Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13


President Woodrow Wilson
Other members of the Cabinet
have signified their intention Of
being present.
The United States Navy will be
well represented. The National Maine
Monument is no sense a local memo
rial II is a national monument, the
funds having been raised through a
national movement.
U. s. w. v. to Take Leading Part.
The United Spanish War Veterans
viii take a prominent part in the I'M
yelling ceremonies and the memorial
committee OF this organization is
planning to get every member OF
every camp in the procession.
Now that the beautiful group on
ton OF the shaft OF the monument is
in place, little remains to be done eX-
cent to Mt in the ten marble pieces
OF sculpture which have Just received
their finishing touches from Attillo
Piecirinio. who already has begun to
move the marble sculpture from his
studio 10 the monument.
Group Made From Guns.
The top group. representing Co
runbla triumphant" driving three sea
horses. was made from the bronze Of
the guns OF the Maine. and has been
beautifully gllded Not only Is the
monument almost finished, hut the
beautiful gates OF entrance on either
side OF the monument. making COM
pIete new entrance to Central Park
also are finished. These gates were
not planned in connection with the
monument as it was originally laid
out and contracted for at the time the
Maine monument fund was originally
raised
The original fund amounts to-day
with trust fund interest added. TO
$4,000. This sum would have been
ample SO complete the monument
proper. as st was originally planned
and contracted for. but the addition
~ the gates. which was done by the
direction of the Municipal Art Com
mission. and changes ia the monu-
ment. also made by direction OF the
commission, will bring the estimated
cost OF the monument. including the
dedication. TO S1sS. 900.
The National Maine Monument
Committee. through its chairman,
General James Grant Wilson, has is
sued an invitation to those who wish
10 participate in paying for the added
gates
MIR. Hearst Aids Fund.
with regard TO the additional
amount OF approximately $4,000
which must he raised, William r.
Hearst. one OF the members OF the
committee. has notified General VIII
son that for every dollar the COM
nittee Is able to raise from any other
source toward paying for the gates, he
will give dollar This means that
Mr.. Hearst Will contribute up to about
$40 000 and already other men Of
prominence have sent their checks TO
General Wilson. These include George
Ehret. $1,000. W. r Hearst, $1,000.
w X Vanderbilt. Jr. 500. Francis
Lynde Stetson. 500; h. p. Slo0: Will
liam Rhinelander Stewart. 500. Rich
ard C. Welt $50. H. r. l., $50; Ali
son V Armour, So. j. p X. $50.
William Harris Douglas SIS; Henry
r Towne. Se5. @. J GUIDE SIC; Frank
n. strauss SO. A. Oberstein. $40
other contributions viii be ace
knoVIedged later The committee will
receive any contributions that may be
offered by those who wish 20 have
part in the memorial work. Coutri-
buttons should be made only by check
coz postal money order. payable 20
National Maine Monument Commit
tee" ana sent to the office OF the Ma
tional Maine Monument Committee. az
23S William Street