The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-09
Highly Interesting Report of Com.
mittee on Nature Of Celebration
COLONEL MURPHYs OFFER
PLEDGES 10 Give one> Huudrsdth Part Of
What Citizens of Richmond Will Be
Required TO Raise = Commit.
fee TO Go Before Leg
isItture Already
Appointed.

RICHMOND people interested in the Ter
Centenary celebration in 1907 want the
Pollard bill passed. That was the unani-
s1tous opinion of the meeting held at Lee
Camp Hall last night. Every pressure will
be brought to bear upon the Legisl. .ure =
secure the passage of the bill which calls
forth the appointment of a commission
that shall decide to whom the exclusive
rights of the celebration shall be given.
The meeting at Lee Camp Hal last
night was remarkable The attendance
wassnot so large. but every man in the
gathering represented the best there is
in Richmond. About a hundred were
there. The capital represented would run
far up into the millions.
After a most interesting discussion,
which showed that all present "a ,ef'
The. celebration to be a. State affair and
that Richmond should lie the central pom.
IF it, a committee was appointed to so
before the Legislature and urge the pas
sage Of the Pollard measure. That was
The only action taken. Many other things
were suggested, but it was the opinion
Of the majority that these features should
come properly before the commission
after it was created and that the Legs
lature need not bother with them. The
Following gentlemen were named by Col
olel John Murphy. the presiding officer
chairman, S. c. Mitchell, ". c. Shelton,
Joseph Bryan. A. Is. Gugon, j. Taylor
Ellyson and Wyrldilam r. Meredith.
The meeting further adopted the report
Of the committee appointed to suggest an
..outlinc OF what Richmond proposes for
The Jamestown Ter-Centenary.'
UNIQUE PLAN AND SCOPE.
Tho meeting, which was composed of
ali interested persons in the Ter-Cente-
mary celebration, was called to order by
Colonel Murphy. Prof Mitchell was pre-
scented and as chairman of the comnitte
no suggest a plan and scope of the cele-
,7ration he submitted that committees
report 1t is a most interesting paper,
telling of splendid things if the celcbra-
ton is realized.
IT follows:
we. the citizens of Richmond, submit
80 the Virginia Ter-Centenary Commits
sion. if appointed by the Legislature, pur-
suant 10 the Pollard BILL the following
outline of the scope and features which
IN our opinion, the jamestown Celebration
should embrace and which we are pre-
pared TO pledge ourselves to carry out,
provided the management of the celehra-
,on so far as il centeIs in the Capital.
lie committed, under the general direction
and supervision of the Virginia Ter-Cen-
tenary Commission, TO the city and clti-
zens of Richmond.
pur. plan has rigid regard TO economy,
10 Statewide benefits and TO pc1manency
in certain Improvements greatly needed
by Richmond and Virginia.
First and foremost, we heartily enuorse
the Pollard bill (now pending in the Legs-
Iatllre9. which empowers the Governor to
;,s9nout twelve commissioners of the
Jamestown Tcr-Ccntenary. BY its saga
uiolls provision certain great advantages
arc secured: "a Virginia, With all the dig
nifty and influence that attach TO its gov
trnmcnt fathers the celebration at home
and represents It officially before the IA
ton and foreign countries; ~ the civic
political and historic aspects OF the found
Ing of Jamestown can only in this Way
he duly emphasized, and 80 all local in
forests that might otherwise be brought
into livalrics hurtful to the patriotic en-
lerIrise, can be thus harmonized and
mace cooperative in a matter of far
more than national Importance
TIE NAVAL ASPECTS.
ID frlaco-Iiampton Roads.
CD Supervision : Norfolk, Newport
News. Portsmouth, Hampton, Berkeley.
Suffolk and sister cities.
~ Featurcs-(a) Review OF the ma
s!os. OF, the nations; (bt American and
International Yacht races; tc) The en-
trance on April 26 1907, of the three YES
sells after the pattern of the Susan Con-
s;ant, Good Speed and Discovery;
,dl Suitable exercises TO commemorate
she landing at Cape Henry. Old Point.
,tc. Cel Such other features and events
rs Norfolk. Newport News, etc, may de-
sire. To make The naval features a sue
.ess Richmond pledges 10 TidewateT its
alost earnest cooperation in every way.
COMMEMORATIVE ASPECTS.
90 Piace-Jamestown.
~ Supervision-Thc Association for
tlle Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
81 Featuras-(ao The beautifying of
khe grounds al Jamestown; (b) The re-
building, perhaps. of the old church;
f0 Temporary auditorium: (d) Appro-
priate commemorative exercises; (c)
Regular excursions 10 Jamestown. (Of
course. only the A p. V. A., which
pwns the historic part Of Jamestown Is
land can decide with authority on such
piattars. The above is simply refer
snce 10 some of the suggestions which
have been made by various persons as
10 the character OF the celebration there.
For the features at jamestown a suitable
bliia Of money will be appropriated by
the Richmond Ter-CentenarS Company.
s.,SiC AND HISTORICAL ASFl:1TS
tle Placc-Richmond.
60 Supervision--lt is proposed that
Richmond form q Joint stock company,
with q paid-up cash capital Of .
falf Of this sum 10 be subscribed by the
ritizens, and the other bali by the mum
sipal government. This stock is to be
raid for in five annual instaliments.
This company will own the permanent
auditorium which Is TO BIO baiit, and will
tiao have whatever dividends accrue
from gate receipts, this sale of privileges,
aud any other revenues Of the celebra-
ton i.i Richmond.
80 leeatnres--ta) jamestown Hail.
a permanent auditorium, with Il seating
capacity OF 500 people, and furnished
AIse with suitable rooms for committees