The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THIS STATE TO SUPPLY FIVEHEROES Campaign Of Misrepre. sentatiOn' Being Car
 ried On, Claim STONE MOUNTAIN
 FIGURES GIVEN General Wheeler Will Be Considered Along With
 Others COST TO ALABAMA
 WILL BE $250,000 Magnitude Of Monument To Confederate Heroes Point
 ed Out
STONE MOUNTAIN
 FIGURES GIVEN
COST TO ALABAMA
 WILL BE $250,000
lStatA CanitaI Rureau.l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 23.-s Information concerning Alabama's participation in the Stone Mountain Confederate memorial was given today in a statement by Mrs. Marie Bank head Owen, director of the department of archives and history, and secretary of the Alabama branch of the Stone Mountain association. Mrs. Owen stated that "a campaign of misrepre' sentation" has been carried on by in, terested parties to he effect that the commission is already making up it's selections of Alabama's heroes who are to be represented on the memorial and that action to omit Gen. Joseph Wheel CT will certainly be on the list of Con- federate heroes to be considered by the Alabama committee.
 Following is Mrs. Owens statement:
 ''The Stone Mountain association has been organized for the purpose of raiss ing funds and conducting the work of a great confederate military pageant to becarved on the face of Stone Noun tain, near Atlanta, Ga. The man who has made the plans for this pageant is Gutzon Borglum, one of the best known American sculptors. The work of carving the head of General Robert
 
 men are now engaged in carving the bust of General StoneYall Jackson.
 Board To Name Five
 The Alabama branch of the Stone Mountain association is composed of six persons, on whom the duty of mak. ing a selection of five Alabama gen erals has fallen by virtue of official as follows: Gov. W. W. Brandon, chair man Mrs. Charles S. McDowell, Eu- faula, president Alabama division, United Daughters of the Confectionery; Col. w. B. Quinn, Fort Payne, com. mander, Sons of Confederate veterans; Col. M. B. Houghton, commander, division; Mrs. R. P. Dexter, Montgom- United Confederate veterans, Alabama cry, president, Confederate Memorial association; Mrs. Marie B. Owen, di- rector, department of archives and his- tory, Montgomery.
 The cost to the state of Alabama will be $50,000 for eaen of the five heroes to be selected, making a total of a quarter of a million dollars. On account of the magnitude of the work it will not be likely that the central group of seven figures will be finished at an early date or that work can be begun upon the representatives from the several confederate states within the next several years. These, two facts, the cost and probable length of time bofere work can begin, have im- pelled the chairman fthe committee, Governor Brandon, to refrain from calling the committee together.
 Plans Great Pageant
 For lack of information, the public has an idea that the figures upon Stone Mountain will be mass of graven images. The figures to be representatives of five chosen sons from each Confederate state. The truth is that the sculptor's plans propose a great military pageant which is being reviewed by the central group of which General Lee is the central figure and the artillery, infantry, calvary, etc, the other military division, such as will be revived along the line by high military officers of the several bhanches.
 "There has been fomented by inter- ested parties a campaign of misrep- resentation indicating that the conn mission is already making up it's se- lections and that action to omit Gen. Joseph Wheeler is proposed. As
 
 meeting as far as the secretary is aware, there has been no conference formally or informally between the sev- eral members. General Wheeler will certainly be on the list of Confederate heroes to be considered by the Ala bama commission, which has authority only to recommend selections to tho central committee with headquarters in Atlanta Among other names in addi- tion to General Wheeler will be the following: Gen. John T. Morgan, Gen. Edmund W. Pettus, Major John Pei- ham. Gen. H. D. Clayton, Gen. James H. Clanton, Col. w. c. Oates. Gen. William H. Forney, Gen John H. Forney, Gen. R. E. Rodes, Gen. AL pheus Baker, Gen. John Sanders, Gen. E. A. O'Neal, Gen. Josiah Gorgas, Ad- miral Ralphael Semmes, Dr. LaFay- cite Guid, Dr. John Wyeth, Col. Ten nant Lamox, Gen. Jones NJ. Withers, Gen. William W. Allen. Gen. Sterling A. NJ. Wood, Gen Danville Leadbetter, Gen. Edward D. Tracey, Gen. Evander NJ. Law, Gen. Archibald Oracle, Gen. Zachariah C. Deas, Gen. James Cantey, Gen. Isham Garrett, Gen. James Desh- Ter, Gen. Phillip D. Roddy, Gen. Gull len A. Battle, Gen. John H. Kelly, Gen. William F. Perry, Gen. Birkett D, Fry, Gen. Charles NJ. Shelly, Col, Thomas J. Judge. Col Charles P. Ball, Col. Egbert J. Jones, Col. A. 4. Cole man, Col. Bushrod Jones. Col Henry Maury, Col Hilary A. Herbert, as well as a number of others of glorious mem ory. The public is invited to make