Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-27

!, $3.50, haA ma ne noble Gauss for Wn'S''
- - i~f~sred - anthuDinaticoiiy. -
' ~ ~ ran q fnal mesting vs. ~.
-Hsn cyrn b additional collected Iot ~, =.
va handed IN. This with the Y 49, ',s.sS
INA money that had elreaox oes1 49,
n hank. amounted 70 ~ W.
divided equally between the Cv''i 1870
eoldiers' and SsiIors' Aonun,ens gSte-
s,nn and the Confederate Memor'Ai -~'s'
rury Society.
THE CONFEDERATE MusisuM.
r.a,,. the ladies crowned with success
80 ~r.at movements and assured tne
ecr,,is,,on OF two great monuments 70
wbschS the Southland WIN turn Win -.
creasing interest as time goes on. v"me
10 the fact that the Jefferson DAVIS u.n nm,
sion was occupied by the Centrai se. ~.
and the new school building mas
been finlshed. the ladies OF the Son ~,
rate Memorial Literary Society nav sr
now obtained possession OF tne ao 80
which they will Immediately proesp DIT,
restore. In the mean TIME ~ Thetr
Committee have not peen "', ss,n.
circular appeal which dehnes We ..,hev
and purpose Of the museum ,rac-
pis'at,a a. the exact condition In wnien
!, r,as left by President Davis. ana ~
as,ablsh therein a permanent msse ~.
g. S,o,federate relics, under the cha.se
socIetv chartered and known as ,ne
".a,adsrate Memorial Literary soeis,y,
and the association has apponn'en
.,,,dsrsiened a committee to gatner u"s's
relics: 49, money. the
s.,asa,rgs of the Confederate soldier. 49,
- The women whose loyal en.hss'a 81
-, him In the field, are properly
iects OF historic interest. -. h.ro,srn
..,-ns olorv the hardships, the heroisn'
=, .na war are a noble heritage tof ouI
ch,,drau To keep green such meno'iss
"a 10 commemorate such virtues. 10
our purpose TO gather together anu .ha
serve In the Executive Mansion Oh e"e
Confederacy the sacred relics OF 'hose
glorious days.
ROOM FOR EACH STATE
.yya apneal to our sisters throughout the
South 90 help us secure these invaluapIe
nementoes before 1t Is too late. our piane
20 10 rive a room to each Southern state
whore the relics collected from such state
| NAV he deposited A regent Will be ap.
| pointed from each State to collect rencs.
The Relic Committee is composed OF
| Mrs. ]. Taylor Ellyson (chairman), Mrs'
| John Stewart, Mrs C. c. Baughman' MIS-.
| John Il. Purcell, Mrs. Lewis Wepp Mlss
Symington. Mrs ii. Theodore E,ly son.
| Mrs i Adair Peasants, Mrs. Z. Henry
| stern Mrs. Van Doren, Mrs. James
| r. Werth. Mrs John b. Llghtfoot, Mrs.
| .John Addison, Mrs II. W. Powers, Miss
| Minnie Baughman, Miss Mamie Bentley,
| Miss Sallie Munford. and Miss lsapeii
Maury.
THE DE RENNE COLLECTION.
The circular appeal was sent far and
! wide. and the responses were numerous.
l Rut I'm addition to the many articles Sc
\ cured through individual donations, the
| society has been bequeathed the ceie-
| brated De Renne collection, which Is a
| Confederate museum In ITSELF This col
| lection was started by the late Mrs. Mary
| Nuttall de Renne. OF Savannah, Ca, Win
| no fixed purpose In view except 10 gratiiy
! patriotic passion. 1t is estimated 70
| have cost 5000 and was systematically
| arranged in glass cases in the De Renne
| mansion, I'm Savannah. Since Mrs de
| Renne's death II has been stored In a
| safe.deposit vault in New York. Re-
Gently DR.. Everard de Renne died, and
left the collection to the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society, to which II
will soon be formally turned over 1t con-
sists of books, papers. autographs,
| stamps, and various other memento5 OF
the Confederacy, and will add immensely
TO the attractions of the museum. When
the museum shall have been opened II
will prove invaluable as repository OF
object-lessons for the young.
CARRIAGES FOR THE LADIES.
The Executive Committee of the Monu.
ment Association will provide at the un'
yelling carriages for the officers and the
l Oh II ~ he nd arh ~
these win select three other ladies to ride
with her The committee will also fur
nish tickets 20 the grand-stand to the
bazaar ladies and the ladies of the memo
rial associations who appear In line in
carriages. 1t is the purpose OF the COM
mittee that nothing shall be left undone
which will testify appreciation OF the
part the ladies have borne in every move
ment having for its object the embalmine
of the memory of the Confederate soldier
and his deeds.