The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-18

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and to preserve order in the ranks. An
other force of picked men will be in imme-
diatc charge of the car. to apply the
brakes on the down grades and to pre-
! vent accidents generally, as wei! as to
aid the children when the paved street is
passed and the hauling becomes heavy.
A guard of honor consisting of four
| teen citizens, each representing
Southern State. will accompany the
! car, seven marching on each side.
| These fourteen gentlemen are rs fol-
lows:
Messrs. Henry Lee Valentine, Louis
Mex. Judkins, James p Watson. w.
ardson, Fairlie Cooke, r. S. Whcrry,
r. r. Minor, r. A. Lancaster, b. 8.
Hume. u X. Rawley, a.. II. Taylor,
L. II. Cloves.
There will be no formal exercises at
the monument. AS soon as the parade is
over the children and veterans will be
dismissed, and the drum corps will return
to its armory. 80
The old soldiers from Lee Camp Sol
dicrs' Home will be brought over to the
Lee Monument during the afternoon, ana
will there await the parade. At this point
the procession will halt long enough for
| the drum corps to play appropriate Con-
| federate airs in honor of the veterans.
| The old soldiers from the home will then
| lead the procession on up Monument Ave-
enue to the Davis site, where the parade
| will disband. #t5E 5l,,ge 500
When completed T}the Davis Monument,
! which has cost a total of $4,000, will
| be one of the most imposing in the South.
| Tho monument was designed by Messrs.
Noand and Baskerville, Of this city, and
! the artistic work on the two figures was
done by the noted Richmond artist, Mr..
! Edward v. Valentine. The bronZess were
| cast from the artists models by the Cor
ham Company, Of Providence, r. l., anu
| the stonework OF the monument has been
| erected by Contractor tNetllerwpod.
In the centre Of ;the monument, and
surrounded by d, colloniiade, isSa pillar
sixty, feet hign, atfsthc top of which
| stands an allcgorical figure of n woman
known as 'Xindicatrix," representing the
spirit Of the South. At the base Of this
pillar is a pedestal five feet high, on
which will be placed tic bronze figure of
Mr.. Davis, which is eight feet in height
The Inscriptions on the pillar are in
Latin. Near the top is PRO Jurt
Civitatum," and lower down a few
feet above the head of the Davis
statue, Pro Avis ct IToces.,'
| The inscription on the front of the
pcdcstal,on which will stand the statue
Of the president is Jefferson Davis.
Exponent OF constitutional Principles,
meath this Cross oculto vclut Arbor
| Aero Famo."
On either side OF the pedestal will be
the inscriptions AS citizen, soldier
fame of the United States.
when his allegiance to that govern
! ment was terminated by his sovereign
State, as President of the Confcderacy
| he exalted his country before the ma
| tons"
!, On the right side Of the pedestal will
be Inscribed With constancy and ,cour-
I, burden laid upon him by the people.
| When their cause was lost. With dignity
| he met defeat, with fortitudc he mot
| imprisonment and suffering. with en-
I, tire devotion he kept the faith"
around the top Of the colonnade Will be
inscribed mot in hostility to others,
! try, not even for our, own pecuniary
1 benefit, but from the high and solemn
motive OF protecting the rights we
Inherited and which It is our duty to
transmit unshorn to our !, .children +"
Davis IL the United States Senate June
| 81, 1861,
/. On the exterior OF the colonnade the
] the South in honor Of their great
1 leader. COMMUNICATING their. love. fol
| the man, their reverence TOR ms virtues
their gratitude for his services VIII
W i'Ah'ip's Aihl'A''N>N' - Il ~ e
4 marble
On the ends of the colonnade panels
Will be placed, tho panel on the left
will bear an Inscription to the navy OF
the Confederate States and tho righ
panel Will bear an inscription to thf
Confederate nrnly.'
Tie Inscription to tho navy Will 5rca'
MS follows Giving new examples 81
. hcrosm teaching new methods or war
faro, 1t CARRIED the flag of the Sontl
70 the most distant seas, to die no
. l,l,,l ,,, ~, act sri n Il,
tue, these OF ali men has fortune great
i ~ granted to them; for Scaming Will
deep desire To clotlc their country viii
freedom, now athllast they rest full o
AN ageleSs fame"
me Inscription to tho army reads
"I'rom sumter TO AppomattoN, fou
Years OF unninching strugsle ugains
overwhelming odds Glory inefiabl'
ping, wrapt around themselves the pur
| Pic mantle Of death. Diving, they die,
not all; but from tho grave and IT
, SHADOWS. liits them gloritled ever o.