Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-12
Washington and Lee I'm iyersity.

the purpose OF 0rSanlZl0g movement loUhius
to the Increased endowment Of Washington aud
Lee University. at lexington, Virginia. quite
4 large ga.har.og assembled IN The chamber OF
Select Couuci! yesterday al noou. Among the
more prominent present were Hon. Henry y.
Carey, Franklin B. Goweu, Hon. William u.
Kelley, Hon. Morton McMichael, of Phllade-
ph,a; Professor J. j. White, OF the Washing
ton and Lee University; Judge Lyon, OF Ms
si,sippi; Hon. Joseph X. Anderson, Heo
Hugh ". Shelley, M Jnhnson Barbour,
Ci nera! l.!llvy, of Virginia; W. W. Corcorao,
If Washington; COL Alex. K. Mcclure, Col.
John ". Forney, and others. Hon. Morton
AIcMicfael called the meeting to order, aud
was made temporary chairman; Judge Lyon,
II Mississippi, beiog chosen Secretary. Mr.
MeMlchavl ia stating he purposes Of the meet
me, delivered an oulent and patriotic adj
1r, :, il, ;i,. course Of which he SAID: The cir
,nlar Invitation which has brought Us together
declares The object OF this meeting TO be to
oryauiz. a movement 10 this Centennial year to
nrr.as,. the eudoxmeut OF WASHINGTON aud
lie Uoiv rsi.y, Lcx'cg;oD, F,!glula-an IN
stl.u.i,n o. larnin5 which Was endowed oy
G,3rg" Washiugtou AID the soldiers oil tue
Revolution Tia: bl, utlect Is 10 st worthy
eve vino will jiSputo; that tic time chosen LOT
is zee ,upIl ni,.nt Is uaCS suspicious Who can
ieay? Aud it is gratifying to kno'R that the
:ilyn, cmIueut ujcp, n all paris Of the O@lteu
STATE, r.nD have been asked 10 participate,
b ,wcv,r wildly they diff gu other subjects, 90
lis /! Il an cnire unaulnlty OF orinoa. Mo:t
oi t:!-D have Wr!ieu to express regret at 'hcu
uuaGo!Gun'e aDSence, and at The saue tllDe 10
give assurance CT their sympathy with The pro-
pcsed undertaking. Il u d have been grea!
satisf.c t III IL have hAI them al, here TO dry
here IL ,!lis venerable cd fee, bedeath wiose
roof the most pregnant even OF mod"rn times
was ,ncriged ADD consumm acd-Withln
whose walls met aoi coun>ced the sages VINO
laid the foundation OF the american republic
\ republic whose pr scot de"ropiueat surpasSes
all imaGinatiun, ana whose future deStl1y oal
ta, al prophecy. Bul, while We lament
that Al! wAotn " wished to see could Dot be
with US We who are assembled may e0iny
the p5t,!ot;c ass Citations that cluster round
this ID t; and "a yaz: Oh tie pictured Ike
n4,sys ina. aiorn the Hail Of Independence and
above a. the grand!y prc-"lnlncu! face and form
of the p2;of p.ri1. &c may cougrAtuiate our
sei7r- ttat hayi0g come IL promote the ln'er
a.is Of an institution which ne founded aOd
they hcp d 10 III ATTAIN We are renc&rlns
fitting tribute u his nIcnlnry. And especially
j. this 80 10 TIL. Cep'2naa year. when not only
o,ir oga >varuIi milans, but the people OF
a cvlize: gad have BATTERED 10 witness aud
airnfrc h. NOR aud LII material results OF thc
fir ce I.u Of our r2il:ica "xlsteLc"; and, bet
r. sill, "heD our counlfy;ucn, a'Jlrng 90"
adj forever ali further traEla!dI TRUE, are
di!iger y seeking 10 Uphold hat Uul>n for
wh1h WashiuIt u 50 earn aa;iy Struggled that
i, mix; De established AID so f-rvcnjy prayed
that Il .nighi oe preserved.
