The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-18
If This City Raises $25, 600 the
Remainder is Assured.
DECISIVE STEP WAS TAKEN
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
and Representative Men Confer.
Special Ways and Means Com
mittee to be Appointed.

Richmond will be asked at once to give
s95 600 to the Confederate battle abbey
fund. If this amount is secured here ell
difficulty in the way of the speedy srec-
ton of the abbey will be removed. This
movement to have here azgreat repository
for the memorials Of the lost cause will
then be quickly consummated.
The statements upon which the fore
gc:ng paragraph is based were communi-
Gated to the ladies of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society yesterday af-
ternoon by Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. the
Virginia director of the Confederate Me-
n,rial Association, to which the erec-
ton of the abbey is entrusted. Steps will
be taken at once by the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society and prominent
gentlemen of the city to get this money.
and to that end it was decided yesterday
afternoon that special Ways and Means
Committee should be named by the pres
ident. Mrs. Bryan. This body will report
back to the society at its next meeting
at the end of this month what seems to
b., the best manner in which to proceed
in raising the sum.
DETAILED REPORT.
The meeting of the society yesterday
afternoon was held at o'clock in the
lecture-room of st. Pauls Church. In the
absence of Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Stephen
Putney presided. Among the ladies pres
ent were Mrs Putney. Mrs. Enders Rob
rscn. Mrs. l.. c. Daniel. Mrs. E. c. Mi
nor. Mrs. James R Werth. Mrs. Alfred
GRAY. Mrs. John W. Gordon. Mrs. Theo-
dore ElIyson, Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson.
Mrs. A. NJ. Rennolds Mrs. Luther Warren,
Mrs. C. w. P. Brock. Mrs. John B. Light
foot. Mrs Isabel Maury. Miss Bette
Eilyson, Mrs. P. ]. White Mrs. r. n
Northen. Mrs John G. Fagan. Mrs. w:
Fl Maurv. Mrs. N. " Randolph. Mrs.
r D. Taylor, Mrs. R. a. Patterson. Mrs
Mann Valentine, Miss Annie Boykin and
others.
The following are among the gentle
men asked to meet with the ladies: Judge
Minor, Hon ]. Tayior Ellyson. Major
Randolph, Mr.. P. II. Mayo, Major OF
way Allen. Mr.. B. F. johnson, Mr.. James
Crump, Mr.. r. V. Valentine. Rev. Robert
strange. d. D.. General Charles J. An
derson. Mr.. Sol. L.. Bioonanerg. MI M.
M Gillian, Mr.. w. q. Chesterman, Mr..
q II. Funston, MI, Ikss-R. Williams. Col
orel Bidgood, Colonel Shelton. Mr. Eich-
elberger Mr. z. H. Cloves and others
Mrs. Daniel was presented and read g
report which gave Il resume of the move
7re,lt to have in Richmond battle abb
bey.
MIR. EI1IYSON'S S SIAlE EN- Il. f.
Mr.. Ellyson, the Virginia director. fol-
lowed with a statement concerning the
financial condition of the Confederate
Memorial Association. He stated that
the sum actually in hand was 1O1.o0o;
SIMS secured but not yet turned over to
the treasurer would bring this total to
s12J,oOO. There is yet unpaid upon the
subscription Of Mr.. Charles B. Rouss
$4,000. The executors of Mr.. Rouss' VIII
say they will pay that sum dollar for
dollar as like amounts are contributed
bv other friends of the abbey.
Mr.. Ellyson read letters from General
Evans. Of Atlanta. and General White OF
West Virginia. chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the association saying
that in their opinion if $4,000 were raised
here the remainder Cf the $4,000 needed
to secure the Rouss subscription of S4O.-
ono could be gotten without doubt. Rich
uond and Virginia. which are to have
the abbey, have never contributed cent
to it.
Considerable discussion followed the
address of Mr. Ellyson. Mr.. B. F. John
son stated that he thought that if it were
widely known how the abbey could be Sc
cured at once by the raising of $4,000 il
could be done in sixty days. Mr.. Mayo
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