The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

regents and members Of the advisory
board who constitute the governing power
are as follows:
MARYLAND. - Regent, Mrs Charles
Marshall Baltimore; wee regents-Mrs.
c. OBJ. Cowardin, Richmond (Aiiss Anna
NJ. Moale, Baltimore, Md.
NIRGINIA.-Regent Miss Mildred Lee,
Lexington, Va vice regent. Mrs. J. Tay~
lor Ellyson, Richmond Va.
NORTH CAROLINA.-sF}egcnt Mrs.
Christopher Woodbridge MacLean, New
Berne, n. c.. vice regent. Mrs. L. T.
Broadnax, Richmond Miss Alice Jones.
Salisbury, N Co.
SOUTH Regent. Miss
Mary Singleton Hampton Miss Daisy
Hamptom: vice regent, Mrs. w. =. De
sausure, Richmond miss George Logan,
Charleston, S. c..
GEORGIA.-Regent, Mrs. Robert Emory
Park, Macon. Ga; vice regent. Mrs. j.
Prosser Harrison, Richmond. Va.
FLORIDA.-Regent, Mrs. Frances p.
Fleming, Jacksonville, Fla; vice regent
Mrs. r. A. Patterson. Richmond miss
Bette Duval Monticello, FlaJ
ALABAMA.-Regent Miss Mary Clay
ton, Eufaula, Ala; vice regents, Mrs. J..
II. Drake Richmond Miss Lizzie Otis,
Eufaula. AlaD.
MISSISSIPPI. 49, Regent. Miss Winnie
Davis; vice regent. Mrs. E. c. Pendleton,
Richmond Miss Margaret Adell Hum
phreys, Columbus. Miss).
LOUISIANA. - Regent. Mrs D. A. S.
Vaught. New Orleans; vice regent, Mrs.
G. Wayne Anderson, Richmond (Miss
Margaret Estelle Buerthe, New Orleans).
TEXAS.-Regent, Mrs. a. V. Winkler.
Corscana, Tex: vice regent, Mrs Caz-
neau Mcleod, Richmond husband and
husbands father well-known TeXans)
KANSAS-Regent, Mss Frances
Scott Van Buren,, Ark; vice regent, Mrs.
Decatur Axtell, Richmond (Miss May
Cautseii, Little Rock, Ark.
NESSEEi-Regent, Mrs. Kellar An
derson, Nashville Tenn; vice regent, Mrs.
Norman Randolph. Richmond.
KENTUCKY.-Rege Mrs. Eorbourne
Gait Grey, Louisville. KY; vice regent.
Miss Matte p. Harris, Richmond, Va
MISSOURI-Regent, Mrs L. d. Val
liant, st. Louis, Mo; vice regent, Mrs. G..
p. Stacy, Richmond.
(chairman), Mr.. Joseph Bryan, Judge
George l.. Christian, Judge e. C. Minor,
Col w. Z. Crenshaw, Mr.. J. Taylor Ely
son, Mr.. Robert S. Bosher. Mr.. e. d.
Hotchkiss Mr.. B. b. Munford, and Col.
John B. Purcell.
The following have been elected honor
airy members of the advisory board:
Gen. John 3. Gordon. commander-in-
chief, Atlanta, Ga.
Lieut.-Gen. Wade Hampton, Of Wash
ington, D. G.
Mai. Gen. Thomas A. Brander, vir-
ginia division, Richmond Va.
Major-Gen. George II. Stewart, Mary
land division, Baltimore. Md.
Mai. Gen. William l.. DeRosset North
Carolina division, Wilmington, N. c.
Mai. Gen. C. Irvine Walker, South Car
DINA division, Charleston, S. c.
Mai. John A. Boyd, Kentucky d.
vision, Lexington, Ky.
Lieut.-Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Of Stark
vile, Miss.
Maj.-Gen. Clement A. Evans, Georgia,
division, Atlanta, Ga.
Maj.-Gen. Fred. S. Ferguson, Alabama
division Birmingham. Ala
Maj.-Gen. w. II. Jackson, Tennessee
division, Nashville, Tenn.
Mai. Gen. w. d. Holder. Mississippi di-
vision, Jackson, Miss.
Maj.-Gen. w. G. Vincent, Louisiana d.
vision, New Orleans, La
Maj.-Gen. J. ]. Dickson, Florida divis-
ion, Ocala, Fla
Lieut. Gen. William L. Cabel. Dallas,
Tex
Maj. Gen. ]. o. Shelby, Missouri divis-
| ion, Kansas City, Mo.
Maj.-Gen. w. II. Boone, Texas division,
Navasota, Tex.
Brevet Maj.-Gen. w. N. Bush, North
eastern Texas subdivision, Mckinney,
Tex
Brevet Mai. Gen. Robert Cobb, North
western Texas subdivision. Wichita
Falls. Tex.
Brevet Maj Gen. w. G. Blain, South
eastern Texas division, Fairfield, Tex.
Brevet Ma. Gen. d. M. Poor, South
western Texas subdivision, San Antonio,
Tex
Brevet Maj.-Gen. f. NJ. Bean, Western
| Texas subdivision, Cameron. Tex.
Maj.-Gen John G.. Fletcher, Arkansas
division, Little Rock, Ark.
Maj.-Gen. r. b. Coleman. Indian Terri
tory DIVISION McAlester, l. T.
Maiden Edward L. Thomas Okla
homa division. Sac and Fox Agency Okla
Maj.-Gen. John c. Underwood, Depart
ment of the Northwest, Chicago, Ill.
Col. A. G. Dickinson, New York.
The property represents not less thar
| S65 600 1t has two acres of ground at
| tached. The Southern Historical Society
In which are the fullest and most relia
| BILE records and data of the war (eXcep
in the War Record Office in Washington
and many of those are taken from papers
belonging to this society, is established il
this building.
! The collection of relics is of untold value
/ The Mary de Renne collection, of Georgia
was recently presented by DR.. Edward Z
| de Renne of Savannah, in memory of hi
mother, who made this collection from tn
|
| is one of the finest in existence.
| The South Carolina room is filed witt
relics of all descriptions.
The Virginia room holds relics of Lee
jackson, A. j. Hill. Stuart, Fitz Lee
and other officers and of privates an
friends of the confederacy. This room
seems already filed and yet there ar
boxes and boxes stil unopened. The col
lection from Lee Camp. No. !, has bee
placed here.
The Higginsville CMo) Confederat
Home has given its collection TO the Mis-
souri, room, the same to be delivered whe
that home ceases to be used as such, an
articles Of Interest and value are constant
~ coming into the home
The museum was formally opened o.
Feb. %, 1896 that day having been Sc
lected since it was the anniversary of tn
inauguration of President Davis in Rich
mond. Since the opening there have beel
1900 visitors. outside of special occasions
I 500 of whom we're northerners and for
eigners. on Saturdays, when the en-
trance Is free, there have been as man.
as 100 visitors between the hours Of an
s O'Clock, the average being not less thai
sixty-hve on free entrance days.