The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-10

sournnRN BATTLE ABBEY.

SOUTHERN BATTLE BBE
General John b. Gordon, commander
Of the United Confederate Veterans, has
issued order No. 1855, announcing that
the committee appointed to examine
into the plan for the establishment OF q
grand Memorial Hall or Battle Abbey of
the South, submitted by the great phil
anthropist and benefactor, Charles
Broadway Rouss, of New York city, has
successfully launched the grand enter.
prise and formulated a plan Of psooe-
dure which, If fully carried out, cannot
fail of success.
1t will be remembered that MI. Rouss
conceived the plan for establishing the
Memorial Hall, and. with his ohsrao-
teristic liberality and generosity, offered
to subscribe 500. 600 towards the erec-
ton of suoh q building, provided the
veterans would raise o like sum-. To
raise this amount, General Gordon says.
in b order alb ove mentioned, 10 the
problem now before the committee.
One-half OF this 500. 600. 1t is believed,
will be raised through the subscriptions
OF more han so. 900 United Confederate
Veterans, and It is confidently expected
that the noble women OF the South will
raise the ~remsipsar.
Nns, the m9sS feasible manner OF &C
1esk 3A3aSig this the committee asks
&genersl commanding to designate a
Memorial Festival Day. and, in
compliance with that request. General
Gordon has designated Friday. May 1,
1896, as the most suitable one to set
apart for tina use of the women of tho
South In raising funds for this great
undertaking. All the details and ex-
erclsss Of this festival day are to be
arranged and carried out entirely under
the control and management Of the
women Of the South In their respective
localities.
The general order hen goes on to re-
a. dte the Importance, magnitude and
S%Akko.uaenr Of such q building, where all
NS oNcred relics OF Southern heroism
9$R322A vAs stored, together with valuable
recofdB ofsree-atrife. for the use of the
future historian of the South, and pays
. magnificent tribute to the devotion
and fidelity Of the "heroines of the
South" whose James,. he says, will be
ever linked with those Of "Roman ma
tron'' and "Spartan mother" These wo-
men are urged to go to work in every
city, town, hamlet and neighborhood of
the South and organize societies, elect
presidents, secretaries, treasurers and
other officers, and notify Col. R. @.
Wood, general manager OF the Confed-
crate Memorial Association, No. A
Perdido ssreet, New Orleaus, La, who
will az ones supply them with subscrip.
1tion books and full instructions for be-
l lecting funds for the grand and bsnef-
y pent undertaking.
The n raised by zach society is
81 10 be deposIted in como good bank to the
ia Arder of the Ulitcd Confederate Vete-
81 ma1ns. and regular reports are to be made
such collec lions to Col. r. G. Wood,
$&wethat an idea can be- formed OF the to-
ss sssS al amount thus secured. Confederate
,rans everywhere Gre requested TO
Tsdieh engaged in this holy
sffHEEpin everySway possible.
sasfSSfEAiE TIMES takes pleasure in placing
This mstter before it's readers, and re-.
Rrets that lack of spaoo prevents the
publicatior of General Gordon's appeal
in full. A complete synopsis has, how
ever, been given. Southern men and
women everywhere understand the pur.
port and value OF this grand building,
and it is earnestly hoped tho ladies OF
this city and section will proceed at once
as far as they are ablo, to assist the
people of the South in securing such a
Memorial Hall IS Mr. Rousg, the gener-
Gus originator designed, it to ba.