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New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
LOCAL MAN MARRIED.

Venezio Taricani of this city, ele- vator man in the National Bank building, and Miss Laura Piaciandini of Hartford were married this morn ing at o'clock at St. Rocco's church, Hartford A reception followed the ceremony. The couple will enjoy a wedding trip to Boston and vicinity after which they will reside at ;, 5s Oak street, this city.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
MORNINGSIDE ITEMS.
Jottings from .Morningside-o on-the-
 Sound, Milford, Conn.

The final program for the holiday at Morningside, as arranged by the several committees in charge is as follows: Saturday evening, costume masquerade dance at the clubhouse. Sunday evening, musicale, arranged by Prof w. V. Abell. Monday forenoon, tennis, clock golf and croquet contests. At D. m., basket picnic lunch on clubhouse lawn, coffee served by the committee; afternoon, tennis finals, Potato race, sack race, peanut race three-legged race, and if practicable swimming races in late afternoon; evening, card party and dancing, at the clubhouse.
 Work has just been started on the fifth jetty along the short front at Morningside. Each storm brings in a new beach of sand from the bar and 8 fine beach is steadily forming be- tween the fourth jetty, lately com pleted,, and the old "Black Rock" jetty at the foot of the cement stairs.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
NICEALT.S LIEUTENANT.

New York Sept. 1.--Vivian Nick als, who resigned as rowing coach of the University of Pennsylvania to re- turn and fight for England, has ac- cording to advices received here from Londcs, received a probationary ap- pointmert as second lieutenant in the SOyal F'iC Id Artillery.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
$ IT. DAVIS. JR.. DEAD.

Fairfield. Sept. 1.-Samuel T. Davis, Jr., president of the Locomobile com pany of America, died at his summer homc here this morning, after an ill- ness exten ting through several weeks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
The Confederate Reunion

