Arizona republican., 1915-05-31
IN MEMORY OF THE
 PART SOUTH PLAYED
Great Events of War to Be Commerlorated in Cary ings and Paintings i'll Beautiful Buildings - Great Historic Collection
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 RICHMOND. Va, May 90. The Confederate Memorial Institute, known as the Battle Abbey, has been opened for inspection in connection with the United Confederate Nete- rams reunion. which is to be held here June l to 9. The institute forms an interesting part Of the col lection of permanent memorials of the civil war. it's promoters having had in mind the memorializing of the part played by the south in the great war events of fifty years ago.
 The building, co,apletion of which awaits the return of the artist, Charles Roffbauer. from the European var. stands in the western part of Richmond. in the center of a five acre park. a gift from the state of Virginia Ground for the structure was broken January l. 1912. and the cornerstone was laid the followins May The building is located on a raised terrace. a broaC flight of stone steps flanked on either side by b;alustrade. reading from the entrance to the lower levels of the terrace.
 The structure. winch is faced throughout with Indiana limestone. consists of a central pavilion, with a wing on each side, the total length Icing 15O feet and the height from the terrace level 60 the top of the Itarapct being A feet. At the main entrance is a porticO of four strong columns of Romar-Ionic design, ," feet in height. The two wings on The outside are divided into panels hv means of pilasters of a slight uroiection and below the cGrnice are large stones, which, it is planned N,i b.. transformed into carved panels to serve as memorials of some of the great events which the building Is designed to commemorate
 The hall in the south wing will he known as the Memorial room, for the decoration of which Thomas F. Evan of New York and Virginia con frihuted a large sum. Mir. Hoffbauer has been engaged to decorate the walls of this room with paintings Illustrative of the civil war. but has not completed lis work. The north wing of the institute will he used as a library. On one side will hang a large painting of Thomas Jefferson and his cabinet. as well as the DOT traits of all the war governors The association intends to make the col lection of pictures and books in the lihrarv of great historic value
 Treatment of the park surround ing the institute to make the grounds as essentially a part of the memorlai as the building itself, is planned by those in charge of the work. The design of the court of honor includes a central panel of turf with recesses far statues at the sides and ends. they being outlined by box border between which will be ground cover of ivy, leading to double rows of magnolias. the foliage of which Nviu make the great frame for the side of the court.
 To Charles Broadway Rouss is at 1riblated the credit for having con ceived the idea of the Confederate Memorial Institute. At the veterans reunion in Houston, Tex, in lS9a' Mir Rouss offered to give s1Oo,OOo for the erection of a memorial hall ,f the southern people would con tribute an equal amount. The offer was accepted. a committee appointed and the committee made it's report at shs. reunion in Richmond in lsse.
 The charter obtained from the state of Mississippi in August. 1896. pro N-i,lad that the institute should Dc ,tnier the auspices of the United Con federate Veterans. Richmond was se- I.cted as the location for the memo rial in 1S97.