Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-19
TO BEGIN In APRIL.
NEATLY ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE BAZAAR COMPLETED
A Description Of the Fair-Msny Interest
ing Donations Received-Whas the
Committees Arc Doing.

The proceeds Of the bazaar, ~ has been
announced heretofore. will be donated TO
tho Confederate Soldiers and sailors
Monument Association. and TO the DAVIS
Museum. Everything connected with the
entertainment. which will probably. con.
tinue three weeks, will be suggestive OF
the Lost Cause" The hall. when de-
corated for the occasion, will present, the
picture of a great camp. aud there Will De
tents representing each OF the States that
formed the late Confederacy,. In addition
to this there will be Solid-South table
aud restaurant. The various booths Will
be decorated with the banners OF the re-
spective States which they represent;
while all the soarenirs and badges used
will call back to mind the treasured recoi-
lections of old-time Dixie"
Unable HANDS.
Over three hundred ladies will take part
in the bazaar and labor in its behalf.
These good women represent the fairess
and most cultured of Virginia's daughters,
and their enthusiasm for the cause they
represent is in Itself beautiful tribute 10
the Confederate heroes whom they seek TO
honor.
Mrs. T.. ID. Hotchkiss, the efficient presi-
dent of the bazaar, is q lady OF unusual
executive ability, and to her energy and
skill is largely due the success which may
be safely predicted for the fair. The out
side public can form no idea OF the extent
of individual work which has been accom-:
plished by Mrs. Hotchkiss. She has laoored
day and night in behalf Of the FAIR. ana
tina letters she has written would reach
hundreds in number.
THE WAR IN FLORIDA.
There has been received for the museum
from the major general commanding the
Confederate Camp IN Florida, General j..
J. Dickson. q silver haired veteran, copy
of THE War in Florida" and his picture.
1t IL the kindest, most genial face, with
a light in the eye that IS undlmmed by
age. the dangers and SORROWS he passed
through during the war, and the trials
harder to bear since that time. This book
contains many thrilling accounts OF his
| gallant fights against wonderful ODDS
| OF his successes. II tells of the narrow
escape from capture and preserya.
tion of flag presented to one ol
the Florida companies, made OF Grim
son silk shawl, a part OF Mrs. Dickison,s
bridal outfit, fastened with rings OF gold,
made from the iewelry OF the ladies OF
| Lake Orange, and the spearhead of the
staff, made of a silver comb worn by Mrs.
| Dickson on her bridal night. he promises
| that after while the flag shall be sent tc
| the museum. One third of the proceeds
of the sale of this book goes to the Davis
memorial fund.
General Dickson wrote TO send sympa-
| thy and best wishes 10 the bazaar work
end TO say letters and appeals had been re
coived. which he had forwarded to oil the
camps in Florida, asking hearty co-opera
ton. and he had 10 doubt there would D'
a liberal response.
SOUVENIRS TO BE SOLD.
There will be for sale at the bazaar, de.
signed especially for this occasion, the fol
lowing articles:
A s0urair coffee-spoon. with battle and
| Confederate flags IN enamel crossed OF
handle, and in the bowl cut OF the monu
ment at Hollywood marking tho resting
spot of thousands of gallant Confederate
| from every State, with date ls6l-ls65
Price S9 Virginia Tent.
A sterling silver scart-pin OF enamellet
battle aud Confederate flags crossed
Price 81. Solid-South Tent.
Three-inch ribbon hand-painted battle
flags, with muskets or artillery ramrods q
STATS. 81: same flag with wooden stan
wood FROM Libby PRISON.. 25c.; glas
tumblers, with crossed flags, 25c. TenneS
see tent.
A Confederate scrap-book. 265 pages
bound IN gray cloth. containing farewell
j. Dickson, Mosby, and others. form o
parole, reward for Mr.. DAVIS. his arralgn
ment and bond, ordinance of secession
order torbi3d'ug the wearing of tho gray
&C.. war songs. aud poems Price 81.
Carlton McCarthy's Soldier Lite 0
Army OF Northern Virginia" Price 81.
