The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05
APPEAL OF VETERANS
Text of Petition Signed by Large Number of Prominent
CtzenS-Aldermen Consider Measure on
Tuesday Might

The passage OF the measure appropriate
Ing $4,000 for the entertainment Of the
Confederate Veterans during the reunion
next year by the Common Council Mon
day night over tho protest of the Finance
Committee was great victory for the
veterans and ladies who urged the large
figure petition numerOusly signed oy
large taxpayers and prominent citiztus
was the deciding factor in the fight.
The measure must 20 10 the Board OF
Aldermen at its meeting next Tuesday
night for concurrence by that body in
the action Of the coordinate branch. It's
passage by the Common Council is re
garded as practically assuring favorable
action by the other branch. but the vet
Grams and ladies who have rendered such
valuable service IN this connection viii
take nothing for granted. but will again
press the matter upon the members. The
text Of the petition OF taxpayers and ci+-
liens. with the list Of signers. IS here
with printed.
Richmond. Va, November %. 1905.
To the Finance Committee OF the Common
Council OF the City of Richmond. Va:
Genuemen.-DuIy apreciating the cour-
teous hearing given our committee On the
night of November 2oth, on our petition
TO your honorable body for an additional
appropriation Of $4,000 for Confederate
reunion purposes. we trust you will par
don US for saying that while we have no
means OF knowing what your report on
our petition viii be. IL what we have
gathered from newspapers and other
sources as 10 your probable action be
truo, we shall be very much disappointed.
and we feel that you will be making n
lamentable mistake
We asked for a total appropriation by
the city of $4,000, not regarding that as a
large or Improbable appreciation, but as
the minimum the city should cheerfuly
give out Of total Of $4,000 or $4,000
actually needed. Former reunions. lasting
only three days. have cost each. from
$1,000 TO 100000, and Chattanooea.
birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville. Louis
Vile and other cities have given much
larger sums towards their expenses than
we are asking OF tho city OF Richmond
The next reunion is 10 last five days.
owing to fact over which our committee
has no control-namely. that the Davis
monument is to be unveiled on the ami
versary OF Mr.. Dav1s's birth. which. in
1V', VIII fall on Monday; and there Will
be larger attendance than has bcer
present at any reunion Of Confederate
veterans Besides the attraction in tho
unNeiing Of two splendid monuments TO
Two OF the South's greatest heroes. ana
the proximity Of the jamestown celebra-
ton from which thousands will come to
Richmond during the reunion. there is a
prevalent feeling that this may be the
last general reunion OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans OF all the South TO he
held. anywhere and that It is almost Ger
tainly the last TO be held in this capital
city of the Confederacv. in defense OF
which thousands OF brave comrades free
ly sacrificed their lives. The heroic sur
Vivors Of these dead comrades-the sur
wing defenders of your home and ours.
many of whom have not beheld our beau
titul city since she reared her mystic head
above the ashes and ruin OF devastating
way, long once moro. before they cross
over the river TO answer their final roll
call. TO tread her hallowed streets. look
into the faces Of her lovely women. revisit
the adjacent batlefields enriched with