Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-02
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK
PLANS FAST MATURING FOR THE
OPENING OF THE BAZAAR.
The Matter Of Decoration and Arrange
ment-Those who Have Charge
About the Tents.

Ere thia week ends the great Memorial
Bazaar will assume definite form and the
tremendous enterprise which the noble
women Of Richmond have undertaken will
be almost ready to begin. The work OF
decorating the Armory for the splendidaf-
fair will be commenced in few days and
already the immense room has been cleared
OF the arms which formerly lined its walls.
The muskots of the First Regiment lads
have been removed to make way for the
bright-colored bunting which will brighten
up the nall, and the stern orders OF tho
officers will be followed IN DAYS to come
by merrier sounds and the animated hum
/ of pleasure. ........
Some one predicted several months ago
that II the bazaar became fad IL would
be success. To-day everybody. realizes
that it is The fad of the season. and SO the
ladies are working with renewed enthusi-
asm and pleasure, for they plainly see that
the worthy cause for which they are labor
ING will meet encouragement on every
side. Richmond society-that Is to saw,
the select few who constitute our creme ne
la creme-took an interest in the under
taking from the very start, and what,
with their patronage and the generous
efforts which Others are deyoting to the
enterprise. the Memorial Bazaar Will
doubtless become an event in the history
! OF l89]-certainlY an event IN the annals OF
Virginia.
WILL RECALL THE PAST
The strong southern sentiment which
will pervade the entire arrangement
will render 1t ever memorable to the post
bellum generation, while older persons
I will recall the occasion as one which
brought back hundreds of tender recol;;
lections Of q dear but lost cause. The real
object of the fair-an effort TO procure
! funds for the Soldiers aud Sailors Monu,
ment and the Davis Museum-will appeal
| to all, and the respect in which the Con-
federacy IS held has already been indi-
Gated by the number CT generous contrl-
buttons which have been made.
DECORATION AND ARRANGEMENT.
The committee who will have charge OF
the decorations consists of Miss LAZY Plea
SAINTS. Colonel w. T. Cutshaw. and Mr.. w.
l.. Sheppard. The general plans Tor their
work have already been mapped out,
though many details still remain unhn-
ished. If their ideas are carried out the
immense hall Will present an EXQUISITE PIC
ture and the decorations, which Will cost
several hundred dollars, Will be arranged
in an elaborate manner; IN ,ne CEN ZEN
tire of the room. will STAND me
Soid-South" booth, which VIII be |
! conducted under the auspices OF the Jul |
Nor Hollywood Memorial Association.
whilo around the sides of the huge hall |
will be arranged the other stands repre-,
senting the States of the Confederacy. and |
| fourteen IN number. OF TINS numDeI
| twelve will be fashioned after tho style OF |
tents, and decorated with the ban
! ners of the respective States when !
| they represent, while two (florlda and |
! louisiana will be made TO portray forts, |
and one of them will have hall tower OF |
! sufficient size TO hold several persons In |
| addition to these tents and forts there VIII |
| be large restaurant. cloak-room, a |
/ smoking-roOm, and museum OF Contede- |
rate relics. The latter, which will be 10; |
Gated in the gallery above the hall, VIII
contain all the curlos which nave oeen |
sent TO the ladies, and which after the ba- |
zsar Will be placed in the Davis Museum. |
BAZAAR OFFICERS.
The officers Of the bazaar ore:
President, Mrs. Z. d. Hotcnkss.
Vice Presidents-First, Mrs, Joseph |
Bryan, of Hollywood Memorial Associa-
ton Second. Mrs. Henry T. Christian, of |
| Oakwood Memorial Associations; Third, |
Mrs. II. J. Myers. of Hebrew Memorial |
ASSOCIATION: Fourth. Mrs. j. W. " bite. of /
Lee Camp Auxiliary; Fifth. Mrs. j. l.. |
Stansbury. of Pickett Camp Auxiliary.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. j. ID. Nc |
lntire
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. L. G.
Daniel.
Treasurer. Mrs. J. b. L,ghtfoot.
THE cHAIBMEY.