"Why the Reunion Is Held" from
nm address of General stephen ID.
Lee:
1--WE come together because we
love the past. because our lives have
Been linked together by 81 great ex-
pcriencc--by the richest, deepest cN-
pericnce that has come to my gem
Grafton of Americans; by u common
story 40 rich In heroisni, in sacrifice
In patriotism, that everything else
we remember grows cheap when we
think of the Confcderacy.
ave 20 to our graves feeling TINT
we are right. We are sure we did
our duty. We have through nlI our
lives ana under every condition
maintained our self-rcsprct, and i'm
our old nEe now we have the rcspcct
not only of those who fought against
as. lint of the whole world.
ave have Taught our children 10
honor the flag of oar reunited cOuu-
try. In the Spanish WAR we sent
our sons and our ErnndSons to fol-
low the nnS TINT our forcfathers
filled in the stars. md To which we
now again give our unstinted 10y
atty. Rest OF all, we restored orr
beloved land as nm integral living
part to the union of our fathers
With us now NIL bitterness md pns-
sion have passed away. We are
holding only to nil that is swcetc.Y
and hest and tendrrcSt in living"
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again and named committees on corner
stone and program OF cornerstone Law
ing as follows: On corncr-tone f. D.
Hotchkiss, j. Thompson Brown, w S.
Archer; on program. Charles J. Ander-
son. Edwin r. Cox. George l. Christian n.
T. Peyton Giles, Mrs. Edgar p. Tay.
Tor Al this meeting also Treasurer
T. ID liotchkiss reported that tic fund.
including interest which had accumu-
lated. had reached $3i.698 81.
The Monument Corporation will have
the anal choice OF the design for the
statue but the Judgment of The com
mittee on design. II is thought. will
very likely he sustained by the cor
poration.
The committee is proceeding with
caution
The statue is TO he an enduring me-
mortal. said Judge Christian" and the
committee wants to bc sure it's RICH,
before going ahead. mistake now
could never he rectitied and no s;atuette
offered will get the approval of the
committee until the committee is sure
II is the best available"
Five Statucttcs have been yolun
tari!y submitted. TIL. Commit,e. pur
poso!y rcfraincd from advertising. II
recalled the fact that the committee
for the Lee Monument was swamned
with designs aud that the majority OF
the'h were OF no help to the COMMITTEE.
Inc committee calculated that tho
really able sculptors would get in the
competition without any inducements.
II is satisfied with the way its waiting
plans are working out Five statuet,es
nave been sent in by sculprors Two
more are expected at an carly date
Ard there Will probably be others.
WANT REST POSSIBLE
DESIGN AT COMMAND
When will the committee meet 10
make the final decision?' Judge Chris.
tian was asked.
The committee will set no deunite
time for making the final decision"
ne replied. I'VE will proba bly, have
meeting soon after the reunion TO
consider and discuss the statuettes thar
nave been submitted, but we are no,
SAVING that decision Will be made
al tha' meeting. The decision will MOI
be made until the committee is abso.
iutely certain that it has done the hest
that IL can TO get the one best dosicn
possible with the means at our com
mand." ~
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have preceded them. for whom III. !, u
, taps and lights out have sounded
Among the reports TO he received a Il
those of the Battle Abbey comm,tt.l
the historical committee. the committe ii
on resolutions. the monumental corI
mittee the committee on a monumenl
10 the women Of the Confederacy AMI
the committee on the selection ~
place. for the next convention Ono Il
the most important committees to suhl
