The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

Action" Is very grim. too.
Between the four big scenes OF
the seasons, there are small pan
els. fornknx narrower oblongs at
both sides OF Summer and Autumn.
on the longer eastern and western
walls. The nrst of these, to the
left Of the entrance door. shows
Hampton Roads The Confeder-
ate Navy" The lronclad 'Merrl-
mac or Virginia which sank the
spread terror In the U. s. Navy In
the War Between the States" be-
fore she met the Monitor" II is
Interesting to note that this ship
was not called the ''Merrimac," but
the Virginia" at the time OF its
defeat by the Monitor" the former
name being what II was known by
as a Union vessel. before its cap
ture by the Confederacy.
On the other side OF Summer"
is Hospital Train Bringing in
the Wounded" At the best this Is
an Idealized representation OF q
phase OF our great civil war, as
are all these Hoffbaur paintings.
Just the other side OF the Con-
federate leaders we see Colonel
John s. Mosby on Moonlight
Raid" With a few of his men, he
Is crossing the ford In the bright
light of the moon.
The last scene, near the door,
shows THE Coast Artillery. Con-
federate Marines" As We leave
the hall, our Attention is attracted
to the fine planning of the space in
winter" or the ARTILLERY in Ac-
tion," to allow for the door. The
picture seems complete as 1t stands.
and no figure is cut off abruptly.
Mr.. Hoffbaur's work on this
mural painting was interrupted for
nearly five years by his absence In
France as a soldier OF his coun-
try. Otherwise they would have
been finished in 1915 or the early
part of 1916.
Passing through the entrance
hall, we turn to the right, and
pass through a tiny antechamber
with inches for two statues, as a
silent reminder of what the Muse
um expects of the Southern States
still. We now enter the room which
NOhNdAho SOAACSNAOh VI Lo"
Camp. and which was built espe-
cially to house this gift Lee
Camp Annex" they call 1t = Hers
We find several dozen portraits or
noted Confederate officers, in many
sizes and states of preservation, but
mostly very well preserved.
On the first day OF the Confed-
crate Reunion, fourteen now por-
traits were presented to the Me-
mortal Institute. The presentation
exercises were held at 5 o'clock in
:he evening. and were very i'm
pressive.
The portrait Of Gen. Albert Sid
ney Johnston was presented by
John Randolph Tucker. son of
Harry st. George Tucker, and
grandson of the general. Gen. w.
H. Clark, of Columbia, s. c., pre-
sented those of Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton and Gen. Richard H. Anderson;
John P. Halsey of Lynchburg, that
of Gen. Samuel Garland; Capt. w.
w. Scott. that of Gen. William Nc
Comb.
The portrait of Charles Broad
way Rouss, who conceived the idea
Of the Confederate Memorial Insti-
tute, and gave $4,000 to its erec-
tion. was presented by Richard
Evelyn Byrd.
Other presentations were made by
well known public and military
men.
Two bronze tablets were placed,
through the agency of Mr.. ]. Tay-
lor Ellyson, former president of the
board of trustees, on either side
of the large entrance doors, the
first one reading:
The Confederate Memorial In
stitute. To commemorate the valor
Of the brave men who fought, and
the heroic sacrifices of the noble
women who suffered for the Coma
federate cause, this memorial is
erected"
The other says:
This tablet is a memorial to
Charles Broadway Rouss, a Confed
crate soldier whose gracious gen.
erosity made possible the erection
Of the Confederate Memorial Insti-
tute. and whose abiding interest
in the history of the Confederate
States will always be cherished by
a grateful people"
The list of officers and trustees
OF this Institute comprises names
OF leading citizens and military
men from all the Southern States,
and twelve Richmond ladies, all o,
whom serve without compensation,
not accepting even travelling OK
penses for the Institute. Gen. JUL
ian s. Carr. of Durham, N. c., is
the president of the executive, and
Hon. George l.. Christian. of Rich
mond. the vice president, Mrs.
George L. Christian is~treasurer OF
tho board of lady managers. The
officers represent men from sixteen
different States. from Texas to
Florida. ard from Missouri to
Maryland.
The Confederate Memorial Insti-
tute, like most public works OF any
Importance. has come to pass
through struggle and delay, mis-
fortune and hardship. 1t Is now
finished, except for such memorials
as may later be deposited there
later In the way of statues, tablets,
portraits, etc.
There Is q fairly extensive library
Of books on Confederate history,
and II Is planned later to make
this adequate for the needs OF any
historian.
The collection Of portraits OF
Confederate officers Is tho largest