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Patriotic Men and Women Walk
as Pilgrims to Foot of Great
Monolith.
Continued From Page 1.
Daughters of the Confederacy re
solved to make the dream a fact the
corner post of the park at the mo
rial’'s base was jald by Georgla Mas
ter Masons. The ceremonies, near
the foot of the mountain at its most
nearly vertical point, drew nearly 4, -
000 persons, most of them f[rom At
lanta, but hundreds from nearby
towns and from t’ : countryside. They
stood in the blistering sun or sought
the shade of the pines while several
speakers paid tribute to the soldiers
of the South and painted glowing
word pictures of the monument whicn
on this day was begun.
There were many veterans of the
Great War In the throng, some in
places of honor on the speakers’
stand, others whose faded and patch
ed gray uniforms blended with the
dusty crowd upon the hillside. There
were women of the old South, too,
advanced in age, unsteady of step,
but with youthful souls afire with
love for the old cause, the old days,
the period that has passed away.
Women Still Unreconstructed.
If one would seek the Spirit of '63
in the South today he should turn
away from the busy streets and the
hurrying men and find the women of
the 60's, for in their hearts burns
brightest the flame of 50 years ago. |
They still are unreconstructed. The
men who fought may revive the old
Bpirit once a year, on Memorial Day
or at reunion time, but the women
who suffered at home are Confeder
ates every day in the year
There were young men and women,
too—the second generation—a bit
tired, perhaps, of mothers’ stories of
the war, but still proud of their
fathers' record beneath the Stars and
Bars. And there were many children
~~the third and fourth generafilons—
to whom “the war' has begun to mean
the conflict in Europe, on whom the
names of lLee and Jackson make
slight impression
It is well, perhaps, that these chil
dren had their share yesterday in the
beginning of the South's greatest
monument. There will be something
10 couple the beginning of their lives
with the ending of their grandfathers’.
And it is by these children, as they
grow to manhood, that the monument
must be completed. It is a stupen
dous project, and it will require stu
pendous sums. It is not likely it
will be completed in its entirety until
many of those children of yesterday
are men and women grown,
It was well past the hour set for tne
ceremonies when the first speaker
was introduced, for the transporta
tlon facilities from the town of Stone
Mountain to the farther side of the!
mountain were wholly inadequate, It
had been announced, until yesterday,
that the special train would run over
the quarry company's tracks to the
scene of the ceremonies, but, though
the use of the track was offered, the
railway company did not accept it.
Passengers Walk It.
The trainload of passengers were
forced to walk or to find places in
the few automobiles the town pro
vided. The people of Stone Mountain
did the best they could, but the un
dertaking was a bit too big for them.
Forrest Adair, master of ceremo
nies, spoke briefly of the plans for
the monument, paid a tribute to the
soldiers of the South and the women
who survived them. He then de
scribed the gift of the necessary part
of the mountain and the land at its
foot by the Venable family.
“The heart of Sam Venable iz as
big as Stone Mountain, but not so
hard,” he said.
Mr Venable, representing the fam
ily, was to have formally presented
the deed to the property, but he had
sent word he was too {ll. Timidity at
appearing in such a prominent role
was believed to have been the real
cause of his absence. Dr. J. N. El
lie, one of the family, took his place
and presented the deed to Mrs. Helen
€. Plane, a venerable woman of the
old South and head of the Georgia
Daughters of the Confederacy.
General A, J. West, a veteran of the
war, made a glowing address intro
ducing the speaker of the day, Judge
Emory Speer, of the Federal Court
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are Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, and Mrs. Helen C. Plane, president of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association.
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at Macon. He was not “Judge,” but
Colonel Speer, yesterday, a veteran of
the Orphan Brigade of Kentucky, and
he proudly wore the Confederate gray.
Colonel Speer Speaks.
Colonel Speer, known for many
years as one of Georgian's most elo
quent orators, read his address from
manuscript. It was a tribute to the
‘soldlers of the Confederacy, yet at
one place he strayed from his sub
ject to compare the chivalry of the
naval heroes of the '6os to the naval
tactics of the Germans.
“There is not a record of one woman
or child slain by a Confederate ves
sel of war,” he cried, amid applause.
At the conclusion of Judge Speer's
address Mr. Adair introduced Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, who wore in
his buttonhole a Confederate flag and
on his lapel the sauare of the Masons,
of which he holds the thirty-second
degree.
