The Washington times., 1922-11-18
U.D.C.EXPECTED
TOFAVOR BIC.
J MEMORIAL
BorgIum's Proposal to Carve
Heroes on Stone Mountain
Liked by Women.

B1RMlNGHAM, Ala, NOV. 10
Plans for carving the figures In
heroic size OF Lee, Jackson and
Davis on horseback atop or Stone
mountain. eighteen miles from At
lanta, We're discussed at today's
session of the United Daughters or
the Confederacy.
IL was expected today that the
convention will vote to finance the
Stone mountain memorial project
following an address by Gutzon
Borglum, New York sculptor. The
historic shrine, declared to be the
only stone mountain in the world.
has been given to the confederacy
by Sam Venerable and his family.
Miss Mildred Rutherford; OF
Athens, Ga, said that the carving
of the three statues upon the noun
tain and the digging OF a museum
underneath will do more to vindi-
cate the cause for which the South
fought than all the histories OF the
world"
Fight Has just Begun.
Virginia women who are opposing
the remodeling and enlargement OF
Lee chapel at Lexington. on the
grounds OF Washington and Lee
University, declared they had merely
begun their fight, following vain
efforts on their part to persuade
the ". ID. c. to reconsider their
pledge to assist financially the uni.
versity. officials in making the pro.
posed changes made several years
ago and reconfirmed last year at
the convention in st. Louis.
AS soon as the vote was taken
to adopt the recommendations to
aid in the work. the Virginia
women, who had fought hard for
their cause. declared they had just
started TO fight.
Mrs. J. II. Lutane, of Baltimore,
said that one thing was in the
heart of every Confederate woman
present. and that was ito honor
the memory Of Gen. Robert r. Lee.
but how the lest way to do it was
the thing
Cites Lees Intention.
The winning side argued that the
U. ID. c. had entered into a con-
tract to assist in the remodeling
of the chapel and must not go back
on it's word. II it did. 1t would
be subject to a law suit. Another
strong argument was that the
chapel is too small for general use
Of the student body. and the influ-
ence that the bringing OF the stu
dents in the presence OF Lees
mausoleum on state occasions Will
help mold the character of the fu-
ture generation. This side was
supported by arguments from DIR.
Henry Louis Smith, president OF
Washington and Lee; Gen. William
A. w. Anderson, president of the
board Of trustees and an eighty.
year-old Confederate veteran. and
many leaders Of the U. j, C.. They
declared the relatives of Lee de-
sired the remodeling Of the chapel
and that II Lee were alive he would
sanction 1t.
Mrs. Charles e. Bowling, o., Rich
mond, made the main address for
the Virginians. 1t was simple and
forceful. 1t was hard for her TO
speak in opposition to General An,
derson, "the lame lion of Mexico
and former attorney general OF the
State of Virginia. She said she had
TO stand true to her convictions.
Mrs. Cornelia Branch stone. of
Washington, "the sweetheart OF the
Confederacy;" Mrs. Fred Anthony
Walker, Of Virginia. Colonial
Dame, Daughter OF the American
Revolution and a member OF the
n d. C.: Mrs. Reed White, Of Lex
fngton, and others Joined.
Miss Mildred Rutherford, OF Ath-
ems, Ga, caused something of a SEN
sation when she declared she was
soing TO see that the histories
taught to Southern children are
revised to be fair to the South
and North alike before she died.
Abraham Lincoln caused the war.
she said, and members OF
the U. d. c. who eulogized him
were backstepping in the cause OF
the South. She said she must speak
her convictions. although she feared
she would never be asked to speak
at another u. ID. c. convention be-
cause of her expression.
Pays Tribute To Wilson.
Proceeding the awarding Of the
annual prizes. Mrs. A. A. Camp.
bell. who presided, made the annual
address of the historian general
Mrs. Campbell defended the States
right in seeding, but deplored ac-
ton of those who would keep alive
sectional feeling.
The speaker paid a tribute to-
Woodrow Wilson and said, The
greatest statesman the world has
aver seen, woodrow Wilson, was
a Southern man." amid an out
burst of cheers and applause. She
defended the policies Of Wilson and
stated that his policies were de-
feated due to the vindictiveness OF
the few who opposd him.
Miss Beatrice Meighan, of Wash
ington. was awarded the Orren
Randolph Smith prize. which Is
riven yearly by Miss Jessica Ran
dolph Smith in honor Of her father.
1t was presented by Mrs. Cornelia
4 Branch Stone.