The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-02
BATTLE ABBEY At
SOLDIERS HON {
Trustees Finally Decide
to Accept Site Offered
by State.
SPACE AMPLE
FOR MEMORIAL
President Ellyson, of Board, Ex-
plains Why City's Offer Was
Declined, and Outlines Plans
for Historic Structure in
Far West
End.


or Battle Abbey viii be located II
a small park fronting on the Boulevard
in part of what is now the Soldiers
Home grounds, recently rendered by ths
the State. The offer of the city OF 4
triangular plot on Monument Avenue
Z has been rejected.
Lientenant-Governor j. Taylor Ely
son, president OF the board OF trustees
following meeting ut his Office in
the Mutual Building yesterday morn
ing. dictated the following statement
as an official and final announcement,
OF the selection OF tho location and the
determination OF the trustees to erec,
the building within one year.
"The question of the location of the
Confederate Memorial Institute has
now been definitely settled The Con-
federate Memorial Association has ac-
cepted that portion of the tract known
as the Soldiers Home grounds which
lies between Stuart Avenue and Ken
sington Street and the Boulevard and
Shepherd Street. formal tender OF
which was made TO me as president of
the association by Governor William
Hodges Mann. and winch has been ac-
cepted by the executive committee. act
ing by authority OF tho association.
Gets Ample Space.
THE land thus acquired liz little more
than two city blocks. or, II differently
expressed, 1t fronts on the Boulevard
n little more than 3T9 feet and runs
back nearly 500 feet. This site is sus-
ceptible of fine treatment by a compe-
Sar ~ ostr
cral idea is frxt. of course. 10 erect
a building worthy OF the use 10 which
IL viii be dedicated and TO put IL in
wha, will really be 4 beautiful little
park ..-s
a design for the building. We have
concluded that. under all the circum-
stances. that this locality. identified
as 1t is with the history and memories
OF the Soldiers Home, will be an ideal
place for the building, which Is de-
signed to be the Confederate Memo
rial Building OF the South.
II am sure our people Will be de-
lighted with It when the building is
constructed and the park laid out, sur
rounded with beautiful hedge and
with a proper grouping OF trees and
shrubbery. 1t will become another at
traction added to the many which
Richmond already possesses in her me-
MORALS to the heroes and the cause OF
the Confcderacy.
II cannot be too cordial in my ex-
pression of appreciation on my own
account, and also for the trustees, for
the very generous action OF the CITY
in rendering US the beautiful site OF
triangular lot facing on Monument
Avenue. The cordial manner in which
the members of the City Councll went
about to secure this property for US
will always be gratefully rememDeleu'
and iustities the assurance / so OFTEN
cave 10 the United Confederate Neter-
ans that Richmond would always be
rcady 10 do her duty when the time
ARRIVED to furnish a site, and II must
aIvays be q pleasant remembrance 10
.hose connected with this movement
md espcclally to Judge George l.
christian and myself. who represent
o,e the city and the other the STATE
in the Confederate Memorial Assocla-
lion. that when the final choice came
10 be made our only embarrassment
ypas the generous acton OF DOM Wy.
city and the Commonwealth, eaca %
,,.htch rendered for our selection site
worthy of the cause we repseseAs'N
Relieves City of OFFER.
.pichmond has already generously
contributed $4,000 to a fund for the
CONSTRUCTION and maintenance OF the
building and in eonsldsra.on ssd ,hat o. 'aae the
ofeer ~ tho state enabled US to relieNe
her Of the more than $4,000 which
would undoubtedly have been needed
for the purchase of the land upon
which to construct the memorial IN
stitute
II shall always recall with grati-
tude the very cordial and always
courteous manner in which those OF
us who have had occasion to present
this matter to the Council or any OF
as committees have been received and
ever called upon to discuss the Sub
iect of the site to be donated to US
by the city.
"Richmond may now feel that with
in twelve months the Confederate Me-
mortal Institute will be completed and
we shall have thus added another to
the already many attractions of our
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