The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

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staff were present.
The first money raised Tor the es-
adjustment of the museum came from
a<bis bazaar held in conjunction with
the committee which erected n SOL
diers on Libby Hill. Mer-
chants from all over the South contri-
buted TO the cause, and railroads n
express companies hauled n dona-
tons without charge. More than ISL
400 was secured, and half Of this went
to the museum fund.
Working on Plan for Endowment OF
Rooms.
At the present time h revenues
are derived from door fees. Each
visitor is charged 25 cents except on
Saturdays when the abundance is
free. The society is now, however,
working on a plan of endowment,
which will put the museum on such a
footing that it will not need to depend
on outside sources for it's maintenance.
The plan is simple. There are fiji
teen rooms in the building. Each of
the seeding States has one. three
border States, Maryland. Missouri and
Kentucky, have one and the largest
room is known is the Solid South
| The society is now working on a pro
| position to have each State endow it's
| room to the extent of $4,000. Two
States have already done SO, and in
GLIDING a general endowment of $1O,-
900, the total mount now invested
by the society is S23,614.37.
Each Of the rooms las a regent re-
| siding in the State it represents, whose
| duties it is to solicit and collect con-
tributions Of both relics and cash. In
| addition, a vice-regent resides here
ard has absolute control over the
| room and it's contents. A house re-
gent has charge of the building.
Thousands Of mementoes of the war
are to be seen in the various rooms.
In the Virginia room can be seen the
hats, coats, saddle and accOutrementS
of General Lee, Jackson and Stuart.
A coat stained with the blood OF Jack
son is exhibited, while two Of the
plumes that graced the hat of the
dashing Stuart are to be seen. Battle
flags, messages, arms, ammunition
and every conceivable relic are to be
found. In addition to these are the
celebrated Chapman pictures showing
the siege Of Charleston, and the Ssep-
pard collection depicting the life of
the Confederate soldier. These are
the only part of the whole exhibits
that were purchased. The library has
10000 original manuscripts, kept in
fire-proof cases, also IT'S bound vol
umes. These papers are priceless.
In the yard is the propeller shaft OF
the Merrimac, of Virginia, the noted
Confederate ironclad. Surrounding
the driveway is the anchor chain OF
the United States frigate Cumberland
which sunk after being rammed by
the Merrimac.
Object of Great Interest to Visitors.
During the past even years the so
ciety a been publishing annual veal
books. From these books it is found
that 56,O7S persons have registered
rom the North. AS the total number
Of fees paid was only 52,856 and tn
, free admittances were 22,164, it will
be seen that nearly two-thirds Of tn
visitors are from the North. The larg
!, est attendance was in 1907, during tn
jamestown Exposition. The numbe
l paying admission for that year Wer
: 17,171. The present average is abou
! 5000.
E The door fees for the last fisca
year were $1,567, while the donation
e from every source amounted to So,
1855. The expenses for the yea
were ~$2,1O4.93. or an average Q
: $175.41 per month. The new profit
8 during the past seven years amount
d to $3,695.2S.
Il The present membership Of the SO
ciety is Of two kinds, life and annua
It There are 327 of the latter and 20
h OF the former. The officers are a
d follows:
r, President, Miss Sally Archer Ande1
son; first vice-president, Mrs. Abb
is Manly G~wathmey; second v%ice-pres
dent, Mrs. Herbert w. Jackson; thfr
j. vice-president, Mrs. Philip Taylor; r.
d cording secretary, Mrs. John Masor
corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. Ell
l. ders Robinson; treasurer, Mrs. T
of Theodore Ellyson; honorary vice
president, Mrs. e. D. Hotchkiss: hous
lie regent, Miss Susan B. Harrison.
as Chairmen of committees-catalogJ
t. committee, Mrs. NJ. L. Doren; fiji
ance committee, Mrs. c.. e. Boiling
n, grounds committee, Mrs. Edgar Ia,
~ lor; house committee, Miss Betty E
Tyson; membership committee, Nh
tie Charles E. Borden; memorial commi
lie tee, Mrs. James n. Dunlop; public:
in ton committee. Miss Lucy 7. Mul
is ford; sites committee, Mrs. James ]
s. Werth.
I'd Each Seeding State Maintains Sp
o. cial Room.