The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
'NFEDERATE BATTLE ABREv
AVs History, Present Status and
Prospects.

ana although the. report of the bo,rd
OF trustees to the recent Confo1oro,o
veteran Reunion gave pretty fullv
I. history, present status. and nros-
nec's' as that report was published
in the mass Of reunion matter. and
was probably not read by MANY, #
may he we'll now to give a condensed
statement of our affairs.
The origin of the enterprise was
as follows:x Mr.. Charles Broadway
R""ss' of hw~"York, who served as
gallant private q Cfonfederate solJ;or
NOT long afte, the war landed in New
York with onw SOY cents in his pock-
ct' and by hard w%Irk, and sound iudv
ment, became an Arliionaire. He made
numerous aiftS ITO various Confcdor-
ate and other Southern cnterprisos
and finally offered the U. C. V. 10
donate 100000 for memorial hall
that should contain great library
Of American history. statues. pro-
traits. and other memorials. provided
they should raise like amount,
board of trustees was or~anized
a charter obtained. and the cntcrnr;so
vigorously and successfully pushed
with every prospect of success. Mr.,
kouss had paid $60,000 of his sub
scrption. and would. no doubt, have
paid the balance. but his death oc-
cnrr"d, and Mr. Underwood. the for
m"r secretary and superintendent.
brought suit AGAINST thc association
for alleged commissions due him
rIalmln" that hc was entitled 10 o5
per cent commission on the Rouss
donation. which was made before Mr.
Underwood had any connection with
the association. Hc cot an iniunc-
tlon against Mr. Peter Rouss, son.
he1r' and executor of the estate, for
bidding HIM to pay any part of the
forty thousand dollars ($4O.OOO)
balance of the Rouss subscription.
After waiting long time on "thc
laws delays' the case was tried be-
fore a Brooklyn judge, and Brook
lyn jury, and verdict fer some $16,-
00o given Underwood. Our counsel
took appeal and after considerable
delay the Appellate Court reversed
the lower court, and decided every
point in our favor Six months fur
ther delay was had by the pretcncc
tof the other side that they would
take the ease to the Supreme Court
OF the United States, but finally the
case was thrown out of court, the
costs put upon the other side, and
the injunction against the Rouss es-
tate dissolved. AS soon as this was
done AIR. Peter Rouss wrote that he
would pay balance due from the cs-
tate so soon as we gave him proof
that we had cash in land to meet the
considerations Of his fathers Gift.
Accordingly We collected S,,,.
scriplions we had and sent him the
certificate Of our bank that we had
the money to our credit. Mr.. Peter
R"nSS very promptly paid the $40
600 balance due on his fathers sub
scrirli"n. So that our efficient trcasur-
er, Judge Geo. l.. Christian. was able
to report that he had to his credit in
bank two hundred thousand. one hun
drcd and thirty-thrcc dollars and
ci"hty-livc cents ($200.133.S5.)
1t ought TO be said that our coun-
sci. Gordon Battle AMI Snowdcn Mar
shall. sons Of gallant Confederate SOL
dicrs. Of New York. managed our
ease with great ability, and zeal. and
that they showed the great libcrality
Of dcc!min" TO receive from MS one
dollar Of fec for their invaluable ser
vices.
The recent Convention Of United
Confederate Veterans passed strong
resolutions of thanks to Battle and
Marshall for :'"iT appreciated scr-
vices and great lbcrality.
II ought also TO be added that Mr..
Peter RouSs has shown Tie most COM
mcndablc promptncss in carrying ont
the princcly libcraIity nf his father
At It's recent meeting the board Of
trustees directed thc executive COM
, lnittcc TO proceed at once 10 select Il
site, procure suitable plans, and push
AS rapidly as possible the erection Of
the memorial building. This The COM
m!ttce are proceeding to do. and The
day is not distant when the hopes Of
%"ars will be realized having on some
suitable site in Richmond-thc old
Capital Of the Confcdclncy, a bcauti-
lul memorial building which shall be