Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-25

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TO General jackson erected in Capjto,
square by Englishmen, but 1t will not
entirely supplant the other tribute.
THlRTY-ONE MODELS
OFFERED BY SCUIPToRS
1t was in April 1915, shat the lack
son Monument Association called for
designs. Every sculptor of renown in
the country responded. Two months
ago thirty-one models were submitted
ihese were finally reduced. rs meritine
'urther examination. to those suh
united by +. William Sicvers. f. &
POTTER OF Greenwich, Conn; Charles
Ncck. of New York. and Pompeo Con-
PM. OF San Antonio Later the design
submitted by Coppini was tentatively
selected This model was subjected 10
iater criticism. however, and the COM
petition was thrown open again. Moth
ing daunted, MIR. Sievers began work
on his fourth model. 1t was prunhe,ic
'hat ms wife was pleased with the
Mo"e!. Tor she entered his studio one
ua! and remarked. "Tha; will win"
When she doesn't like my models"
s;i6 Mr.. Sicvers last night. she
doesn't say anything So her remark
ENCOURAGED me, and I went TO work
harder than ever
The committee appointed from the
Jackson Monument Association ia Sc
lect the model is composed Of Judge
George l.. Christian, chairman: Mrs F.
=. razor, Colonel George Wayne An
derson. Edwin L. Cox and Mrs Charlie.
n. Boiling. Rev James Power Smith.
u. D., president of the association ana
only surviving officer OF Stoncwall
Jackson's STAFF. sa, with the com
mittee, for none were familiar
with the characteristics of Jackson as
he.
The charter members OF the com
mission were Judge ID. C. Richardson
Judge George l. Christian. Colonel
William A. Anderson, Lieutenant Gov
crnor j. Taylor Ei;rson. Congressman
y. j. Montague. Colonel Joseph T. VIII
lard, Colonel John Il. Purcell Colonel
i" Lane Stern, William H. White. John
~ Curtis, Il. ID. Ho;chkiss, Sr.. john s. !
HARDWOOD. Roy. James Power smith D. T.
D.: Mrs. Thomas s. Eocock, Mrs L. G. /
Daniel. Major Holmes Conrad. James !
C. Pollard, Edward c. Rees. Colonel f !
O. James. Colonel ben T. Owen. Gener-
~ W. w. sale, Richard Evelyn Byrd. /.
Edwin L. Cox, George F. Baltzer. L. |
:. ~: Captain william NJ. Myers. Dr I
stuart Mcclure, Ntjor T. NJ Workman. |
John Stewar. Er'nr. e. c. pinckney
Colonel Jennings g. Wise C. \, Rich +
ardson. Frank s. Woodson, General w.
r. Freeman. James T. Gray, General J. /
Thompson Brown, General Sti;h Boil |
ing. Major Robert W. Hunter George |
II Myers. J chm IT. Wood, r. X Trav-
crs warwick. Captain Morgan T.. !
Mills George w Rogers, Colonel =. |
W. Dempsey. Coloenl p. y. Brown, Jr.,
Edmund Pendleton. J. g. a. Montague
y. r. llo,derby. JF. Charles p. Cook.
John II. MurrcN, II G. Cooper. r. NJ.
LINN. W. Z. Seal, w. j. Gilman Fl. r.
Pollard, lr.. Jane. J Pollard, T.. !.
Bosher. Oliver J. Spai,iins, Jr.. T. s
4; Z. FL HARDWOOD y. =. Hartman.
Charles j. Anderson. James j. Cream
er. Hill Montague. i. Branch Johnson,
y. -. Brown, Jr., y. j. Brinkley, Cap
tain W. w. I.aPrade and T.. c. Fol,es
CAREER
OF SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
rr. Smith was elected chairman Of
-he association. and since It's establish
'nent h. has been one OF tho most
active III forwarding the memorial
movement and ia selecting place and
tes!gn. 1t was with great pleasure
hat General Jackson's las; surviving
Office: knew TIA The last tribute which
ne could hsiD 10 pay is soon 10 be
given
SIR. S!evcrs !he successful sculptor.
vas horn in Indiana. When n young
man ne moved. with his family. TO Al
ania. ia, where nc earned his liv-
ns b. picking berries ard, later. hy
ARRIVING a newspaper route. lie
worked for a time in a woodcarvers
'hor. where he gained his first lessons
n sculpture. and where his taste
+ipencd for the work he was later to