The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-30

JACKSON STATUE
WILL Be ERECTED
Association Organized and Will.
BE Chartered to Raise
Funds.
DR.. J. P. SMITH PRESIDENT
Veterans, Daughters and Sons
Represented i'll List of
Officers.
DR.. ]. P. SMITH PRESIDENT

: ~ y 'ie Pui poSe OIL carrying out
what was generally confessed to be
nslong-ncglected duty on the part OF
Richmond and Virginia and the South
the erection in this city of an eques-
TRAN statue of General Thomas ].
jackson. '"rhe Stonewall Jackson
Monument Association was organized
last night at meeting OF those in
terested, held at Lee Camp Hall The
officers and directors were requested
to proceed at once to apply for
charter to the State Corporation Com
mission.
AS president OF the association, there
was chosen by unanimous vote, Rev.
James Power Smith. ID. d., the sur
Vivins member of General Jackson's
stan. AS he will BIO absent from the
city for several mon.i.s DR.. Smith
thought some other should be elected
But General Charles j. Anderson,
seconding his nomination, said that
should the association be organized
and the South should hear that DR..
Smith had not been elected president,
the members would be unable to ex-
plain. DIR. Smith at last yielded.
Roll of officers.
Other officers are as follows: Judge
George l. Christian. first vice-presi-
dent. from Veterans; Mrs. Edgar D.
: Taylor, second vice president, from
Daughters OF the Confederacy; W.
Witcher Keen. third vicc-president
from Sons OF Veterans; Captain VIII
liam NJ. Myers. who began the present
movement. secretary; Gilmore d.
Hotchklss. treasurer. Directors-D. c.
Richardson. j. Thompson Brown and
w. S. Archer, of Richmond and Major
William a. Anderson. of Lexington.
from veterans; Mrs. Norman v. Ran
dolph. Miss Kate Mason Rowland Mrs.
Charles Z. Boiling and Miss Annie
Boykin, from Daughters of the Con-
federacy: General w. w. Sale, Colonel
John S. IIarwood Major r. NJ
wortham and Edwin p. Cox, from Sons
of Veterans
II will be provided that when the
monument IS completed, 1t shall be
turned over to the state. Details OF
securing the money-whether solely
from the General Assembly of Virginia
or from the Legislatures of all South
ern States, or from the public at large,
or from all these sources-will be
worked out later.
Women VIII Help.
Mrs. Randolph explained that the
Daughters OF the Confederacy. as a
body. were pledged not to take up any
monumental work until the memorials
at SAiloh and at Arlington are COM
pleted. However. members of this or
ganization may do what they wish in
dividually. q nd, as Mrs. Randolph re-
marked. probably by the time the other
monuments are OF their hands. the
veterans Will be In difficulties with the
Jackson statue. and the Daughters be
called upon to unravel the situation.
Frank s. Woodson, who wrote the
original articles on the subject two
years ago. said that the suggestion
came from w. WNcher Keen, OF this
city. In recognition OF this and of Mr..
Keen's activity. he was made u vice
president.
Surrendering the gavel to President
James Power Smith, Temporary Chair
man d. c. Richardson said that in or
g.tnizing an association TO perpetuatc
the memory OF General jackson. the
eyes of the South would be upon DR..
Smith
DR.. Smith Speaks.
The former captain and aide-dc-
camp on Jackson's staff spoke briefly
of the subject that is always near his
heart. He said that those present rep
resented a great company of people
of the city, the State and the South In
terested In the project He had found
the sentiment for a Jackson statue
everywhere.
"Richmond." he said owes Jackson
a great dcbt; Richmond owes 1t to her.
self to remember him. His Valley cam
paign was In defense of this city. With
his little army, after reinforcement by
General Ewcll, poorly fed and poorly
clothed. he kept occupied In the noun
tains of Virginia 100000 men, Then.
coming to the Chickahominy, he helped
Lee drive away from Richmond an
other 100000 under Mcclellan. The
erection OF a monument Is great
duty which Richmond owes to history
and to those who come after us.
Neglected Duty.
This city is already distinguished
by its monuments Recently read
in an English magazine a criticism OF
the great number of monuments in
London. so many of them OF men not
especially distinguished. and many
without taste and without art do
not know Of any in Richmond which
has been seriously criticized by compe-
tent persons ! am most impressed with
those which bear no name-the How
tiers Monument and that to the pri-
waite soldiers and sailors; to these l
bare my head when approach. Then
we have tho three great equestrian
statues and monuments to Washing
ton, Lee and Stuart All are to men
worthy of Them ana go to the
education and inspiration OF our peo-
pleAalI were built for the elevation
and benefit of our sons and daughters.
81 pray that we may continue the
erection OF monuments to men worthy
of them. hope the time has come
when the long neglected obligation to
General jackson may be accomplished.
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