The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-09
.ROUSs TO pay MONEY TO ABBEY.
Son of the Dead Millionaire Wi!I.
Continue Support TO the Battle
Abbey Begun by His Father.
Atlanta Journal, April L.

Atlanta Journal, April Il.
The Rouss Confederate hall, by
which name the Battle Abbey will be
known, Yill not be affected by the
death Of the famous philanthropist, as
many have opposed. This and other
matters have been determined during
the meeting Of the board Of trustees Of
the Confederate Memorial association
in Atlanta.
The remainder of the subscription
of Charles Broadway Rouss, which
amounts TO $40, 900, will paid by his
son, p. w. Rouss, as soon as the
proper time arrives.
The board Of trustees also decided.
during the meeting here that in the
Rouss Confederate hall Will be a.
memorial to the memory Of Charles.
Broadway Rouss. It#will bea tablet
of marble, artistically engraved, but.
the wording has not been selected.
AT the bottom Of it, sunk into the,
tablet, will be a bust of Charles
Broadway sRouss.
These statements are made By Col
sonel "a. G. Dickinson, Of New York,
who is entrusted with full authority:
to. act for the Rouss estate; Colonel
Dickinson is himself well known In
the south. Hei is the father Of the.
Confederate Veterans camp of New
York, was one sof the prime In
erecting the Confederate monument In
Mount Hope cemetery, New York, and.
With the aid Of Me-. Joseph Jefferson:
and Miss May Irwin, who gave a.
benefit performance, raised a fund
that's sufficient to bury all the dead.
of the New York camp for all time.
Colonel Dickinson yesterday made
the following statement regarding the
Rouss Confederate Hall lie.
The matter OF locality has not been.
definitely settled, but there is a.
decided leaning to Richmond.
The money still to be raised to.
complete the sl00, 900, in order that
the Rouss subscription can be paid in
full according to the understanding,
is not large amount and the board
of trustees is sanguine in regard to-
raising it in a short tiime.
OF the Rouss subscription $50, 600!
is already in the hands of the treas
5urer, and the balance $40, 900 will be
paid In as soon as the board Of trustees
are IN situation to ask for it. The
chartered organizationsais known as.
the Confederate Memorial Associat ation,
but the building will be called the
Rouss Confede Hall.
The board of trustees are now
working very harmoniously, and the.
southern people will be kept informed
of the progress of the work. q
The letter Of p. w. Rouss to Colonel.
Dickinson, which settles what was
formerly matter Of doubt, dated in
New FORK on March 10Th, of this year
is as follows
Colonel a Dickson, u2s.
Broadway, New York.
q Ny Dear SirAs you have agreed
to meet the board Of trustees Of the
Confederate Memorial association at.
Atlanta on the 2Sth and 29th Of this
month, and as it may not be under
stood exactly the positio you occupy
In relation to my fathers {Charles
Broadway Rouss' estate in connection
with the affairs Of this association,
will state for the information of all
concerned that you are the only repre-
sentative empowered to act touching
all matters that have arisen or may
arise insthe board of trustees or in the.
Confederate Veteran camps, or with
any officers who now have ormay have
any connection with the Confederate
Memorial association. In fact your
relations are just the same as they
were during the lifetime OF my father.
We feel confident yon will not only
protect the interests Of my fathers
estate, but the general interests Of the;
association. We believe that you
thorough understand his views and
intentions, and have done SO since the
earliest conception Of this enterprise,
and having had from him full author
iity to act, I without hesitation confirm
that authority.
-. will add that 1 am ready at any
time to pay the remainder of the $780,
900 subscribed by my father, $50, 900
having already been paid, whenever
the association shall have collected
and gathered into its treasury sum
sufficient to warrant further payments
according to the agreement. desire
to say also that it was the understand
ing of my father that, under no cir:
cumstances, was his subscription to
be liable OF subject to any expense of
collection, as the money was always
ready to be paid on demnad, subject
only to the conditions of the agree
ment.
80 beg that there shall be as little
delay as possible in bringing the mat
ter to a speedy conclusion, and wish
ing You every success, remain very
truly, you friend.
". Rouss. .
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