Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
THE BEAuvOIR HOME PLAN.
Messrs. Waring and Thnw ENpi"'h
Their Connection with Ii.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
In the proceedings of The meeting helo
Saturday evening by the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy resembling action
taken by their body during the morning
session in reference 10 endorsing the iusd
or plan OF purchasing 'Be4uVoi' We
homestead OF the late President OF lhe
Confederate States. it was made 10 APP
near that we were the promoters OF d
scheme to purchase this property as a
priyate business venture for personal
gain. thus placing us in false posi''on
with the public We wish. in justice ~
ourselves. TO give the facts. without any
purpose or desire 10 apologize, retrdc''
or regret any act done, or proposed ~
be done. by either OF US IN reference 10
this matter. =.
/. The plan to purchase "Beauvoir
and turn it over to the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy for the use OF a
veteran soldiers and sailors nome
was the desire Of President Davis, Mrs.
Davis. her family, and friends
?. The negotiations looking to this END
were carefully and fully considered po'h
bv Colonel A. A. Maginnis, of New Or
leans. La; Mrs. Jefferson Narlna DAVIS
and her daughter. Mrs. Hayes, ana met
3. Our connection with the matter was
simply to aid in our humble capacity 10
save this property from going into the
hands of private parties as was the
case Of the homes of Thomas Jefferson
and others of a like character, ana
further to enable Mrs. DAVIS 10 have the
use of the funds from he sale or the
property, and TO establish home for
Confederate soldiers and sailors, and TO
provide schools for their children.
1. 1t was proposed to perfect an or
ganizatl0u with some prominent represen-
tative Confederate at its head, with a
yice-president from each Southern State
10 manage the affairs of the association.
5. The funds were to be raised by SELL
Ing membership certificates, the amounts
so collected 10 be used after deducting
the necessary expenses %. towards pay
ing for the propcrty-viz.: 5000; q
balance to be used in paying the expenses
OF and improving the property and per-
petuating the institution.
>. We were not 10 receive any consid-
GRAFTON from the sale Of this property
or compensation In any manner for our
services, but, 10 the contrary. our time
was gratuitous and contributed TO what
we deemed a good and just cause.
9. The matter has never been submit
ted TO our knowledge TO the United
Veterans, and. therefore, they could not
have declined TO endorse the plan.
Z. The entire matter was fully and eX-
plicitly explained to the members Of
the morning session OF the United Daugh-
tiers OF the COnfederacy. We are reliably
Informed that the movement TO pur-
chase "BeauvOir" was found 10 receive
such hearty endorsement that the same
might seriously interfere with the raising
Of funds for the jefferson Davis monu-
ment.
In conclusion, we beg to call at
tention TO the following papers bearing
on the subject matter OF this cOmmunl-
cation. We only regret that our efforts
10 assist IN a good and worthy cause has
been used to our damage and detriment.
There are certain matters which are be-
ing investigated, which may throw addi-
tiOnal light and clear up" the principals
and motives which actuated the move
ment to rescind the former endorsement
of the L. ID. q.
w. l.. WARING,