The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
MEMORIAL TABLET
At CITY LIBRARY
Commentaries Gift of Founder
Civic Club Arranges
Lecture.
IsgecIal TO The Times DISPATCH

appropriate memorial tablet OF bronze
has Just been erected over the front
door OF the Wallace Library Building
here to Captain G. Wistar Wallace. II
is chasely edged with plain mould
Ing. with letters of Inscription In re-
lief, finished smooth. In the natural
color of the metal: the background is
finished In French brown, thereby pro-
ducing contrast and making the
tablet both legible and attractive. The
wording on the tablet Is as follows
This tablet is erected to perpetu-
ate the fact that this library building
was built and this library established
by virtue of bequcst OF $4,000 in the
will OF Captain Casper Wister Wallace,
c. S. A., native and lifelong citizen
of Frederick burg. Va. 1s36-I9o7.
He ennobled his manhood as civil
and military officer; his profession as
lawyer and his life as good citi-
zen"
The tablet is handsome and unos-
tentatious. the tribute truthful and
singularly appropriate to the modest
merit of the man 1t commentaries:
The Civic Bettcrment Club, an or
ganization of women. has arranged for
n lecture to be delivered here next
Tuesday night at the courthouse by
DIR. Freeman. OF the State Health De-
partment. on the subject of santa
ton. Through the efforts OF this or
gantLation night school Will be
opened for children who cannot attend
day schools, and for those who are
willing to study through the summer
A number of prizes have been offered
to school children through this organ
ization. as follows: To the public
school children prizes for the best
composition on q given subject to any
pupils OF the public schools fourteen
years old or under fourteen Subject:
Tho House Fly: It's Danger to Life
and Health. How These Dangers
May Be Avoided" Prizes: First prize
to hoys S. In gold; second prize to
boys. $3.50; frst prize to girls. IS in
IS doing good work in working up SEN
timent for better conditions In sani-
tation and appearances of premises.
etc.
Preparations are being made for
Confederate Memorial Day. which will
he observed In this city Thursday. May
IS. 1t will be under the management
of the Ladies' Memorial Associate
and uniting with them Will be the
Daughters of the Confederacy and n
number OF other organizations. II is
contemplated to make this the most
impressive decoration day ever held
mere. There Will be a proce ssion from
the public square to the City Gene
terry. a band of music Will head the
line. which will be under the charge
of chief marshal. Captain Dan NJ Lee,
brother OF the late General Fitzhugh
Lee, and his aides. and the schoo!
children. military and civic organi
cations will take part at the cemetery.
There Will be exercises OF an interest
ing character. including an address by
a prominent speaker and singing. fol-
lowed by the decoration OF every sol
diers grave in the Confederat Gene
terry.
Adjutant r. c. Hart, of Maury Camp
Confederate Veterans. OF this city. left
will poin the delegates OF Lee Camp, OF
that city. and A. Up. Hill Camp. OF
Petersburg. and go with them TO Little
Rock. Ark. to attend the Grand Camp
United Confederate Veterans. reunion,
which takes place there May 16. Il and
is. Adjutant Hart wore mis- fun uni
form
Judge Pancoast. who purchased re-
Gently farm from Mr. Cassell on the
Rappahannock River, in Stafford coun-
". just below this city, has already
sold a portion OF The farm to promi-
nent citizen of Washington. who Will
erect handsome modern residence and
make It his home.
Colonel L4ggett, commanding the
War College Students Camp here, and
most of the staff officers accompanying
him, were entertained last evening by
Captain NJ. B. Rowe at his handsome
home, "Brompton." on Marye's Heights.
The officers were off duty. and the visit
was entirely a social one.