nit report Will he that on the 6e., q
nation OF tho Stars and Bars. whie]
VIII decide as TO whom should fall ,h|
honor OF first designing the fair nal
of the Confederacy.
On Wednesday night grand o,c.J
viii he held at the City Auditorium
II viii be conducted by PROFESSOR w q
Mercer who will gather for the Cd
casion the largest and most represe n
tative choir Richmond has ever heard
Later a mimic reproduction OF TIL
Battle Of the Crater will he given 81
inc Richmond Grays' Battalion 4
camp Stuart. located AT the State Fad
Grounds. Tn" scene will be greatll
enhanced by appropriate fireworks
The reunion will close on ThursdaJ
with grand parade in the morn:nf
and the laying OF the cornerstone d
the Stonewall Jackson monument anil
I a grand ball at the First Rezimentd
~. HiOlS 81 III. ne ftlCHnOnn LlSh
Infantry Blues will give a ball th|
same night in honor OF the Connected
Foot Guard. which is 10 come here al
the personal escort OF Governor Hod
combe.
The program OF the United Conted
crate Veterans follows:
Tuesdny. June l, 10 A. VI.
Calling convention TO order by GEM
cral Thompson Brown. comma nd ini
Virginia Division.
Prayer.
Music by reunion choir. conducted b!
Professor Walter c. Mercer.
Address OF welcome by Henry q
stuart. Governor OF Virginia, on beha
OF the State
Address OF welcome by George Aims
lie. Mayor of Richmond, on behalf d
the city.
Address Of welcome on behalf of TIL
veterans of Virginia. by Judge D. a
Tyler.
Address on behalf OF Sons of vetI
Grams. by John w. Bale. of Rome. Cd
Turning over convention 70 conf
mander-in-C Chief. General Bennett n
Young. by General j. Thompson Brown
Response by General Bennett n
Young. commandment chief
Presentation of the only two LIVING
Confederate Governors. McCreary, Of
Kentucky. and Harris. of Georgia
Announcement OF committee on cre|
dentials and resolutions.
Adjournment TO +. NJ.
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OF Virginia Will be delivered nv Jndcs
~ -. Gardner Tyler, of Charles civ
hEsfoSSE WILL BE MADE
by GENERAL u. IL. YOUNG
The address on behalf of the Sons Of
Veterans will be delivered by John w.
will then be turned over to Genera
noHns' comma chief. by General
trown, and fitting response win he
made by the commander-i in chief
feature of the mornings program
VIII be the presentation of the only
Two living Confederate Governors. Nc
Creary, OF Kentucky, and Harris. of
Georgia. The convention will then pro-
coed TO its formal business
othcr addresses will be delivered at
the afternoon session, beginning at q
o'clock. Rev. Henry RI. Battle, D. D..
OF Charlottesville, son of General Cul-
len y. Battle, c. S. a., will deliver the
formal reunion address. and General r
w. Green, of Arkansas will deliver an
address on Jefferson Davis, President
of the Confederate States of America
He Who Has Been Called Another Man
of Sorrows"
General Julian s. Carr of North
Carolina. will recall the sacrifice and
the labor Of the private in an address
on THE Confederate Soldier" and will
tell again the story Of the heroic con
duct of those who fought without dis
tinction save as their country remem-
bers them in song and story and as
history records their deeds
The morning and afternoon sessions
OF Wednesday will be given over to the
discussion of business. and tho renorts
of the various committees.
AT noon, however. all business will
or n for
services for the honored dead, which
Will he held under the joint control OF
the United Confederate Veterans and
the Confederate Southern Memorial AS
ISOLATION. Wherever a group OF vet
Grams is gathered at that hour II is
expected OF them that they Will pay n
silent tribute TO their comrades who
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLD
THEIR lElIiSu NiisI,,IINE


