The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rHB OUTLOOK FOR TIE MEHoRTAL
yxzxxH rs VERY PROMISING.
Ths Arrangements Of the Various Commit
tees Nearly Comp ted-Ccntributionso
Money and Various Articles.


mental armory on April 18th. The great
est interest is being manifested i'll nj '"'
States OF the Confederacy. ana the u"-
dertaking IL bound TO be great s"eo 's''
Over three hundred ladies IN THIS Guy
have for weeks past iabored haro u
hiring about this result. and they nave
found ready assistance among the iaoieS
all over the South. A good oeh Oh n'o'ey
has already been sent In ana srea'
MANY contributions Of articles OK all oe-
scriptions may be looked Tor
II will fall TO the lot OF the residents Oh
p,cbmond to patronize the Bazaar as
much Az possible and to buy there what
ever articles they can make use OF.
THE following souvenirs will be SOLO at
tho dinerent tents of the Bazaar:
Virginia Tent: Coffee spoon with pas1ie
ana Confederate flags in enamel crossed
ON the handle. and in the bowl cut Oh
the monument at Hollywood marking tne
Westinghouse OF thousands OF gaiiaht soi-
diers from every Confederate otd'e' "i''
date 1861 1866. Price, -.
solid South Tent: A sterling silver scarf
min of enamelled battle anu IohieoSi"'
dags crossed. Price. 81.
Tennessee Tent: Three-fnch rippoh
band-painted battIe-hags, with Inuskets
mr. artillery ramrods as staHs, eli saihe
flag. with wooden staff wood from LipDy
PRISON. 25c.: glass tumblers, with crossed
Confederate flags, &c; the seal or the
Confederate States in copper sent oy
Miss Mason daughter or James T.
Mason. who had the original made In
London price 50; Confederate scrap
book. c65 pages, bound In gray cloth'
containing farewell addresses OF Generals
Lee. Kirby Smith, J. J. Dickinson, Mosby'
and others. form OF parole. reward Tor
President Davis, his arraignment and
bond. ordinance OF secession, order Tor
bidding the wearing Of the gray, &c,
war songs and poems tprice 81; Carl.
ton McCarthy's book, Soldier Lie or
the Army Of Northern Virginia" VI;
relics gathered from the different bat
tle-fieids Cby responsible persons), can
teens. cartridge boxes. swords and
rnuskets which can be purchased by
persons Wishing to donate them to any
especial room in the Museum; also relics
made of wood cut from the battle-fields,
pin-trays. &C.. and from clay from the
Crater, at Petersburg.
Alabama Tent: There are a few auto
graphs of General Robert r. Lee. which
will command a high price; also photo
graphs of the Museum and the monu-
ment.
Arkansas Tent: Souvenir silver comb,
which will be very handsome.
Mississippi Tent: Nails made from the
Merrimac, arranged as souvenirs; another
very unique and rare design will be a
fac smile Of Stonewall Jackson's last
order, of which the ladies Of the Vir-
ginia tent hold the original inclosed In
a wooden frame made from the spokes
OF the carriage General Jackson used to
ride in.
There will be a book Of new unpub-
iished stories and poems by sixteen OF
the most gifted writer's OF the South
Joel Chandler Harris, Father Ryan, Mrs.
Amelie Rives-C hanler. Tom Page. James
Lane Allen. Miss Murfree-which will be
for sale by all the tents.
The Register: There will be a register
upon which, for a small sum. persons
visiting the Bazaar can enter their names
or by subscribing 81 to the Bazaar can
enter their names, or send them, to be
pasted or written by others In this
register, receiving a souvenir in the shape
Of a 4-inch sword. an exact counterpart
of those used in the war, or n 1-2-inch
musket and bayonet of white metal
This register Is to be placed In the
Museum.
The ladies Of the Tennessee table take
advantage OF the columns of The Times
and Miners Transportation Company, run
ming from Boston to Norfolk: the Vir-
ginia Steamboat Company, from Norfolk
80 Richmond: the Weems Steamboat
Company Patuxent river, Fredericksburg
and landings on the Rappahannock river
and Baltimore; Mr. Bolts, of Fredericks-
burg, transfer wagon from the Weems
wharf to depot of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad; Mr.
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railway; the
Adams Express Company. for their gen.
erous offers TO carry and transfer free OF
charge all packages marked Memorial
Bazaar"
A copy OF a letter sent to the South
Carolina tent from Sumter, with several
interesting relics and box OF fancy
articles, contains the following:
I'm memory OF Lieutenant j. #. Moses.
Sumter, S. c.:
He entered the war April II, 1861, at the
bombardment OF Fort Sumter. Went to
Virginia with First regiment OF South
Carolina volunteers: was wounded at the
nrst battle of Manassas In collar-bone
After a short stay at home raised a
small company OF men and Joined Cap
tain Culpepper, he being lieutenant. He
served continuously till the 9th of April.
1866. upon which day he was killed at
Fort Blalkeny, near Mobile. at the side
OF the gun he had served without cessa-
ton or rest for three days and nights.
He was the oldest OF ffve brothers. who
fought in the Confederate army. and died
at the age Of twenty-five years. OF such
stun heroes are made"
The following contributions to the
South Carolina tent have been received:
One pair OF shoes from Jacob May &
Son; a large donation Of fancy paper
boxes from w. IL. Curtis.
The South Carolina committee will meet
at 3l6 east Main street Monday at u NJ.
All the members OF the committee are re-
Quested to be present.
II is desired that each donation. arti-
clcs or money should be sent lin memory
Of some one. soldier. officer command,
battle or victory. with short sketch
Of same. These sketches will be pre-
served and put on file in the museum.
Thus placing on record for all time
these names and memories perhaps
otherwise unknown save TO a few
Many donations are being sent IN, in
answer to the above appeal. The follow
ing are amorg them, and have been Just
received by Miss Harris. chairman of the
kentucky tent, $35 and an army pistol
In memory of Major Waller Overton,
adjutant OF the Eighth and Twelfth Ken
lucky cavalry.
One piece handsome embroidery from
Mrs. Kate Williams, Frankfort. Ky, in
memory OF her husband, Major r. c. Will
ltams, OF Tallahassee, Fla.
Miss Starke. OF the Virginia tent. wishes
60 acknowledge a donation OF fine speci-
mems of amateur photograpby handsome