The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-11
be spread upon the minutes of the Grand
HISTORY COMMITTEE.

: IL.
IT is my sad dut. 10 announce to YOU
tie deatn Of our most distinguished COM
rale and the accomplished and Jealous
chairman of che CT our most important
c5mmijtees-''1he History Committee
pr. Hunter Mcclure was stricken down
early IN the year, ana. after 2 lingering
Illness. ne has joined the hosts Of heroes
who have preceded hi:c1 N long illness
and t,ea.l have delayed and. to a large ex-
tent, have embarrassed the action of that
committee in its work. Seeing the hopeless
moss of his recovery. his son. Dr. STUART
.;rc,lire. realized the deep interest taken
n the work of preserving true record OF
our h story by DR.. Hunter Mcclure. and
in order to prevent any undue 0e!aN III
its progress. rendered his fathers reslgna-
tan as chairman and member OF the
committee. The committee be!ng convened,
refused to accept his resignation? while Tie
.,e,nainoS ta that distinguished gentle
man The Grand Commander. at the sug
aestion of the committee, appointed as
chairman pro TEN. Judge g. l.. Cnristian,
and he feels confident that the wisdom
of that appointment will be verified by the
results that will be attained .n the lmpoT-
tant task assigned to that committee
cannot refrain from bearing my humble
testimony 10 the zeal ana talent which
was brn1leht IN bear '7rno tn" subject OF
Confederate history by Dr.. Mcclure ana
~i,e ra-p talent that h oOrSncratei 10 H.
One of the first duties thai devolved upon
me was ;:le selection CT gentlemen TO i'il
nov:tions upon this committee. ccnsed hS
death by resignation and By the enlarge
rcent of the committee The following Sc
lec.'ons were made: Hon X !. i5at'on
| u-inchester, Va. vice ]. ]. Williams, de-
| ceased: General Ncajah Woods CAaf-
! lottesville, Va, vice Colonel John r.
| liume Portsmouth. Ia., deceased: senator
| John w Daniel. Lynchnurg, va. wee
! Rev. S. Taylor Martin. resigned; ana Jucse
John II. Fulton, Wytheviile, Va ana
! Judge George L. Christian, OF Rlca;noha'
| 70. the purpose of charging the confnt.-
| tee. also appointed Judge John Z. E"e!t'
| of Lancaster. Va, member o. ttie LeslS,
/! lative Committee TO fill a vacancy caused
bv the death of Colonel ]. ], Williams.
NOM 7H.N-r TO PRESIDENT JEFF.
4 DAVIS.
| / cannot too strongly commend TO this
/ Grand Camp and to all subordinate camps
| IN this State the importance OF bearing
| up the l,an5is of the United DaughteF| oi
the Confederacv in their noble Undertaking Z
to rear worthy monument to President
| Jefferson Dav.s
| CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL LITE
RARY SOCIETY.
! Tba attention Of tire Grand Commander
| has been specially called 10 a letter ad-
| drcyset, to Captain Thomas Elicit, Ad1r-
| tant-General, written by Mrs. Bessie /. {.
| Dunlop. chairman Memorial Committee
! of the Confederate Memorial Literary 81
ciety, setting forth in detail the action OF
that committee IN tho collection Of impHr-
| taDt memoranda bearing upon the person
| mel of the Confederate army, Whereby
| it is sought 10 preserve, as far as possible,
individual characte-ictics Of the great war
| This is sought TO be done by direct ap-
peal to the various camps Of Confederate
Veterans. 10 cause to be distributed a
,,'anr form to all Their members aud al!
Confederate soldiers not members the
! form being headed: The Confederate States
| Of America Roll of Honor, to be filled
III wtrnra nossibla by tfla individual with
the details, name company. regiment.
age service. wounds etc. and such facts
of interest in a soldiers career as should
be preserved in the archives Of the Lost
Cause tn hn attesrea nv the SIGNATURE of
| the soldier. This committee has sent out
| thousands of thasa bianl5s and during the
| lost three yea~= trn~n l1ac hoen received
| 5000 names and records. which have been
| hound in sixtv volur IS rs received and
| deposited with the Confederate Memorial
| Literary Society. T most heartily commend
|