The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
TALKED OVER THE
BATTLE ABBEY.
tn Ladies in the South Asked to
Cooperate.
MEETING EELO HERE YESTERDAY
Committee from the Confederate Me
mortal Literary Society TO Confer
With a Committee from the
Memorial Association.

| At half-past 10 O'Clock yesterday the
| Executive Committee Of the Confederate
! Memorial Association met in the Office
Of Mr. j. Taylor Ellyson to confer re-
| gardlng the proposed Battle Abbey
| which it Is intended 10 psrpetuaie the
| glorious memory OF the Confederacy and
It's gallant dead. The matter has created
| the intensest interest tnrougnOut the
| South, ana the facI that the aeiegatlon
| had arrived IN Ricnmond for the purpose
| Of conference naturally re-awakened To-
cal attenJon. Inc meeting at Mr.. Eily-
| sons was somewhat lengthy, those pres
| ent beside that gentleman being General
Robert White. OF Wheeling, W Va,
Colonel thomas ). kenan, OF Raleigh,
n. c.; General j. &. Underwood, of Ken
| lucky, general superintendent, and Mr..
| Augustine j. Smith, representing Mr.. {.
Il. Rouss.
The result OF their conference may be
said 10 be embodied in the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That the Executive Commit
tee earnestly request the various Con
federate societies of ladies IN the South
TO organize for the purpose of raising
funds to aid i'm the erection of the Con
federate Memorial Building, and 10 re-
port the amounts 10 General Robert
White. chairman Of this committee,
Wheeling. w. Va.
Resolved, That this committee respect
fully invites the cooperation Of the Con-
federate Memorial Literary Society of
Richmond in its effort To raise mc-=v -
erect the Confederate Memorial Build-
ing. and request that they proceed TO
adopt such course of action to that end
as in their judgment may Doe deemed
best
TALKED IT OVER
An invitation having been rendered the
visitors by the Executive Committee Of
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety 10 attend the regular monthly
meeting Of the latter at the Museum.
that they might meet the ladies. whose
work is one in which. as COM, ierate~
they are m warmest sympathy they ad-
journed to the Museum, AT the conclusion
of their own meeting. under the escort
of Mr.. William ElysOn, VINO. during the
entire day, was untiring ia his efforts TO
make the stay of the strangers a pleas
ant one. In the absence of the presi
dent because Of illness Mrs Anne Grant
occupied the chair Mr.. Elyson intro
duced each member Of tho committee I'm
a particularly happy speech and each
Of the latter then addressed the society
them with force-that the Museum is the
first and only enterprise Of similar
character I'm the entire South which has
attained any permanency Of success. or
an yother than local interest. and
spoke warmly Of the work Of the ladies.
and expressed their profound sense of
the Importance OF the cooperation Of tho
latter They spoke also of the interest Of
the veterans i'm regard 10 the Abbey.
and especially Of Mr. Charles Broadway
Rouss, which has been so practically
shown.
COOPERATION NEEDED.
Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson made mo-
ton. whose wisdom promptly commended
itself 10 the society and speedily be
came resolution--that "a committee from
the society be appointed 10 act i'm con-
junction with the committee from It's
Advisory BOard-Mr j. Taylor Ellyson.
Judge Christian and Mr.. Joseph Bryan
and confer with the Executive Committee
of the Memorial Association regarding
the Battle Abbey.
A letter was received from Mrs. Davis
authorizing the sale Of pictures OF Miss
Winnie Davis in the museum. the letter
enclosing several negatives of photo
graphs.
Mrs George Ross turned over TO the
care by the former consisting Of all iele-
grams and letters OF coincidence received
in connection with her daughters death.
Mrs Ross notified the society that also
in letter which accompanied the pack
age Mrs. Davis stated that she also pro-
posed t. forward all the badges presented
TO the Daughter of the COnfederacy'
by the various Confederate organizations
\ letter from General Joseph wheeler
was read. in which he thanked the So
ciety for its expressions Of sympathy at
the time Of his sons death.
LETTER FROM DIR HOGE.
The following letter. dictated by REV.
Moses d. Hoge to his daughter, on De
cember tenth. was heard with genuine
emotion by those present:
My Dear Mrs Daniel: Among the many
letters Of coincidence and sympathy which
have come to me since the accident which
disabled me- no one has been more APP
preciated than yours of December Sth
have indeed suffered greatly but great
nave been my cOmpensatiOns I'm the as
surance l have received from every part
Of the country Of the tender interest Of
my Confederate friends. You have given
most thorough expression to this I'm
your favor of yesterday and 1 want YOU
20 know how much cheered and encour-
aged | am by il. The fact that such a
communication has been addressed TO me
is one that ] will cherish with greatest
gratitude, and l only regret my inabil-
ity 10 thank you as my heart prompts
me to do
Very cordially yours.
MOSES ID. HOGE.
The committee Of the Confederate Me-
mortal Association left Richmond last
night.