The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-12
National Memorial
to Thomas Jefferson.

The Washington Star prints the follow
ing concerning the movement to erect
memorial 20 Thomas jefferson in that
city:
The board of governors Of the recently
incorporated Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association of the United States will be
formally organized in independence Hall,
Philadelphia, Saturday, the 18th instant,
the day preceding the one hundred anc
seventeenth anniversary of the memora-
BILE surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS to Gen
eral Washington at Yorktown, Va, the
grand climax to the struggle of the
American colonies for independence. The
occasion of this proposed meeting will,
therefore. be doubly interesting, and the
officers of the association have assur-
ances from the citizens and press Of Phil
adeiphia that the event will be a notable
one. independence Hall has been ten
dered by the city officials, mainly through
the efforts of Mr. Charles Emory Smith,
a member of the board OF governors of
the association. A very interesting fea-
ture of the meeting will be the use of
the table upon which the Declaration Of
independence was signed by the members
of the continental congress. and the
chairs and desks used by Thomas Jeffer-
son and other members of that body.
The principal object OF the association
is the erection in this city of truly ma
tional memorial to the author of the
Declaration of independence, none now
existing, which latter fact has been fire.
quently commented upon, and is attract
ing national consideration.
1t is the determination of the officers
of the association that all it's work will
be conducted upon strictly non partisan
lines, as is already evidenced by the per-
sonnet of the board of governors, mem
bers having been selected solely on ac-
count of their superior standing in the
States and their Willingness
to engage in the great undertaking.
which even at this early date. gives
promise of success.
A goodly 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.
Following are the names of the board |
Of governors. representing the thirteen |
original States. District of Columbia and |
he Territories:
Connecticut, Judge Morris B. Beardsley; |
Delaware, Richard ID. 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. L. d. Granger: South Carolina
Captain F. w. Wagner; Virginia, An
rev A. Lipscomb: District Of Columbia,
Dr.. Ralph Walsh: Territories, Mark A.
Smith
The elective officers of the association
ire: Andrew A. Lipscomb. president.
Who will probably give way to some one
,lse,. but will retain his place as a menu
Der of the board of governors: w. S. Nc
<ean secretary. and Jesse B. Wilson.
treasurer. The vice. presidents of the as
ociation will probably be the governors
# the several States and Territories and
he president of the board Of District
These appointments will
lot be made. however until after the
Meeting in Philadelphia.
Band associates will be organized in all
he States and territories and the District
he latter named likely to be the first
ormed, which will be soon after the or
of the board. the 18th instant.
Action has already been taken in many
states in this matter, and the officers of
he association expect to have a ma
ority of the States and territories or
,anizcd by the first of the coming year.
when an active canvass for funds win
&c inaugurated