The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-19

presided over AT diUcrcnt tunes pH hin.
J. Taylor Eiyson and Mrs. James Werth'
daughter OF Commodore Mathew Mau-
ray. has worked cnergetlcally through
out the last six years. and a very valua-
BILE collection OF relics has been made.
The DcIieune collection. donated by Dr.
DcReune, OF savannah, Ga, is said 10 De
the first IN value OF ali the collections
I'm the South. Among the other highly
treasured relics are the cape. gauntlets,
and sword Of General Lee. the plumes
from General Stuart's hat, spy-glasaes
used by General Beauregard at the bat
| tie OF Manassas, and yalube cOilec-
ton each from Lee Camp Soldiers Home
Of this city and the Confederate Soldiers
Home I'm Hieginsville, Mo, donated by
Mrs Mcclure OF ST. Louis. These latter
Will be turned over TO the museum as
soon as the two homes cease TO be used
for that purpose.
$50 the Lee Camp Soldiers Home coll
lection which has many rare relics, is
the skin OF StOnewall Jackson's charger.
There are also many manuscripts and
private papers. the exact value OF which
cannot be estimated. The relics have not
been catalogued. They are stored away
at various places i'm the South. and viii
be forwarded 10 Richmond for the mu-
scum in short time. < rough estimate
of their value would be not less than
$4,000.
OFFICERS or THE SOCIETY.
Tic officers o. the Confederate Memo
rial Literary Society. which have work
ed hard for the completion OF this
scheme are. Mrs. Joseph Bryan, President;
Mrs H.. e.. Minor. First Nice-Presioent.
Mrs james Grant, Second Nicc-Presi-
dent. Mrs Raleigh Colston. Third Vice
/ President. Mrs. w. S. Smith, Trcasur-
err Mrs stephen Putncy, Recording Sec
re-ary: Airs Lizzie cary Daniel Corres-
ponding Secretary
Mrs T.. r. IlotchSiss is chairman or the
Building Committee, under whose dircc-
ton the repairs have been made: and
Mrs. Jdmes Wcrth is Chairman Of the
Relic Committee. All OF these ladies are
members OF familics which have given
gallant soldiers 10 the cause Of the Con-
fedcracy. and their names are closely
identified with the Lost Cause
Besides The members of the society,
there is an Advisory Board consisting OF
Judge John j.. Christian Mr.. Joseph
Bryan. Judge ~ q. Minor Colonel ". T.
Cutshaw. and Colonel John =. Cary.
The following. who are members OF
the Relic Committee, will be at any time
glad TO receive and acknowledge any
contributions:
Mrs James r. Worth. Chairman OF
Museum or Relic Committee, 3l3 east
Main street. Richmond, Va.
Mrs VI. T.. Van Dorcn. 40 north Sew
enth street. Richmond. Va.
Miss i. G. styles. col cast Franklin
street, Richmond. Va.
Mrs J. Taylor Enyson 10 east Frank
lin street, Richmond Va.
Miss Isabel Maury SIS 10 west Frank
lin street. Richmond. Va
Miss Jane VI. Rutherford COS west
Grace street Richmond. Va.
Mrs James Caskio, north Fifth street.
Richmond. Va.
Mrs John 3. Newton. III cast Grace
street, Richmond, Va
Mrs. John II. c. Claiborne. Cf9 east
| Leigh street, Richmond. Va.
WANT THEM COMBINED.
\ strong effort is now being made TO
nave the 100000 donated ny Mr. Charles
! Broadway Rouss. of New York for tho
/ purpose OF establishing Confederate
/ Museum in the South. combined with this
! musetm, so as 10 consolidate the whole
/ with the Davis mansion for The Battle
| Abbey of the SOt th. a committee c0n-
s'stinc of or- member from oach of the
/ Confederate State was appointed last
! May 10y the Confederate IeuniGu at
/ Houston. TC2as. 10 consider Mr. ROuss'
! proposition. ana report TO the Confeder-
ate reunion i'm this city next June as to
| whore the Rouss museum shoall Ore locat-
/ cd. II is known that several members
/ of this committee are in favor OF Rich
moni as the proper place for this mu-
scum, and there is probability that tho
| two viii Doe consolidated
There Us strong scnfsnont fn favor
| cf Richmond ass the place for the Rouss
museum u would seem that the capital
of tho Confcderaov Is the place whore
people would naturally look for such
nuserm Mrs Kcllar ANDERSON. of Alcno-
| plis, Who has been appointed regent Of
lle state of Tennessee. struck 70 uouu-
| Tar note when She wrote the following
20 the Memphis Comnercial-Aproal.
tIchMond, tho capital the heart of
the CCn'edcrgcy is the right and ONLY
prop place for the erection of tho Paf-
Tie Abbey of the South Tho ONLY cifv
winch the people of the whole South
could unite upon as O. common centre. II
is also The first and only city to advance
Tine national museum idea. and the 0rst
10 make beginning And in this be3u-
uiul and hancwcl White House OF The
Conicderacy is already collected q r>.b
ueasure-store of relics ana memorials of
southern horoism. So why should NOT
me grand Temple of Fame" made nos
Hole by the sublime muniGce1co Of
Charles Broadway Rouss If us walls
around this rich nucleus with IFS sacred
memories"