The board OF directors met for the
n!st time in the office OF Mayor u e.
Nlchardson on the afternoon Of De-
Geinner |. 1911. In the meantime.
EDWIN p. Cox had drawn charter
for the organization. designating Tho
association the Thomas ]. ,Stonnuaii1
jackson Monument Corporation" The
directors accepted the charter and II
was later obtained OF the State an
Mayor Richardson moved that funds h..
accepted from all proper and honor
able sources, and the motion prevailed
I'm executive committee OF the board
was named as follows James Power
Smith, George l.. Christian. Il. -
Hotchkiss, Miss Anna f. BoyIlin. VII
liam NJ Myers. T. NJ. Wortham and
u. c. Richardson. 1t was decided 10
ask the state for an appropriation of
$4,000 and to seek TO enlist the active
interest of the press Of the South
The next meeting OF the board of
directors was held on December II
and at this meeting IL was decided "a
make May u a DAY OF contributions
TO the monument fund by the school
Snildren OF virginia. January IL the
directors met and accepted an article
for the press prepared by Judge George
l." Christian, with certain amendments
by John Stewart Bryan
In making the plans 10 have tho
school children OF Virginia contribute
to the fund the directors overlooked tho
fact that the rural schools close eariv
and the result was thai the returns
from Jackson Day in the schools vas
not what it had been hoped they would
be, only S267.99 being realized in This
way.
COMMITTEES ON SITE,
DESIGN AND FUNDS NAMED
M a meeting held July %. 1912. il
was felt that the movement had gained
sufficient headwav to Justify the an
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c. Richardson. John \. Curtis. William
VI Myers, T.. y. Hotchkiss. Charles J.
Anderson William :. Archer r Nj
Workman William y. Richardson
Peter j. White, Alexander Forward. +.
Is. /. Warrick, William Wesson. James
/. Gray, Marshall NJ Gillian. Edmund
i,endleton. Miss Kate Mason Rowland
MIS-: Norman v Randolph. AlcXa nder
9. Brown, Frank : Woodson William
II. Wyatt. .Jr.. y. & Franklin. RAY
m"nd H. Garcn, ". Il. Wood, ". r.
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y Meeting Called.
Through many years il has been the
darSire OF great host Of the people Of
Virginia and the South 10 erect in
richmond an equestrian statue Of that
great captain. General Thomas j. Jack
son.
1t is now proposed to organize an
association and secure action that Will
honor this son OF Virginia and adorn
our capital city with a memorial that
VIII instruct ana educate those who
come after us.
y meeting of friends Of this proposal
viii be held at Lee Camp Hall. on Broad
! Street. on Wednesday, evening. Novcm-
Der 20. lall. AT O'Clock All who feel
interested in this matter. ladies and
men, young men and veterans. are in
vited To meet with us that We NAV or
ganiZc for this purpose
The following signed tho call for the
meeting: p. {. Richardson. George L.
Christian, William \. Anderson. j. Tay-
Tor Ellyson. y. j Montague. Joseph +.
Willard, John r. Purcell, 10 Lane stern.
William H. White, John y Curtis + D.
tiotchtiss. John $, Ilarwood. James
Power Smith. Mrs. Thomas : Rocock.
Mrs. l. c. Daniel, Holmes Conrad, Win
chester. Va: James c. Pollard. Edward
e. RecS Is. O. James. Ben /. Owen. w
w. sale, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Edwin
F. Cox, George F. Baltzen, L. S. A.:
William NJ. Myers. Stuart Mcclure. r.
NJ. WORKMAN, John Stewart BRYAN, G.
{. pinckney. Jennings G. Wise, c. A..
Richardson. Frank s. Wdodson, W. r.
Frecman, James r. Gray j. THOMPSON
Brown. Stiih Boiling. Petersburc Va ::
| Robert w Hunter. Washington. H. c.:
George II. Myers. John T. Wood, +. X
| Travers Warreck, Morgan r. Mills.
George w. Rogers, c. w Dempsey. n.
y. Brown, ,Tr.. Edmund Pendleton, j. C..
y. Montague. ~ r. Holdcrhy, Jr
Charles t. Cooke John p. Murrell. H.
c. Cooper, r. NJ. Lynn. w t. seal r.
w j. Gilman. III. r. Pollard. Ir..' James
J. Pollard. t.. j. Hoshcr, Oliver j..
Spauldins. Jr. t.. : A. r. H. Harwood.
y G. Hartman. Charles j. Anderson.
James j. Dreamer. !iili Montague
Branch johnson. y G. Brown, .Ir., II.
. y BrinkIey, w. w. Lapradc. T.. c..
Foikcs.
EFFECr PERMANENT
ORGtNIytTION, NOV. 20, 1911
Pursuant TO the call the meeting
formally to start the campaign TO raise
the funds with which to erect the
monument was held in Lee Camp Hall
November 20, 1871 1t was decided ia
form permanent orGailization to he
known as the Thomas j. CStoncwan,
Jackson Memorial .\ssociation. OFF
ccrs were elected AS follows: Prcsi-
dent. Rev. James Power Smith. y. D..
frst vice president. Judge George l..
Christian. second vice president Mrs.
Edgar D. Taylor: third vice president,
w. W kc--l: secretary. William NJ
MIXERS: treasurer. T.. u. Ilotchkiss
Those named az the board Of directors
we're r.. c. Richardson. w. s Archer.
J. Thompson Brown. William s. An
dcrson. Mrs Norman V. Randolph Miss
Kate Mason Rowland. MISS Anna Il
E"v<in. Mrs. G. T. BrninE r'N" :.
IIarwood. Edwin p. Cox. r. II. wortha n.
W. ". sale subsequently, toionri John
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Afternoon Session. 3 p. VI.

