Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22

Mrs. Turner Asllby Blytl he. preside r1tS Of
the Dabney HI. Nfanrys cha pier Of sPhila-
delphia. and Mrs. James II. Hoffecker.
/ of N:ilningt on, with Mrs. oseph - ya n
i of "Laburnum.
Mrs. yandain Duar vice-president OF
!. Philadelphia. and Mrs. John ., Emack.
! treasurer of Philadelphia. with Mrs,
| James p. Crunnp. of No. SOIL south Fourth
! street.
/ Mrs. James H. Halsey honorary pres
/ ident. Of Germantown, and her little
] daughter and little Miss Miller, with Col
! onei and Mrs. +. = Boykin, No. 4l9 east
/ Franklin street.
Mrs W. H. Overman. president of the
| North Carolina division. of Salisbury, n.
=. with Mrs. John II. Gordon, s26 west,
I Franklin street.
Mrs j. A. Vandergrift, of ST. David's.
PENN with Mrs. Thomas II. Leary.
| Miss Gertrude Agnes Byers, of Ger
r.antown, with Mrs. Russell.
Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Clundi, of st.
David's. Pa. care Of Mrs: J. a. Wander
srtt with Mrs. Hugh NJ. TAYLOR, north
Fifth street
Mrs. Norman V Randolph has received
the following letter from Mr.. P. D. Har-
rison, of Manchester. n. H.. who is col
Letting material for a book on preserved
flags Many who have historic flags in
their possession will be interested to learn
of this excellent means of recording their
histories. as Mr.. Harrison is DESTROYS Of
obtaining much data on the subject as
possible.
Here is the letter:
Manchester, n. Fl. October 49, 1902
Mrs. y. V. Randolph. Richmond. Va:
Dear Madam.-I am pleased to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your favor sent under
date of the.114tl instant.
The account you gave relative to the
captured Pennsylvania flag is very inter-
estng. and part Of it may be used in my
book.
There are now in the custody OF the
War Department at Wa shington, 5SS Con-
federate flags that We're taken during the
war and 80 United States flags that were
recaptured. l have a description Of every
one that is in condition of identified
ton. but not knowing the name of the
Pennsylvania flag you wrote about cam
not say Whether or not it is in that col
lection There are flags that belonged to
that State.
trust YOU will pardon me for saying
that am strongly in favor of the return
of the Confederate flags. and have so
expressed myself on several occasions.
Those evidences Of the conflict between
the two sections ought not to be kept by
the government of reunited people. sec
1jonalisu is dead buried. and forgotten.
and the words United States in the title
Of our republic never expressed a truer
meaning in the history of our country
than they do to-day.
recently received from Miss Isabel |
Naury. House Regent and Librarian of
the Confederate Memorial Literary Socle- |
" of your city. a copy Of the catalogue |
of that society that gives the names OF |
number of notable flags.
Miss Maury is aiding my work in va
rious ways and it was in compliance |
with her recommendation that l sent the
inquiry to the Richmond Dispatch. She
has asked the Richmond camps to send
descriptions of flags that are in their pos
session, and recommended me to write
George NORMAN. Acknowledgement OF
the United Confederate Veterans, ana |
solicit his assistance in getting DATA con-
flags that belong to the various
camps in the South, and l have written 10
him.
! have correspondents in every state
and Territory, and none are more courte-
Gus or helpful than those IN Inc south
do not ask for the histories OF the
hass-although considerable number
have been sent-all l desire being the
name of each one-i. e.. the number ana
branch of the service to which 1t belonged
and the name of the war in which 1t was
used. if a battle flag. and for others only
sufficient to identify them.
The feature Of my history that will
treat of preserved flags will give informa-
ton about those that have been used in
various wars that our country has been
engaged in.
Under mother cover I send you 2 copy
Of the Confederate Veteran You will
notice mention Of the flag that was car
ried by the American patriots when they
to the tune of the white Cock
ade'' to meet the British Redcoats at
Concord OH the 10Th of April 1115.
That is the Oldest American t1aG eX-
tant that have any knowledge about.
It was made in England in 1866. for the
Middesex County, Mass. militia, and
carried in King Philips war.
l contemplate a more elaborate work on
American flags. in several particulars,
than has yet appeared between any one
pair of book covers. and might say In
all the volumes that have been published
IN that subject. a considerable part of
he material I have obtained has never
appeared in print.
began this work about four years
,go and think it may take another year
o complete 1t.
Please accept my cordial thanks for
our contribution and the interest you
nave expressed in my undertaking. re-
main. Most respectfully yours
P. D. HARRISON.
P. O. Box, No. ~. Manchester, n. H.
The wedding of Miss Fannie Ellen
Douglas Smither and Mr.. Walter Chap {
ian Crenshaw took place last evening
t I O'Clock in the home of the brides
arerts Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph SmltherS,