Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
MEMORIAL PARK
At MANASSAS
Committee Gets S15,0OO of
$4,000 Fund
Needed
PROMISE sOUTH'S AID
One Gift Of $4,000 From Bcston-Ad-
dress by c. ]. Owens-Is located on
Lee Highway

Manassas, Va. JULY 22,-Faatu,'ing
THE inaugural exercises of the Manas-
sas Ccrtfedarala Menlo1iial park move
m7nt held ON The l1astor'ic Buzz Run
bsitZttgfiaIlds. near mere yesterday, the
reading cf hd-agriaim neceiived from
Lacnard Imbcsden of Boston, in which
$4,000 was pledged toward the move
nyarlt i'm 'tHle name of the lmbocen
Bncthisnis. Lacrlard Imboden is a
cotIdIn rf Geln. john D. Imbodsn, Gem
feienaaa gereInal who fought in bcdil
BATTLES of Marlals.ststs.
,Seuenal $1,000 gifts were also AN
uycmriced amorg fJttam cne from WEI
lam Gibbs McAdco, fclmer Secretary
cIf United Slialaes Treasury. Already
about $4,000 of the $4,000 needed
llas BEEN subscribed.
In the mcurjlrg tire pest bard from
yhe United SasJtes nla1i;are bauaclis
Quslntico, Va, gave a concert az the
cid HernIy llonlS's, liooatted in tine certjer
eff THE battlefleIds where tine eNer-
discs were staged. AfHer a picnic dim
mer, enjoyed bq 1000 people from
FhEnce WIhiam and aleaghbcrling ccGm-
bies. several adIrestsds were given.
The Speakers in'dludsId Maj. E. ".
r. Ewrrlg, ldf Balston, Va, pr'ssitserls
of Hhe park movements CDsre1Ice J.
Owens, dI5nectcr ganlenal eff the South
ern ocnnmerc.al ccE.gr,ess and cklaEr-
man cf tihs Finance board eff the park
mmelnent, and Senator john Sharp
W1Ala,ns, If Mississippi, who de
clsnle'li the entire Southland wcula aid
On bringing This movement ito speedy
,cc.ssunl.matET.
MIR. Owens i'm his address, seventy
cnl19;c:zeld Jotssphus Daniels ard New
tcn D. Baker, cAlanging Them with
g,rces Vnjulstlce and rrfidaIlty to the
South as rthie uarlaInrg ulembels cf the
Aalingtcn aaHpeFliheateiu memcrial
commission, ,tn eliminating the South
ertinreyy froun the menlonal.
Mr.. Owens, who Is conducting the
clr:ve for $4,000 for the purchase OF
the baiStIefNeld of Manassas, said in
pa,lt: ''The inmortal worlds uttered
by Abraham Linccln on tlle field Of
Gettysburg ar,e equality applicable to
Manassas and this inaugural occa-
SIGN. His wcrds would be f2taing Gin
amy military field where brave men
cAfer the;r hives fon a GREAT prEnciple
They would apply ts amy country and
amy period cf chistcry. He saFd. we
can rlot dedicate, we can rc,t ccnse-
crate, we can not hallow this ground.
The brave mkn, Eving and dead, who
struggled here have dedicated it far
beycrad Gun poor pNwer flo add Gu, de
tract. The wchld VIII little net or
turg remember what we say here, but
it Will never fcwget wEat they dld
here
"The Manassas battAefieha park will
be yccatsd cn tlhe Lee Highway, q
etrsais bonreNanM THAT lis named fer
s.5a famed cinieHtlal5n of the South, and
Wit be brcught into close proximity
TO the Teda,ial Capital. As Manassas
Is only about so miles from Wash
arIa,tcn, it lis centain THAI lit VIII be-
come crne of the fistcrac spots ada
cent to the Capital tl1ai5 VIII be visited
ujnnuaIly by tEltousallds of visitors am!
aourllsts. 1t WIN become a pataici1c
sl!srlrle and vii lbe the South's tribute
to vsnar. 1t will lbe SECTIONAL only IN
Its ,iastiaI15cn and ccnStrcl, as IT VIII
paIy ihoaycr Ito the gallant sc!d:eHs OF
beth armJ7es who foagGnls On this field
'rl.ene are those who acefec 10 Get
tvsburg as the Watsasco of the Ccn,-
feaeracy. The South, however, w.
be able to point tto lser AusteTstz, hen
Manassas. Cen. Witf'ald Scctt,. wilea
asked ton am leNpGanaSdion of the de
feat of the Un3an army on that f.elC
THAT became am Ntter acut, exc!aines
that the men who opposed the UnLo!
army at Manassas were the men wF'
fa1icwsce rfa into the city. OF MeXlee.