When the Virginia State Commission called for designs for this memorial, 36 sculptors submitted models. The fact that Mr. Siever was selected from that many competitors is an excellent indication of his skill as a sculptor. After being chosen, he put much time and effort in getting all the details correct. The Commission prepared a list of men who had fought in the battle and the sculptor sent them questionnaires regarding the facts he needed to know. When the Gettysburg Centennial was celebrated in July, 1963, Mr. Siever was present at the Virginia Monument to greet the visitors. He has been a prolific producer. Two of his best known statues are of Stonewall Jackson and Matthew Fontaine Maury on Monument Avenue, Richmond. The second folder given me is: SOUVENIR CELEBRATION Of the Birthday of GEN. ROBERT E. LEE by Clinton Hatcher Camp C.V. Sons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy Leesburg Opera House January Nineteenth 1904 The “Leesburg Opera House” was what those of us who remember it, called the “Old Town Hall” that stood on King Street where White’s store is now located. This statement is found inside the folder: To the surviving members of the Lost Cause who have assembled today to pay tribute to the memory of the dead Chieftan, Robt. E. Lee, with the compliments of Loudoun National Bank Menu Lynn Haven Bays Stewed Oysters Celery Chow Chow Cold Slaw Mixed Pickles Cucumber Pickles Fried Oysters Roast Turkey, Fitz Dressing Baked Pig, a la Beaureguard Old Virginia Ham Roast Saddle of Mutton, a la Col. White Baked Chicken, Virginia Style Roast Duck, Longstreet Dressing Stonewall Beaten Biscuits Confederate Ice Cream Cake Coffee Apollinaris I realize that in those days, when they ate, they ate. However, I find it perfectly astonishing that they fed Confederate Veterans a meal composed of 3 kinds of oysters, 2 fowls and 3 meats to a group of men who were hungry day after day during the war. Could this possibly be some form of compensation? A Short History of the Society Of Friends in Loudoun County