Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-04
PROGRESS OF G.. NJ. LIS.
REPORTS PRESENTED by THE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
The PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
All show Marked Progress mn" De-
yelOpment-The Roll OF ho""'-'
Circular Letter to Commanders of
Confederate Camps.

/ SHOWS NflN iild t'i itii "a 3d.
end desired
The following reports, which were SUD
mitted at the last meeting, or have been
prepared since, will be read with great
interest: Mrs. Joseph Bryan's report as
president, was as follows:
Before we close the Confederate Ne
! mortal volume for 1898 We VIII 40 wen 10
! pause and review "all the way OF the
! past years. in which We nave pteil IL L.
! Ted" and then sustained Nheh III lo'V
! the project was first planned, we Neie
! confronted by such serious diihcuitleS that
! To- many IL seemed Wild or not a NOPE
! less) scheme. To-day il Is an assured
! fact. the difficulties were removed, the
| perpleNing questions solved ana lhe W.
| has been opened for us in truly mar
! vellous manner. on all sides help mas
! been afforded and the kindly interest OF
! strangers has cheered US on. IRON the
! Governor of our state, from the Mayor
and Council Of our beloved city, TO the
| earnest little band of school children, VINO
have formed themselves into our protect
ing Guard of Honor" We have received
! abundant evidence of sympathy ana as
J sstance.. To one and alto the people
| of the far-distant States. who are yet one
with us i'm their love Tor our cherished
COnfederacy-we extend at TINS time our
| hearty greeting. and desire 10 further eN-
press our grateful thanks. surely, from
]
T us and our work, else our labor had been
but In vain.
am reminded that to-day there should
| be a report from the president OF your
society. But unless YOU desire TO near
of weary days and sleepless nights, l
have none 10 make. In the PROVIDENCE
of God, / was so long laid aside from an
/ active duties that ] can only tell OF the
/ work by hearsay. OF the thoughtiul con-
siderdtiOn shown me hv YOU | cannot now
/ trust myself 10 speak but | bless YOU In
my heart with gratitude The chair mas
! been most admirably filled by your tire
| less Yice-pTesident. so that | am thank
! ful 20 feel that the work has not suf-
fered In any way.
The fun record Of the years proceedings
will be duly presented by your chosen
officers.
Many thoughts Of YOU and your work
/ came 10 me as / lay ON my bed of suffer
| ing, and from the fuluess OF my heart
must now speak. / feel that on MS deep
and lofty responsibility rests. The en-
! thusasm with which this enterprise was
begun has naturally been replaced 10y
more calm eudeavor. but ! would have us
/ to-day 10 stir up our zeal bv honestly
asking ourselves solemn questions. IN re-
gard 10 this work which God has given US
| 10 do.
Am / doing my part in this cause. as
/ the Confederate private did his. steadlly,
( lovingly. with an my might, day by day
While others have done and are sun
]
| work? What have ! done for II IN TINS
/ past Vear2
Am / walking I'm the steps Of the women
of the South during those years OF nio'd!
What have ] given 10 this work
What have / given up for this work?
Forgive me II 1 press home these
thoughts. ! am urged thereto by the iacI
that the years are flying. and the work
is vast Let us. then, redeem the lime.
LOSSES BY DEATH.
We cannot but remember that az our
last annual meeting We had with US me
dear familiar faces OF TWO OF US VINO
have crossed over the river and now;
rerhaps are permitted 10 watch MS ana
/ our work from afar. But ., how we need
them herel From the inception or ~;r
work until the day Of his death IN Janu-
airy last our strong ally ana supporter
the chairman OF the Advisory Board. ana
our truest friend was Colonel John Batop
| Cary. We can never tell all he was 10
us and this WOrk-guiding, counselling
| encouraging US, We relied on him for
! everything and never called in vain. No
! time or expense. nor pains, nor labor
was too much for him 90 give 10 the
! cause TO which he had first given him
self. In the old days IL was inspiration
10 be with him. I'm those 10 come IL viii
be strength 10 remember him. We can
say, with gratitude: servant of God
well done.
In the recent removal Of your faithful
treasurer, Mrs. Margaret STROLLER Smith,
we have sustained another heavy loss
our first and only treasurer. she fulfilled
with accuracy and dispatch the manifold
duties Of her post She entered So hearth
ly into all labors of Confederate work
that this was truly labor OF love with
her Astounding in good works. she fin
ished her course i'm faith and now rest.
from her labOrs among those loyal
hearts and true who stand ever I'm
the light The memory Of her cheerful
service will long inger with us and will
/ serve as a further incentive 10 do our
l GflIE UtlfE she did hers
Ihus praying. working. hoping we go
forward with stout heart 10 meet the
shadowy future. For Judging it by the
past. we can with hopeful confidence de-
clare:
Here We raise our Ebenozer.
For hitherto the Lord has helped us"
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE REPORT.
To M Confederate Memorial Literary
Society:
Ladies' In July. 1897 ] was urged by
tne president of your society 10 take the
embarrassing OF the Memorial Commit
Tee ana with much hesitancy l consented
10 do So
| began my work al once by obtaining
IRON the Nlce-regents the records soil
cited ana received at the time Of the
great memorial bazaar held I'm Richmond,
March 1893. giving names and records OF
confederate soldiers and sailors. In order
10 secure, as far as possible. the names
( OF all who served the Confederate cause.
10 be placed on file through all time in
a special feature to request that all arti-
cles and money should be sent 10 the
bazaar In memory of some soldier or
sailor, with a record Of his services. and
10 the end OF perpetuating these names
mas ever since been the effort OF this So
cletN. 80 FAR the Yice-regents of Tennes-
see Virginia. and Alabama have cordial
ly responded. enclosing valuable memo
Ianda, collected at the time of the ba-
Zaar. There has been prepared a circu-
lar. presenting our hopes and plans. and
a blank form 10 be filled with soldiers
name command, &c. which when re-
turned. properly attested is 10 be placed
on the roll OF honor. In volumes for that
purpose.
In these eighteen months l have dis
tributed 10 the different camps l.026 cir
culars. 2.s66 blank forms. 20 blank forms
% individuals. ana have written 25j let
tiers. Have received pa letters and l02
blank forms. / have heard from - camps
asking for blank forms, which have been
sent
| have received rosters from five CAMPS
X. T.. Lee Camp. No !. Richmond Va;
StOnewall Jackson Camp No. p, Staun-
ton Va: Hardy County Camp. No. 81,
West Virginia: $. g. MaXey Camp 40.
$50 West Virginia. William c. Hancock
Company +. Forty-ninth Georgia Regi-
ment; Company F. Tenth Georgia Reg-
ment. Semmess Brigade. Company h,
Fourtc enth South Carolina Volunteers.
The original musterrOlls OF Company Il.
Twenty-third South Carolina. Captain
Seagle; Company a, Fifty-second North
Carolina, Captain j. NJ. Alexander; Com
pany h, Fifty-secOnd North Carolina.
Captain j. X Kyle. which will be placed
In the Museum.
| have received through Adjutant Jacob
r. Cook portrait of Captain William