Convention called to order by Com
mander-in-Chief. General Bennett Il
Young.
Reunion address by DR.. Henry H
Battle. of Charlottesville. Va. son 0
General Cullen a. Battle. C. S. A.
Address on Jefferson Davis" by Gen
eral B. w. Green. Of Arkansas.
Address on The Confedearte Sol
dicr.' by General Julian S. Carr
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Wednesday, June 2, 10 A. VI.

Convention called TO order by Gen
eral Bennett II. Young. commander in
chief.
Report of credentia1 committee.
Report of Battle Abbey committee,
Report of. historical committee.
Memorial exercises, under the join
control of the u. C. V.
control of the L. c. V. and Confederate
Southern Memorial Association.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment to 3 p. Al.
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LAY CORNERSTON OF
JACKSON STATUE JUNE 5
Event in Charge of Grand Lodge of
MasOnS-Music by Two
Bands.
EXERCISES BEGIN AT O'CLOCK
Chief Address by William 4 Ander-
son, Of Observation-Disclosures by
Judge George l.. Christian-Story
of Creation of Monument Fund


The three days of the Confederate
Reunion III Richmond will he crowded
with events of keen interest and signi-
ficance to the thousands and thousands
of people from in And out of the city
who VIII pfsticipaf.e as actors or spec
tators 1.-The great three-day spec
tacle. But II is'prohable that none OF
them will more deeply touch the heart
Of the whole South, or will more
thoroughly commend itself to the ap-
prevail Of those who glory in the
achievements OF the soldiers of the
Confederacy than the laying Of the cor
ncrstone of the equestrian statue to
General Stonewall Jackson
This event, destined TO tie historic
in the annals OF the Commonwealth Of
Virginia. and of the South. will take
place at the corner of the Boulevard
and Monument Avenue at o'clock on
the afternoon OF Thursday. June 5. No
detail will be omitted that would add
TO the impressiveneSs of the important
and historic occasion
MAJOR W. \. ANDERSON ORATOR
AT CORNERSTONE LAYING
Major William y Anderson. OF Lex
ington. Va, member Of the famous
Stonewall Brigade. and former Altor-
ney-GeneTal of Virginia. viii deliver
the principal address of the occasion.
He will be introduced by Judge George
l.. Christian The opening prayer viii
be by Rev. James Power smith H. q
the last surviving member Of the sraff
of General Jackson ana the closing
prayer and henediction Will he ny Rev
j. W. Bachman. n. u. of Tennessee.
Chaplain General OF the United Con
federate Veterans
The laying OF III. cornerstone vim
be by the Grand Lodge Of Virginia.
with Grand Master James Il Wood
and notable array of other of'icials
of the order participating
The cornerstone. IN which viii be
deposited hoy l2xI2-s inches. was
made by W Mason. at hi. yard At
LON rdy and Marshall Streets In
the box will be deposited number Of
articles associated with the event
MONUMENT DIE TO HARD
WORK or FEW MEN
The history of the movement for the
erection Of suitable equestrian statue
to General jackson, which has now
reached The stage where hctwee!.
$4,000 and sa2 Doc has been raised.
and where II is expected that within
another year the monument can bc III
place. is the history OF the ulsclnsb
and persevcrinr effort Of u few men
who. fired WITH admiration Tor me
great soldier and animated with =
proud discomfort with the failur. OF
Virginia and the South TO give pcrnIa
nent form TO it's esteem for Jackson
formed the Stoncwal! Jackson Nonu-
ment Corporation and pushed 10 sue
cehsfui conclusion their plans for N.
erection Of the statue.
Leading the movement which ha,
cu!m'natcd IN raising tho fund needed
for the erection Of the monument wa.
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Afternoon Session. 2 p. n.

convention called 10 order by Gen
erai Bennett II. Young. comma nder-in
chief
Report of committee on designation
Of Stars and Bars.
report Of committee on resolutions.
report of monumental committee.
report of committee on monumcn
to women of Confederacy.
Report of Davis home farm commit
tee.
Selection of place for holding mex
convention.
Election Of officers
miscellaneous business
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HOWlTHERs GET AROUSED
IN 4 VALLEY CAMPAIGN

