The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
ENDORSED plan
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Lee Camp Commands THE Move
n1ent for Memorial to tic
v, War Daug htcrs vi Sotttlt.
LEAVES WORK no The sous.
Portraits of reckelirid ge,s r.
Hill, Griffith and Others
to Be I Given.
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II Lee Camp OF Confederate Veterans at
Its incetlng last night cordially endorsed
the movement for Il memorial 10 tho wo-
men of the Confederhcy, without lndi-
eating Its preference as To- the form the
4 proposed Il memorial should 81 take. The
camp did not deem L necessary to 4ar-
point tho committee suggested by the
Sons ofsycterans. ii /. Is
& Thcannotinccmcn was made that por-
traits &bf \ General John c.. sBrcckcnrldgc.
5at ono time Vice President OF the United
States, later d candidate y for tho presl-5
$dency and "a prominent Confederate Of
ftcer; Of Generals A. n I'll J. Richard O.
fifth, and Captain ]. A. Tlmbcrakc would
soon be presented to the camp.
NH Here Is the report Of the special CONF
women OF the Confedcracy ns adopted by
the canip: AZ M 4 s3fg 5
our special committee would irctom
mend tho adoption OF the following paper:
ssB55,..:Tlie camp has heard with great In
terest the address of General c. Irvine
Walker, representing the Grand Camp
Sons OF Confederate Veterans, and the
statement. made " Mr. . =. 4ightfoot,
for the laichlnoni Camp. Sons OF 5Vctct.,n ms.
I'm regard to- the proposed memorial to
tho women OF the Confedcracy. Its de-.
Eires, to express Its profound and crate e:
5ful admiration for tie women OF the
.S0utllain tho days 8of the war bet ween
the states, their sclf-denial and sacri-
fec, their ministry OF love and devotion
and their loyalty to the cause Sof tho
#Confedcrncy to the end II the long and
costly struggle. Il No monument nor me-;
mortal OF any kind will ever tell the story
OF toll tnnd suffering through; which tho
women OF the Confedcracy passed SO
loyalty and patiently, nor over measure
our debt OF gratitadc to them is5 S III
s ."rllc camp hereby approves the move
ment. now III the hands Of tho Sons
sof Confederate Veterans for the crea-
ton or q; memorial Sto the women OF the
and without Indicating what
form, In Its Judgment, that memorial
should take. N II does not appear 70 the
camp at this time prnct TO appoint
E a special committee, or to enter upon any
definite work OF promoting the object
desired, which is now 40 happiy W and 80
82ealously III engaging tho efforts or g our
young conrad les, the Sons OF Conf eder;ltc
Veterans III Richmond.
5 (slgned) JAM rs y. SMITH II 4, = !, 81
I. II, 81 ] I1TE,R BOSIiE Err
w. b. FIR Z EAfAlS, e
y B. Il "a. BRO OWN, 81. Il
NH Mr.. q. b. Allcgar, member OF the o., 4, !.
r.. OF waterloo. wrote 6splena !, "a ,e IS
"A ~ 1vr,t a letter. OF syrnpat ny to hin,
ID. tomrnde James Power Smith, chairman y. z. q
tbs Portrait Gallery lfn.
riiye.P Itlchard Grfrith.f AZ Hill and Captain
A. Timberlake would soon be presented Y
II the camp :. 55SS. 5f - t3 <, aA ,,h,rr
II, VIZ sin trotluecd 70 the camp ~ Com 2.
rnde John Murphy.and made splendid .aaK;
committee was appoin,es.u 20 : address
Colonel Archer Anderson TO oellSer3 an
on /. General Joseph p. Johnston y s s3,,gs