Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
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poin;ment of committees on site. de-
sign and funds These were appointed
as follows: on site. n. G. Richardson.
John $ Harwood. W. 5. Archer. ].
Thompson Brown, William NJ Myers.
I NJ Workman. on design. George /.
Christian Mrs. c. Il Boiling. Edwin =.
Cox. Mrs. Edgar r. Taylor. Miss Kate
Mason Rowland, Charles j. Anderson:
." FUNDS. James Power smith, John
Stewart Bryan, Mrs y. V. Randolph.
GeorG" l.. Christian. r. T. No,chi:iss
and Miss Anna r. Boykin.
The next meeting Of Importance in
the progress of the campaign for the
raising Of the fund was held on March
10. 1913. Then the directors decided to
issue an appeal to the citizens Of Rich
: inond on May 10. the iifticth auuiver-
sary of the death of jackson. in which
, subscriptions 10 the fuod would he
asked /, was also decided that tho
presidcn, Of the association Rev
James Power Smith. u. r.. should 20 on
a tour Of tho valley towns and cities
ana form local associations TO aid in
raising the fund.
~ meeting OF the directors May 20
1913, Or. Smith reported that he had
had successful trip. and found that
me movement met with the approval
OF IN" people everywhere nc went
y great advance in the movement
came when the women OF Richmond and
OF Virginia entered the field with their
nntr!ng zeal and devotion. a joint
committee was organized representing
all the womcn's Confederate associa-
ions-thc local chapters of the Daugh-
ters OF the Confederacy, the Confeder-
ate Memorial Literary Society. the Hol-
lywood. lakewood. Hebrew and Cfcs-
terrified memorial associations. This
committee determined to use May 10
AS jackson flag day in Richmond and
the rest OF Virginia. To awaken pub
lie interest in this great effort mass
meeting was held In the City Auditori-
um under direction OF the womcn's
joint committee. The meeting was one
OF the largest and most cnthusia st c
ever held ut the capital The great hall
was tllcd with military organizations
the camps OF veterans. chapters of the
L. ID. c., and the people OF the city. The
meeting was especially honored and
deeply stirred by the presence of Mrs
Mary Anna Jackson, the beloved widow
OF the great chicftain. who has since
passed away. With her on that nota-
BILE occasion was the grand -daughter
Preston. of Charlotte. y. c. Judge
George l.. Christian presided, and "A fter
prayer by Rev. +. d. Stephenson. brief
addresses were made by Governor
Henry G. stuart, Mayor George Ainslie,
Captain John Lamb. DR.. Samuel c.
James Power Smith, -. D.
JACKSON FLAG DAY
OBSERVED WITH GOOD RESULTS
Jackson flag day followed on May /,
and observed both in Richmond and in
other cities of Virginia. about $4,000
being added to the fund in this way.
y, the time of the mass meeting pre-
iminary TO the flag day the fund had
reached Si.Sl9.o7.
AS a result OF Il visit of President
Smith to Baltimore. and u large and
representative meeting in one of the
! halls of johns Hopkins University, con-
tributions came from that city approx
mating $1,000. Many other contribu-
tions OF various amounts and from va
riouS sources have come in, including
one Of S256 from the camp of Confed-
crate Veterans in New York City. one
OF $li2 from Confederate camps in
other states, and $l55 from Confeder-
ate camps in Virginia. From United
Daughters OF the Confederacy and
from individuals in amounts ranging
from S25 TO $3.50 an aggregate OF about
81 900 was received Additional
amounts were received in sums of 81
and up, making Il total of something
over Sill 900, To which were added an
appropriation by the state of $4,000
and OF a like amount by the city of
Richmond.
SITE FAVORED FOR BOULEVARD
AND MONUMENT AVENUE
An important meeting of the board
Of directors was that of November l3.
1914 when the report Of the sit COM
mi:tcc was made and accepted, the
committee reporting in favor of the
site at the intersection of Monument
Avenue and the Boulevard. At this
meeting also IL was decided that tho
| laying of the cornerstone should oc-
cur during Reunion Week. and the
! president Of the corpora tion DR.. Smith,
| was directed 10 arrange with the Re-
! union Committee for suitable DAY
and hour.
ON March -, 1915 the directors met