The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-25
MERCHANTS PLAN
BIG PEACE JUBILEE
Giant Celebration of Seni-Cen-
tcnnial OF End of War May Be
Held in Richmond.
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED
Union and Confederate Veterans
May Meet for Last Time
in 1915.

A movement for q great peace iubi
leo. to be held in Richmond in 1915 to
commemorate the fftieth anniversary
states. was inaugurated last night by
the Retail Merchants Association
1t was not all talk. for the merchants
! did something tangible in connection
! with the project. The association in
structed President Norman TO appoint
q committee, whose duty il will be to
consult with committees to he named
| by other commercial. Industrial. iinau-
| cial social and patriotic organizations
and with officials of the city and the
! state in regard to the proposition. All
such associations will be invited to
come In and take part in the move
ment.
Hnvc Grcnt Celebration.
SaInuel Cohen presented the idea,
which he had evidently worked out to
some extent. II was suggested that
! the Climax OF the many semi-centen-
MAJ celebrations beginning early in
/ 1911 and now going on Will naturally
come Just nifty Years after the ceSSa =
tioh OF hostilitics And. developing
the conception, it was inevitable that
peace jubilee to sienaizc a half
century since the war drum ceased TO
| throb and the battlehaEs were furled
must be held in Richmond the scene
| of the last days of the Confederacy and
| the capital Of that Inflated govern
J mcnt.
To such celebration would como.
| H. is expected. the Grand Camp Of Con
/ tederate Veterans. This part of the
program has been suggested before.
] Al one time Lee Camp thought of in =
! wiling the reunion OF 1911 to Richmond.
but ii was decided it would he better
! TO wait Il year. Again. the Coufeder-
! ate Memorial institute il is hoped will
/ hN aft.
waiting. and could i've dedicated during
Z The peace jubilee. In fact. this affair
/ could be made a central point in the
/ program.
/ The Daughters OF the Confeedracv.
! the Sons of Confederate Veterans and
many such other organizations would
be asked to hold their annual meet
inEs of 1915 in Richmond AT the same
Tune. thus bringing together all elc-
inent connected with the memories OF
the Confederate States. II is belieV ed
TO be certain that all would come
As the plans for such celebration
are developed. many new ideas will
occur 10 those in charge and will be
considered. The President Of the
United states would, OF course. he cX-
pected 10 be here. together with digni-
'aries from all over the country.
Have Union Veterans. Too.
Lastly but by no means the least
important it might wcll be that the
! 80 "'i' -NlluN ol Tue t(pnnDIiC could
come to Richmond. and in the last
great reunion which the veterans of
either the North or the South will have.
| could meet together on the spot where
the final scene Of four years Of drama
was enacted.
! The Retail Merchants Association
heartily approved the proposition adj :
Nanced by Mr.. Cohen. and, becoming
enthusiastic, formally indorsed it, The
appointment OF the committee will he
made at an carly date.
The association elected Delegates to
! the state convention of the organiza-
! ton, to meet in Lynchburg May Il and
10 Mr.. Cohen is president OF the
state body.
There was some discussion Of the
! inauguration OF Il campaign to demon
stra'e the failacy of undertaking ar
gunentS being made in many quarters.
designed TO induce the people to be-
! iicvc that the retail merchant is got
! ing large profits in the sale of goods
/ ana thus adds materially to tho hio II
cost OF living. Tho retailers feel thcy
are grossly misreprcacnted IN this re-
! SpcCt