The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-16
Confederate M emo rial.
Association Offers to
Give 500. 600.
ASK SITE AND II !
FIFTY eli OUSAND.
These Are the Propositions and
Conditions Remaining One
Hundred Thousand D OIL
lars to Be Held as En- n
dowment for Bat
tie Abbey.

An auditorium. costing $4,000. hand
some, ample for Richmond's needs. cer1-li
trally located and easily ready for the
demands of next year. Is now. as never
before within the city's grasp. By
unanimous vote OF the Executive Com
8mittee OF the Confederate Memorial As
sociation. meeting In this city. resolu-I
tions were adopted yesterday which az !
sure sure the e erection OF the greatly needed
and much longed for au ditorium, q Rich :.
mond but do her part s
81 Briefly stated at the offset, the propo-I
sition from the Confederate Memorial
Association ID AS follows: ss
The Confederate Memorial $Assocl a.
ton 70 contribute 500, 900 In cash, as s.
needed XII M 53l {. !.
Dash, az needed. and site.
Tho matter, which Is at once seen to
be OF great Importance. will be promptly
brought TO the attention Of the City
General Robert white. Of wheeling.
who Is chairman OF the Executive Com
au1ittee OF the Memorial Association,
united with Colonel T. s.. Kenan. OF
Raleigh, and Colonel J. N. Hickey. OF
washington, being a majority OF at the
Executive Committee, IN the important an
action taken yesterday. w
The Proposition.
& A called meeting OF the Executive Com
nlittee was ordered BY General White at
8tre request OF the Board OF Trustees. to
attend B TO some OF the details OF the
business fof the association and to hold
their session in Richmond. While here
the representatives OF the Chamber OF
Commerce opened up. to the Executive
Committee the situation In Richmond !, as
/. to the needs Of an auditorium and ths
great advantage OF uniting the lauditoriu
with the proposed memorial Sihall. The
II .dta wa ii Approved the Executive
Commit ittee. and the folk wing e ton was al
taken by the comn,i tee III. I. &
Reinu v Informed that The city s Of M
y2 Richmond 70 considering the question &
OF erecting a large auditorium for the
% use Of public assemblies, and Il being H5
the purpo 50 Of this association to
provide such hall In It, memorial ~
# building, Il Ii. therefore,
this committee be fully authorized TO 4
draw uco, the treasurer OF the Con-
federate Memorial SAssocI on for tho N
aur1 of 500, 900 for tho erection OF q Il
Confederate memoria al building II the
ifs civ Of Richmond, which shall contain FL
an ample auditorium hall, provided
the c,tv Will furnish site for the
building, TO be approved BY the com ). VI
nnlttee, and further donation OF Il
$50, 900 bo used In tho erection OF 3
said memorial building. 81
tsg e. THAT the said amount OF
s1oo, 900 shall be paid az needed 70 2
tho chairman OF a building eommittee
to be composed Of nlno members, f've
members Of which shall be the mem Il
bers Of this committee With pov or
20 each member to appoint q proxy
to represent him In case Of his abb
sence; two members#to be appolnted
by the City Council, and two rem- II
bers to be chosen by the Chamber os 4
Commerce OF Richmond. IL
TO Work at Once.
."3. That the said Joint committee
Il shall { proceed as soon as possible to 4
3 have plans and peclncatlo ne pre- \
pared for said memorial building,
making provision for approprtate
rooms therein, as we'll 40 for the said &
auditorium, which said auditorium
shall be for the use OF the said city
OF Richmond as Aforesaid, as we'll az Z
for the use OF said association.
~. That a committee Of nve be 4
appointed by the chairman Of this
committee 70 act Jointly with a s'nI. q
lar committee Of the Chamber OF Z
Commerce to communicate these res
- n 7II,o, ti,,,.a q IN aeventh PaRe,)