Relics gathered from battle-felds 90
responsible parties. canteens, cartridge
boxes. swords. and muskets, which can b
purchased by persons wishing to donat
them to any special room in the museum
also, relics made of wood cut from battle
fields, pin-trays, DC.
REGISTER AND GET A SWORD.
There will be a register. upon which. fo
a small sum, persons visiting the bazaa
can enter their names. or by subscrlbn
81 to the bazaar can enter their names O
send them 20 be pasted OF written b
Others on this register. receiving sourenl
in the shape of a i-inch sword. an eXac
counterpart of those used in the war. or
5l5-inch musket and bayonet Of whit
metal. This register IS to be placed IN th
museum.
There are a few autographs Of Geners
Robert Il. Lee. which will command q hig
price, belonging TO the Alabama table.
Tne Mississippi table have nails arrange
"a soure1rs made from the Merrima,
Photographs of tho museum and of 10
monument also belong to tho Alabam
table. The seal of the Confederate State
in copper sent by Miss Mason, daughts
of James Y. Mason. who had the origins
made in London. belongs to the Tennesse
table. Price, 81.
The name and price have not yet bee
announced of perhaps the jewel of thi
collection. ne,c--unpubllshed stories an
poems by sixteen of the most gifte
writer's of the South-Joel Chandler Ha
ris, Father Ryan, Mrs. Amelie Riyes-Char
Ter. Tom Page, James Lane Allen. Mii
Murfree. and others. This is secured
Mrs. T.. 9. Minor for the Virginia table.
THE RESTAURANT.
Besides the many articles. both lare
and small, to be procured at tho varior
tents the restaurant, which Will be unds
the direction of Miss Bette Ellyson, vi
offer attractions hard TO resist. The follow
ing are the committee who will assist Mi
EIlyson: Mrs. NJ Il. Snellings. Dir
Augusta Arsell. Mrs. NJ. N. Gillian, Mr
X. %. Carpenter. Mrs. II. NJ. New, Mrs. !
A. Riddick, Mrs. II. w. Rountree. Mrs.
N. Williams, Mrs. \. V. Green, Mrs. Wi
liam Rehling. Mrs. l.. w. Powers, Mrs.
NJ. Williams, Mrs. 4. II. Elicit. Mrs. J.
Gill. Mrs. j. j. Hopkins. Mrs. Q. l.. Blgloy
Mrs. II. b. Fitzhugh. Mrs. T. j.. Tod'
| Mrs. L.. III. stern, BITS. w. =. hODinsOl
Mrs. George Poe. Mrs. A. NJ. Angle. Mr.
Charles McGruder. Mrs. Lewis Frazer, Dir
NJ. V. Kellogg. and Misses Bee Hardwicl
Minnie Baughman. Lucy Scott. sara
Shackleford, Fannie Horne, Marion Brow
and Lucy Fitzhugh.
TIE KENTUCKY TENT.
On Easter Monday the committee
charge of the Kentucky tent will give Q
excursion TO the historic town of Villa n
burg. The following are the commits
who will have charge of this booth: hi
Matte p. Harris. chairman. Assistants
Mrs. Marion Dimmock. Mrs. II. q. Re
nolds, Mrs. s. Il. Wallace, Mrs. Robe
Whitlock. Mrs. Charles T. Workman. il
Mrs Josiah Ryland, Mrs. Alfred T.. Harri
Mrs. Daniel Talley. Mrs. E. A. Catlin, Mr.
John Porter Yancey. Mrs. Edward Vale
tine (treasurer), Mrs. Haryle Blair. Mr.
Philip Taylor, Mrs. G. q. Walker, Miss
Leila Dimmock. Eta HAYES, Marion Ha
ris. Kate Talley. Bessie Cntlin. Emily a.
olson, Mary Cullen Donnan. Fannie M
CURE, Adele Williams. Lulie William
Elizabeth Dimmock. Alice Lawton, Nh
jennings. Fairfax Loving, Lydia Nash. ar