The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-24


confeAssacy. the very building -
pelie. saA. besides &hls, holds within Ito
halloved walls c0untisos priceless
treasures Of the lost and loved cause.
In that museum are fifteen depart.
meats. esch named after Q 1aherens
state. and though there we're only tnu
teen seeding states. nftesn maintain
departments theirs. - IN Psnnsy!vsnse
ana California are aasDhtsrs ana sons
Of the eouth who would stu psrpstu-
ste It's sacred memories q the pASL
Each stats maintains ~ Own room
and each etsts has raised Or WI On.
deavoe to raise the sum o. ts.sSs -
endewmsnt fund for it, maintenance.
Mrs. w. J. Behan. Of New Orleans
is the regent OF the LOUISIANA room.
and IL 10 her patriotic visa ana smos-
ton 20 make that room stand eus -
an honor to the name II bssrs' potn
in point OF Interesting relics and the
CELEBRITY with which its endowmsnt
fund viii be established. At tho con-
xention of the United Daughters Oh
the Confsdsracy. the United Sons Of
Confederate Veterans and the United
Confederate Veterans. which VIII De
beid on October Is in 0atoa Rouge.
Mrs. Behan win bring before the mem
bers the Louisiana room. for wnien
she with make an appeal TOR All inter
esttng relics that may have any oear-
ing upon the war OF the Confederacy
Tht. ARE proposes 20 DO before all
confederate bottles OF men and wo-
men. for though the room Is ALREADY
niIed with many interesting objects
Of value. she feels that In lttls u1se
many more nay b sddsd TO those On
lanS. The regent will also make an
appesi for hslp N raising the sneo.
meat fund Ter tbs Lousssens 49,
The Louisiana Division has attsars
promised to give e3s yeef ZOE .s
purpose. and 1t TO hopes tn.s
ent chapers and camps VI"
interested In this cause
NJ BeAan was seen the other az
Ia her home In what she calls her Con-
tolerate Library" . room hone
,,cssrs. md fined With books al bear
IN anon the subJsct Of the was OF
ira Confederacy, and eouta1nln0 OF ~
.helvee and in tts cabinet meaarias 10Y
countless histories Of that tn.sessAne
period. She bad just receives H
ACQUISITION OF relies Tor tne L0ussss.s
room. and was nngertng theo Is.'asu'
Amons them were bright. beyaeA ~
Ter. wrftten from the front In 1881:
their ink pale, their paper yeiioweo
with over half . eentury's aye stain'
but in their bright impulsiveness eN
ing cutek tnsight into the camp Aio
~ those days. when the boys In gray
went out with hearts eull OF ofiSnt
~nthusfasrn, yeaguing for the glory ana
,he strife like the warhorse IN JOB
.snif1ng the battle afar on. amio tne
privations and the drawbSeks tnt
came to the tenderty-reare0 Souan "a
the long ago Southland.
one % .ne e.r.- IN c.mp fu.t
tersouIs .s..~ ord while II
OUTSIDE .s...,s.,,. =, c.mp life
0ssI. on $3.50 ,a.. h,,xbt- opttmistic
Hsn1S =, things thar always
way y. ,ns merry-aearted
Cna.soe -rht. ,.t,eY vas from
.- - E.w orleans I'D, who
.,,s,.S :, the Fourth Compaay.
1vs.h,nr,on artillery. TO his aunt. IL
,oId with iavnty boyish fyaakness OF
ha-ve,l provtdeA the young soi1aer was
IN clothes vhep he went ''e-callinG-
One fel.ow.eoidser Woeld lend him .
pair Of boots, anothsr would Lens .
necktte. another . cellar aaa % On
untii nearly every member Of the esm-
pany had esntYjhets1 bis snare 70
make the yoaag beau . s0cis4 sue
cess, 1t least - fer - e.otnss weac
Ice three inches thick wes All atos".
in that Southsrn canp ~ the uoe o.
glint OF homestekness In the casual
remark that TT Aou't lsek uks YER
going to have the war over % = ~
get home for ChSistnas anA -.
Years" Fancy that 10 Dscemeee. Asslk
with the long and esseer suses's %
nearly ave years besoso tAsm
latte incidents Of the camp NE ere
,usey~ssinsIy toah In aaosheg 1ettoS
written while the young scribe was
doing picket duty before the battle.
lie was quite proud Of the proves he
had developed as . cook when there
were things % cook. bus 6isiiSsd the
di.hw sshiuC part 90 the 5oh. Al those
shinss snd mere. tee. - saS4 oewsvss.
- ia this iittbs shiag sslle1 wss.
Another letter. frsm Oesgge ASpo
.,oke er What n ersck batsalton TIE
,y.shins,ou ARTILLERY vas sousiAers1
IN y;rrinie. Thss letter spoke wssh en-
,nus,.sm a. solAjsytnG. wish sems asss-
socrat;c Aisl,kc. howcver, Tor 'sseepinG
on tire cold srounA-- There were asny