Evening journal., 1919-02-06
UIGE BUILDING To
HONOR SOLDIERS
Commission. However, Rec
ommends Monument on
Green at Dover
ASK LEGISLATURE
TO X'END $4,000
Stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. Dover, Feb. 6.--The
report Of the Soldiers Monument Com
mission consisting OF Governor Town
send, Senator Hollett and former Rep
resentatives Peet and Buckingham, was
present at the General Assembly yes
terday afternoon at a joint meeting OF
the two houses. This commission was
named In 1917, TO plan for a monument
on Dover Green In memory OF all Del
aware soldiers who have served In all
wars from the Revolution 10 the pres
ent time.
The commission recommends the pas
sage Of bill 10 appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase and erection Of a suita-
Bile monument. with $500 additional as
a contingent fund. and 10 rename the
same commission That was named in the
original bill, Governor Townsend, Sen
ator Hollett and former Representatives
buckingham and Peet. 10 supervise tho
work.
Representative Peet read the report
OF the committee, which was as fol-
lows:
CAS- secretary OF the Commission on
Soldiers Monument, have the honor
to submit the following report:
The Commission was created by Act
Of the General Assembly of the State
OF Delaware. passed April 9. 1917, Chap
ter 62, Volume %. Laws Of Delaware
Under the Act, the Governor appointed
on June 26, 1917, as members Of the
Commission. Senator Robert H. Hollett,
Representative Alfred b. Peet and Rep
resentative Richard G. Buckingham.
who with the Governor compose the
commission The commissioners met
on September 10, 1917, and organized
by electing Hon. John G. Townsend as
chairman. and Richard G. Buckingham
as secretary and treasurer.
"As the Public Archives Commission |
OF the State has collected as near as
can be done the names OF the men from
this State who have served In the |
armies OF the United States of America,
this commission has decided IL unnec-
essary 10 duplicate this work.
THE commission advertised for de-
signs for a monument under the Act,
and will present 10 the 9th General AS
sembly a detailed description Of the
plan for the monument,
with specifications for construction
and samples Of material. together with
the guaranteed price for the compile
tion OF the monument
RICHARD G. BUCKINGHAM,
Secretary OF the Commission.
William B. Van Amringe. Of Roxbury,
Mass, a prominent sculptor who was
engaged by the commission 10 prepare |
plans and estimates for the proposed /
gave a talk. Mr.. Van Am
ringe presented TO view a large drawing |
exactly what the monument |
would look like when completed. The /
plans call for a lgure IS feet In height. |
Of which 10 feet will be the marble |
base, with an elght-foot figure repre-
sentlng Pence seated upon it. It will 1
have a copper plate with the follow
ing inscription. Delaware honOrs her 4
brave sons and daughters who offered |
their lives in defense Of the country
and the cause Of liberty" He described
he monument in detail, and declared II
was the conception OF William Cooper,
Ihe New York sculptor, now OF Flor
snce. Italy.
Mr.. Buckingham was next introduced
md made a strong plea for the passage
II bill authorizing the monument His
peech, In part. was as follows:
Before we separate there are few
words would like TO say 10 you: ask
'our indulgence for a few minutes in
,ehalf OF the soldiers OF the Civil
Var, representing about 1900 volun-
eer soldiers OF this State. Fifty-four