Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-28

4 Smith. John Murphy. Hon. j. Taylor Ellv-
son. Colonel John b. Purcell. General
Charles j. Anderson, MIR. James /: Grey,
| Hon Joseph &. Dickerson. Captain Thomas
| Elicit. and the Executive COMMITTEES ap-
pointed these sub committees
| Finance Committee-Colonel W. p.
] Smith (chairman). Colonel Alexander W.
Archer. and Hon. J. G. Dickerson.
| Military COmmittee--General Charles j.
Anderson chairman. Colonel II. G.. Jones,
Colonel William F. Wickham. Major w. T..
Simons. and Major William NJ. Evans.
John b. Purcell chairman Mr.. James Il.
Gray, Mr.. S. W. Travers, Captain +. II.
Deane, and Mr.. Il. A. Dunlop.
| Reception Committee of Veteran Or
| ganizations-Colonel A. q. Evans CHAIR
man, Captain d. A. Brown. Captain +.
Leslie Spence, Colonel John Murphy. Mr.
Thomas Byrne. Dir. John l.. Ialley. Mr.
Joseph W. Thomas. and Mr.. ID. Smith Red
| ford.
The Invitation and Reception Commit
tee is composed of Governor p. w. McKin-
ney ,chairman). Hon. }. TAYLOR Ellyson.
| General Fitzhugh Lee. Captain f.. y.
Reeve Judge George l.. Christian. Mr. A.
/ BargamIn. Mr.. T.. ID. Starke. General ID. A.
| Wesiger. Colonel Archer Anderson. Col
onel Thomas Lewis. MAJOR Lewis Ginter.
Mr.. +. L. Glasgow, Captain John Cussons,
and Commanders L. p. Pollard. Thomas +.
| Proctor. Walter +. Irvine X. g. Marshall.
| w. A. Smoot. ". Gordon McCabe. T.. v
White, KIRK Otey. X. n. Northen. A. <.
Segar L.. X. Edwards. II. NJ. Miller, Samuel
5. Brooke. j. VI. Garnett. ID. A. Grlmsley.
n. +. Young. II. f. Lynn, VI. A. Moncure,
:. w. Paulett. Mason By. George NJ.
Helms. Charles W. McVicar. T. J. Stubs,
Samuel j. c. Moore. Frank b. Berkeley,
Charles Alexander. W. kean, q. G. Whar-
ton, William X. Perrin, and John ;. Whit
worth.
The Executive COMMITTEES, Of which
Captain Thomas Elicit Is secretary. has
done an enormous amount of work in con-
nection with the approaching Obsequies,
and so also has the Jefferson Davis Monu-
mont Association.
Recently Major Lewis Ginter resigned
the vice-presidency of the Monument As
ISOLATION and Colonel John Il. Purcell was
added TO the board. The Board Of d.
rectors As at present constituted Is as fol-
lows:
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. president.
W. ID. Chesterman. secretary.
John :. Elicit. treasurer.
Colonel John Is. Purcell.
Major Norman " Randolph.
Mr.. David C.. Richardson.
Mr.. Thomas =. Campbell.
Colonel John Il. Cary.
Mr.. Joseph &. Dickerson.
Hon. George l.. Christian.
General PeytOn Wise.
Dir. +. II. Mayo.
Captain Elicit Is also secretary Of the In
vtaiIon Committee. and has sent out over
twelve hundred invitations. These inyi-
tations were addressed 10 all the Confede-
rate camps, Stats and grand. all distin-
guished men identified with the Confede-
rate cause. and through the proper Off
GERS TO all the active military OF the South.
There was also extended through tue
press a general invitation 10 all those who
participated on the southern side in the
great struggle, TO be present and unite in
the ceremonies. For the entertainment
Of visiting organizations and for other
expenses the City Council appropriated
$4,000.
THE STOPS or THE TRAIN.
The funeral train will leave New Or
leans %. night 30 O'clock and Is sched-
uled TO reach Richmond at IL O'Clock Tues
day night. We're IL practicable for the
Monument Association TO stop the train
AZ all the points from which petitions have
comet and where the people have signihed
a desire 10 testify their respect for the
memory Of the Confederate President by
public demonstrations, the escort would
be on the road week. The only stops
that will be made will be at Beauvoir. his
old home TN the nignt): AZ montgomery.
where he was inaugurated provisional
President Of the Confederate States ct
Greenville. s. O.. at Atlanta, Ca. and q,
Raleigh, N. G. The character of the eere-
monies at New Orleans and at all the stop
ping points was given in the DrsPAfcH tele-
graphic columns last Sunday. The pro-
eran,me OF obssrvances here and the order
Of procession will DO found In another
column Of this mornings DnPATcH.
IL Is worthy Of remark that the process
sion will start from the Capitol. where the
Confederate Congress sat. and which - la
full view OF tho custom house, where was
President Davis's Office. and OF the former
site of the First Presby terrain church. where
be made his last speech in Richmond. The
remains will be borne by the Washington
Monument. where he took ths oath and
was inaugurated ~ President Of the per-
msnent Confederate States. aud by 81.
Paul's church. in which he worshipped
and where he received the telegram hon
General Lee announcing the necessity Of
evacuatipg Hichmond
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