The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-12
NOTABLE PAPER ON
THE MUSEUM
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maryland and the Solid South, there are
fifteen regents. For each regent there IS
a vice-regent, with an alternate and COM
1nfttoc. Under The rules yho regent
resides in the State she represents, Whllo
all the vce-regents must reside IN ms
city. The regent OF tho Solid South Gun
be changed from one non-seceding state
TO another For instance, the last Solid
South regent lived In Washington; the
present regent lives in California.
Tho vice-regents have direct control
OF their rooms, and they are responsible
to the society for them Fifteen rooms
In the Museum arc assigned to the fifteen
vicc-regents, and each room is designated
over the ntrance door, by the name
of the State it represents. Assthc SOLD
South" room represents the Southerners 4
OF non-seceding States, only the words
$''solid South dcsigate this room. The 4
vice-regents attend tho monthly meetings
regularly to report, and these monthly
meetings are open to the whole society,
with reservation. In election, the vice
regents nre elected first, and each then
presents to the society the name of the
regent she wants, and q regent is duly
elected. Regents and vice-regents are
are, and In the same way. The chair
men are always active III their several
lines of work. The three persons, regu
larry salaried, remain at the Museum from
8 A. NJ. to P. NJ daily, except Sunday.
Saturday is free day, so school children
may see the collection.
Important Results Obtained.
So quietly and rnodestly have the wo-
Yr,n oar ~ cT nv, "a 0rlr MT
for the past ten years, the public knows
little Of the tremendously important re-
suits obtained and SO rapidly has the
work increased, the society Is in sore
need ofan assistant house regent. You
will realize the need. when tell YOU,
that in 1904. 6,953 persons visited the
Museum. OF these visitors 1897 were
Northern and foreign. These numbers Mt
test the value of our work. In the estl-
nation Of the outside world. Il As4 v
We will now glance ut the most i'm
portant factor in the preservation OF the
Museum, the fGctorHof finance.
The report Of the treasurer will not be
due for the current year until Decem-
her, time of the annual meeting. AS,
same mace from year to year, the report
OF 1904 will serve our purpose. We find
from the report Of 1904:
Disbursements .....,.... s., 1890
The balance varies monthly.
The Endorsement Fund only -. sd.44726
Every dollar that could be taken from
the current expenses has been given ~
the endowment fund. THIS endowment
fund grows very slowly. Ever. lie MEM
bershp foe Is given to It. Whenever
nerson makes a donation to the Museum,
It Is always devoted strictly to the 4pl''-
rosc for which it Is given. II no mr.
pose is specified by the donor, dona-
tion rces to the current eynenses. There
are three purposes for which person
or society can donate fund.
!. To n room.
e. To the general treasury for currea1
expenses .
2 10 the endowment fund.
or course the endowment FUND is tne
most important. as II Is 10 continue VIC
work In the future. .,,,z
AS II may be Of special interest 10 thls
convention TO know something of the con-
ncctlon the Daughters Of the Contetntssrn.",yy
have with museum york, ! asked inc "
teen vicc-reGents to give me sthteHhe''t
in writing, of the financial aid rendered
by tho United Daughters OF me soo'7
feticracy TO their respective rooms
For convenience, the STATES are te."'u
ed in the museum in geographical Or
der, and not according to the ualeS OF VIC
ordinance of secession, us many persons
suppose.
Summary From Reports.
now read {; summary from reports
submitted:
rbc statements OF the yice-regents snow
that Virginia chapters through Mrs. -
Taylor Ellyson. have contributes - W
room fourteen dollars, and lhill "cs'
Virginia has sent to 1t twenty-five aoi
lars. North Carolina sent MIS-. !os''' w.
s,., ~. hundred and five dollars for
tho purchase of the Chapmhu pctur"s.
! and has paid every expense " "s' 'o'"'
~ Mas katherine c.. stiles has rsac"',r,rd
rrnm Georgia all the money and other
| things needed to render that room his
| torlcnl and its collection valuable Mrs.
n A. Pntteson has this year been the
4 recipient Of ten dolars for the Florida
4 room and Mrs, James II, Drake ~, had
| twenty dollars from the united Daugh-
] ters OF the Confederncy chapters Of Ala
1 bpma.
Mr.. q. a.. Cary has received, sesslo for for
I the MisSiss'pnl room throuRh the m
| fIuence Of Mrs. Duncan former regeHt III
securing n per capita tax OF ten cents
from each state chapter for the room.
An amendment to this tax now leaves
/ the amount 10 be sent subject 70 me de-
/ clslon OF the State convention.
Miss Emma Scott states that she has
| received thirtv-four dollars for me l-ols-
| lana room, the state ohnp'srs p''ns
pledged 10 contribute one dollar annuahS
10 thelr room. Mrs w, a Harris on pe-
half of tho ,reSas room reports me rftt
Of handsome portraits. The Texas chap
tors have been each called on 70 con-
,,lluoe one dollar annually to their room
| in the museum.
,,rnn, aeyenteen Kentucky chapters