The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-05
THE GOOD WORK
AT THE MUSEUM.
Additional Annual Reports Of the En-
ergetc officers.
The MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
First Report ofThis Useful orgauiza-
tion-Rccords Of Naiorous Deeds for
the Confcderacy Rescued aud
Prcservcd-Reports-
The MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.

Following are additional annual re-
ports OF officers of the Confederate Me-
mortal Literary Society:
The first annual report Of The Memo
IA Committo follows:
To tho Confederate Memorial Literary
Society. Richmond. Va.
Iadies:-In July 1897. 1 was urged by
the President Of your Society TO take
the ola4rmanship OF the Memorial Com
mittee. and with much hositancy / con-
scented TO do 50 ! began my Work al
onco by obtaining from the Vice Regents.
the records solicited and received at the
time OF the great Memorial Bazaar heid
IN Richmond. in March 1879, giving names
and career OF Confederate soldiers and
sailors In order 10 secure as far as pos
sdble the names OF an who served the
<oufederacy. 10 be placed on hle thro
all time IN the Museum, SO was, as you
remember. made n special feature 10
reo,,esi that All articles and money should
ba sent 10 the Bazaar IN memory OF some
soldier or sailor. with record oil
ssr1ices and 10 tho ond Of perpeuating
these names has ever since been the
effort OF this Society. So far the wee
Regents OF Tennessee. N.rg MIA ana Ala
sng valuable memoranda collected az me
Razaar. There has been prepared a CIR
oailar presenune our hopes ana pans
and a bank form 10 Dee filled. when
when returned. properly attesled' Is 10
n. p1aced upon record. ON the ron OF
honor. a.
+, these eighteen months. | have dis
tributed TO the different Camps loze CIR
,a,lars and 1916 blank forms 40 Di"hh
forms 20 private individuals ana nave
written 7ss letters Have received 20 let
- "a 100 blank forms / have heard
from u Camps. asking for blank iorinS
which have been sent
Have received rosters from FIVE Camps:
r y. Lee Camp. No. /. Richmond stone
-rau jackson. No q. Staunton' Hardy
rountv Camp. No. so. W. Va. =. D.
Marcy Camp. No. SEQ Y. q. v, VIM g..
Hancock Camp No. ga L. G. v; "is'
81 Company +. Forty-ninth Georsid lteE!-
ment: Company T, Tenth 6eorsld hetl-
ment. Scmmcs' Brigade; '0InPaNf n
rourtceUth South Carolina Volunteers
The original muster roll Of Company
y Twentv-third South Carolina. capt
searle. Company A. Fify-second Norm
Caroline. CAPT ] NJ. Alexander, Com
many b. Fifty-second North Carolina.
can't. J. r Kyle. which will he placed
On the museum
have received through Adjutant jacob
= Cook. a portrait of Captain William
dawson Brum, Of Chesapeake Battery,
Fourth Maryland Regiment. with roster
of the battery, from Camp Herbert
which has been placed IN the Maryland
room.
A sketch by Civil Engineer Mcdonald,
through Captain Ransom. Of stanton, 10
be placed i'm the Alabama room; seven
photographs from Mrs. j. c. Hutchos1n'
Of Houston. Texas. TO be placed In the
Texas room.
/ cannot close this report without urg-
ing upon you ladies the necessity for
your aid and any suggestion as 20 how
best TO reach and arouse our people.
WIFI gladly furnish these applications -
anv and all responsible parties TO secure
The names Of all Confederate soldiers
which should be impershabie, but which
Will soon pass from sight and memory,
unless rescued now by this effort Daily
almost We note the death OF some old
Confederate. and where save In the
Rock Of Life viii these names be re-
corded and handed down 10 pOsterty.
Dead on the Roll Of Honor" n not
gathered now. ere the few left who loved
and served the Confederacy. have passed
20 greet those men on the other shore I
long 10 send this appeal. for clarion notes
from the remotest touch of MasOn's and
Dixon's line to the furthest border Of Tho
sunny South. ave. and beyond that 70
the distant fields. where still that zone
touch" which makes each Southern
heart akin" that all may be remember