Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11

s..r .ho.er pressdeut. Thereupon South
20 roIina stems to the front OF the stage,
declaring that she win resist. Inc o,neI
states show alarm and indecfsion; VIII W.
Mississippi steps to South Carohna a.
followed by Florida, and aiter ,na. -,
bama. Then the other States a1 ,,a -,
the order OF their secession When an
are come, 10 the front the states group
themselves about Virginia. ana ,ne cur
tain falls to the music Of Dixie
The second scene shows the e'e,s"
States In black knitting and wornns .o'
the soldiers after the battle Oh oe''''
burg. ,,o
In the third scene. representing thc
States after the close Of the war; aia'y
land. Missouri, and Kentucky appear ,, III
Greek costumes. The taoieau Is
Solid South" Ii concludes with reple-
sentatlon Of the Blue and the cray eAaap
ing arms with a columbia s,a.ue
above the legend. UNITED We stand
CORNER STONE.
The laying OF the cornerstone or the
Confederate Monument In Capi'ai Ia,h
will occur on the afternoon OF the Dun
General Stephen ID. Lee, or S'arA'i'e'
Miss. Will deliver the Grafton T.,
Northumberland Stephen ~ Lee, 10
one OF the surviving acknowledgements
at Charleston, s. c.. September q 300
coming from distinguished Caronla
family. He entered the war AT the very
beginning, being present "heh rol'
Sumter was fired upon AS an aiue-ue
camp to General Beauregard, WIN |oio-
mel Chestnut General Lee carried the
summons demanding the surrender OF
Fort Sumter to Major Anderson anu
later, when that officer declined 10 sur
gIAr n
the fort.
General Lee Is president OF the Missis-
slppi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, at Starkville, Miss, lie Will reach
Birmingham a day or two before the re-
union To attend the meeting OF the MS
torical Committee OF the Veterans Asso-
citation, OF which he Is chairman Inc
following gentlemen will meet ana CO.
operate with him in the historical WORK
Professor j. n. Stubs, WOODS Cross-
Roads, Va: Professor w. X. Garrett
Nashville, Tenn; Bishop Ellison Capers'
Columbia, $. c.; Colonel III. L. bentley
Abilene. Tex: Professor j. w. Nicholson.
Baton Rouge, La. and General w. ~
Evans, Atlanta, Ga.
SOME BUSINESS.
Some OF the business to be transacted az
the meeting may be briefly stated as lol'
lows:
First. to arrive at the best method os
securing impartial history relating 10 the
war. and to enlist each State In the COM
pilation and preservation OF the history
Of her citizen soldiery.
Secondly. to provide for the benenevo'
lent care. through State aid or otherwise
OF disabled. destitute. or aged veterans
and the widows and orphans Of the fallen
bTothers-in-arms.
Thirdly. to provide for the care of the
graves OF the unknown dead buried az
Gettysburg. Fort Warren, Chase, John
sons Island and all other points; TO see
that they are annually decorated, tho
headstones preserved and protected. and
complete lists of the names OF the dead
heroes. with their last places, furnished
TO their friends and relatives. through thi
medium of the camps, thus rescuinS their
names from oblivion, and handing them
down 10 history.
Fourthly. to consider the different move
ments. plans, and means TO erect monu-
ment Of Jefferson Davis President OF the
Confederacy, and also TO aid In building
monuments to other great leaders, SOL
diers. and sailors of the South.
Filthy, To aid in securing a pension
from the States lately composing the Con-
federate States Tor Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
These are among the principal matters
to be considered. and it is honestly hoped
that all old soldiers who can will be on
hand and help to solve these problems.