VI? G,Seu ore,rn Cd seri:s ct res ':u'loGs,
g. follows: Resolved, In furtheraac5 o: the
purpose c0alcuip atsd. Ii l. he sense OF this
mee:iag 'hl' permanent organization DC Low
t,rincd, - be called The C"ueanal Ortanl
eaton t r thu Better Endowment Of Washing.
ton au.i lie University. Taa' the officers Of
III. sama stall consist OF President, SIX ice
Pr=siu"nis, Secretary az: a Treasurer; also.
tina; The adVis~ry AID executive functions be
RIP sd il NJ Advisory Board aud az Eyecu
tn. Committee. Resolved. That The organi.
z.,ion, the Advisory Bo@,d and the x.cut!va
Coum:tlea shall Il; any TINE De conyened upon
TIE ca # the chairman oil the same re-
speetvciy.
TAe,s solutions were adopted with hearty
ass ut and cym4i'tee TO prepare pcrua'
neot o:ga u alton appel TED, when, alter d de.
! :i0cra,'oa III tuH Ii m:nt>, reported trough
the chairman, NJ q lren. Is o9ws: Presi.
dcni-H"D Motion NJ I.rhae!. of Pconsy Iva
pie. Vice Pre-iG nt,-EI,n. NJ. r. Waite,
District oil Cou1.t Hoo. Rubt. &. Win hrop,
MASSACHUSETTS,; Hon. WIN. NJ. Evar;s, NV
K; Hon. A. + Byrie Ptuasy!vanla; Hon.
Theodore L ,ui0lph Nv jersey. Seer
,ary-Jndge Theodore g. Lyon, OF Mississippi.
lrea>u:or-'tha Treasurer Of the University.
Advisory B .ard-HoD. W. w. Corcorau. D..
! g.; Geu. Robert Patterson, Penna.; Hon. w.
! S,rob@. b. G.; Hrn. Geyrrc I. Hoar, Mas !;
Samuel Wct:norc, \. y; Hop. George Ban
cron, D. c.; Colonel J " Fcrney, PcBpa !;
lion a 9. Thuiman, Ohio; Hon. Cyrus H..
! Mccormick ILL.,; II ~. J. q. Abbott, Mass !;
Hon. " Prtstou, Ky; Hon. L. VI CockreI,
No.; f1n. Cha-. Frac.> Adams Mass; Hon.
Hugh W. Shelley, Va; H,n f, S. S. cckdale,
! Tex The report was adopted, after which let.
t"rs II advocacy Of the enterprise aud promIs
ing help ri read trom Hoo. K. G. Winthrop,
\. T.; Hoe. Il. {. l.. Moucurc. Va; H o. }.
q. Abbott, Mass; G"n J. R. Anderson, Va.
justice Stroug. OF The u. : Sunrcuc Court
an Co. Wul. A. 81 wart, Va. H,r. }. W.
ForDey of red resolution, a. follows: Reso v
ed. That committee be appointed by the
Chair, whose dug i! shall be to erDbody the
vi2w- Of the meeting rel.lve to the So jet
Ii. after 10 ha d, and make rcpor! thereon as
seen as practicable Agreed 10.
The chairman there upon announced the fol.
Inwns ooa,m'tec, Consisting Of Col. John w.
T ruey Hon. h. Z. Carey. Hoo. W. W. Cor
cOsaD, Of Wasi,i4gtoD, aod q n. RObt. Patter-
son Ills committee alter a. short retirement
reported an address il acc :rdance with the re-
solution, which was ir'wptly adopted. Mr..
Govcn offered the annexed resolutions
Resolved, That fund hn raised BY So scrip
ten from AL parts o! the Unon for Washing
ton AID j. u :iver>ity, to be known as The
C.,rtcuuia! End wmeu'," said fund to be ap
lied 10 tie enlargement Of the institution in
such wise as shall hereafter be deemed best
suited TO promote its US tul9css in the judgment
OF TIE Advisory Board, keeping 10 view the
memorial character Of his movement, with The
tslowing sanitation, nevertheless that no donor
shall be deued he right to direct iii it be SO
desired, the special appI:ca loo of his subcr!p-