Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-30
THAT MEMORIAL HALL.
Poor Prospects of the Pennsylvania
Reserves obtaining II.

Poor Prospects of the Pennsylvania
Reserves Obtaining II.
Several companies of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Corps were recruited in Lancaster
city and county. At the last reunion of
the Reserves in this city, in September
last, IL was decided To erect memorial
hall on the Gettysburg battle field by COM
bining the appropriations of all the re2i
mcnts, providing the Gettysburg Battle
field association would consent TO that ar
rangcmcnt.
As will he seen by the proceedings,
printed below, of the meeting of the Battle
field association in Harrisburg on Monday,
the prospects for u memorial hall are not
encouraging.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
This proposition for memorial hall was
considered by the commission two years
ago, and il was finally determined by the
members that they had no authority To in-
dorse such an arrangement. Tho Reserve
association then got together and prepared
u bill for submission to the Legislature
permitting consolidation oi the rcgi-
mental funds for the purpose of erecting
memorial hall rs originally contemplated.
This bill was passed, but Governor Beaver
blasted the hopes of the veterans with
veto on the ground that the measure was
unconstitutional. This left the Reserves III
the same position as ut the start with
nothing but separate monument For each
regiment
Tho delegation which appeared before
the commission made a strong appeal in
behalf of the memorial hall scheme. but
the prospects are not iiattcring that the
wishes ofthe association will be carried out.
Congressman Atkinson, of Miillintown,
who was surgeon of the First Reserve
cavalry, made the opening remarks. lie
said there "A unanimous sent iippDt
the Reserve association favorable to n
combined memorial. Col. Chill Hazard
of Pittsburg, the secretary of the associa-
tion, covered the subject in characteristic
style
"The Reserves" he said, "knew what
| they wanted, and if it WAS not granted then
| they were not greatly concerned as to what
action the commission might take. They
| had no suggestions regarding designs atlcr
| having expressed their preference for am
| other kind of memorial lie did not think
| the Reserves were captiOus. They were
| only asking what they believed they had u
right to ask. lie concluded with the re-
| mark that the commission might go ahead
and do what was required under the law
| but 1t would have TO assume all RESPONSE
| bilily regarding designs and locations oI
| monuments, intimating that the Reserves
| would have no part in it.
| Letters from the several rogimontal as
| sOciatiOns, stating that they did not Wan
| separate markers. and would not partici
| pate In their erection, were read by CAP
tain John Taylor quartormastor of the
| division. Colonel X. NJ. Mccoy, of Ty
rome, late adjutant- general of the Rcserv,
| division, said the regiments We're in tavol
| of the consolidated structure, and the
wishes were well known. lie said it re
| guircd no line OF tomhstones To mark tn
| position of the reserves. Col. Nicholson
secretary of the commission, did not lik
this remark, and quickly responded tina
the monuments were not tombstoncS. an,
that any mark placed over soldier
grave was a monument.
In this way the discussion ran on unit
General Goblin said the Reserves hat
adopted 10 design, and appeared to hav
raised no money 80 that the commission
had no assurance Of the erection of
memorial hall. Then Colonel HaHzar,
explained that Andrew Carnegie had of
lcred iron for the huildng,a pittsburg firu
had rendered glass and General Craw for,
would supply the granite.
Cot John II. TaggHrt, Of Philadelphia
closed the spcCChmakiug in an cloqucn
statement of the position of the reserves
| Ii was stated by the commission that
would assume the responsibility of placing
| the monuments with great reluctance. Tn
Reserves have not yet abandoned the ide
of a combined memorial.