Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-12
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY
PREPARING FOR ITS FIRST cELEeRA-
TON IN THIS CITY.
Meeting OF Lee Camp Committee and
Their Confrerss-Military and Civic
Parade and an Grafton.

The committee appointed by Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans. to arrange for the
proper celebration of the birthday OF
General Robert + Lee, which was made
State holiday by the General Assembly at
its last session. and the citizens invited TO
advise with them in the matter, met in the
rooms Of the Bar Association yesterday
evening at o'clock.
There we're present General Charles ].
Anderson, Major Thomas A. Brander Cap
tain G. r. Bigger. Colonel Henry c. Jones.
Mr.. Greer Baughmau, Mr.. julius Straus,
Hon. J. G. Dickinson. Colonel John Muir
ply, Captain Thomas Elicit, Hon. }. Tay-
Tor Ellyson. Captain William Simpkin.
Mr.. T. =. Campbell, Mr.. Z. G. Crump, Cap
tain Charles Luker. Colonel A. e.. Evans,
Mr. Ellis Redford, and Captain John L. A.
HutcbesOn.
The meeting was called to order by Ma
ior Brander, aud Captain Thomas Elicit
was elected secretary. The Chairman stated
the object Of the meeting, and requested
that suggestions be made.
HAVE PARADE AND SUSPEND BUSINESS.
Mayor Rllyson said he thought the firs
thing 70 be done was 10 impress upon the
rsug generation that the 18th Of January
is General Lees birthday, and to that
end he suggested a military parade
and suspension Of business in the
afternoon. He also thought it would
be good idea. if sufficient funds
could be raised, TO have some kind
Of demonstration al night. General Ander-
son, as q representative Of the military Of
the city. said he had not given the matter
much thought, but while the military
generally responded when called on 20
take part in such demonstrations. did so
under great difficulties. He favored the
supplementing Of military parade with
the parade Of other organizations. lie
thought that the merchants could be in
duced TO close their places of business late
IN the evening, and that there should be
some suitable memorial scene AT night.
MEMORIAL MEETING.
Colonel Jones seemed TO think that q
military parade could be managed and he
also favored a memorial meeting at night.
All who had been members of military
organization knew. he added, the Difficult
ties that beset them, but he thought the
feeling against such organizations was
dying out as tho people were beginning 10
appreciate the necessity OF the volunteers.
Mr.. Dickinson held the same viows as the
other speakers.
Major Brauder advocated parade 70 and
around the Lee monument, aud thence 10
the Exposition building, where appropriate
memorial services be held.
Colonel Jones thought that in order to
provide against the eNeency OF bad
weather the parade should return TO the
city and tho meeting be held In Mozart
Hall or the Theatre
PROGBAMME SUGGESTED.
Dir. T.. G. Crump submitted a series Of
resolutions providing for q parade, salute
by the HOwitzers, an address on the life
and e!iaracter of General Lee. and q camp
FIRE
Mr.. Straus was Of the opinion that the
suggestions I'm Mr.. Crumps resolutions
and those of the other gentlemen might be
well combined. HIS objection 20 the reso-
luton was that il made the celebration too
much of an ex-Confederatc veteran affair.
He wanted % make it general as regards
the children of the COnfederates and the
masses. lie would have the pupils Of the
public schools. etc, participate IN a grand
demonstration on the Lee monument
grounds.
HAVE Az GRAFTON.
MIR. Dickinson offered the following:
That the citizens called in conference 10y
the committee of Lee Camp heartily ap-
prove the action of the Campln celebrating
the birthday of General Il. +. Lee. and re-
commend that our business-houses close
on that day at p. NJ, and that there be
military and civic parade and an address TO
be delivered at some public hall by some
one TO be selected by the Camp.
The motion was unanimously adopted
and the meeting Adjourned.