Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01

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OF splendid paintings that for time
viii! adorn tn" room provided by the
state In this building
Praises other Workers.
1T Is "A memorial to the Hon. John
Lamb and 10 Alvin smith. who. with
cut money aud without price. have
iaborcd in season and out 10 help
care for and bcautify Memorial Hall
and last. bu, by no means least. II
Is II memorial TO the board Of lady
managers who have consented 10
take charge OF the building when 1t
is completed and TO manage and ~
rect the proper carrying on OF its
affairs
Il wish to say in conclusion that
we are not seeking Confederate
relics FOR this building. Sir. Eli;soE
wrote 10 the Confederate Veterans
Association saying: w. have J.
THIS city. as you know. Il Confederate
Museum. which contains the most
valuable collection OF Confederate
relics In the world. We cannot hope
TO compete with the association hay
ing this III charge. Therefore. wc
must work along different lines.
My own View Is that We would bet
ter cndcavor to collect portraits.
paintings. statuary, mural tablets
and library containing material for
historians Because fully indorse
villa; Mr. Eilyson has said. have AL
ready declined to receive relics for
this building. / have stated to the
wOuld-bc donors that the building
known AZ the white House Of the
confederacy. under the management
Of the Confederate Memorial Literary
Society, is the proper place FOR such
relics"
Arc In Sonth Hall.
The paintings formally accepted
from tho artist yesterday are in the
south hall OF the memorial building.
Tho painting at the south end OF
~ room. the first that is seen upon
entering. Is twcnty-six feet In length:
that on the north wall is Of the same
size. though divided by the doorway
on the east and west walls The CEN
inches in length. are nankcd By two
smaller panels of three feet six
iuches All the paintings are OF "A
uniform hcirht-fourtccn feet
Mr.. Horbauer's general plan has
been to devote the south panel 10 the
commanders who fought in Virginia.
and the north panel, together with
the central panels on the east and
west walls. 10 the three arms OF the
land service OF the CONFERENCE.-The
ian;ry. artillery and cavalry. In each
OF these four panels "a different sea-
son Of the year is represented in the
! background. The four smaller panels
| near the corners of the room. com
memorate tn. navy, the coast artil-
i-ry. the rangers and the civilian re-
lief. \ small panel, near the north
| cas-; corner, pictures e. S. $ "Nir-
| ginia" c'AIcrrimac'D engaging L. s
| S. "Cumberlaud' In Hampton Roads
1; Is the Army OF Northern Virgins
| in the large. that MIR. Hombauer has
sought to typny.
Ice and His Generals.
The picture on the south wall rep,
rcscnts General Rober, T.. Lee and
some Of his chief associates and lieu.
| tenants in the Virginia campaigns
| The scene is of summer landscape
/ In rolling country. General Lee and
! tn" others have ridden up TO Tho
| crest Of trec-crowncd hill tina,
rises TO the right OF wide valley
! In which the Confederate reserves
are drawn UP. The artillery is test
| Ing the ranges. y few shells are
breathing in white smoke above III.
valley. Lee sits calmly on Traveller
dressed in the uniform and hat now
in the Confederate Museum. On his
right. A. =. Hill thin and nervous
| leans on his sword: next him, Fitl
Ice, mounted. is pointing out a Fed.
cral movement TO "Stonewall' Jack
son. who has his Flicker cap pulled
down over eyes in which lightning
is beginning TO play Beyond Jack
son stands John b. Gordon. with fold
ell arms, and Richard s. Eweli. the
! bald eagle of the Confederacy,'
bending forward with one foot on a
| stump. Still farther along on the hill
are Wade Hampton and John Il
| Hood, both of them mounted. or
Lees left is Longstrcet, afoot and
| with his fcldGlasscs half raised
| Next him Joseph T.. Johnston sits in
q striking pose on a fine horse. lis
| teninG and watching as =. G. T.
BcaurcGard. dark and handsome
explains from the map in his hands
the plan Of operations. Between
Johnston and Bcaurcgard. somewhat
10 the rear. appears George T.. Pick
cit. Just on the brow of the hill
"Jcb" Stuart has dsmounted and
| stands with his right hand over the
| saddle of his charger. In the back
ground are staff officers and color
bearer with the battle flag.
"Jch" Stuart In Action.
The central panel on the west wall
pictures a rugged Virginia land
scaDc late in the autumn. The Fed
| cral infantry have been holding the