. vas said at the
time to be the first expression of the
kind ever given to an American on
account OF literary merit.
The dedication of the old Poe Monu-
ment In Baltimore was marked by
remarkabl bly, quickened interest in Amer
lean poetry among the reading people
of this country and abroad.
One evidence of this awakening OF
interest in all section OF the country
was the prominence that was given to
articles upon Poe In nearly all the lead
ing periodicals.
Although Poes work was appreciated
from the first in Europe, there are
many who think that the dedication of
this monument marked the turning of
the tide In his favor In many sections
Of this country.
The movement to place Poe in his
rightfu1 position as the greatest Amer
lean poet. will meet with favor In many
sections of the country, and will also
be heartily commended by the literary
fraternity In England.
The board of directors of the Poo
Memorial Association consists OF
President Willard, Rabbi e. n. Calisch,
Mr.. Charles Marshall Graves. Mr.. James
E. Cannon. Professor S. c. Mitchell,
Mr.. Allen Potts and Colonel w. Gordon
McCabe.