Mr. Borglum made no effort toward
eloquence. Ha spoke briefly of the
great work the South had planned,
of his pleasure at the opportunity to
ald in carrying it out. The roll of
his “r's” and the slight “burr” of
his Northern accent were in marked
contrast to the soft Southern sylla
bles that had been echoing through
the glade. lle gave an impression,
not of an artist, a dreamer, but of a
man of affairs, a great builder. And
when he declared the monument
would be carved, that he depended
upon the people of the South and the
people of the North to supply the
funds, he was greeted by a cheer
that was echoed by the granite mon
ster in the background.
“If anybody can carry it out that
man will,” said ‘somebody in the
crowd.
“l 1 beileve you,” returned his neigh
bor.
The speaking concluded (for John
Temple Graves, on the program for
an address, was unable to be pres
ent) the ceremonies were adjourned
to a spot bheside the rallway track
Memorial To Be Completed in
Eight Years, According to Plan
Within eight years, if the plans of,
the Daughters of the Confederacy
successfully are carried out, the mon
ument will be completed, the most
colossal example of artistic (‘ar\-lng}
in America. |
The central position on the face ol;
the granite monolith will be occupied
by heroic flgures of Robert E. Lefl
Stonewall Jackson and Joseph J.
Johnston, while from right and left
will be seen two armies approaching
~cavalry, infantry and artillery, wl\h}
many of the figures representing “.J
mous generals, These heavy reliefs
will easily be visible three-fourths of .
‘mile away. }
At the foot of the mountain, below
the statues, will be carved a temple,
to be called Venable Hall, in honor of
the givers of the property. Mr. Bor
glum plans a hall 60 feet long, with
thirteen columns carved from the liv.
ing stone, to be used for the preser
vation of the archives of the National
Soclety of Daughters of the Confed
eracy.
Modern Machinery Needed.
Electrical machinery of the most
modern type must be used in the
work, Mr. Borgium explained, the
workmen hanging in steel cages from
the brow of the cliff. The danger of
falling stone would make it necessary
and nearer the base of the mountain.
This was the corner of the land
given the Daughters of the Confed
eracy for use as a park. In the moun
tain at its back will be cut the tem
ple where records of the Confederacy
will be stored. Here was a block of
granite, carved into a rough cone, to
be the corner post of the miemorial.
It bore the inscription:
“1916, May 20-—The face of the
granite monument and adjacent land
was presented by Samuel Hoyt Ven
able in behalf of William Hoyt Ven
able and himself to the men and
women of America for the purpose
of perpetually honoring the memory
of the Southern Confederacy.”
Here the Grand Lodge of Georgia
Masons, with Grand Master N. H.
Ballard at their head, laid the cor
ner post with full Masonic ceremony.
In the vault beneath the stone they
placed copies of the Atlanta dally
newspapers, a copy of the deed to the
property, autographs of prominent
personages present, a small Confed
erate {lag and a Masonic jewel. Grand
Master Ballard used a silver trowel,
which afterward was presented to
Mrs. Helen C'. Plane,
Among those present on the plat
form were Mrs. Joseph M. Brown,
Miss Sally Eugenia Brown, Dr. and
Mrs. E. L. Connally, Judge Arthur G.
Powell, Lem M. Park, Mr. and Mrs. H,
F. West, Solon Borglum, brother of
Gutzon; Grand Master Ballard, of
Augusta; Robert B. Troutman, Wal
ter P. Andrews, Francis D. Weston,
of North Carolina; George M. Napier,
P. C. McDufie, Mrs. Helen Plane,
Mrs. A. MecD. Wilson, Mrs. Wil
liams McCarthy, Wil H. Ven
able, Vivian O. Kimsey, James H.
Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Howell,
Hooper Alexander, Mrs. Belle How
ard, Mr, and Mrs. Robert L. Foreman,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam N. Evins, General
Robertson, of Texas; Colonel J. Col
ton Liyne, General (. A. Reed, of An
derson, 8 C.; A. H. Heyward, of Ma
con.
1 to work from above rather than from
scaffolding built from the ground.
Mr. Borglum estimates $2,000,000 as
the sum necessary to assure comple
tion of the work. With funds in hand,
he said, the monument would be ready
for unveiling within two years, leav
ing six years for the completion of
details,
The Stone Mountain monument
idea was born of several brains, and
:its carrying out will be due to many
men and women. Willilam H. Ter
rell originated the idea with his pro
posal to erect a temple at the sum
mit of the mountain, his plan having
been changed by Mr. Borglum, who
believes it would be more fittingly
carved at the base. In an editorial in
the Hearst newspapers more than a
year ago John Temple Graves advo
cated a heroic statue of General Rob
ert E. Lee at the top of the mountain,
The grouping of figures and temple
was the design of Mr. Borglum.
Atlantans Pushed Plan.
