The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-14
National Memorial
to Thomas Jefferson.

Tho Washington star prints the follow
-. concerning the movement 10 erect
a memorial % Thomas Jefferson III th"o
cit-:
The board of governors OF the recehliS
incorporated Thomas Jefferson Meholiai
Association of the United States VIII De
formally organized in independence 7alt'
PHILADELPHIA. Saturday, the 18TH instant
,bo dav preceding the one hundred ard
seventeenth anniversary OF the mehoi'-
hla surrender Of Lord CORVALLIS to Gen
ara1 WASHINGTON at Yorktown, va, the
GRAND climax to the struggle or the
Amarican colonies for independence. The
occasion Of this proposed meeting Will
therefore. be doubly interesting. and Inc
off;cars of the association have assur-
ances from the citizens and press or PM
adelnhia that the event Will be q notable
one Independence Hall has been ten
derea nv the city officials, mainly through
no Efforts OF Mr.. Charles Emory SMITH,
a member of the board Of governors OF
the association. \ very interesting led
ture Of the meeting will be the use OF
the table upon which the Declaration OF
I~ndependence was signed by the members
of the continental congress. and the
chairs and desks used by Thomas Jetfer-
son and other members OF that body
The principal object of the association
il the erection in this city OF a truly ma
tional memorial to the author or the
Declaration of independence, none now
existing, which latter fact has been ire
ouently commented upon, and IS attract
ing national consideration.
# is the determination of the officers
of the association that all its work VIII
he conducted upon strictly non-partisan
- " o-;InnnoI hr fnn nor
sonnet Of The board of governors, mem
bers having been selected solely on ac-
count of their superior standing IN the
respective States and their willingness
to engage in the great undertaking,
which even at this early date. gives
promise of success.
A goodiy number Of prominent citizens
OF PENNSYLVANIA and other States Will be
| present at the meeting in independence
| Hall. and it is the purpose of the Sons
Of the American Revolution, of which
Mr.. Edwin Warfield. a member OF the
| board Of governors, is president-general,
to take part in the proceedings, which
| will, in addition to the business aspect.
be in celebration of the great historical
event before mentioned.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
FOlIOW1nR are the udlleS VI ne DOdlu
Of governors, representing the thirteen
original States, District of Columbia and
the Territories:
Connecticut, Judge Morris B. Beardsley;
| Delaware, Richard D. Kenney; Georgia,
Governor Allen D. Chandler; Maryland,
Edwin Warfield; Massachusetts, Charles
| Francis Adams; New Hampshire, Horace
S. Cummings; New Jersey, Philip P.
Baker; North Carolina, Josephus Daniels;
New York, Edward NJ. Shepard; Penn
sylvania, Charles Emory Smith; Rhode
Island, d. |. d. Granger; South Carolina
| Captain F. w. Wagener; Virginia, An
drew A. Lipscomb; District Of Columbia,
Dr.. Ralph Walsh; Territories, Mark A.
Smith.
The elective officers Of the association
are: Andrew A. Lipscomb, president,
who will probably give way to some one
else, but will retain his place as q mem
Der Of the board of governors; w. S. Nc
Kean secretary, and Jesse B. Wilson,
treasurer. The vice-presidents Of the as
| sociation will probably be the governors
Of the several States and Territories and
the president of the board of District
Commissioners. These appointments will
not be made. however until after the
meeting in Philadelphia.
Band associates will be organized in all
the States and territories and the District,
the latter-named likely to be the first
formed, which will be soon after the or
ganization of the board, the 18th instant.
Action has already been taken in many
States in this matter, and the officers OF
the association expect to nave a ma
jority of the States and territories or
gained by the first of the coming year,
when an active canvass for funds will
be ~inaugurated.