The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-08
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The building which e faced
throughout with Indiana limestone.
consists OF a central pavilion with
Wsng on either side. having a total
length ~ So feet and height from
the terrace level 10 the top Of the
ra-spet Of forty four feet. The main
earsnce is behind n portico Of four
sSiumns 81 Indiana limestone Of the
Roman Ionic order twenty. ave feet
!. height reached ny a flight of stone
sters. Tho two wings on tho outside
are divided into panels hv means II
rilas;ers % slight projection and no
lew The ceruice which crowns she
whoie. large stones are provided
which 1t is hoped At no distant day
.iil be transformed ~, tho ay; u the
sculptor iuto carved panels 10 serve
a. suitable memorials ~ some Of the
great events of that time which tire
ahc3e building is designed TO COM
ater1prate
= We announced In oar las: report
saat it had been ioua aar ambition
n make The memorial roof74 the most
beautiful III The Soytb. and thar TITS
nad e~en made possible hy inc eener-
ass elf, ~ $2o.oao 1y Thomas r By-
st ~ virginia our Intention g -
military paintings Illustrative of the
sar We have engaged tAc services
III Mr. Charles HonhnaeE distin-
sa,shea artist ~ Paris. vino has eX-
s1ecGiea important commissions for
8he French government when this
snrk Is consisted Il III rat Ae TX
eeeded in value ana heautv hv any
similar mem8Tiai mural paintings in
si4ts country TIE artist has told NJ.
II. IA
completed by the early part cf next
YES r.
The building Ia located IN q beau
aful PARK Of FIVE acres. The devel.
arrnsnt If this park is being MADE
9n6er the direction of Mir. Charles
Il Manning. orc II our most disUn-
yasshed landscape DESIGNERS. and IL
Is both oar desire and h.s purpose
= make the grounds as essentially
part ~ the memorial az the tu3Id-
snE Itself
The design Of the court Of honor
provides for central panel If turf
with recessss for statues at be sides
ard a. the end. they being outlined
M box border behind which wiu he
ground r1ver ri ivy. leading 10 the
double rows of evergreen nagnoIlas.
the lustrous green foliage # which
will make the great frame for three
sides Of the court II - essential
In this caurt thas the greatest care he
given 10 the proportions and tp the
modelling Of the statuary thai ia &C.
cepted for these places ef special hen-
or ard that no object that is mot
worthy or tha{ is out Of harmony
tie introduced.
AS yer very few memorials - this
rNarheteE have eecn established The
tTnsfrHtfrn - tha SfeeFs Alice ron.
Tesenls the most modern memorial
OF fh4s iShe az constructed ny Elm
perof VIII am. N Berlin he Eel-
F}1eTe garden IN Vienna while on
larger scale, indicates similar
freatI fent- q Ia Grn4hdz leading np
70 the n5it6n&
he ea1i3lnc aud grounds comr}e'-
aa cost aboN' FpaR."eN II "lll dauh'
isss interest wa 30 kno~ THAI NOS
9ne feAsaF "} ne principal sum &@u-
tTipnied 70 ihe flud has ever been
Used for a7Y expense IF any kind
Ili@ expenses incurred ny IA Tn the
f~nFse ~ the erection - ms bH'ld-
ing have been raid either from tn"
Interest IN me balance In bank or
eaf ~ iHhns especially gwen Tor fnat
pufp9se
we WI AGAIN MAX" our FratFfnl
sFka9N"sae~ fneHtS 20 Inc common
: ~s@ith ~ Fifgtnia cor an hppr@prlb-
don of S4,eNo for concrete pave
men aFoAna our property rms ~
wnfih even more tnan the amount of
money appropriated aa u indicates
me continued interest ~ m" state ~
inc ~o'A ~ thF assoc ton
We nave received during inc %far
fon1e F&i4a"iN contributions y" cur
.hFafs "i"0c3 a. ~ S&dsST. ~
no lfsFs 'ta mas @o"Atea l%p