The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-07
ASK PRESIDENT TO-
SEE CRATER FIGHT
Committee Will Go to Washing
ton and Invite Him to Come to
Petersburg.
MEETING OF GREAT Re. HARMONY 9
MEETING OF GREAT HARMONY
Every One Expressed Purpose to
Do What He Could to Make (
Reproduction a Success.

Especial 10 Tho rim 8 Dispatch

Especial TO Tho Times. Dspntch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, May 6-Plans for
the reproduction Of the Baltic OF the Cra-
ter, on July 3Oth, us formulated by tho
Chamber Of Commerce committee on that
subject, were unanimously Endorsed ut
n meeting of the public and members OF
A. p. Hill Cump Of Confederate Veterans
and Sons of Veterans ut a. =. Hill
Camp Hall to-night. Tho proposition had
already received the hearty Endorsement
Of A. p. Hill Camps of Veterans and
Sons of Veterans, and received cquallc
en- thusiastlc approval tonight when pre-.
scented by Charles Hall Davis, vice-prcs-
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce. who
was called on by President a. Wright,
chairman of the meeting. to explain the
big plan in It's entirety. which. as pre-
viorsly stated in The Times Dispatch, in
cludes the presence of President Roose-
velt Governor Swanson. General Frcder-
icl< D. Grant, President Harry st. George
Tucker, of the Jamestown Exposition, and
the participation In the reproduction OF
the fight Of as many camps of Confed-
crate veterans. G. a. r. posts and Fed
eral and State troops as can possibly be
present.
The big scheme took definite form to-
night, and has behind 1t not only the
camns ana 4ho chamber Of Commerce.,
M 10 ~ di"idnni onerpv of many ri
tho most successful and influential
business men In the city
Raise Considerable Sum.
| From ten to twenty thousand dollars
| is to be raised, OF which amount the
| City Council will be asked Tomorrow
afternoon to appropriate $4,000. and at
least $1,000 is to be guaranteed by
| to be secured by public and private
subscriptions Of business houses. COR
pcrations and citizens generally.
Charles Hall Davis read to the meeting
might summary OF the plans, SUI
ting torth IN concise anu co'ipt :, e, ..'.n
slEe form inc purposes' seonp a"u a AZ,
Posu .' olsa1'!nae!ot - ..n ~ ~ nroh.
,s;Sis, ia.u ~, astn,n,.Snsent ~ nat
t ,nn.t ,,ot+,afa,d mark to include the
many forts and battlenelds around Pc
tersburg II only me eminent a., n' nnam
OF the iocai..s 10Y a,,a.r,-,,an+ an.
~ SUI ~ s.o o, 49, IIn,on and Con
sedoro 80 S,otarans whose presence is
= :, tie,no+od In the mans for reproduc-
~ a. thn ~ nous Crater fight on the day
{. Of It's forty-third anniversary.
This feature met with especial app
proyal, and after a general discussion
OF the proposition, in which brief
speeches were made by Il. r. Davis,
\ formerly commander of a. P. Hill
Camp: Rev. K. w. Barnweli command
or of "A. p. Hill Camp, Soma Of Vet
Grams. General Stith Boiling, COM
,nanf1er Of Virginia Division, United
C.onfederote Veterans: Richard H.
> Mann DIR, Nv. G. Powell. A, y. Rodgers
state Senator Charles T. Inssi,cr. Will
49,, u,,,,nor cr ropt,i,, Carter Y
12;vhon Rohert Cabaniss. and otherY
ltho rcnort Of plans read by G, i. Davis
wns odonted hv a rising vote. and Mr.
! Davis waa e1ectod chairman of the
: committee m arranremcnts whict
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