Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-13
HONOR OF THE SOUTH
Confederate Veterans to organize d
National Association.
HALL TO ne ERECTED
colonel Charles H. "o"s' - "
,cctor OF what, lie says w"
w..,w,r.ter Abbey of the
south.


,,ovemeui is on foot 10 organize VIC
III Ne known as the National Oo"''"'
80. Memorial Association. in when !" =
,r,ended to enroll as many as losS''' ~,
a.. Confederate veterans OF inc 49,
"a, The Idea IS that Of Colonei '''',
,,-,oawav Rouss. a cavalry oihcef o' w
Army Of Northern Virginia. /" !"
,..looment he has been ass!sic1 ~
ond Robert c. wood. a Ve'e'"" - md
>iex,can. as well as the CIVIL wal
grandson OF zachary Taylor ..,
me objects Of the associa'io" are ~,
70 he to pcrpe,ua,e the memo'''s .' y,
s,,ngel, Of the South Tor cons"'"''' 49,,
,ights: 10 pay deserved 'r'o''e " .or.
heroic deeds OF fallen oon'""''' -
,,s, an obicct-le.son 20 their u.''' re
- ~. - i,,,. enduring proofs OF Va.
-. ioy,.,y. and devotion 70 ""''
81 the Confederate soldier
UNITY ALL
I, ,s proposed 70 unity me 80 ,.e', IN The
..,f .rean.zations no" 'N'H''"h 80 -.
..,b and o. eaiher toy .h'' '' - rs.
,..r,ss.,e institution "h &c - ,,,e.
,,.s archives. aud other "'S'0'''
,,.otsrs o. ihe ConieieI"-', ...,.,,,r,,o
~ York camp n Conf 'aer''e
-. o. strong. under The coinhahd
.',,'.',..tl Aul.fN o. DIchnso., has ON,
.,s.r.,I the project. ana VIII seha
.,,tan q, Houston Tex May I'D
.-l 0l,n the association Wlu o.
.,.,fiy or.aaiz,1. LcHi"n"ni-"c"e-
ID Tec ard L."atcnaAt-D' nerei
a., Sshou commanding tie Two IL
.,,,.,,s ~ the United confederate
,..,,..s have notified tne &" camps OF
49,, bo..e hv general order OF tn move
nm. and cnG1rsemcnts have ue'h IT,
c,ivcI from an .,,,,
tr those ,fars will be represented
-, ,oc lt,ustoa reunion next month. Inc
80. hoard ol officers viii be- made up
- d.. min. oIIcst surviving ofncefs OF
rio Confederate army. IN ora OF the.r
,ert These are lieGtcnant-Hehcial a
T. stewart. LIeutcuant-General :. j.. Lee
I Northumberland simon l.. buckIer'
IIauteralt-Gtnerl Wade Hampton Lieu
f.,4ut-Gencrai O. ". smith. MejOr-Hthc-
,.II .f,,cfie Nciaws. MajoT-Gsnoral ;.
a. French. Mtior-Gencrdi John II. ioI-
NV and MaiYr-Geucral j. h. Maury.
mo innruitiors ~ General L0ngstreet pre-
,.,a. ris participating ia the movement.
sr,c Grst president OF the association VIII
g.. IJeutenant-G- ncral stephen -. Lee
o. Mississippi
STATE RELICS.
Al th,s meeting also viii be determined
~ location and general plans OF the In
siitutiou These VII comprise great
memorial hall. with a department for
each Confederate state for its relics, por-
traits records. and other valuable his
,arical matter grounds large enough to
contain monuments, tablets. and mauso-
leuu1. and 10 Accommodate the annual
reunion. which Is usually attended by lVVV
rersons or more II has been suggested
iy several Federal officers that the as
sociation should select Washington as the
most citing place. because the tribute IS
70 be paid o. American soldiers. and all
Americans would be proud of such a me
Moral 1t Is not likely, however. that the
national capital viii he selected.
Among the memorial institutions no"
In existence In the South the two most
prominent are the Confederate White
House. at Richmond. conducted by th'
Ladies' Memorial Association. and tbs
Memorial Hail. at New orleans. bull
hy Frank T. Howard. son OF a Confede
rate veteran.
100000.
The amount needed To erect prope'
building is estimated at $2O.00 and tins
WI be raised by subscription. The as
B.. alton will have a stated capital
with stipulated par value or shares o.
SO The Confederate officers are &c
be elected as the Board OF Adminisra
lion 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 Yorker
who will become identified with tn
movement by reason Of their member
ship In the New York Camp of Confede
rate Veterans are DR.. J. IL. Parker
president Of the United States Nationa
Bank; \. II. Chisolm. Judge Roger a
Pryor. Dlstrct-Attorney John X. Fel
lows John S. Wise. Edwin owen, ana j
Floyd King.