The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-05
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MEMORIAL |. HALL Il.
Executive. Committee WiII5Meet Here
To-Day.
A SITE TO BE: Selected .I:y;': i {: }
The Committee Will Decide Upon the Cost
Of the Proposed Building III
Now Has s2zS,oW in
Hand.
SITE TO BE Selected LEI j

The executive committee, appointed by
the Confederate Veterans in reunion as
sembled at Memphis in May, to take up
the erection OF the Confederate Memorial
Hall i'll Richmond, will meet here to-day
for the purpose of setting the work be-
fore them going.
The committee consists of Mr.. J. Taylor
Ellyson, OF Richmond, chairman; Judge.
George L. Christian, of Richmond, treas.
urer; General c. A. Evans, of Georgia;
General ]. w White, Of West Virginia,
and General James F. Briggs, Of Ken
lucky.
The cc1rmittee will meet to-day and
probably for several days. It will settle
the question of a site and will also decide
upon the general cost of the proposed
building. This it was Instructed by the
May reunion to. do within 80 days. The
committee have in hand for the work be-
fore them about 1925, 600, including the gift
of Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss. No
plans have been formulated as to the
character of the structure as yet. One Of
the stems which he committee will prob
ably take at this time will be 20 invite de-.
signs and drawings from architects. The
committee will also confer with the ladies
CT the Confederate Memorial and Literary
Association who control tlle Davis Man
sion. M;r.y ere of the opinion that the
new building viii Dedicated next to or
near this building. and it is very certain
that the two Institutions will be con-
Quoted in close sympathy and co~orera-
ton.
All of the members of the committee
have reached the city.
AT LEE CAMP.
General James F. Briggs. of Kentucky,
a member of the committee. was rres-
ent at the Lee Camp meeting last night
AID made a short talk. He stated that as
a member Of the Executive Committee Of
the Confederate Memorial Hall, he was
III the city to select q site for the hall,
that the committee would meet in this
city to-day..and that the work would
soon commerce. the money having been
raised. Hon. J. Taylor Ellvson. a member
of this camp, represents Virginia on this
committee.
The Camp is making arrangements to
carry a large and full camp to Peters
burg on October Path. the day of the
parade. and Will carry a. band of music
with them IT is possible that the Rich
mond Grays, the Howitzers and other
Richmond military will so over to join
in the parade.
The Camp accepted an invitation from
George E. Pickett Camp, c. V. to attend
their memorial meeting at their hall on
next Monday night, October 18th, at s
o'clock.
Colonel Charles Marshall of Baltimore,
General r. E. Lees military secretary.
presented to the camp his address on
"AppomattoX," and Hon. John Lamb
presented the U. 6. Commissioner report
on the battlefield of "Chickamauga."
Representatives to the Grand Camp Of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia were
named as follows:
Past COMMUNICATIONS. n. Williams,
Jno. Murphy, A. L. Phillips. Jas. ".
White, VIM. P. Smith, Alex. w. Archer,
Thos. P. Pollard, E. Leslie Spence Jas.
T. Gray, Jno. NJ. Warren, Jno. E. Laugh
ton, Jr.. A. c. Peay. y. c. Richardson.
Delegates-Jcs. S. Dickerson, j. Powers
Smith, David a. Brown. Jr.. n. Y. Ran
dolph, Geo. S. Christian. ]. Taylor STRAIT
ton, GervaS Slows. Chas. T. Turner +.
Jeter Bosher, Jno. Boiling. j. Taylor Ely
son. Chas. c. Scott.
Alternates-F. w. Cunningham, z. z.
Parkinson, w b. Lightfoot. D. Hardy
Pyle. Geo. T. Dean, d. o. Davis. Geo. w.
Jarvis. DIR. JOS w. Southall, G. II. Baugh-
man, Chas. a. Spence, w. T. Arraistead,
GEO. w. Libby.
Delegates to United Confederate Vetc--
ans IF Virginia Divson-Jos. Bryan. Jno.
N. Gordon, Jas. r. Ferrter. Virgnius
Newton. a. O. Jones. B. NJ. Parham. Jno.
Lamb. J. II. Kracke. Jos. w. Thomas,
Jno. Cussons, Geo. Winfrec Jas. T.. Phil
lips.
Alternates-W. NJ. Evans. Miles IT.
Gardner, Jas. r. Jeter. w. a. Mountcas-
tie, Jas. Nass. w. B. Freeman. f. a.
Bowery, A. G. Evans. J. Booten Hill.
Thos. 2. Campbell. a. N. Gill, Jno. A.
Curtis.