Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
The COnlsdlracy'S Daughters 10 AID ID
Establishing The Museum Here.
paws MANSION How READY
10 He Formally Opened with nc
ccption on the @2d-yhe
,,,,rto,tcsyiifc This Week.
The society's objects.

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later the Confederate Memor'ai 49,. -.
Society VIII open The JEFFERSON 49,,
Mansion as a Confederate h'uS'u,"
- .esoclat,ons are closely Allied III
~, bo,b have al heart everything 'h"'
q aoor IN our Southland. And for TINS
xosr fbe TWO organizations VIII VAIN
! ,,.naln- hand. and the former will devote
All ~ their funds towards making tue
historic Davis Mansion. around which
cluster so many memories OF the Confede-
,acv n museum for the care OF rehcs
oil The late struggle which may wei be
called tho Battle Abbey OF the South
The Daughters Of tho Confederacy have
now upon their rolls over eghiy-hVe
names. with the prospects OF more than
doubling this number within the next
lew weeks.
OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY.
The object Of this society Is benevolent
IN caring for an worthy Confederates
and their families who are In need; his
4orlcal. in collecting and preserving
papers and relies. and viii make every
EFFORT 10 carry out the noble work COM
menced by The Sons OF Confederate Nete-
rams in having introduced into our schools
10 the Lost Cause. Regular meetings VIII
be held four times during the year, these
dates 20 commemorate some great event
connected with the COnieueracy.
Application for membership should be,
made as a mother. wife, widow, sister, ~
lneal descendant OF any one who seel
ionorably i'm the army or navy or the
Confederate states, or who was enlisted
In the service Of the Confederate Gov
H.nI hon r4fN
cord. All blanks must be filled up ana
returned with initiation fee, which cannot
be over 81. The funds Of this society
are to be used for any confederate
work. The badge worn II 20 be the oh'
designed by MIS-. James Mercer Gar
nett Of Charlottesville, who formed tIe
first chapter. in May, ls5i ana au9pl.u
this badge the following september FROM
This chapter have already been Organiaeu
ton others The work Of the society this
wear will be devoted TO the Confederate
Museum. and especially 10 that part Oh
this building nnown rs the Sohu
South" which having no state 10 ara"
npon. IS dependent upon the young peo-
pie who came so u0bly TO the front curing
our bazaar and made the ''sohd South'
such a success
THE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM
The beautiful and stately mansion, oc-
cup.ed by the one and only PRESIDENT
of the Confederate States, and now
owned by the Confederate Memorial anu
Itinerary Society of Richmond, has By
4 been made hreproof. and is now occu-
MED az a Confederate museum. The lot
Is SO spacious that should our
Veterans and theTe Is not the
slightest doubt Of It, make
this their choice as place for the BAT
lie Abbey" an additional building, l5)x5O
rect, could be erected, stun leaving space
:, sor walks and grass plots. A room in this
building has been given 70 each of the
Confederate States, including Kentucky
and Maryland. The Daughters of the
Confederacy are now ready TO come for
ward and aid the noble women who,
through their memorial associations, have
started ana carried on this grand work,
and have already made it an assured
success.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY.
Mrs. n. v. Randolph and Miss Mary
Greer Baughman VIII so as delegates 10
the convention, to be held at ChaTlottes-
Vile on the 18th Of this month. The
following are the officers OF the Daugh-
tiers Of the Confedoracy: President, Mrs.
y. V. Randolph. First Vice-President,
Miss May Greer Baughman; Second Vice
President, MrS. j. +. B. Stuart; Treasurer,
Mrs. Frank Il. Crump, Secretary, Mrs.
Austin Brockenbrough. Executive Com
mittee-Miss Ella Thomas; Mrs. J. Taylor
Illyson. Miss Kate Lee, Miss Minnie
Baughman, Mrs. Charles Boiling, and
Miss Ella Clarke.
NOBLE WORK OF WOMEN.
Mrs. James r Werth, chairman Of the
Relic Committee Of the Memorial Literary
Society, has issued circular. in which
she says:
At the close Of the war the women
OF Richmond formed memorial associa-
tons to care for the graves Of the 5000
southern soldiers who lie buried in her
cemeteries. For more than thirty years
they have kept these graves green. Tho
Confederate societies have expended over
S5o0.00O. exclusive OF the money appro-
priated for monuments
The Hollywood Memorial Association.
recognizing the need Of an organization
10 preserve d true and faithful record Of
the gallant struggle those brave soldiers
of the South made for independence,
formed new association. chartered under
The name of the Confederate Memorial
Literary Society. whose object should be
30 teach all future generations the true
history of the war and the principles
for which these soldiers laid down their
lives.
In furtherance OF this design they re-
Richmond the mansion which was occu-
pied by the Hon. Jefferson Davis as his
residence while he was President OF the
Confederacy-on OF the handsomest
houses ia Richmond, and standing In
spacious grounds.
With interchangeable energy the Confede-
rate Memorial Literary Society raised the
funds necessary to make the house q
nre-proof museum. where Confederate
relics, southern memorials. and the
archives OF the Southern Historical So
ciety are collected and carefully pre-
served.
A room, bearing the distinctive name.
shield. and colors OF the State it repre-
SCENTS, Is assigned to each State OF the
Sonfederacy and Is "a repository for me
MORALS from that State. A regent and
u vice-regent are appointed TO repre-
sent each State, and 10 assume the care
and expense OF their respective rooms
collecting by loan. donation. or otherwise
contributions Of what they think Will
make their rooms attractive.
Original documents, pictures, music,
books written during the war or about
the war, arms. articles of any kind that
Will tend TO show the habits and man
her OF living OF the people and soldiers
OF the Southern States from 1851 TO lS65,
which are valuable and interesting viii
be received ana stored In the museum.
The society suggests that these eontribu-
lions be given as memorial OF some
soldier. sailor or patriot; some battle.
siege. or march-the memory OF which
the donor desires 10 preserve. TO each
article should be attached the name OF
che person who gives It, and record OF
IL the person. custom, or event il commemo-
rates.
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