later that day, the committee on monument issued its report to the membership committee chair esther hasson noted that several designs had been submitted, including one from tiffany & co. (although the process for requesting designs was not reported in the media). the cost of the more elaborate memorials was in the $3,000 range ($ in dollars). however, hasson said, quartermaster general humphreys had indicated in july 1903 that the army's preference was for a simple stone memorial with an inscription, a design which would cost less than $1,000 ($ in dollars). the committee noted that this eliminated any memorial incorporating a bronze tablet, bas-relief figures, or elaborate carving. the committee noted that its preference was for a simple monument approximate in size and cost to that suggested by the army. the monument committee submitted a resolution proposing that the monument fund be raised to $3,000 ($ in dollars); that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to produce a monument acceptable to the committee and the secretary of war as quickly as possible; and that this monument be dedicated to "deceased army nurses in the national cemetery at arlington, virginia". the motion passed. the chair immediately appointed miss amanda j. armistead, miss isabelle j. walton, miss edith h. rutley to the special committee on monument.