Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-12
By ZETRUE CONFEDERATE
p HISTORIC THE WORLD
, MISSANDERSONU RGESUDC
President Of the Confederate Memorial Literary So
81 ccty Says Museum Makes Plain What War
81 Between States Meant to South

actually was worn or used by these
grca, 1Crocs of worlds history.
From November. 1919. 10 November
1929, there were 7.1T7 visitors regis.
Northern and foreign visitors. School
children. who are always admitted
free. $50. Teachers attending cdu-
cation conference III November, 1919
admitted free. li9.
These great figures would convey
the idea of Il full Golfer. but rcmem-
Dor .hnt tho door fee ot % cents has
not been Increased. the only thing
on earth that ! know which has not
been therefore. q vast number of quar-
ters arc needed 10 help meet the run
ming expenses. Thcce fees. with the
81 annual membership and small
sums from other sources arc what
we count on eor current expenses.
Relics being Received.
Relics arc still being received. bat
lack OF time forbids my giving the
list. We're we financially able e
publish The year book as we Tor
nerly did, YOU would have each git.
or losn We'll chroniclcd by the re-
port 81 the regent o. vicc-rcEcnt OF
each room. Having TO bring tho
news each year OF no year book is
one OF US IN the museum work
bur rules for free adm.ttaucc are.
OF necessity. very rigid. When dis
tinSuisncd pcrsonaSes arc within
fo- which Virginia has been noted
comes uppeTInost in our hearts, our
rule is set aside and an Invitation
from tho Confederate Memorial Lit
crary Society Is sent tho StrangerE
10 be our guests At the Confederate
Museum.
one OF these occasions was in Feb.
!uaST. 1890. when General John ].
\ representative number of the So
c!etyS members were present, in
Guiding officers and vicc-rcgents. all
OF whom were formally presented to
cial visi, to the Missouri room. and
there viewed the beautiful sword OF
General Sterling Price. Missouri. as
you KNOW. was General Pcrshing's
native State.
IN October. 1920, the delegates OF
the Sulsrave Institution were our
guests.
In this way VIC feel that the true
history .: the South is being PUT in
,clliscntly ard plainly before many
who know nothing of what tho War
Between the States meant TO the
South.
The provisional Constitution Of the
Confederate States of America IS ono
OF the many priceless manuscripts
intrustcd to US. This we only dis
play on particular occasions. n TO
be In strong light daily would soon
Gr~nt SEMI OF Conf-dcrncy.
The original Great Seal OF the
Confederate States or America is In
our Keeping. This Is on cxh!bItion
daily in the Solid South room. and
is put In the safe each night What
a glorious day 1t will be when the
United Daughters of the confcderacy
build the library on the museum
grounds! Then these and thousands
OF like treasures will he put where
they may bc plainly seen or where
access TO them will be easy.
Daughters. push this memorial on,
1t is very gratifying 10 find the
States room regents and the division
presidents. United Daughters of the
':onlederacE.. IN conference. working
for the good of the museum.
! would urge that the work o: col
Letting the records OF the Confeucr-
ate soldiers be pushed with renewed
vigor. FIN out the blanks and send
them TO the chairmcn of the mem
orial committee OF the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society. who COM
piles them into bound volumes. which
aye kept in the Confederate Museum
our roll Of honor.
As has beer the custom for many