Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-09
TWO BEST HISTORIES.
Dr.. Jones's and Mrs Lees Books En-
dorsed By Both Committees.
GRAND CAMP BODY MEETS HERE.
Report Of the Citizens Committee
Meets With Hearty Approval.
KEEP up THE FIGHT on BARNES.
sbfnn's md Other Unfair Works
Also 10 lie Antagonized-An Execu-
tive Committee TO Press the Matter
pcfore board of Education.
GRAND CAMP BODY MEETS HERE.
KEEP Up THE FIGHT on BARNES.

Tho little seed gown no longer ago
than last October at a mass.meeting
held IN Lee Camp Hall has had q truly
marvellous growth, for one of the direct
results OF the consideration OF the his
tory question by that distinguished as
semblage has been the adoption by the
Grand Camp History Committee of re-
port in the highest sense denunciatory of
Barness History. and other more OBJ
scure textbooks of the same ilk. and the
recommendation of the histories Of Mrs.
Susan Pendleton Lee and Of Rev. DR..
j. William Jones-southern authoress and
author--for adoption for use in the public
schools Of Virginia.
THIS report, framed by the Citizens
Committee, appointed by Or. Hunter Me-
CURE. who presided over the meeting al
luded 10 above, was endorsed by the
Grand Camp History Committee yester-
day, and will have the tremendous moral
force behind It OF these two bodies, and
OF the Sons Of Veterans. representing
the civic and military sentiment of the
State and the sentiment of the rising
generation.
EARNEST IN THEIR PURPOSE.
The Grand Camp History Committee
has embarked upon new era, born part
ly of the energy of its newly-appointed
chairman, Mr.. William l.. Royal, and
partly Of the gravity of the present situa-
ton The veterans, too. realizing that
the sun is fast setting on their horizon,
demand that they and their comrades
shall be set right in the eyes Of the
generations yet TO come. and insist, in
no uncertain tones that there shall be
no more prOcrastination where the heri-
tage of honor that they would leave their
children is concerned. SO 1t was that
Mr.. Royal called his committee together,
as soon as he was notified of his ap-
and not only was AN emphatic
report-framed by such scholars as Pro-
fessor r. II. Dabney, Professor of His
tory at the University of Virginia; Henry
Alexander White, Professor Of History at
Washington and Lee; c. r.. Vawter,
president Of the Miller School; William
r. Abbott, principal of Bellevue School,
and John p. Mcclure, principal of Nc
Cures School-adopted. but in order to
obviate the difficulty and unreasonable
ness of calling the Grand Camp Commit
tee together on slight but not unim-
portant pTeteXts, an executive or work.
ing committee was formed, of gentlemen
who reside in or near Richmond, all OF
whom will be constantly in touch with
The chairman.
The two committees-that of the Grand
Camp and the Citizens Committee--will
90 before the State Board of Education,
md present the matter carefully and
FULLY TO the consideration of its members,
md no stone will be left unturned TO
win victory from error and msrepre-
'entation.
This much was decided at the meeting
held in Lee Camp Hall yesterday eve
hing. It was the meeting of the Grand |
camp History Committee, but Chairman |
Royal had hidden the members of the |
'itizens' Committee and any veterans |
Interested i'm the question to attend and |
axe part in the discussion.