Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

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letters, and MSS. of President Davis aid
Winnie Davis; also, pictures OF the Hayes
| family. Chapman. the artist. has given,
| through Mrs Bryan, three beautiful pant
| mss of Winnie Davis. two OF them the
| ones taken when she was years ana ID
| years Mrs. Hayes pronounces perfect,
and asks that MIR. Chapman should be
| told so, with her grateful thanks. Wishes
Mrs. Bryan to do IL, so she SAID 70 me;
/ Six autograph letters from distinguished
! Confederate generals and a photosfd2h
of DIR. Moses ID. Hoge have been put Al.
the room as a memorial of DR.. Hoge, by
his children. Other books, pictures, &C.
have been promised. Have also Coz,
| lected SIS for the Chapman pictures, ana
bought 100 Confederate flag pins
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The South Carolina Room, Mrs. WIZ
/ liam Il. DeSaussure. Relies and recQrds
at last annual report, December ., 1875
| $40; received since, = Iotai, J's. ,oov
Balance cash on hand December o. ls9s'
! 81 10; cash received since December D, 1913,
| $50: disbursed during year Ssl4, baiance
/ on hand, 1915. IOtal, sl0.4V.
The foregoing statement shows an IN
crease in the number OF relics and re-
! cords and that the current expenses OF
the room have been sufficiently PROVIDED
for. There is no reason TO doubt that
! South Carolina Will continue 70 make pro
vision for her room here. Since the al
lournment of the annual meeting o1 the
United Daughters Of The COntedeIacy
held in Richmond November oth, ana III
response 10 resolutions adopted Dy that
body, correspondence has been opened Dy
the South Carolina Division, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, with your
yice-regent looking 10 rmanent an
nual appropriation by that DIVISION iot
the support Of this room. similar ac.lOH
will no doubt be taken in all the states,
and must result in making the COnfede-
rate Museum living issue with them
With this report / decline TO be re-
! elected yce-regent Of the South Carolina
Room. Loss of health renders II impos-
sibe for me TO give proper attention TO
the duties Of this position. lay them
down regretfully, for it has been labor
of love but with the pleasing assurance
that they will be entrusted to more capa-
bic, though not more willing, hands
TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee Room, Mrs. y. V. Ran
dOph: Again 1 am before you with the
! same report. Nothing done in the Ten
nessee Room. The regent, Mrs. kenai
Anderson, as well IS myself, have work
ed in season and out of season, and yet
nothing accomplished. and why2 For III b.
sole reason that the Battle Abbey scheme
| Started one year after the Confederate
Museum was an assured IacO seems 10
| have taken possession OF tennessee, ana
they will not send their relics TO Ricn-
mond. We have pleaded and asked that
they be sent here, as a safe deposit. ana
assured them that whenever or Wherever
| the Battle Abbey Is placed, we Will fe-
turn to them, through their loan certi-
ficates, all relies so sent. After my le-
turn from a tour through Tennessee last
year. when In Memphis. Knoxville, ana
Chattanooga l was most delightfully."- ed-
tertained, and my plea Shall Tennessee
| remain unrepTesented in the WHITE House
OF the Confederacy, listened TO with pa
thence, and even seeming interest 1 lac
hoped much. Nothing came DuL d PIC
ture sent me by General Vaughn, with
his membership certificate. lie mas since
, been called to answer roll IN the last
= filing ranks OF our veterans IN the great
: beyond. / know and feel tn3t the con-
Vention has done US good. The Ddush-
ters have found out that this IS Con-
, federate museum. not virginia museum
Many States have realized the tact ind
, | strangers will come 20 the capltdl OF tAe
| Confederate States to see and read OF
her gallant sons, and shall tennessee, the
. border State, that saw as much hShlls
: as Virginia, whose SOL was lndIe s1 49, ga
! by her many slaip cor cause they KIN"
, | was lust and true whose history - file
with deeds of her brave sons ana dau5h-
e ters must Tennessee be unrepiesenleO II
the White House of the Confederacy' IN
Confederate Museum; NO, ana we pes
she will send portraits OF her great gene
e rails. records and relics of her no hss
E ! great heroes the rank and iile or tne
Amy of Tennessee. Therefore, we mus
2 | NOT he discouraged, and Tennessee, l..
| SLOW in filling up the room, Will come
5 forward now and send her records t. pc
I ! preserved in the capital Of the southern
n | COnfederacy.
