The herald., 1896-02-09

library.
In June, 1898, on the eighty-sixth an
nlversary of President Davis birthday,
the mansion WAS turned over to the So
clety by the city, and the work of put.
ting it in order was begun.
| The repairs have necessarily been on
an extensive and somewhat elaborate
scale, yet the old building has been re.
produced in every particular, but made
absolutely fireproof. The interior,
with the exception of the original brick
walls, has been entirely removed, and
replaced with terra Gotta partitions and
cement and terra Gotta arch floors. The
building is heated throughout with
steam. The old oak staircase has been
removed and replaced by fac simile
in iron. The doors and window frames
| have been repaired to look exactly as
| they did during the residence in the
| mansion of President Davis and fam.
! lily. The cost of these repairs was
about $4,000. This amount has been
paid. 1t WAS raised by the ladies of the
| society, who in the spring of 1898 held
! a confederate memorial bal aar, IN
| which each state of the confederacy
was represented, and $4,000 was real
ized. or this amount the sum neces.
sary to secure the completion of the
confederate soldiers and sailors monu-
ment in Marshall park was turned over
to the monument association, and the
remainder devoted to the purpose
named.
A room has been assigned to each Of
the confederate states, and has been
put in char.e of regent residing in
that state, together with a viceregent
residing in this city. The duty of the
fOrrnpr will hQ n 0n11oof nd rI
all confederate relics possible in her
state, while the viceregents will have
charge of the rooms. These appoint
ments have been made with reference
to state pride, the viceregents selected
being in nearly every instance former
residents of the state they represent.
The women appointed are wives and
daughters Of distinguished confeder-
ate soldiers or statesmen, and in many
cases are we'll known throughout the
South.
Maryland-Vice Regent, Mrs. G. OBJ.
Cowardin.
acknowledgement, Miss Mildred Lee,
daughter OF Gen. Robert E. Lee; Vice
Regent, Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson.
North Carolina-Vice Regent, Mrs.
T. ID. Neall.
South Carolina-Regent, Miss Daisy
Hampton, daughter OF Gen. Wade
Hampton; Vice Regent, Mrs. w. P.
DeSaussure.
Gsorgia-Regent, Mrs. Robert Emory
Parks; Vice Regent, Mrs. J. W. Harri-
son.
Florida Regent, Mrs. Francis P.
Fleming, wife of the former Governor;
Vice Regent, Mrs. R. A. Patterson.
Alebama-Regent, Miss Mary Clay
ton; Vice Regenr. Mrs. James II. Drake.
Mississippi - Regent, Miss Winnie
Davis, "Daughter of the Confederacy;"
Vice Regent, Mrs. r. N. Northern.
Louisana---Vice Regent, Mrs. George
Wayne Anderson.
Texas---Regent, Mrs. A. V. Winkler;
Vice Regent, Mrs. Cozneau Mcleod.
Arkansas---Vice Regent, Mrs. Deca-
tur Axtell.
Tennessee.--Regen Mrs. Kellar An
derson; Vice Regent, Mrs. Norman V.
Randolph.
Kentucky---Regent, Mrs. Norbourne
Gait Gray; Vice Regent, Miss Matte
Harris
Acknowledgment. Mrs. L. B. valli-
ant: Vice Regent, Mrs. G. P. Stacy.
Solid South 80 Regent, Miss May
Baughman, of Richmond.
The relic committee. which has been
presided over at different times by
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson and Mrs.
James Werth, daughter of Commodore
Mathew Mauray. has worked energet-
ically throughout the last six years,
and a very valuable collection of
relics has been made. The De Reune
collection, donated by DIR. De Rsune
of Savannah, Georgia. is said to be the
first in value of all the collections in
the south. Among the other highly
treasured relics are the cape, gauntlets
and sword of Gen. Lee, the plumes
from Gen. Stewards hat, field glasses
used by Gen. Beauregard at the battle
Of Manassas, and a valuable collection
each from Lee Camp Soldiers home of
this city, and the Confederate Soldiers
home in Higginsville, 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.
In the Lee Camp Soldiers home col
lection, which has many rare relics, is
the skin of Stonewall Jackson's
charger. There are also many manu-
scripts and private papers, the exact
value of which cannot be estimated.
The relics have not been catalogued.
They are stored away at various places
in the south and will be forwarded to
Richmond for the museum in short
time. A rough estimate of their value
would be not less than 100000.
The officers of the Confederate Me-
mortal Literary society, who have
worked hard for the completion of this
scheme, are Mrs. Joseph Bryan, presi-
dent; Mrs. E. @. Minor, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. James Grant. second vice.
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Raleigh Colston, third
vice-president; Mrs. M. s. Smith, treas
urer; Mrs. Stephen Putney, recording
secretary; Mrs. Lizzie Gary Daniel,
corresponding secretary. Mrs. E. d.
Hotchkiss is chairman of the building
committee, under whose direction the
repairs have been made, and Mrs.
James Werth is chairman of the relic
committee. All of these ladies are
members of families which have given
gallant soldiers to the cause of the con.
federacy, and their names are closely
identified with the "lost cause"
A strong effort is being made to have
the 100000 donated by Mr.. Charles
Broadway Rouss Of New York, for the
purpose of establishing Confederate
museum in the south, combined with
this museum, SO as to consolidate the
whole with the Davis mansion for the
Battle Abbey of the south. A commit
too nOnciafjnp of nna v,,Nro ba,, pcorn