The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-17

nearly $4,000, but the other States
advanced and SO saved the day
VETERANS HEAR OF
GREAT MEMORIAL
Continued from First Page.)
| from England. entered the competi-
uon. Ninety-seyen tsD architects
| qualified to enter and sixty nine (6s)
! actually participated. The program
or competition was carefully pre-
! pared and has been declared to be
one OF the best ever issued. and II Is
especially pleasing to us to have had
/ from many OF those who failed to
receive awards their assurance of en-
TIRE satisfaction at the manner In
which the competition was conducted
We are constantly in receipt of re-
! quests for copies OF the program of
! competition. and the writer's In every
| instance are kind enough to declare
/ tnat IN the Judgment of many of the
/ best architects in the country II is the
very best program they had ever seen
/ jury of award was chosen con-
sisting of j. Taylor Ellyson. preside nt
OF the Confederate Memorial Assoc
| citation: James Knox Taylor super
| vising architect of the treasury de-
| partment of the United States, and
William G. holland. advisory archi-
tect, Of Richmond, Va. These gem
tiemen. after having carefully exam
! ined all the designs made their re-
/ comm endation TO the executive COM
mittee. and that committee made the
| following award
First prize Messrs Btssell 4 stnk-
Ter of Philadelphia second prize.
Messrs. Hewett and Brown, OF Min
neapolis third prize. to each of the
/ hrm OF Ayerali 4 Adams Washing
! ton. II. G.: Wilder Il White, New
York n. Y; Dennison L. Hirons. New
! York N Y
| It is interesting TO know that Mr..
stnkier. of the firm Of Bissell & Sink
/ Ter, whose design for the Memorial
institute WIS adopted Is a South Ca
| roanian and the son of distinguish
| ed Confederate. who served his eoun-
try in the United States navy. but
when his State seeded, resigned and
! entered the Confederate service This
/ frH is taking great interest in heir
/ work
! style OF Building
! The style Of the building - or q
dignified monumental character and
| VIII be fireproof throughout. The
exterior of the building is TO he faced
! win southern granite up 10 the main
! floor line and with Southern M arbIe
+ above that line. ana will cost one
! hundred and hfty thousand dollar,
/ We have IN Richmond the Confede-
! rate Memorial Literary Society. which
+ mas museum containing the most
valuable collection OF Confederate rel
I
/ 10 compete with this society along
i the lines in which they have been
i So eminently successful
We feel that our endeayors shauld
rather De in collecting portraits Of
men distinguished In the military and
civil life OF the Confederacy, Of paint
/ ings Of scenes illustrative OF the war
/ or stataars. and. above al. 10 Sc
cure library 10 contain the most
/ valuable material that can be obtain
ed In order that the future student of
that period may be BILE to find there
the information that Will enable him
To give To the world a correct history
/ or our great struggle for constitutional
liberty. IT would be a great disap-
pointment to open this building with
out something 10 show the people
| They have been looking forward to
this as the greatest memorial build
4as od tiit toF4tNFFACSs JnHf f1 what
! We desire Ia make Il. and we are VERY
anxious that when its doors are
thrown open to the public IT shall
have within Its walls at least the be
ginning OF collection worthy OF the
purpose for which IT was construct
ed.
Ask Co-Operation.
We, therefore. earnestly appeal to
our comrades and to all others who
in any sense appreciate the glorious
memories OF that most eventful pc
rtssa~ In. the HISTORY nj the ssyatfrevYsN
States 70 cooperate with us in max
ing this memorial institute the most
valuable. as well as the most beauti-
lral memorial to the Southern cause.
We cannot accomplish this however,
without the earnest corporation OF
those who have been the leaders In
all of our Confederate UNDERTAKINGS
We would especially Invoke the CO.
operation of our Southern women.
without whose loving sympathy and
assistance no great movement in the
commemorate nof Southern valor has
been accomplished. either during or
since the war.
II Will be seen from the report Of
our treasurer that We had balance
on hand as of April 80 1911. Of $al5,-
560 ~.
ne design LOT knR OGiiuinG having
been accepted the architects are now
preparing the working drawings. and
in a short time they VIII be ready to
be submitted to the contractors and
the work viii then he promptly COM
menced. II Will take about eighteen
months to complete the building, but
when finished il will he a worthy me-
mortal of the cause for the commem-
Grafton of which 1t is erected
We have sufficient money In the
treasury with which to pay for the
building.
1t Is with sorrow We have to report
the death during the year OF General
for so many years was member of
our board of trustees, and who always
took such an intelligent and active
interest in our work. There are sew
eral vacancies in the board of frus-
tees. which have been reported to the
the commanders of the divisions In
which they exist, and which. we trust,
will be filled at their next annual
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
J. TAYLOR ELLYSON.
President Confederate Memorial As
ISOLATION.
Norfolk Men Honoref.
LITTLE ROCK ARK, ,Aas.s l7.~,.
". q. Pritchard. of Norfolk. Va, is
the new commander In chief of the