Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-20
The UNWILLING PREPARATIONS.
A Great Gathering xpccted-Imposins .
Pirude-Thc Exercises.

As soon as the enlarged model of the
statue had been accepted by the
Committee on Design. and 1t was
known positively that the bronze
could be completed and delivered
here in time for the unveiling to take
place on the 30th OF May-Hollywood
Memorial-Day-that anniversary was Sc
I.ctcd for the event and preparations
for the ceremonies were commenced.
Tho monument association organized an
Executive Committee. with Hon. u. -
Richardson chairman, ana 'aP'"''
Thomas Elicit as secretary. 10 take gen
erll charge of the arrangements ann
mat committee constituted a number Oh
a,,vi,i,rv committees To carry out the
details The personnel Of the Executive
and ,ra several auxiliary committees Is
as follows: -
Executive Committee-Messrs. ID. {.
pichardson (chairman. George J.. Chris-
,ian William II. Curtis. y. Y. Randolph
Iohn B. Cary, Charles j.. Todd, W. T.
cutshaw, J. Taylor Ellyson; lhol'aS
Elicit. secretary. ~ =
Finance Committee-Messrs John H.
cary chairman. Joseph {. Dich'Ison
y + Glover, l.. T.. Morris. John .
Elicit. Il. II. Boykin.
rr.rsnortation Committee-Messrs cay
Drswry chairman. T.. T. ID. Myers.
Frank II. Deane, a. Il. Clarke, Johh -
Curtis. ,o. >.
Military Commlttee-Messrs james -. H.
| Phillips chairman. y. l." fhiIIpS' ~
| y smith. Norvell Ryland, Sol. Cutchlns'
= ~ cunningham, Charles =. Bigger.
Veteran Commttee-Messrs. W. y.
| Snith chairman), John \. Meanley, -.
= bedford. j. +. Waller, a. j.. Philips:
+ II Chappell. T.. Scott Gibbs. i. \.
| Hrander. George Winfree; Il. Leslie
| snence commander: Robert y. Nortnen'
! commander. {. 7. Loehr, secretary.
! To Receive and Entertain ladies
/ Nessrs. T.. u. Starke chairman, X. ,. NJ
: Valentine. John $. Elicit. +. ii. Habiis-
ton. Tazewell Elicit, j. c. Roy heaqe
| Uaskins. f.. IA. FERGUSON, Charles H.
Brown. Bev. T. Crump. IL. w. flodriog
| W. c. Preston. ". I. Hancock fteu' .
Myers. n
Reception Committee-Messrs. l.. d.
Crenshaw (chairman). Archer Anderson.
sig. NJ. Goodman, Il. j. Levy. JOS bryan
n n. Elicit. b. III. Berry, G. h. Nlngo'
q Dickerson, X. T. Briggs, James
| r. Ferriter, Andrew Pizzini, J. B. Pace
| Grand-Stand and Grounds Committee
| Messrs. W. J. WestwOod (chairfnan)' H. ~
| saunders. 4. T. Pemberton, JAS L. Gray
JIohn III. Frischkorn. David Wilson, IL. r.
| Cooke. Z. Wiley Davis. l.. u. Eiliott' W.
| r. Darlington. Phil. ONeh' a. D.
| Vaughan, II. X. Roberts.
| HARD AT WORK.
| For the last month these committees
hav. been hard at work, and their pre-
narations have been in anticipation or a
| tremendous gathering and most impress
f4.xtaAs
! siye demonstration. Special INVITATIONS u
| narticlpate in the ceremonies nave peeh
sent out to all the Confederate camps
| and other Confederate veteran organiZa-
lions. through their commanding officers
| or the Adjutant-Generals or ths states To
all the active military In the South, TO all
| general officers OF the Confederate army,
| and 10 all ex-Confederate naval officers
whose addresses could be obtained. In
addition to this a general invitation mas
! heen issued through the press 10 every
survivor of the Confederate army and
| navy.
The Executive Committee elected Gene
! raj Fitz Lee chief marshal, and Mr.. r.
Ieter Bosher, OF this city. who was a
n,tvate In the Second Company OF Rich
mond Howitzers during the war, was
made chief Of staff. Rev. Robert {. cave
ID. d., another ex-Confederate private
| Vas selected as the orator OF tho occn-
sion. II being especially In consonance
with the spirit In which the monument
was conceived and the story II y intended