Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-05
AID OF LADIES ASKED
They are Invited to Help Arrange for
tbe Great Reunion.
General Wise Addresses n Letter to
the Memorial Associations and
Camp Auxiliaries Urging Their
Qmcer- to Form a Committee.

The women of Richmond are asked to
help make preparations for the great re-
union of Confederate veterans here the
last OF June, by so arranging as to add to
the comfort and pleasure Of the wives
and daughters Of old soldiers who Will
visit the capital. so dear to them all.
Here is the most graceful letter OF in
vitation, and there is no doubt whatever
of its hearty acceptance:
Richmond, Va, April 1 1896
To the Ladies OF the Hollywood Me-
mortal Association; the Oakwood Me-
mortal Association; the Hebrew Me-
mortal Association; the Ladies' Auxili-
ary of Lee Camp; the Ladies' Auxiliary
OF Pickett Camp; the Confederate Me-
mortal Literary Society; the Daughters
of the Confederacy:
Under the organization for the enter
tainment OF the Confederate veterans. at
their forthcoming sixth reunion. l have
to appoint a committee to entertain
visiting ladies', and for other important
purposes"
II will be the special business Of this
committee to see that the lady sponsors
of each State are appropriately provided
for: TO assist other visiting ladies in
every necessary way; to consider and
arrange for executing, when adopted, a
plan of diversions for the Confederate
veterans themselves. when they are out
of convention; and to do such other work
as may from time to time be referred
to them
A NECESSARY WORK.
The performance Of these labors is not
only an important, but a necessary part
OF our programme.
/ know OF no source from which
could better select the ladies TO const-
tute this committee than those noble
bands OF women who, since the war.
have been instant and urgent In preserv-
ing the memories OF the dead, and In
caring To- the wretched and needy living,
OF those al snies OF the South who crowded
the empty folios OF fame with the records
OF their deeds ard daring. Whoever else
might fail in expression Of the public
devotion to these splendid heroes Of the
past. no less worthy to-day in the midst
OF peace. these ladies win not.
I confidently invite the officers and exc
cutiye committees OF the associations
10 which this is addressed to be the
committee named. I shall invite one OF
your number to summon the committee
thus constituted at an early day. When
met. II must make its own organiza-
tion. II can do II far better than I can.
Truth Is. think so much OF all OF you
that. did l undertake to select chair
man. / should appoint every one OF tho
committee to be So And that, you know.
wouldn't do at all.
Very respectfully. PEYToN WISE.
Chairman, etc.
FULL USE OF THE GROUNDS.
Arrangements for the reunion are pro-
crossing smoothly. Good progress is
being made with the auditorium, and the
various committees are getting the mat
ters entrusted 20 trem woll IA shape.
General Wise and Major Horlnan Ran-
dolph appeared before the Executive Com
mittee Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Society yesterday to ask that I'm leasing
the grounds out such provision be made
as will not interfere with their occupancy
by the veterans during the reunion. This
was assented to, and Colonies Wickham
and Harwood were requested to so alter
the form OF lease that had been prepared
as to give the old soldiers unrestricted