Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04
CORNERSTONE is LAID
FOR JACKSON MONUMENT
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little more than an hour. II was !.
siSty-minute period. however. whi,h
made history for Richmond and which
will retain an abiding place In tho
written history OF the great reunion
which has just come to a close.
MAJOR WILLIAM A. ANDERSON
MAKES ELOQUENT ADDRESS
Straight ahead OF the speaker of IN.
day, two city blocks to the cast, tow
cred the lofty Davis ahaft. Its symbolic
hgure OF victory holding aloft tar
tered Confederate banner. waving tan,
In the keen wind Major Anderson
himself a memger of the Stonewa,
Brigade. spoke with the FIRE OF ono
convinced OF his chieftain's mastery ~
the arts OF peace and war. The fravej
banner on the lofty monument, 4,
front spoke nutely to the gathering Of
the period in which that chiet,ain
wrought his fame.
To the rear OF the stand A SQUAD o,
mounted police stood by as the city's
guard OF honor. A detachment fro,,
the First Regiment. Virginia volun.
teers. supplied seconding MARTA,
note. Around the speakers stand ui,h
raised umbrellas. stood the small over
flow from the parade crowds.
The cornerstone was laid with ~
elaborate ritual that the Masonic Ora
provides for these occasions, under III
direction Of Most Worshipful James +
Wood grand master Of the State OF
virginia. Judge George l.. Christian
introduced the orator Of tho day
dwelling on Major Anderson's brilliant
record as soldier under jackson. and
on his long service to the State later
as member OF the General Assembly
and Attorney General
WREATH IL MEMORY OF
GENERAL BEE PLACED on STONE
Dr. Smith presented for the sponsors
ana maids OF South Carolina a nal.
metto wreath TO he placed on the Jack
son Monument cornerstone in memory
OF General r. n. Bee. OF South caro-
lima. who made the historic exclama
iion. Look there is jackson standing
like a stone wall giving Thomas
Jonathan Jackson the name stone
wall 10y which he has become hes,
known
Inc monument TO Jackson will rise
IN tho center OF the area which is
iormed by the intersection OF Nom
mcht Avenue and the Boulevard and
Wiz be the commanding feature Of rhis
JUNCTION OF tho citys two most mag
innocent thorouShfares. In straight
Inv Win IL 10 the east, there are nov
the Davis Monument, a, the Dav,
Avenue intersection: the cou.s,ri,
statue OF Lee, al the intersec,ion -,
Allen Avenue. and the Stuar, Nor,
inent. AT the intersection OF Monunen,
Avenue with Lombardy Stree,
subscriptions toward the .Iack.o,
Monument fund were received rro-,,
the whole South and from scattered
points In the country at large The
CITY OF Richmond. by Council appro
pria'ion. contributed $4,000, and the
General Assembly OF Virginia onnro
priated like amount.
MONUMENT WILL. NE
COMPLETED SHORTLY
me Thomas j. jackson Monument
Corporation, Inc. which was organ.
iZed 10 adm!nistrate the fund. bos nov,
available for the work approximately
<"-'oo"' Competitive designs for the
equestrian statue and base have been
invited. and several dra wings are now
"noer consideration. II liz the. plan @.
me monument authorities to award the
contract for the statue at an early date.
'hsurinR It's completion within little
more than a year
WINE the size of the statue will not
DE dehnitely determined until the win
nihS design Is selected. 1t is proposed
10 make the figure and horse of pro-
portions considerably larger than life.
approNimating perhaps the general
proportions of the Stuart Monument.
me total cost will exceed $4,000.
The officers of the Jackson Monu-
',e"' corporation, most Of whom occu-t
pea seats on the platform at the
cornerstone laying, are Rev. James
rover Smith. -. D., president: Judge
George L. Christian, first vice presi-
heh'; Mrs Edgar ID. Taylor, second
wee -president; w. Wtlcher Keen. third
vice president; Captain William NJ.
Myers secretary; Colonel w. S. Archer
assistant secretary, and F. d. Hotch-
KISS. treasurer
me directors are: Major William A.
anderson, Captain J. Thompson Brown.
Judge ID. {. Richardson, Mrs. Norman
" Randolph. Mrs. Charles f. Boiling.
Miss Anna b. Boykin, Miss Kate Mason
Rowland. Mrs. b. A. Blenner, Major
+. NJ. Workman. Edwin r. Cox, General
W. w. Sale. General Charles j. Ander-
son. T. Feyton Giles, John Stewart
Bryan and Captain John Lamb.
MASONIC OFFICIALS
AT CORNERSTONE LAYING
The officers of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Virginia. under whose aus
pices the cornerstone was laid. are:
James 3. Wood grand master; James
ASTON Cabell. deputy grand master.
Henry Is. Field, grand senior warden;
Ernest l.. Cunningham, grand junior
warden: Fred Peasants. grand treas
urer: Joseph V. Bidgood. deputy grand
treasurer; Charles a.. Nesbitt, grand
secretary; John F. Mayer, deputy grand
secretary: Sol Cutchins. grand senior
deacon; William w. Gait. grand Junior
deacon; Harry B. Lee. grand chaplain;
James f. Price. grand marshal; James
A. Pamplin, grand pursuivanf.. Oscar