Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31

discussion will undoubtedly strengthen the
hands Of those who are seeking to elevate
the lower classes Of England. and 80 good
that the letter of the ladies Of England was
suggested by the very man who has always
been leader In all efforts for the good Of
the working classes-that is, Lord Shaftes-
bury.
Il must say how much I am delighted
with your articles in the Era. Some of
your statistics will be Of great value to me.
WREN you get through would it not be well
to have the articles published in pamphlet
form? 1 should like to have several num-
GERS to take to England with me, and place
In the hands Of leading men there. I think
IT not unlikely I may get subscribers for
your paper among them. should like to
near in your next what prospects you have
OF support and encouragement from south
crn subscribers.
Il will now close this very long note, with
pest wishes for Your success.
very truly, yours,
III. B. STOWE"
Camp Jackson Massacre.
Rev. DR.. P. D. Stephenson of Woodstock,
Va, read a paper. entitled "a Boys Ac-
count OF The Camp Jackson Massacre "
which took place on the outskirts of St.
Louis, Mo-, May 10, 1861. DIR. Stephenson
said while other massacres, in which very
few people had been killed or wounded had
attracted wide attention, the Camp jack
son episode, he was surprised to find, had
been passed over almost unnoticed, al
though 1t had resulted in nearly 100 per-
sons being killed and wounded. Dr. Steph-
enson was a boy of fifteen when this thrill
ing incident occurred. He had gone out
TO the camp and saw small boy pitch q
clump of dirt that struck an officers leg.
He did not think there was any special in
tent in the incident. but 1t was seen, and
the officer whirled his horse around, utter
w ia int tod Inv
the men as an order to fire. and a volley
was sent into the midst of the crowd of
men, women and children gathered there.
The people rushed to get out of the way
of further firing. but they were inclosed by
columns of soldiers, and several volleys
were fired into them.
Gen. Marcus ]. Wright read a paper. en-
titled Some Account of the Transfer of
the Territory of Louisiana From France to
the United States" Gen. Wright read orig
inal documents, giving an account Of OBJ
jections to this transfer made by Spain.
who had several years previously coded
the territory to France, and he showed
efforts that were begun in the United
States to raise troops in case the transfer
should precipitate war with Spain.
The last paper read was by DIR. 3. w.
Arnold of Front Royal, Va, whose theme
was Virginia Women in the Civil War"
DR.. Arnold detailed the character of life
led by southern women previous to the
war. He thought 1T was not fair to make
poor whites" but had divided those usual
ly so denominated into the deserving
poor and poor whites one an industri-
Gus class and the other thriftless.
DR.. Arnold said it had been charged on
the part OF some people in The north that
southern women did not look after the COM
fort of southern soldiers as did the women
of the north, but he recounted the hard
ships undergone by women of the south
and the contrivances they resorted to in
order TO live and get supplies for the SOL
diers, and said there was no ground for the
charge of neglect on their part. He spoke
of the great charges in the life of southern
women, which had been brought about by
the war. the new conditions calling women
into Industrial pursuits, which were former
" looked upon as degrading. Now, he said,
girls of all classes do not consider it de-
grading for them to earn their living.
Election of Officers.
The papers were discussed briefly. Officers
for the ensuing years were elected as fol-
lows: President, DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry; vice
presidents, Gen. NJ. C. Butler, Gen. NJ. ].
Wright. John R. Proctor, Thomas Nelson
Page. Prof. Woodrow Wilson and Senator
f. c. Walthall; secretary and treasurer
DIR. Colyer Mcriweather; advisory council
Prof. VIM. L. Wilson, Prof. X. p. Battle
Col. r. A. Brock, T. L. Cole. DR.. Chas. w.
Dabney, Prof. r. Heath Dabney, Prof.
John r. Ficklen, Judge c. w. Raines of
Texas. Prof. Chas. Lee Smith of Missouri
Prof. w. c. Stubs of Louisiana, Reuben
G. Thwaites of Wisconsin, DR.. Stephen B.
Weeks of North Carolina, Thomas NJ.
Owen of Alabama, Prof. H. Schoenfeld of
Columbian University and Prof. Lucian
Johnston of the Catholic University.