It was a handful of women, Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, members of
the Atlanta Chapter, who heard for
the first time the conception of Mr.
Terrell, brought before them by Mrs.
Helen C. Plane, honorary president of
the Atlanta Chapter. Mrs, A, McD.
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERI!CAN., ATLAATA, GA. SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1916
Wilson immediately offered a resolu
tion to have the women of the chap
ter unite in the great work of mak
ing the monument possible,
With untiring energy, Mrs. Plane
has worked for the development of
the plan. Though in her eighty-fifth
year, she has pledged $25,000 by next
year, should she live to raise it by
North Must Be Called On to
Help Raise Fund, Says Speer
“Now that we have had oratory it
is time to consider some practical
means to get the money which will
make possible the execution of the
Stone Mountain monument project,”
declared Judge Emory Speer, of Ma
con, chief speaker of the day, in an
automobile yesierday on the return
trip to Atlanta. “I, am convinced
‘that with the South's money as a
nest egg we should follow out Mr.
‘llorglum’s suggestion and enlist the
aid of the North. It is in the wealth
ier sections that we must expect our
most substantial support, and 1 am
sure this patriotic project will ap
peal with great force to every part
of the country.”
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Stone Mountain certainly has
grown, according to Judge Speer. The
last time he was there was about
40 years ago, when he was running
for Congress. “Sight of that great
mountain of granite inspired me,”
asserted the Judge. “I remember 1
brought in the history of the moun
tair and it was a great vote-getter,
This time, however, some of the other
speakers stole my thunder. If I ever
come back on the stump | shall have
to think up something new.”
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Walter P. Andrews, leading Shriner
and Elk, sent a small boy up the
mountain side to catch a wild goat as
a mascot for Gutzon Borglum, the
sculptor. For many years herds of
wild “billys” and “nannies” have
grazed over the mountain.
The boy came back and claimed a
dollar.
“Why,” exclaimed Mr. Andrews,
“where is the goat?"
“l didn’t catch one, but you will
have to buy me a new straw hat,”
said the boy. “I put my hat down
to hunt for a goat and while I was
gone the herd came and ate it up.” |
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Solon Borglum, brother of Gutzon,
who did the Gordon monument at the
State Capitol and many other impor
tant works of art over the country,
was one of the masters of ceremonies
at the mountain exercises. He had
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gave the first SIOO out of its treas
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just come down from his studio in
Connecticut, a two hours’ ride from
New York, and was helping to handle
the crowd.
“My brother has sworn me in as a
special policeman,” he explained.
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As snug a little home as one could
wish to find is the Venable place at
the foot of Stone Mountain. It is
a comfortable one-story cottage, sur
rounded with big oak trees and a
sloping, grassy lawn, and down in
one corner of the front yard is an
old-fashioned well. The house is far
enough from the mountain t o pro
vide a perfect view. It is here that
Gutzon Borglum makes his tempo
rary headquarters while he waits for
his studio, which is to be nearby.
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“1 am heartily in favor of the move
to carve heroic figures on Stone
Mountain, but I don’t see how a man
~—not even a sculptor—is going to
mainta‘n his equilibrium on the steep
side of that stone,” remarked Colonel
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J. Colton Lynes, one of the many
Confederates who proves his loyalty
to his country by wearing his uni
form constantly.
This remark provoked considerable
discussion, and it developed that the
sculptor will’ get a toehold through
the liberal use of cables and eleva
tors.
“Even 89,” concluded Colonel Lynes,
still a little dubious, “I wouldn’t want
to be in his shoes in case a cable
should snap. I shouldn’t think the
insurance companies would consider
Mr. Borglum a very good risk.” *
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Forrest Adair, master of ceremo
nies at the mountain exercises, got a
large number of people interested ig
soda-pop. “You had better take a
root beer or something before you go
to the mountain,” Mr. Adair advised
several friends. So Dr. and Mrs. E.
L. Connally, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N,
Nevins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fore
man and others left their automo
biles and visited a wayside inn. All
reported a good time.
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Southern Railway Preparing to
Take Care of Tourist Travel to
Mountains and Sea.
With the inauguration in June of
three new trains and the addition of
through sleeping and parlor cars
greatly improved service was an
nounced yesterday by the Southern
Railway for the accommodation of
the summer travel to the mountain
and seashore resorts of the South.
