The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-05
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL HALL.
+. .ev. DR.. j. VIM. Jones Elected Secre-
tary OF Memorial Association.
Atlanta, Ga. December Is, 1870

Atlanta, Ga, December Is, 1902.
The board of directors of the Confed-
crate Memorial association takes pleas
ure In announcing the election of DR.. ].
William Jones as superintendent and sec
rotary. We feel assured that no wiser
selection could have been made. The well
known identification of DR.. Jones, with
all of the great movements for the pro-
motion of confederate interests, has CIV
en- him warm place In the affections of
the people of the south. His high char
acter, his untiring energy and his I'M
selfish devotion in promoting every en-
terprlse that has for its aim the pre-
servation of all that is noble and best in
our confederate history. constitute a
claim upon us which should ensure for
him the cordial, earnest and enthusiastic
support of all who are Interested in the
movement for the erection and endow-
ment of the confederate memorial hall.
We cannot too cordially commend him
and his work to our southern people.
We are very hopeful of pushing our
great enterprise to an early completion,
and of erecting in Richmond. the old
capital of the confederacy. a beautiful
memorial hall. which will be an endur-
private soldiers and the heroic struggle
we made for constitutional freedom And
we propose to endow the association with
at least 100000 which will enable us to
carry our work until we shall have
gathered within our hall library manu-
scripts and confederate relics, and have
them so arranged. indexed and collated
that the historian of the future may
have ready access to the material which
corning every period of American his
tory. and especially the brief. but gori-
Gus rareer of the confederate states of
America.
Our former secretary and superntend-
! ent, as subscribed, the full 500. 600 neces-
sary to secure the gift of that amount
by our old comrade Charles Broadway
Rouss to whom we owe in largest meas
ure, the suggestion and opportunity for
this undertaking, and whose generous
contributions during his lifetime and
the ample provision made by him for the
payment of the remainder of his subscrip-
ton, together with the cheerful and
hearty purpose of his heirs to carry out
his wishes. will always make his name
one that will be inseparably connected
with the confederate memorial hall.
But the death of one of the largest sub
scribers and the decination of his heirs
complications, have left us short of re-
alizing our hopes, and we have still some
money to raise and we are calling upon
our friends to help us.
We ask for help in one or more of the
following ways:
First. We are seeking to find those
who are able and can be persuaded to
make large subscriptions to the fund. and
our secretary would be glad to corre-
spond with or concerning any SUCH or to
seek interviews v-,th them.
Second We would be glad to receive
smaller amounts. either from individuals
or from camps of United, Confederate
Veterans. chapters of Daughters of the
Confederates. or camps of Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, and urge that
amounts. however small, be promptly
sent forward.
Third Our secretary has series of
Confederate lectures which he would be
glad to deliver for the benefit of this
fund.- and when desired to do so. dividing
the proceeds with some local object. and
creditng the local organization with the
full amount realized as a contribution to
the fund.
We bespeak for this cause the warm
sympathies and active help of our COM
rades and the friends of the, Confederate
cause everywhere
CLEMENT A. EVANS.
President Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton.
The secretary would only add that his
time is at the service of any who are in
terested in this great enterprise, and he
hopes to be kept busy. Remittance may
! be made to him at No. 1o5 North Twenty
ninth street. Richmond Va. but all
checks should be made payable to the
order of George l.. Christian, treasurer of
the Confederate Memorial association.
]. WILLIAM JONES.
l. Secretary and Stunt C. M. A.