The following are the ladies who will |
| act as chairmen of the respective booths |
and departments:
Virginia-Mrs. j. TAYLOR Ellyson alter
nate. Mrs. Clay Drewry.
| North Carolna-Mrs. w. p. de Saussure,
| Mrs. Lucy Janney.
| Alabama Miss Mary Morris Jones.
mississippi pickett Camp)-Alrs STAINS
! bury.
Georgia-AIrs /. W. Burton.
Florida -Slrs l.. G. Daniel acting for
| Mrs. CARRIER fruits and iowers.)
Texas-Mrs. &. 9. McPhail, Mrs. Mcleod.
Louisiana Mrs. T. ~ Logan, airs.
George w. Anderson.
Arkansas-Alrs. Stephen Putnev.
North Carolina-Mrs. 4. ID. Neal TO-
| bacco.)
tennessee Gee Camp)-Mrs. Norman
| Randolph.
Maryland-Mrs. C. OBJ. Cowardln.
| Kentucky-Miss Matte Harris.
Missouri-Mrs. George Stacy.
| SOLID South Miss May Baughman.
| Cloak Room-Mrs. David Lynch.
| Confederate Museum Miss Bell Maury.
| Paper Old COnfod Mrs. Henry lay
| lor. Jr.
Restaurant Miss Bottle Ellyson.
| Publication Committee - Miss Bette
Ellyson.
THE VIRGINIA ASSISTANTS.
All of these ladies' are of course assisted |
by large corps OF girls. who will. after ali.
| constitute the most attractive feature of |
! the bazaar. In this connection II Is we'll |
10 give the PERSONAL of toe Virginia tent, |
TO which special interest attaches Mrs. |
j. TAYLOR Eliyson Is chairman. and the fol- |
lowing are her associates Mrs. Clay Drew
~ (alternate), Miss T.: McD. Crensbaw,
Mrs. I'd; p. Buck, Mrs. r; W. Powers, Mrs.
f. G. Minor; Mrs. Allen Tyler, Mrs,
Walter f. Cone, Mrs. Joseph Bryan.
Mrs. p. ". Mckinney. Mrs. NJ +.
Maury, Mrs. Hunter Mcclure, Mrs. |
james r. Werth. Mrs. Waller Scott. Mrs. |
NJ L. Van Doran. Mrs. b. IL. Nash,
Mrs. S. S. Cadet Mrs. Virginia Morgan |
Robinson, Mrs. Howard Hoge, Mrs. III. c. |
Vikings. Mrs. Jacob Michaux, Mrs. j. ID. |
Crump. Mrs. j. y. Gentry. Mrs. X. Il. |
Selden, Misses Gillie Cary. Annie Stuart, |
Sallie Deane. Molhe Minor, May Jones, |
Bessie Pace, Mary Williams. HeleO Ross. |
Bessie Minor, Bobbie Minor, Susie Starke, |
Nellie Gree, Narcissa Barton, aud Mar
garet Childrey.
The ladies of this tent have been indie |
fatigable in their efforts and have been |
the recipients of many handsome dona- |
tons. both IN way OF money, fancy articles, |
and merchandise. and are still meeting !
with encouragement. They hope TO real |
/ lie u DdlCSDlUt sun lOE tut DdItdI. ne
special les at this tent will be a Sourenr |
Confederate spoon manufactured by the |
Gorham Company OF New York. one 'g3 |
Columbia bicy Gle, double silk regulation |
Virginia State flag, painted by talented !
lady Of Richmond. From Dixie" book |
bound in gray cloth, containing unpub- |
lished stories and poems by sixteen OF the |
most gifted writers OF the South. and |
souvenirs mads by the Miller School from |
historic wood.
WHAT THEY EXPECT TO MAKE.
II is the desire of the ladies connected |
4 with the bazaar to make at least ff- !
teen or twenty thousand dollars by |
the fair. and, while this is a ire |
mendous undertaking, they trust that !
their wishes will be fulfilled. A large |
number OF money contributions have !
already been made. but the chairmen de- |
cline TO divulge the exact amounts they |
I have received. The finances Of the bazaar |
have been well msnaged by the ladies in |
charge of this department. The treasurer