Trains Nos. 44 and 43 will be es
tablished .June 18 between Atlanta
and Charlotte, northbound leaving At
lanta. ¥:45 v. m., arriving Charlotte
6 a. m.; southbound leaving Charlotte
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m. These irains will handle the local
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carried on Nos. 35 and 36; Macon-
Waynesville sleeping car and Ashe
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bound. Neorthbound, the New Or
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The new trains also will handle
through sleeper between Atlanta and
Lake Toxaway, effective July 9. These
trains will connect at Hayne, north
bound, and at Spartanburg with trains
Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, operating
between Columbia and Asheville, and
these trains will carry the sleeping
cars for Asheville, Waynesville and
Lake Toxaway, reaching Asheville at
7 a. m, and, returning, leave Ashe
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sleeper will arrive at 8:35 a. m., and,
returning, leave there at 7:10 P .
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to the present service will be estab
lished for the summer season as fol
lows: June 17, New Orleans, La., and
Asheville, N. C. via Chattanooga,
Tenn.; June 17, New Orleans, La., and
Asheville, N. C,, via Atlanta: June 18,
Memphis, Tenn., and Waynesville, N.
C., via Chattanooga, Tenn.: June 18,
present parlor car service on Nos. 21
and 22, between (Goldsboro and Ashe
ville, extended to Waynesville: June
26, Richmond and Asheville. The
present Norfolk-Charlotte sleeper will
be extended to Asheville, the exact
}iutn of the change to be announced
ater.
The same service in effect last sum
mer between Augusta and Charleston
and between Columbia and Charles
ton will be re-established on May 28,
affording convenient schedules for
travel to the Isle of Palms from At
lanta, Augusta and Columbia.
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of boxes and the system is shown by
the alarmist.
The fire department is required to
answer all alarms, and expecting fals
calls hampers it in the work. Chief
Cody requests the assistance of all cit
izens in trapping this man.
The list of false alarms sent in fol
lows:
April 19, telephone, No. 19 Peachtree
street, 8:32 p. m.; April 20, box 11
6:01 a. m.; April 20, telephone, Au
burn and Pryor, 11:37 a. m.; April 25
telephone, Piedmont Hotel, 7:28 p. m
April 25, box 617, 7:30 a. m.; April 2
box 91, 9:59 4. m.; April 26, telephone
Fair and Connally, 8:02 a. m.; Apri
26, telephone, No. 17 Edgewood ave
nue, 3:23 p. m.; April 28, telephone
No. 16 Marietta street, 3:30 p. m.:
April 28, telephone, Austell Building
9:456 p. m.; May 2, box 69, 12:12 a. m
May 2, box 83, 7:09 p. m.; May 4, tele
phone, No. 72 North Broad street, 3:4
p. m.; May 5, telephone, No. 120 La
fayette drive, 4:08 p. m.; May 5, tele
phone, Whitehall and Hunter, 9:07
p. m.; May 6, telephone, No. 189 De
catur street, 9:10 p. m.; May 7, tele
phone, Juniper and Tenth streets, 9:1
a. m.; May 7, telephone, No. 7 Wal
street, 12:25 p. m.; May 9, telephone
No. 132 Whitehall street, 10:20 p. m
May 10, box 127, 6:25 p. m.; May 12
telephone, No. 82 North Broad street
11:52 a. m.; May 12, telephone, Peach
tree and Broad streets, 3:54 p. m
May 13, telephone, No. 89 North Broad
street, 8:37 a. m.; May 15, telephone
and box 332, Whitehall and Hood
streets, 10:42 p. m.; May 16, box 338
10:13 p. m.; May 17, telephone, Dan
iel Bros., Peachtree street, 9:40 p. m
we would like to get, but what we
must take, and we will have to be
satisfied with what they will bring.
Remember, this is the greatest
piano opportunity ever offered in tha
South, and that we must “clean
house” by the end of this week, na
matter how much it's going to cost
us to do it.
We have many second-hand up
right pianos that have been repaired
In our shop, also some used player
pianos that look like new, that wa
can sell now for very little money,
and will give you the benefit of an
“Easy Pay Plan” without any ad
vance in price.
Don’t fail to see some used “Knabe,"”
“Sterling,” “Fischer,” “Wheelock,”
“Lagunda,” “Sohmer,” “Mathushek”
and some others to close out this
week at $lO5, $122, $143 to SIBB, on
payments to suit you. Some of th
best bargains left the 'last week o
the sale. You had better telegrapi.
us or come before Wednesday o 1
your favorite piano may be sold.
No pianos will be sold to dealer
or parties buying to sell again.
We feel that we have done our part
in this sale and it's now up to you
We would advise you to do as 115
other people have done—buy vour
plano now, while it's vet time to save
$l5O to $275 on some of the pianos on
our floors. Open until 8 o'clock for
those who can not callduring the day,
PHILLIPS & cnsw‘covfipmv,
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