The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
ANNUAL REPORT OF
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
DESCRIBES NOZZLE STRUCTURE

iais Veterans of Confederate Memo
rial Institute Erected Here to Per-
petualiy Preserve Sacred Relics.
Birmingham, Alabama, May 49,
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ell.
tyson presented the following annua.
report OF the Confederate Memorial
Association:
Birmingham. Ala, May 10, 1915.
General Bennett II. Young,
commanding United Conferedat,
Veterans,
A. Birmingham, Ala.
The Confederate Memorial Associa
uon reports with great pleasure tht
practical completion OF the Confed
crate Memorial Institute. or as it &
more popularity known, the "Batti.
Abbey" II only remains now to fin
ISL the interior decorations OF tn,
structure.
You enter the building through two
handsome bronze doors, ON the RICH
and left of which two tablets hav,
been placed. On the one fs written
Tho Confederate Memorial Institute
To commemorate the valor of tbs
brave men who fou ght, and the heroic
SELF sacrifice Of the noble women who
suffered for the Confederate GAUGE
this memorial is erected"
And the other bears the inscrtp
ton;
This tablet il a memorial t.
ACharles Broadway Rouss, a Confed
erate soldier whose gracious gener.
oHty made possible the erection O.
the Confederate Memorial Institute
ana whose abiding interest In the his.
tory Of the Confederate States will
always be treasured by a grateful PEG.
ple.''
The building stands $50 feet hack
from the Boulevard. which is one Of
tho principal driveways OF Richmond
and upon raised terrace, designed
to give at once a dignified setting and
suitable approach to the building. A
broad flight of stone steps leads from
the lower level TO the terrace, thanked
on either hand by stone baiustrades
The terrace itself extending some
twenty-five feet from the building. and
eight feet above the lower level /.
continued around the ends of ths
building. giving access to the ground.
In the rear.
throughout with Indiana limestone
consists OF a central pavilion with
wings on either side, having a tota,
length OF 100 feet and a heighth from
the terrace level to the top Of the par.
apet of forty-four feet The main en-
trance being behind porttco OF four
columns of Indiana limestone OF the
Roman Ionic order. twenty-five feet
In heighth, reached by flight OF
stone steps. The two wings on the
outside are divided into panels b,
means OF pilasters NJ slight pro.eo-
ton. and below the corners, which
crown the whole. large stones are pro-
vtded. which IL is hoped at no distap.
day will be transformed by the art
OF the sculptor into carved panels &c
serve as suitable memorials of some
great events of that time, which the
whole building - designed to com
nemorats.
Beautifully Located
The building Is located IN beau
nfui park OF Ave acres. The develop
ment Of this park Is being made ac-
cord!nE to the plans OF Mr.. Warren
II. Manning. one OF the most dis
tinguished landscape designers. 1t Is
both our dssirs ana his purpose t.
raks the grounds as essential a pnrt
Of the mortal as the building itself.
We have already announced that II
has been long our ambition to make
the memorial room the most beau
fifui In the South, and that this had
been made possible by tho generous
gift OF twenty thousand dollars by
Thomas F. Ryan, OF Virginia. Our
intention is to decorate the walls Of
this room with military paintings, H.
Illustrative OF the war. We engaged
the services OF Mr.. Charles Hoffbaner,
. distinguished artist OF Paris. who
has executed important commissions
for the French government. When
this work Is completed. It will not
be exceeded In value and beauty by
any similar military nnuval paintings
In this country.
Mr.. Hoffbauer, when tho war brckc
out between Germany and France.
heard the call TO his colors, and I'm
mediately left to join his regiment in
France. We mentioned IN our last
report the great honor that was con-
ferred upon him by the French eny-
eminent In his designation a. one Of
the five artists chosen 20 make battle
pictures Of the present war FOR the
future glory OF France" When he ex-
|lkreesed surprise at the honor accord
to the artist said: "Eyen In time OF
war France Is still the motheriand
Of art" This appointment was q very
great compliment to our young artist,
and Ia the strongest possible evidence
that your trustees made no mistake
when Mr.. Hofrbauer was chosen to
paint the memorial pictures Of the
war, which are TO adorn the walls of
the Confederate Memorial Institute.
Doubtless 1t will be a matter OF still
further interest to you to konw that
Mr.. Hoffbauer. controlled by a SOL
dier's desire to do his best for his
country. a few months ago asked per-
Emission to return to his regiment, and
this was granted. He has since been
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