The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-22
BATTlEFlEt0S PARK
Encineers Survey the Fields-Distin-
suished VisitOrs-Iandsons Recep-
ten, &c

ten, &c
The detail If engineers from the War
Department sent to inspect the battle
fields in this section, which it is pro-
prosed 10 convert into a national park,
with a view Of reporting Oh same TO
Congress. arrived here Tuesday even
ing. They were met at the depot by
committee Of the Fredericksburg and
Adjacent Battlefelds Park Memorial
Association, aud at night an elegant
reception was rendered them at the Ex
change Hotel. The Reception Commit
tee was composed Of Capt. 7. No
Ocacken, chairman Dol. + ID Cole,
Hon. II L. CrismOnd. Capt NJ b.
Rowe. Maj T. f Morris, Capt. 5. J.
Quinn and J. 2. H. CrismOnd assisted
by the following ladies
Mrs J I. Goolriok Mrs. II b
Lane. Misses Jennie Hurkamp, EleanoT
McCracken. Elizabeth Comba, Mamie
Willis. Lena Rowe. Margaret Crismond.
Mrs. Henry Stokes, Mrs David Hirsh
Mrs. J b Ficklen, Mrs. II. II. John
ston. Mrs. W. L. Bradbury, Mrs
William L. Brannan, Misses Elizabeth
Ewing. JEANNE Ewing, Mary Gordon
Wallace, Carrie Quinn. Lucy Herndon,
Nellie Flndley, Olivia Reaney. Louise
McCarty. Jennie Phillips Abbie St
John, Bella Smith, Belle Little, Alice
Marybelle Ewing
Music was furnished by Bower
ing's Band, and refreshments in pro-
fusion served
Among the prominent visitors present
were Engineer W. II Owen, Dol. d. d
Wheeler, u S. A. Col Charles Byrd,
Mai HI Biscce Gen. Horatio o King,
President Of the National Battlefelds
Park Association Senator Thomas S.
Martin. Congressman w. A. Jones,
Col. W. H. Taylor, Maj o. f. Hine
Mai. r. 5 Lacy, Hon Frank Hume
George Alfred Townsend, Mr.. Harry
L West and Mrs. West.
Among the callers were the following
ST. George K Fitzhugh, Major T. K
Morris. Capt. NJ. b Rowe Col. E. D.
Cole, Capt T. McOracken, Mayor A.
P. Rowe, Rev. DR. j. S. Dill. Hon. II.
f. OrismOnd, g. W. Shepherd, s l.
Baggett, Jr. W H. Merchant J. d.
Ray. II h Gouldman. NJ G. Willis,
Capt. S. J. Quinn. A. p Rowe. Jr. ,
J. B Ficklen, B. o. Young, James
Britton. W l.. Brannsn, O. 90 Cool
rick. 0 d. Foster, George W Wroten,
J. NJ. Griffin, H II. Wallace, J. T. Layton,
J. +. Smith, B p Willis, H. II John
ston, r l.. Biscoe, J. h Rawling, f,
h Tyler, r. b. McCalley, II. II Hen
derson, ] s Potter, Charles Foster.
Fee Green, Gregg Latimer. David
Hirsh. Isaac Hirsh, John I. Knight,
Yes Chancellor, A. d. Tapscott, Ira p
Turnkey. H. B. Lane, h. W. Stearns,
f. o. Ninde, W. A. Bell, Charles
Bradley.
The reception was concluded about
midnight with several waltzes, which
were greatly enjoyed by the your
Yesterday at 8 100 the party left here
in charge of committee composed O.
| Capt NJ. B. Rowe, Maj T. f. Morris,
Capt S. ]. Qninn. Capt T. McCraoken
and Mr.. S. S Bradford for Salem
Church. Charlottesville and the Will
derness. Nh. Yes Chancellor, Col
John r. Alrich, Mr. Ira p. Turnely, Mr.
Stephens Of the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat aud a Free Lance representative
also accompanied them, and at the vii
derness Church they were joined by Mr.
John McOracken, Miss Eleanor Nc
Cracker and Miss Elizabeth Oombs, VIII
had gone ahead of them in the morn
ing.
Their route was along the sunker
road to Marye's Heights, and from
there 10 Salem Church. The next stop
ping place was at two trees where Jack
son and Lee held a consultation ant
parted short time before the forme
was shot, and at the Ohancellorsvill
House. considerable time wa
consumed and photographs taken b.
Mr. W. T. Smith Hazel Grove farm
was xt visited Then the jackson
and OOllis monuments At Wilder
ness Church bountiful dinner wa
partaken Of and the afternoon wa
/ spent in going over the Wilderness bat
tiefleld. Some changes from the surve
made under the auspices Of the Battle
fields Park Association, were suggeste
by the detail, notably at Salem Church
where it was suggested that severe
hundred feet more to the left of th
| church be taken in, and at Ohancellors
- kn
! side of the turnpike, about quarter G
mile east Of the Charlottesville House
, be added and strip Of ground O
> Hazel Grove eliminated. The part
spent the night at the home of MI
Absalom Waller, and will complete Oh
work today at the Bloody Angle an