The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-25
PRESENT PLANS
FOR BATTLE ABBEY

union.
The report says: II is with pleas
ure we announce that we have re
ceived during the year gift by the
Commonwealth OF Virginia of nearly
SIX acres on the principal Boulevard
IN the western part of the city. ON
which to erect the Confederate Me
mortal Institute. The board is very
anxious that the best possible design
for this institute should be secured.
and to that end invited architects
from all sections OF the country to
participate in the competition. Nine
ty-seven qualified to enter and sixty
nine actually participated. The pro-
gram OF competition WAS carefully
prepared ana has been declared to be
one Of the best ever issued. A jury
OF award was chosen. consisting of j.
Taylor EllySOn, president of the Con-
federate Memorial Association: James
Knox Taylor, supervising architect OF
the Treasury Department Of the
United States and William =. holland.
advisory architect. of Richmond. Va.
These gentlemen. after having care
fully examined all Of the designs
made their recommendations 10 the
Executive Committee, and that com
mittee made the following awards:
First prize-Messrs. Bissel x Sink
Ter, OF Philadelphia.
Second prize-ATeSsrs. Hewett &
Brown. of Minneapolis.
Third pTi1e-TO each of the firms
OF AVerail x Adams, of Washington,
ID. C; Wilder x White. of New York
n. Y, and Dennison x Hirons, OF New
York, y. Y.
1t is interesting TO note that Mr.
Sinkler, of the firm of Bissell & Sink
Ter, whose design for the Memorial
Institute was adopted. is a South Car
Gilman and son of a distinguished
Confederate, who served his country
In the United States Navy, but when
his State seeded resigned and enter
ed the Confederate service.
The style of the building is Of a
dignified, monumental character and
will be fireproof throughout, and will
cost $4,000. The exterior of the
building is to be faced with Southern
granite up to the main floor line and
with Southern marble above that line.
We have in Richmond the Confed-
crate Memorial Literary Society,
which has museum containing the
most valuable collection of Confeder-
ate relics in the South. We cannot
hope to compete with this society
along the lines in which they have
been so eminently successful. We feel
that our endeaVors should rather be
TO collect portraits of men distinguish
ed in the military and civil life Of the
Confederacy, and especially of our
noble women, to whose unselhsh de-
Votion we owe so much, to gather
paintings of scenes Illustrative Of the
war, 20 obtain collections of statuary,
and, above all, to secure a library TO
contain the most valuable material
that can be gathered in order that
the future student of that period may
be able to find the information that
will enable him to give to the world
correct history Of our great struggle
for constitutional liberty.
Ii would be a great diSa ppOint-
ment TO open this building with
out something To- show the peO-
pie. They have been looking for
ward 10 this as the greatest me-
n IL ~
acy; that is what we desire TO
make IL: and we are very anxious
when lis doors are open 10 the
public il shall have within its
walls at least the beginning of
collection worthy of the purpose
for which il was constructed. We.
-. therefore, earnestly appeal TO our
Comrades, and To- all others who
I'm any sense appreciate the Slo-
rfOuS memories of that most
cventfuI period i'm the history OF
the Southern States. to cooper
ate with us i'm making this Me
mortal Institute the most VaIua-
bic. aS well a. the most beautiful,
memorial TO the Southern cause.
We cannot accomplish this how
ever, without the earnest cooperation
OF those who have been the leaders
In all of our Confederate undertake
1ngs- We would especially invoke the
cooperation OF our Southern women.
without whose loving sympathy and
assistance no great movement in the
commemoration OF Southern Valor has
been accomplished either during or
since the war.
1t will be seen from the report of
our treasurer that we had a balance
on hand. as of April 80, 1911, of
$2l5, 55O.49.
The design for the building having
been accepted, the architects have
about completed their working draw
ings. and in a short time they will
begin on the building. and il IS esu-
mated that il will take about eighteen
lshed II viii be worthy memorla.
of the cause for the commemoration
OF which il is erected.
DIR. Cave BIames Lincoln.
i hold that the responsibility for
the Civil War, with all the blood and
treasure that il cost, and all the des-
olation and ruin that il wrought, just
~ rests upon Abraham Lincoln anG
his advisers"
This. the declaration of DR. r. c.
cave, OF st. Louis. who delivered the
aSpu2i Grafton at yesterdays reunion
- tn3ted Confederate Veterans. form
ed the feature of the DAYS proceed
etngs at the great gathering.
After paying a tribute to the South |
Dr. Cave, in his address, discussed the |
memories kept alive by reunions OF |
the veterans and their descendants |
~--N NSPiOiSO any SllOIlS 10 keep dllNe |
bitter sectional feeling. He said: Il |
earnestly desire to see the people of |
both sections ruled by the spirit of 1
fraternity and tremendously working |
together for the welfare Of our com |
mon country; but l don't think the
men of the South should be asked |
or expected to sacrifice the truth of
history, and go down to posterity |
branded as rebels and traitors to Sc |
cure that end"
resolution was adopted instruct
Ing the Adjutant General to have
the Grafton of Or. Cave printed in
pamphlet form for distribution to the
various camps Of Confederate Vete-
rams and throughout the Sons organ
izations.
Sons OF Veterans
The United Sons of Confederate