Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-04-30
In Honor OF the South.
Confederate Veteran Societies to Or
ganise National association.
Col. CKas. B. Rouss IS tie Protector
Of IVhaf, He Says, Wal be the
Westminster 4b5ey Of the
South

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what will be known as the National
Confederate Memorial Association, in
which It is intended to enroll as many
as possible of the Confederate veter-
ans of the civlIwar. The idea is that
of Col. Charles Broadway Rouss, 4
cavalry officer of the Army of North
ern Virginia. In its development he
has be en- assisted by Col. Robert G.
Wood, a veteran of the Mexican as
we'll as the civil war and gandson
of Zachary Taylor.
The objects of the association are
stated to be TO perpetuate the men,
or of the struggle ofih South for
constitutional rights ; to pay deserved
tribute to the heroic deeds of fallen
comrades 10 furnish an object lesson
to their descendants, and TO leave
enduring proofs of the courage,
loyalty and devotion TO duty of the
Confederate soldier.
1t is proposed to unity the several
memorial organizations now existing
in the South, and to gather together
in one comprehensive institution all
the relics, records, archives and other
historical mementoes of the Confed-
eracy.
The New York Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans, 200 strong, under the
command of Col. Andrew J.. DiclSin-
son, has officially indorsed tue pro-
| ject and will send a delegation to
Houston, Tex, May 23, where and
when the association will he perma-
nentlY organized. Lieut.. Gen. S. ID.
Lee and Lieut.. Gen. w. l.. Cabell,
commanding the two departments of
the UnitedC Confederate have
notified the GOO camps of that body,
by general order, of the movement,
and Endorsements have been received
from all.
All these camps will be repre-
sented az the Houston reunion next
month. The first board of officers
will be made up of the nine oldest
surviving officers of the Confederate
Army, in order of their rank. These
are Lieut.. t.-Gen. A. p. Stewart, Lieut.
Gen. s. d. Lee, Lieut.. Gen. Simon
B. Buckner, Lieut-G Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton, Lieut.. Gen. G.. w. Smith, Major
Gen. Lafayette McLaws, Major Gen.
s. G. Feneh, Major-Gen John III.
Forney and Major-Gen. ID. III. MaurY.
The infirmities of Gen. Longstreet
preclude his participating in the
NOV vement. The first President of
the association will be Lieut.-Gen.
Stephen d. Lee, of Mississippi.
At this m eeting also will be deter
mined the locatian and general plans
of the institution. These will COM
prise great memorial hall, with n
department for each Confederate
State for its relics, portraits, records
and other valuable historical matter,
grounds large enough to contain
monuments, tablets and mausoleum
aud to accommodate the annual
reunion, which is usually attended
by 10, 900 persons or more. II has
been suggested by several Federal
officers that the association should
select Washington as the most fitting
place, because the tribute is TO be
paid to American soldiers and all
Americans would be proud Of such
memorial. II is not likely, however,
that the national capital will be
selected.
Among the memorial institutions
in existence in the South the two
most prominent are the Confederate
White House, at Richmond, con-
Quoted by the Ladies' Memorial
Association, and Memorial Hall, at
New Orleans, built by Frank L.
Howard, son of Confederate vet
eran.
The amount needed to erect
proper building is estimated at $780,
900 and this will be raised by sub
scrfption. The association will have
stated capital and with a stipulated
par value of shares of $40. The Con-
federate officers who are to be elected
as the Board Of Administration of the
new association will alone receive the
donations and subscriptions. Letters
have been received from nearly all
the camps promising subscriptions.
Among the prominent New Workers
who will become identified with the
movement by reason of their mem-
bership in the New York Camp OF
Confederate Veterans are DIR. j. III.
Parker, President of theUnited States
National Bank A. r. Chisoim, Judge
Roger a. Pryor, District Attorney
John z. Fellows, John S. Wise Ed
win Owen and J. Floyd King