The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-18
.WOULD.USE SURPLUS
FOR LEE MONUMENT.
Richmond Veterans Will Pro-
pose That $1,000, Left Over,
BE Used for This Purpose.
CITY Will GET MONEY BACK
Reunion Accounts Will Be
Wound Up Within Next
Week or Ten Days.
city Will GET MONEY BACK

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Notwithstanding the extra demands |
that We're made upon it. the reunion
fund seems to be holding out bette.
than all expectations. AS stated here
tofore, Mr.. w. r. Dahney announced (
on the floor OF the Board of Aldermen /
Monday night that there would be be- /
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to return to the I
city from the amount appropriated. and
though on investigation this seems to !
be a somewhat roseate view OF the !
matter, still there is q considerable
sum to be divided up in proportion
among the donors. the reunion COM !
mittee with rare skill and financial sa =
Eacity having kept itself we'll inside
the amount of money in hand.
Close Account Soon.
Colonel John w. Gordon said yester-i
day that he had been anxious to close
up the reunion account for some time,
but that there We're still several firms
which have never presented their bills
for various small items. There are
also several accounts due ttolthe reunion
fund for supplies and camp equipment
sold after the reunion, which the COM
mittee have been unable TO collect sol
fair. 1t is hoped, however. to close and
auditthe entire account within tnene<e
week or ten days, and 1T is now the
belief of the finance committee that
there will be a surplus of between
This fund, Colonel Gordon stated yes
terday would be divided pro rata among
every contributor to the reunion fund
amount OF the dividend, The city of
Richmond gave 100000 of the fund,
which was in all over $4,000. The city
will therefore get in return a little
amount, or something like $4,000.
The credit for the skilful handling
of the reunion fund is largely due un-
der the. general chairman to the chair
n. Boyd. who. watched every expend!-s
ture and audited every payment with
care, and to the chairman of the eN-
|ecutive committee. Mr.. Edgar D. Tay-
Iof the work, and was most careful In
authorizing any one to raise any bills.
The outcome of the work is most
gTa tlfying to all parties, in view of
the successful termination and hand
ling of the reunion under the most nd ;
verse rs eircu'm ms
members Of the executive committee
are quite positive In their determina-
ton to return the money unexpended,
many my. people GO suggest that with the
other use-.that Is, to the fund for the
ritshugh Lee. Certainly the proper
to be- retufned since e there e c am he emo no
authority for any other use OF 1t. UNI
less It is reappropriated by the City
Council. With regard to the balance,
ihowcverr-.about $4,000 coming from
situation would be different and IN
many cases the amounts. to be re-
| turned would be quite small not much
over ten cents of the original contri-
lbutto1.
VIII Circulate Petition.
4 Under the circumstances. number
lef leading pfede-ates--among them
/ some of the largest contributors to
1.-THE fund-are proposing that the
i Fitz Lee Monument. Col Gordon and
4 his committee Will not consent unless
lthey have the assurance of practf-
lcally all the donors that this Is in
4 accordance with their wishes, holding
Il that the money is a trust fund for
/ specific purposes. II is quite possible
that petition or paper will be circn-
fund to sign 81 they choose. waivinG
:. their right to the balance In favor OF
Il the F!tZ Lee Monument Association.
i 1t Is believed in Confederate circles
; that little time will be lost in erecting
la fitting memorial to the dashtnt
!, young cavalry leader, whose .afte1
Services to his State and countryswert
eIrecord. Apart from his Confederate
!. record and his service as Governor o
| Virginia. General Lee endeared him
! self to the hearts of all the countr!
: by his position during the Spanish
#IAmerican War. His later work In or
: ganizipg the Jamestown Exposition
COMPANY. Of which he was the frs
success.
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