: GOOD WORK FOR TEXAS.
: Texas. Mrs. c. Mcleod: The yearly re-
= | port OF our valued regent MIS-. a. v
y | tltnkIer was read at our meeting Oh tie
, | 9Th of November. by Mrs. stone, VINO ~
, kindly and graciously represented MI p
? Winkler at our regents. annual Nls'' ~
Richmond This report WAS long %ho
> ! most interesting, giving, at IL dlu' q
minute account OF the work done al
Texas Quite "a large number OF relics
/ and papers have been collected LOT '-'
= ! Texas Room during 1893.
l. As the Vice-regent for this department
: I have co-Operatcd constantly durMs III.
year with my regent our hunlp'i ~
j portraits I'm the Texas Room has peeL
I prcatlv added 10 and everything kept II
| beautiful order. The last most lebdi
, | Gift of the life-size portrait OF MISS W II
| ME Davis was unveiled on the eNehini
of our reception given In honor or IN
United Daughters or the SohleueIdry
. Mrs Henry Rosenberg. Of Galveston. pre-
% scented this costly ana be"utilul P.S VI
D 10 our room. l knew nothing oil th'
70 Gift until | arrived NJ the Museum
4 97.,ertholess the unwilling was done VIII
n the usual form 50 valued gllt uriudnu
\ ed. The Texas nag covered H. ana an ~
g a very graceful presentation speech ~
/ | Mrs stone II was unveiled by MIS-. |ia
n | nam Uobson. niece OF the donor. MI
o Tavlor Elyson very kindly, IN q L." az
a propriate words. accepted, IN ine han'
Y of the Confederate Memorial Literary ~
. sociation. this beautiful addition To th'
7 Texas Room. 4 great deal Of money ma
: been given by the people Oh ltNd, IN u'
com, If memorials The Window q
/, Ho,d's Texas Brigade will be realized be
. fore long. several hundred dollars nav
= inc been already collected for that pur
q, pose and it grows In favor with th'
; neonle. Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Rosenberi
Z have promised me case for printed mat
! Ter. and | feel greatly encouraged II
every way in my WORK.
: VIRGINIA RELICS
a Mrs j. Taylor EllysOn presented the re
5 port Of the Virginia Room. The number
n of relics received during the year, IN
l. Guiding papers, letters. rosters, and manu-
Z scripts. has been iiity-nine. ConspicuOu
Z among them are the sword of Colonel +
; c. Skinner. haVersack Of Lieutenant Pey
e ton Johnston. the blanket and gum-cloti
: used by StOnewal Jackson in his Vale!
= campaign, pistol and case OF General j
n f. g. Stuart military coat OF MaJo
i: Henry Lane muster-rOll Of the Messing
: ford Rifles, Charlotte county. william II
Marshall captain, muster-rolls OF th
= company OF c2ptain b. u randolph an
v s. Carter captain. The following por
: traits have been received during the year
h Colonel John 5. Mosby. Colonel Harrison
: Bail Tomlin. Governor John Letch 7
Sallie Tompkins. Of the Robertson Hos
cital.
The ladies serving az assistants In IN
. Virginia Room are Mrs. Archer Ander
a son. Mrs Hunter Mcclure. Mrs. John Il
: Lightfoot, and MISS Annie carter Slew
/. ait.
/; sites and FortihcatiOns.
Mrs. ]. Enders Robinson presented tn
q following interesting report from IN
| o. IN tOnffue