The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
TIE ANNUAL MASS-MEETlNG.
Major Jed HotchkisS to Address Inc
Hollywood Memorial Association,
HISTORY OF The ORGANIZATION.
Ii Was Called Into Existence Lhtic moro
Than Year After the Great struggle
aud Has Done Noble aud
Patriotic Work.

Tho annual mass-moeung OF the Holly
wood Memorial Association viii be heid
in Lee Camp Han next Monday nigat
at s o'clock. The orator OF the occa-
sion will be Major Jed. lotchkiss. OF
stanton. who is well known as pubic
speaker. An attractive music@ pro-
sramme has been arranged for the even
Ing.
The annual report OF the President Oh
the Association will be submitted on TINS
occasion. and ii is expected that a large
audience Will be present.
An invitation has been cXtenGed 10
Richmond Chapter. Daughters OF tue
Confcdcracy. to attend the meeting
An invitation has also been received py
the Hollywood Memorial Association 10
attend the memorial exercises OF 'he
oakwood Memorial Association on may
10th. .,..-,1>,
HISTORY or THE ASSOCIATION
The HOLLYWOOD Memorial Assocl@Noh
was called into existence on May o. Ioo',
little more than a year having ei"Po''
since the close of the great CIVIL s'ius
Gle. The Association was the Outcome
of the feeling Oh the part oil N"s''i'N
noble women, who could not .ii'e' '"''
for a moment the thought th|t wv
sacred remains OF Southern heroes snou.U
no neglected or forgotten. The OAK
wood Memorial Association spiahs nv
.xisteuce almost simultaneously anu
:. 80, for some time advocated That
tho two organizations should be COM
1iood into one. but ii was decided by
tina managers that the common oOJVo'
anFnmUIlEntQ
independent associations. 49,
10 Mrs. Charles q. Barney, keV. III
Charles Minnigorode, and captain W
Dawson. a young Englishman VINO hNi
served in the Confederate army. Is uuo
the honor of organizing the Assocla,ion'
AT the first meeting. held IN the gun
dav-school room of st. Pauis chui0n'
Mrs. william II. Mcfarland was choson
president. a vice-president from e"O"
Christian denomination and one from
tho Hebrew were elected. ana also
treasurer. secretary. and board OF man
ayers. The objects of the ASSOCIATION
were. as defined by its founders 10 coI-
lect funds to be applied in enclosing ar
ranging. returning. and otherwise pidc-
ing I'm order the graves OF Cohleue'd'e
dead about 5000 inferred in HOLLYWOOD
Cemetery. and 10 fix on day for pubic
commemoration Of those who fell in pat
tIe and whose remains lie in Holly
wood"
The first memorial Day was observed
on the 3lst Of May. 1866. by the assocla-
ton. and its exercises were participated
In bv thousands of Richmonds cltizehs'
as has been the custom every year slhCe'
Besides keeping the graves of the Con-
federate soldiers in Hollywood in order
the Confederate Monument in the Gene
terry was erected AT a cost of Sl5.9i9. the
remains Of 5000 Confederate soldiers.
brought from Gettysburg and others from
Arlington and other places, ana REIN
TERED in Hollywood, and a considerable
amount Of money was raised by the Assoc
citation.
Upon the reorganization of the body in
1856 il still retained its faithful plesl-
dent Of many years, Mrs. Lewis Nepp.
Ii was strengthened by the accession OF
members who had been scarcely more
than children at its inception. and older
members renewed their interest.
IL was found that the fund from the
ANIMAL subscriptions was inadequate 10
keen the large grounds in order remark
tbs graves, and do the other necessary
work. Appeals were sent out Tor annual
subscriptions. Among the replies Ie-
celved were: From North Carolina, S4,o'
Georgia. 1892: South Carolina. Sd; Florida,
800. a Texas veteran 500; from Norfolk,
three annual contributions, amounting to
81 The CITY Council I'm two years gave
500 and the veteran organizations III the
CITY. S13O From these various sources,
with annual subscriptions and proceeds OF
entertainments given during the ilNe years
following reorganization, $500 had been
collected. the greater portion of which
was necessarily expended III repairs anu
improvements.
MRS. BRYAN. PRESIDENT.
In 1890 the president OF the association
removed from Richmond and her place
was filed by Mrs. Joseph Bryan, who
ever since has been indefatigable in her
efforts In behalf OF the noble organiza-
ton. At her instance, TO the work al
ready undertaken. was added the securing
of the house used as the Executive Man
sion OF the Confederacy for Confederate
museum. Owing 10 the requirements or
the city charter this led to the foundation
of a society under the title Of 1.-The Con-
federate Memorial Literary Society," AT
this period of quickened activity ana
prosperity the association was Temporal
rily dismayed by a claim against 1t for
large amount, on account OF exhuming
the Gettysburg dead by Or. r. j. Weaver
of Philadelphia. The association obtained
from the Legislature a grant OF 5000 to-
wards the liquidation of this debt. This
amount was transferred to DR.. Weaver
with the fund which had been invested
for income. and which 1t had been feared
was lost.
In response TO an appeal from the Sol
diers' and Sailors Monument Association.
for assistance in completing their work.
the assoc alton organized and carried on
"A bazaar in 1893 the proceeds OF which.
about $1,000. were TO be used In equal
parts for the monument 10 the private
soldier and sailor. and for the renovation
Of the building for the museum.
In 1895 there were 1856 names on the
membership list OF the association. This
number has steadily increased since that
time. and the noble work Of the organiza-
ton goes forward from year TO year as
the objects Of the association are being
realized
THE OFFICERS.
The present officers OF the association
are: President Mrs. Joseph Bryan: Vice
Presidents Mrs j. Taylor Ellyson. Mrs.
William Writ Henry. and Miss Minnie
Baughman; Honorary Presidents
Mrs William b. Isaacs and Mrs. John
Purcell Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
T. c. Minor: Recording Secretary, Miss
Mary Crenshaw; Treasurer. Mrs. Max
well T. Clarke.