y few years ago the Richmond How
tiers. marching through the Valley
Of Virginia and cncampimg among tho
Blue Mountains on tho battle fields
made ever memorable by jackson and
ms root cavalry became insured
Win the purpose 10 start a movement
without farther delay TO erect tho long
defcrfed monument 10 the Hero of the
Shenandoa
When the Howii2ers finished their
Valley Campaign" at Alcxandria they
wer" given royal reception nv The
three confederate organizations Of that
city the United Confederate Veterans
inc daughters of tho Comfcdcracy and
the sons Of Veterans SO IMPRESSED
win the hospitality of the tleXaudri,
Ncopl" were the officers OF the Iowit
zcrS that they decided 10 send = dol,
Eatlon back TO that city and present n
rowing cup to the three organizations
Tor the adornmcnt of the building
winch they occupied Jointly Tho dele.
taton. which included On smith chan
lain OF the IIowitZcrs. went To AIcxan-
drIa IN January. 1909. and in his nrc
Sth'atnn speech. Captain Myers def
h't"IN committed himself and the or
Snhi%dtlon which he represented TO TN,
piai TOT IN" erection Of the monument
lie dweii on the fact that outside of y
siatu" given 10y Englishmcn there was
strangely enough no substantial and
permanent memorial to Jackson
INC iiowitzcrs then began 10 have in
formal discussions as 10 when would
TIC suitable time 10 begin active work
on the task Of raising funds for tbn
memorial For various reasons !, vas
NOT until November 1911. that the time
seemed ripc To begin on tho hic rrior
taking
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\ Meeting Cnllnl

Monument to General ,stonewan Jack
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MEETING OF EHIEND>
OF MOVEMENT IAIIEn

The frs, meeting 10 take tb. uoc.,
Sary preliminary steps was called for
N"N"moer 20, Of that year The call.
winch was circulated by Captain Myers
ann others OF the Howitzers, was as
, follows 81
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Night Session, $40 p. n.

Night Session, S:3O r. ".
Grand concert at City Auditorium
conducted by Professor Walter c. Mer-
Ger.
FIRE works with reproduction Of
hattie of the Crater), Stuart Camp,
10 r. NJ.
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Thurrdny. June 2, Morning.

Thursdny. June 2, Morning.
IL o'clock. grand parade and laying
cornerstone Stonewall Jackson monu,
ment.
8 r. VI.
Grand ball at First Regiment
Armory, Seventh and Marshall Streets
Ball for Connecticut Foot Guard al
Blues Armory s
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Captain William NJ Myers, commanding
the Richmond Howitzcrs. Of CAPTAIN
MHerSs service Rev James Power
smith. ID. D., who. president Of the
corporation. also has been active in
the movement for The statue. says: 1T
can never ne forgotten that to Captain
Myers and the liowitzer boys is largely
due the imitation OF the present move
meni nov approaching a glorious ac-
complishncni." In a paper on the sub
lcct prepared by Dr Smith he SAYS
further about the connection of the
Howtzcrs with the movement for the
monument:
Very strong and widespread has been
the desire 10 erect an equestrian monu-
mcnt which should he tho gift OF the
people Of Virginia and of the South.
IN some degree worthy Of the great SOL
dlcr and OF the profound and universal
admiration in which Jackson is held,
which should perpctuate his great name
ana abide FOR generations 10 come to
teach those that come after us tho
story OF his personal character and his
great career. Again and again promo
sitions were made in the press and in
the nails of state Leg islaturcS. and con-
ulnutionS OF money were made which
had TO be returned in the absence Of
any organization and authorized agency
70 receive funds for the purnosc.
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REUNION PROGRAM
HAS MANY FEATURES

Continued from First par.I
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IT OH t ITst PaEc)
o. virginia will be delivered by Judca
~ -. Gardiner Tyler, OF Charles civ
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commandanrs ONCE,

i'f'tc'! \. First Battalion. Field Ar,I-
iciN Nreinia Volunteers, Rich
VIM. NJ Myers. ctntnin- cnr,nnnn,no
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on SITE.
DESIGN AND FUNDS NAMED

NJ a meeting held July 20. 1912. it
was felt that the movement had gained
sufficient headwav to Justify the an